Name: Nigel Benn aka Nigelito
Pro Record: Click here
Alias: Dark Destroyer
Nationality: British
Birthplace: Ilford, England
Hometown: Beckenham, England
Born: 1964-01-22
Stance: Orthodox
Height: 5' 9?
Trainers: Mark Gleason (1982-84), Dave Woodward (1985), Brian Lynch (1986-89), Vic Andreeti (1989-91), Graham Moughton (1991-92), Jimmy Tibbs (1992-94), Kevin Sanders (1995-96)
Managers: Burt McCarthy (1987), Frank Warren (1987-88), Ambrose Mendy (1988-91), Peter DeFreitas (1992-96)
Promoters:
Burt McCarthy (1987), Frank Warren (1987-88), Frank Maloney (1988-89), Terry Marsh (1988-89), Ambrose Mendy (1988-91), Barry Hearn (1989, 1990, 1991-93), Bob Arum (1989-91), Frank Warren (1992, 1993-96), Don King (1993-96)
- Noted in The Ring in 1988 as the "hottest prospect in world boxing"
- Hailed by Bob Arum in 1989 as the "most exciting fighter in the world"
- Picked up an award as 'Best Overseas Boxer' at an awards ceremony in Las Vegas (1990)
- American Boxing Writers voted his fight with Gerald McClellan as the 'Fight of the Year' (1995)
taken from boxrec
Nigel Benn is a week younger than my father.
I think that establishes my fathers dominance over The Dark Destroyer.
If your miserable, yank father ever decided to lace 'em up and get into the ring with Nigel, it would've been a waste of his pitiful life.
Listing Eubank vs. Collins I as one of his favorite fights just because Eubank was finally knocked off his perch is pure hatred.
I can't respect Nigelito for saying something like that. I still love him, though.
The honorable JUYJUY teaches us that Benn was a man who loved to verbally abuse his opponents. He was also a man who constantly committed adultery and began to hate himself for it.
Q: Top Five Boxing Idols?
Benn:
1. Roberto Duran ("he came from the streets with nothing but went on to be a superstar")
2. Marvin Hagler ("his reign of terror was the S***")
3. Joe Frazier ("the first boxing fight I saw was Ali-Frazier 1, I hold my hand up to not liking Ali's arrogance at the time so I fell in love with Frazier for a little spell and attained tapes of all his fights from the 60's)
4. George Foreman ("people forget that in the late 60's and early 70's, Frazier and Foreman were well menacing mate")
5. Jeff Fenech ("that guy would fight a lion")
Q: Top Five Favourite Fights?
Benn:
1. Muhammad Ali-Joe Frazier 1
2. Arturo Gatti-Mickey Ward 1
3. Marvin Hagler-Thomas Hearns
4. Sugar Ray Leonard-Roberto Duran 1
5. Chris Eubank-Steve Collins 1 ("finally he was knocked off his perch")
Q: Top Five Middleweights Ever?
Benn:
1. Sugar Ray Robinson
2. Sugar Ray Leonard
3. Marvin Hagler
4. Thomas Hearns
5. Jake LaMotta
Q: Top Five Fighters Ever?
Benn:
1. Roberto Duran
2. Sugar Ray Robinson
3. Sugar Ray Leonard
4. Marvin Hagler
5. Jack Dempsey ("nobody really knew how many hundreds of fights he had as a hobo, so his experience was so vast by the time he fought that big B****** Willard)
Q: Top Five Most Difficult Opponents?
Benn:
1. Chris Eubank
2. Gerald McClellan
3. Steve Collins
4. Doug DeWitt
5. Sugar Boy Malinga
Q: Top Five Favourite Foods?
Benn:
1. Chicken Stir-Fry ("I eat these all the time, I mean all the time! they are so quick and easy to toss up..")
2. Chicken Casserole
3. Chicken & Mushroom Pie
4. Shephard's Pie
5. Cottage Pie
Q: Top Five Favourite Drinks?
Benn:
1. Kalimotxo (spanish drink - red wine and coca-cola)
2. Cruzcampo (spanish beer)
3. Heinekan with lemon
4. Coca-Cola with lemon
5. Lemon Juice
Q: Top Five Favourite Films?
Benn:
1. Fury to Freedom
2. Mercy Streets
3. Without Reservation
4. First Blood
5. First Blood 2
Q: Top Five Best Venues?
Benn:
1. Las Vegas
2. Madison Square Garden ("I never fought there but everbody knows the place.. I had the chance to make my debut there on the undercard of a Tyson fight believe it or not but felt it was too soon at the time")
3. Wembley Stadium
4. Wembley Arena
5. Old Trafford
Q: Top Five Best Victories?
Benn:
1. Gerald McClellan
2. Iran Barkley
3. Doug DeWitt
4. Robbie Sims ("I was the first man to knock him out")
5. Mauro Galvano 1 ("I took his pride, I bashed him up on his home soil")
Well you can fuck right off now, Godzy, frankly.
Everyone I know searches the internet looking for the Nigel Benn paintings of 11-year-olds to pass off as their own. If you don't know anyone that does it, then you're the fucking weirdo, not the Juice.
What a cunt! :mad:
You probably just set that up trying to make him look like a liar.
You're a worthless troll.
If you keep starting trouble in my thread I'm going to report you.
I'm sure there is a logical explanation for this.
Stop jumping on him.
None of you fuckers ever laced up the gloves.
All you do is flame on the internet..
Worthless trolls.
Juicy, don't worry about those fuckers.
They just do investigations trying to "own" people the internet.
It's just that I took the painting of Benn for my avatar and the URL said it was from a kid called Adam: http://web.robinhood.bham.sch.uk/images/portrait.htm
So, let me get this straight. That painting, JuyJuy claimed to have painted, but it's NOT his, but a 10 year old child's? Wow JuyJuy, you should have your own reality show.
Hey Juicy, you have some fights on Benn fights on VHS right?
I can mail you the piece you need to connect your VCR to your computer, if you promise to upload them. Cool?
Nigel placing some bastard on his ass.
http://img421.imageshack.us/img421/9793/benn18ql.jpg
Nigel Benn with Wayne Alexander, Danny Williams and Spencer Fearon. I'm not sure when ths picture was taken, but his dreads were really hanging around this time, but unfortunately his hairline was going back. Still handsome, imo.
http://img247.imageshack.us/img247/1253/fashion5va.jpg
Nigelito with Duran
http://img247.imageshack.us/img247/2771/hdbenn2kl.jpg
Nigel on Survivor
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