Benn was a vicious beast of a fighter ,he'd fight anyone anywhere ,anytime ...glory days of British boxing

@stewills9711

11 ай бұрын

Was also on roids, a danger in the ring.

@paulwatkins142

11 ай бұрын

If you ever meet him ,by all means tell him lol

The viciousness of Benns punches are hard to match… a truly golden era

@jamespalmer980

Жыл бұрын

He was on roids all his career.

@markhepworth

Жыл бұрын

@@jamespalmer980 🤦‍♂️🤡😂

@troywilkinson5585

Жыл бұрын

​@@jamespalmer980 most were likely on some sort of enhancement protocol in those days - some were more blatant than others.

@Luke-jx3mj

Жыл бұрын

@@jamespalmer980 Who wasn't?

@jarradbycroft3253

Жыл бұрын

First punch of the fight boom

We've not seen the likes of him since, that's for sure. Frankly, the greatest, value for money boxer in British history.

@chrisbaxter3597

Жыл бұрын

You forget Eubank

@copferthat

Жыл бұрын

@@chrisbaxter3597 A bold statement I know Chris, but we have to choose and I remember that extra special buzz when Nige entered the ring.

@stephendendy8376

Жыл бұрын

You don’t have a clue , loads better including Watson you mug

@seancottis3369

Жыл бұрын

How do you say f..k Eubank

@alexcawthorne811

Жыл бұрын

We were spoiled with Benn, Eubank and Watson at that time.

I met Nigel once, you can't believe what a lovely gentle man he is outside of the ring.

My favourite fighter of all time. When he spoke I was literally in a trance. A Fighter in the truest sense of the word.

That was a right royal tear up! Like many of Benn's fights. He is the most exciting fighter in British history.

@seancottis3369

Жыл бұрын

And it was wicked to see someone to go out there for war

@biggusdickus9046

10 ай бұрын

@@seancottis3369 He was an ex-soldier

Benn is a legend one of the greatest of all time! And one of the finest from our shores, also a former British soldier tough as nails!

@grrr.9998

Жыл бұрын

🤮

@peterroberts7684

Жыл бұрын

Definitely

@biggusdickus9046

10 ай бұрын

@@grrr.9998 Dont hate.

Nigel was the modern day raging Bull. I remember this fight, and it was a total frenzy - no prisoners. Always mayhem with Benn

@jasonking1284

Жыл бұрын

Eubanks tamed Benn...

@seancottis3369

Жыл бұрын

It was lovely to see a man giving his all proud of Ben wicked fighter when he lost to Chris that broke his heart it proved to me how much the game means to that soldier

@seancottis3369

Жыл бұрын

@@jasonking1284 no Chris got under Benn skin and won on the mind games in the first fight but the second fight Benn pissed it did not make any mistakes got one point taken away from a low blow even Lennox Lewis said at ringside there was no way that was a draw the dark destroyer won the fight

@seancottis3369

Жыл бұрын

Benn was the man

@seancottis3369

Жыл бұрын

Benn was the man

Three boxers I would always watch, Benn Tyson and Hearns. Just unmatched excitement potential.

Nigel Benn is my all-time favourite fighter, and this fight shows why.

@jimmynich4791

Жыл бұрын

He'd fight anyone as well, I remember in a post fight interview he said he wanted to fight Roy Jones cos he scared him lol.

Benn's fights were like something from a Rocky movie. He had the heart of a lion with devastating power to match. My favourite ever boxer!!

@user-uw9wr3mv1y

Жыл бұрын

Benn is the greatest British middleweight of all time in my opinion ❤

@toplad73

Жыл бұрын

@@user-uw9wr3mv1y Agree mate

What a stylish boxer Benn was...raging, powerful and brave.

@tonyb9735

Жыл бұрын

He was a brilliant fighter, absolutely my favourite, but a stylish boxer? No, he was never that.

@jimmynich4791

Жыл бұрын

Like a wounded tiger, when hurt he'd go for the ko even more.

Benn will always be my favourite boxer for the sheers excitement of his fights. Anything could happen and he won a few from the jaws of defeat.

My favourite boxer.He never wanted to move up to super middleweight but that’s where the money was.He was so quick and powerful as a middleweight.

The good ol’ days

@peterflynn7083

Жыл бұрын

Bang on pal

@tyomzmma3249

Жыл бұрын

Roy Jones jr would have destroyed benn

@brianmorecombe2726

11 ай бұрын

@@tyomzmma3249 Roy Jonesjr didnt want the Benn fight when he was offered.Didnt want the risk of losing to a limey was all i could see.

Wow! I'm so happy to have watched this at the time.. Nigel was fantastic, not Sugar Ray, but to beat him, you'd need fire power.. Nigel really bullied and took his opponents hearts, it was amazing! Thanks Nigel!

