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  • Weebler I
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    Nigel Benn on twitter



    On fighting James Toney...

    hard hard fight, but Id of worked his body when he was on ropes like no1 ever worked his body, not even Mike Mc Callum
    On fighting Iran Barkley...

    Barkley scared me as well mate, built like a brickhouse & hard as nails, but I thrived on fear!
    On boxers today...

    they don't fight often enough, they fight once a yr & clinch, when I fought I fought 13 times in 1yr & went to war w/ everyone
    On Mike Tyson...

    one of main reasons I kept boxing was Mike Tyson, wanting 2 replicate his buzz & style this side of pond, lovethatguy
    On his own son...

    He will be better than I was, wait & see for yourself
    On Mayweather's as one of the greats...

    if he can get through these next 6 fights with 6 wins & 3-4 within the distance then I will say yes, if he goes back to 00-05!
    As greatest ever...

    not even close until he fights 4-5 times a yr and goes to war & still wins,- like Hagler, Leonard, Hearns & Duran in the 70s80s
    The greats of 80s like Fab 4, Mc Callum, Don Curry, Tyson & Mexicans all let 3-4x more punches go than FM has for 10yrs
    On Mayweather v Pacquiao...

    Floyd uses every inch of the ring,every inch of the ropes, almost impossible to beat the guy when he moonwalks & goes slippery
    had the problem w/ Chris Eubank in 90, v.quick on his feet etc but when I did get through he didnt hardly budge!! FloydsChin??
    On fighting Joe Calzaghe...

    Joe would know he was in a fight! I wasnt a middle-aged man, I fought 4-5 times a yr,-always sharp... may of been his hardest fight
    Joe might have beaten all of us.what way was there to beat this guy? He always got up to win, always threw 5x more shots than you..
    When I can catch it. Joe punched harder than me, he must of to put Chris down like that
    On Carl Froch...

    Carls great, he fights anyone, & u can never count him out! Ward is the only guy he hasnt beaten but he could get him 10-12rds
  • soul_survivor
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    Benn bringing home the truth. One of the most entertaining and brutal fighters of all time!

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    • Jam Jars
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      #3
      Calzaghe punched harder than him? ROFL what's he smoking?

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        Fighters need to fight more often to make boxing more fan friendly.
        being a fan of a pfp boxer like mayweather today, is like getting ***** only once a year.

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        • HughJass
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          #5
          Originally posted by Own3d
          Calzaghe punched harder than him? ROFL what's he smoking?
          calzaghe was a huge puncher early in his career.

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          • Arsene Knows
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            #6
            Originally posted by HUGH JASS
            calzaghe was a huge puncher early in his career.
            I hope you're being sarcastic.

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            • Mr Ehrmantraut
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              #7
              Originally posted by Arsene Knows
              I hope you're being sarcastic.
              Calzaghe was a huge puncher at the start of his career until his hands turned to chalk.

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              • HughJass
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                #8
                Originally posted by Arsene Knows
                I hope you're being sarcastic.
                nope , ask chris eubank he'll tell you.

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                • Mr Ehrmantraut
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                  #9
                  22-0 with 21 stoppages going into the Eubank fight.

                  Mostly in the first or second round.

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                  • Arsene Knows
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                    #10
                    Originally posted by Mr Ehrmantraut
                    Calzaghe was a huge puncher at the start of his career until his hands turned to chalk.
                    Originally posted by HUGH JASS
                    nope , ask chris eubank he'll tell you.
                    Originally posted by Mr Ehrmantraut
                    22-0 with 21 stoppages going into the Eubank fight.

                    Mostly in the first or second round.
                    He was never a "huge" puncher. I've followed Calzaghe's career from the start so Im well aware. His punching power certainly declined over the years due to hand injuries but at no point would his power have been described as "huge". It was respectable.

                    Most of his early KOs were through accumulation or referee stoppages. The Eubank was a flash KD as Chris was pulling back off balance.

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