Nigel Benn Appreciation Thread.

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Im sure he has property everywhere, the man dresses to impress everytime he is out in public so he's obviously loaded. He is in Britain at the moment I think so yeah he must have a house here.

Btw I just watched Steve Collins Hard Men, and I see what you mean about Collins-Collins-Collins-Eubank-Collins-Collins. He cant stop talking about himself can he? The best part was the Rid**** Bowe press conference where he landed a left hook and then a right hook straight after, those were sweet.

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nigel been looks. well gay

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Benn was 14-0 in open-class army boxing, representing the Royal Fusiliers. He was 24-1 on the London amateur circuit, representing West Ham.

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Nigel Benn is Paul Ince's cousin!

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I hear West Ham amateur boxing shows are just a scam now.

Apparently the moto is:
"Dont box on a West Ham show, you wont win either way".

So many robberies there, and in fact if you look at the past records from their shows it is always the West Ham boy who always wins...

Juy have you ever met any of your idols and if so what happened each time?

Bunch of ******* at West Ham, Benn found it alien because he felt they wouldn't be too impressed if he went in there with his usual 'do or die' attitude, but it made him box abit. Watch some Benn amateur fights, and you'll likely see a great left hand punch that he doubles up so well. He was a box-hitter in 1985, Benn.

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I don't think I've ever met any of my idols!

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I don't think I've ever met any of my idols!

Wow, ok lol. My mission is to meet Eubank and Benn before you... if they keep going to London am shows then im bound to somewhere along the line. If only you were in Effingham Park about a week ago... Eubank, Benn, McGuigan the whole lot were there...

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Wow, ok lol. My mission is to meet Eubank and Benn before you... if they keep going to London am shows then im bound to somewhere along the line. If only you were in Effingham Park about a week ago... Eubank, Benn, McGuigan the whole lot were there...

Did Eubank and Benn roll around on the floor, fighting and stuff?

Barry is an idol of mine.

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Did Eubank and Benn roll around on the floor, fighting and stuff?

Barry is an idol of mine.

Lol, nah apparently they get along well now I think. They have the whole friendly rivalry now, nothing serious.

The thing I found hilarious was how Eubank was seperated from all the rest of the British fighters. You had Eubank, then you had Benn-Hamed-Bruno all in their little group with a whole load of others like Clifton Mitchell, Johnny Nelson and Ryan Rhodes. They would all go to each others shows and support each other. As I was watching that Steve Collins DVD I noticed Hamed ringside for Benn's fights with Steve Collins, yet Eubank got no support. In fact in an interview of Naz's that I saw he was slating Eubank. After the Molina and Perez fights he does it. You have met Hamed and he is an idol though right?

Anyway, yeah I need to meet all those guys and I think there is a reasonable chance of it. I missed out on the chance to meet Frank Bruno last time he was at a home town amateur show of mine, when I heard I was ****ing pissed. I wanted to go out and hit someone.

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I wasnt at Effingham Park that night but here are some pictures:

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Fighter from my gym in gold.