@seancottis3369

Жыл бұрын

He would fight with all his hart and never give in

@carlodonn8983

Жыл бұрын

​@@seancottis3369well not with Steve Collins....

@seancottis3369

Жыл бұрын

Tony Montana said that

Days when fighters actually fought each other and not cherry picked their defences.

That era truly was a golden age for boxing.

Surprising last bout, both boxers gave every last drop of energy, as always a great job and the best selection of boxing matches.

Benn was definitely a bit of class. He learnt from his defeats to Watson and Eubank. Although a brawler, he worked on his inside game. The zenith of this was against McClellan. I know the fight is complicated by speculation about exactly when the blood clot formed on McClellan’s brain (some say the blinking started after fighting Jackson!), but Benn’s slipping of bombs on the inside and replying with interest was amazing to watch. And McClellan’s knockout ratio was absurd. He almost got Benn in the first round!

@darthwiizius

11 ай бұрын

He had Benn on toast in the first round until the point they both went to throw a bomb but Nigel's short backlift high speed delivery beat Gerald to the punch. Gerald looked out of it from that point on, he looked like he had concussion. There are 2 types of power, knockout power and concussive power and Gerald had the former Nigel the latter. Concussive power is more dangerous because you can be hit harder and not get knocked out, in fact while you stagger you feel more awake. Nigel Benn has the longest list of fighters that retired through brain injuries, 3 in the ring and many others later down the line like Michael Watson.

@mizofan

10 ай бұрын

The ref saved Benn in the 1st round, McLellan was very dangerous fighter! It was an incredible brutal fight, the commentators were harsh on McClellan, not realising his problem

@anz2441

7 ай бұрын

The ref absolutely saved benn in that fight !! And imo, Gman had damage goin into that bout. Benn and his rabbit punches certainly didn't help ! That ref was pathetic !!

Remember watching this fight, those were the days many great fighters fighting each other not like this era where most duck or cherry pick.

"his trademark right blow". That is some deep technical analysis there champ.

Great times, great boxers and the fight really started NOW.!!! 🥊🥊🔥

My favourite fighter of all time. The Dark Destroyer

@seancottis3369

Жыл бұрын

In his day he was the man

Brilliant footage, how well Benn re-invented himself after the Michael Watson defeat, new trainers and an improvement in fitness and stamina yet retaining that vicious punching style. One of the very best British boxers was Nigel Benn hope I can meet him one day.

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@hotstepper887

Жыл бұрын

@The World of Boxing! I'd love to see someone create a video looking at the real career of Juan Manuel Márquez? I understand Manny is extraordinary, and what he's achieved in boxing is incredible, nobody can tarnish that. But, If I’m being really honest? I'll never understand how anyone can seriously watch those four fights against Márquez and tell me Manny won any of them? He never beat Márquez. Márquez beat Pac-Man in all four fights. Márquez, like Manny, is one of the greatest boxers we've seen, his record is outstanding, when you look at it with honesty, above all else. Márquez made his professional boxing debut at age 19, against Javier Durán. Márquez lost via disqualification in Round 1, due to a headbutt. Márquez had knocked Durán down twice before the clash of heads, (that was more damaging to Márquez than it was to Durán). Márquez vs. Norwood, Márquez lost to Norwood via a highly controversial unanimous decision. Nobody had Norwood winning that fight. Márquez vs. Pacquiao I, Márquez was knocked down three times in the 1st round by Manny. But Márquez then outboxed Pacquiao for the remainder of the bout, which ended in a highly controversial, split-decision draw. Márquez had so clearly won the fight. Just no doubt about it at all. Márquez vs. Pacquiao II, Márquez lost his Super Featherweight title to Pacquiao via another highly controversial split decision loss. Márquez landed 42 of 201 (21%) jabs to Pacquiao's 43 of 314 (14%) and landed 130 of 310 (42%) power punches to Pacquiao's 114 of 305 (37%). It wasn't really even that close!! Again, Márquez had clearly won the fight Márquez vs. Pacquiao III, Márquez lost to Pacquiao via a massively HUGE controversial majority decision. The decision was voted the “Robbery of the Year,” in 2011 by The Ring Magazine readers. It was shambolic, outright, in your face daylight robbery. Márquez vs. Pacquiao IIII, Márquez made no mistakes, and he made damn sure no Judges could rob him this time, and he completely fooled Manny brilliantly, letting the Pac-Man step around him, but only into a tremendous power shot nobody saw coming and he brutally KO'd Manny with that outrageously good and disguised shot, putting Manny on his face and out cold. Márquez vs. Bradley The fight went the distance, Márquez AGAIN lost by another highly controversial split decision loss. Márquez, whose always honest, said himself, after the Bradley fight: “I clearly won, I have been robbed six times in my career. You don't have to knock down the other guy to win the fight.” Márquez 64 fights 56 wins 7 losses 1 draw 40 KOs. Should really read... Márquez 64 fights 62 wins 2 losses 0 draws 40 KO's. If anyone actually wants to disagree? Just go watch every fight Manny had against Márquez! Then disagree.

