Great fight, prime for prime, but when is golovkins prime? 5 years ago? If he had fought canelo and jacobs 5 yrs ago maybe that question could be answered but he was fighting geale and stevens 5 yrs ago, not bad fighters but not top level or close
Fùck that dirty fùck Benn. I hope he gets his.
It was cool that McClellan got his too. Taping dogs mouths together and getting his dogs to savage and kill them.
Not a believer in Karma really but Benn turning him into cabbage was sweet karma indeed.
McClellan didn't run out of gas against Benn, he had serious neurological problems going on. Big difference.
no he was gassed. spitting out mouthpiece for breathers and to get more oxygen. gasping for air after a few rounds.
In 20 years they'll say that about this era. People always romanticize the past. They'd call Benn a crude eurobum on the forum if he was around now
They won't be saying the same about this era. They will say it was sh*t, just like they're saying now.
Benn has wins over...
Barkley
Sanderline Williams
Dewitt
McClellan
Should have a win over Eubank in the second fight
Sims
Malinga
Galvano
That's a vastly better resume than Golovkin has. All day every day.
If people were to say Benn was a eurobum if he was around today, then that would be the Americans. But Benn would shut them up sharpish after he beats their best fighters like he did do.
I like McClellan to win by KO at 160, bigger puncher, faster, taller, longer reach and he could hang with Golovkin for pure boxing ability too. I can’t believe people questioning his chin, he was brain damaged for half of the Benn fight and was still never visibly hurt. It was his extreme toughness that cost him in the end.
Spence had been to rounds 5,6 and 8 plenty of times.
yeah true, but I've seen some people suggest that he couldn't go 12 rounds. Anthony Joshua is similar also, but Joshua is known to have mediocre stamina. So that wouldn't have been a great example.
People said that about Wilder and Spence until Wilder did it with ease against Stiverne and until Spence stopped Brook in the 11th.
Spence had been to rounds 5,6 and 8 plenty of times.
If you are not used to going 10 rounds, being taken into deep water, might not the be the best.
People said that about Wilder and Spence until Wilder did it with ease against Stiverne and until Spence stopped Brook in the 11th.
So you're assuming then? Yeah, that's not exactly proof of having bad stamina.
to be fair there is also a lack of proof that he had good 12 round stamina.
but yeh its wrong to assume, true, and he went out to brain injury not stamina that was serious headshot failthere.
If you are not used to going 10 rounds, being taken into deep water, might not the be the best.
So you're assuming then? Yeah, that's not exactly proof of having bad stamina.
McClellan had good stamina. Why, which fight did he run out of gas?
If you are not used to going 10 rounds, being taken into deep water, might not the be the best.
Benn was knocked outside of the ring so you get 20 seconds to get back into the ring. There was no long count.
sorry my bad.
though the rabbit punches ignored were a travesty.
Benn was never p4p level. People need Stop glorifying past eras.
Benn is a vastly superior fighter to Gennady. Much more proven against much better opposition. There is no way Golovkin hangs in that era. No way.
You're comparing a very good fighter to a bum in Price? Wow, you G fans are crazy. McClellan had a great chin, Price had one made of glass. So yeah, complete opposites, man.
Go and watch the G man against probably the P4P hardest hitter in history in Julian Jackson and realise what stupidity you're talking.
Gerard almost never fought past the 2nd round, so he could gas out.
GGG would just need to take him into the David Price rounds, and Gerald would be David Pricing all over.
You're comparing a very good fighter to a bum in Price? Wow, you G fans are crazy. McClellan had a great chin, Price had one made of glass. So yeah, complete opposites, man.
Go and watch the G man against probably the P4P hardest hitter in history in Julian Jackson and realise what stupidity you're talking.
people are getting worse for putting words in mouth for sure - certainly I never said he NEEDED a corrupt ref. shame on you for trying that on.
you must at least know Benn got an extended count that would have had him out. if you mean u are worse on this site for missing that, you get a pass from me for that error.
and i do take nothing from him, his performance was as much a factor as that. I am not sure he needed the refs help or not, and as a Brit am fully behind his classic win though not the tragic end.
Benn was knocked outside of the ring so you get 20 seconds to get back into the ring. There was no long count.