Stumbled across this sparring session on youtube from 1988. Duran is taking it easy, not throwing much, slipping and blocking a lot of Benn's shots. Both seem as if they are having a laugh. Duran uses a nice bit of footwork to make Benn do a 360.
he was taing the piss at times, hands down, chin out, giving Benn little pitty pat taps. Benn got of some good shots though, that was just a year after he turned pro.
Nigel Benn was an ANIMAL!
Loved him, met him at my local night club before and he was sound as fukk and modest about his fighting too.
Duran tho? What can u say, he was just unbeleivable
A young Nigel Benn was very raw and uncontrolled in his attack - someone with the experience and ring smarts would have been able to break down that version of Nigel Benn.As long as you didn't use consistent movement against him,Duran was still a very capable boxer at 160 and below - even in his late 30's.
Good to see that innit!? Stumbled across it myself a while back. Duran is so cool in there with the Dark Destroyer :boxing:
he was taing the piss at times, hands down, chin out, giving Benn little pitty pat taps. Benn got of some good shots though, that was just a year after he turned pro.