He was the best thing to come out of London watch him from day one the dark destroyer aka big Ben he didn't duck anyone pride of Britain wicked fighter the Wounded lion fighter that when he was at his best i remembered the commentary saying that on Saturday night fight night

@seancottis3369

Жыл бұрын

Proper fighter no ifs or buts just fight but one thing he did what surprised me when he faced crisis for the second fight he fought the best fight in his career did not make a mistake one point got taken away for a low blow but he won every round i have watched that fight a 100 times ben pissed it

benn always came for a tear up!

Thanks for the epic rerun battle of wills and skills.

Thanks for your work The old days the golden days

@TheWorldofBoxing

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for your support🥊

Loved this era. You wouldn't believe that Benn could be stopped but of course he was. A truly golden age. Great videos thanks.

@mizofan

10 ай бұрын

He was dynamic and a great punch but not as good a chin as Eubank

I remember seeing Benn fight Anthony Logan, a tough Jamaican, at the Royal Albert Hall, back in 1988. Logan was Benn's most experienced opponent at that time, and wasn't intimidated. As was so often the case with Benn, it was fireworks from the off, a proper tear-up, Benn was on the canvas in the first, and I remember him looking in trouble and hurt, but he got up and smashed on, knocking Logan out in the second, typical hard as nails, ferocious and dangerous warrior Nigel.

Thank you, awesome!!! 🥊🥊🥊👍

Favourite British boxer growing up!

Loved to watch benn never a dull moment and a true nice guy

Britains best bar none. Truly a boxing legend. ❤❤

Benn maybe not quite the greatest British fighter but hard to think of a more exciting and destructive one.

Nigel Benn the Dark Destroyer. Never seen this one before, thanks for the upload. :)

Brilliant swash-buckling stoush! Good, honest shots all the time, and no holding. Good commentary.

Nobody and I mean "NOBODY" had more of a warrior instinct than Nigel Ben.

Woulda loved to see Benn v Tony Sibson. An instant classic BOOM!!

@brianmorecombe2726

11 ай бұрын

Sibson was well past it when Benn came along.

Our Nigel loved a tear up

The narration is world class.

another typical 80s-90s streetfight. props to both fighters

Benn always did well against the heavy hitters like Berkley and McClellan. It was when he came up against the more technical boxers like Watson and Eubank that he struggled. Class act though and was always great to watch

@seancottis3369

Жыл бұрын

McClellan got brain damage from Jackson badly ben just finished him off there should have stopped the fight when a fighter starts blinking that is a sign of brain damage i am not talking the fight away from Ben he was my hero nigel Benn but you can't blame nigel for that he just finished him off sad really to put that on his shoulders

@seancottis3369

Жыл бұрын

But that is boxing and not fighting a good boxer will always win everytime when you meet the best in the world they will not stand in front of you they will take you to the cleaners

Excellent I miss a good brawl.

💪 awesome video thanks 😎👍

( note to Tyson Fury) When fighters fought the best fighters

@hookywookywithmalarkyman704

Жыл бұрын

Tyson is rubbishing the sport ey !

@seancottis3369

Жыл бұрын

But fury is in it for the money so far play to him

@meanlean3095

Жыл бұрын

Fury would have destroyed ali as the size & weight difference is very similar to mayweather jr vs ali & yes mayweather jr is quicker & more manoeuvrable than ali was but with the difference would he really beat ali ????? Then there is no way ali could beat the king Tyson Fury… 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿😄👍

Benn was a machine….one of the best middleweight boxers of all time.

I love that era of boxing, Benn, Collins, Eubank, Watson (my fav). Never seen this fight before and while I am glad Benn won that was twice on the same round he hit his opponent after they were down. The first knockdown Barkley should have had a count then at the end of the count Benn should have been given a stern warning. After the second knockdown and a hit after the opponent was on the floor he should have had a point taken off and warned he will be disqualified. Just saying 😀

The Dark Destroyer at his best , AWESOME!

BENN WAS MAGNIFECENT BARKLEY BECAME CHAMPION TWICE MORE AFTER THIS BOTH GREAT FIGHTERS LEGENDS

LEGEND

What an era!!

An absolute great Nigel Benn, the magical era of british boxing.

