Nice little clip of Benn-Barkley

**supaduck** · 02-05-2006, 09:44 AM

Hey hey, Benn rocks

**MickyHatton** · 02-05-2006, 10:46 AM

[QUOTE=supaduck]Hey hey, Benn rocks

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yep, true warrior!

**supaduck** · 02-05-2006, 11:42 AM

The warrior mindset is probably what prevented him soaring even higher than he did, imo, because he took unnecessary risks. Still, I love the guy's fights and style, and he's one of the hardest hitters i've ever seen.

**MickyHatton** · 02-05-2006, 12:03 PM

Originally posted by supaduck

The warrior mindset is probably what prevented him soaring even higher than he did, imo, because he took unnecessary risks. Still, I love the guy's fights and style, and he's one of the hardest hitters i've ever seen.

To be honest I watched probably 98% of Nigels fights and I don't think he had the greatest of skills, yes he could do the basics well but he never set out to win on points against anyone.

Power wise your right p4p there aren't many that came above him, but what made him great was that he never admitted defeat or accepted it, when he was losing i.e. against Gerald McClellan he was able to turn the fight around by sheer guts!

Great fighter, for me top 10 Super Middle!

**supaduck** · 02-05-2006, 12:25 PM

He's my number 1. super middle. As a middle, he's around number 17. He didn't have awesome skills, no, but with power and good speed like that, he didn't actually need them.

**JuicyJuice** · 02-05-2006, 12:26 PM

Originally posted by MickyHatton

To be honest I watched probably 98% of Nigels fights and I don't think he had the greatest of skills, yes he could do the basics well but he never set out to win on points against anyone.

Benn SET OUT to win on points against Amparo, Morgan, Lescano, Galvano x 2, Piper, Gent, Eubank II, Wharton and Giminez. And he showed great skills under Jimmy Tibbs the way he ducked and weaved under punches while placing his own punches to the vital points (liver, heart, chin, temple, solar plexus, under the floaring rib).

**JuicyJuice** · 02-05-2006, 12:27 PM

Originally posted by MickyHatton

Great fighter, for me top 10 Super Middle!

He's the number 1 Super Middle.

**supaduck** · 02-05-2006, 12:28 PM

Agreed. I'd love to have fought him.

**JuicyJuice** · 02-05-2006, 02:22 PM

The wars that Benn was involved in..

Rod Douglas in 1986, Tony Logan in 1988, Barkley in 1990, McClellan in 1995. All barn-burners.

Nice little clip of Benn-Barkley