Never has the phrase Heart of a lion been more accurate in describing a boxer 🥊🥊

My favourite boxer of all time , I know that Mr Tyson will always be the greatest

@coypandora0795

Жыл бұрын

Ali

Brilliant listening to Jim Watt doing commentary

This is real boxing

@strahinjajovanovic2673

Жыл бұрын

And what isn't real boxing?

@nickkray5938

Жыл бұрын

​@@strahinjajovanovic2673 You tubers

@Rowlph8888

Жыл бұрын

@@strahinjajovanovic2673 Opportunists and cowards, trying to stink out the night at range, too scared to take a blow, defrauding the public and stealing money. Each coming to a tacit understanding, that it's better to avoid making any real conviction and 1 of them coming away with the points victory. That's The last decade of boxing!

@bretthardingtelford8043

Жыл бұрын

@@strahinjajovanovic2673 mate the days of Henry cooper and this is the last guys that the ref would let box too the point off destroyed opponents

@strahinjajovanovic2673

Жыл бұрын

@@nickkray5938 yeah you're right youtubers aren't boxers

love this!

Nigel Benn was an absolute Beast (British Mike Tyson).

@destroyyoutube9187

Жыл бұрын

😂😂😂are you outta your mind!!???

@mktf5582

Жыл бұрын

@@destroyyoutube9187 Nope,Benn was scary/intimidating as hell and was a ferocious puncher.

@Rowlph8888

Жыл бұрын

@@mktf5582 Damn straight. this wasn't even his biggest tear up. I reckon he had more than Mike. versus Watson, 1st fight with Eubank and McClelland and against Dewitt - all absolute classics(No retreat, no surrender!)

great video 👍👍👍👊👊👊

‘Barkley! Barkley! Barkley’ Shhhhhhhhhh 😂😂😂

Benn was always bonkers in the ring. I remember the Gerald McClellan fight live and its a real shame what happened to Gerald after. But it was also one of the best fights I've ever seen. Now Benn II v Eubank II. Eubank II looks great.

That’s when boxing was class 🥊

Loved Watching Benn, absolutely brutal fighter all heart.

To great fighters of the 90s

I had forgotten how good Mr Benn was.

I remember the Yanks as they always seem to quote their fighters were the best lb for lb fighters on the planet, in this case it was Barkley and Benn made mince meat of him. You don't forget these silly quotes from the Yanks. They said the same thing about Lacy and Calzaghe gave him an absolute boxing lesson and masterclass.

Benn was pure dynamite. Its a shame in that era that the brits tended to square off and fight, and make no mistake, it was a golden era for brit and world boxing at middle and super-m. A fair few US boxers, Nunn, and others either ducked, or never fought against people. Benn seemed often to never be more dangerous than when hurt and on ropes. A fair bit of tragedy in the era two and a reflection of the level of violence and level of fighting of that era.

@jimmynich4791

Жыл бұрын

To be fair, Nunn was supposed to fight the winner of Eubank vs Benn 2 but that fight was a draw. He fought Toney and Kalambay so he did fight some very good fighters.

@AdmV0rl0n

Жыл бұрын

@@jimmynich4791 lots of fights could or should have happened. I saw Toney blabbing on a TV show, but he never fought them. To be honest, the only thing I can say is had some of the fights been made, it would have taken the era from a golden one to I don't know what, but what an era it would have been. With Benn vs highest level, never sure who would win, but sure to be an exciting fight.

@peteWxM1970

Жыл бұрын

Haggler was tougher than hearns mentally tougher and it seems to me Ben was mentally tougher than most of his but Hagler wasn’t that favoured by the media for some reason but oh boy was he tough.I loved Tyson but looking back these middleweight fights were more evenly matched 12 rounds slugfests moving to and fro with each boxer an inch from victory or defeat ❤😂🎉

@jimmynich4791

Жыл бұрын

@Peter jones Hagler had the best chin ever I think, only ever down once with an illegal punch from Roldan and he was very rarely even shaken, as tough as they come really. La Motta and Monzon had top tier chins as well, funny all 3 were middleweight as well.

@AdmV0rl0n

Жыл бұрын

@@jimmynich4791 One of the changes was IIRC Hagler was from that brutally tough 15 round era. Not that it changes a huge amount, but I think the 10/12 round era had harder fighting and less endurance mentally. It feels to me that the shorter round era was somewhat more explosive. Also, much of this was done at super middleweight - this bunch were all big middleweights..

The Nigel Benn stung in Barclays square.

Ben is one of my favourite boxers, he was an absolute beast.

what a boxer one of the best in my book

At his peak Benn was frightening and was involve in some of the hardest fight I have witnessed,it was painful to watch him at the end of his career but his legacy for me makes him the best of his era in British and European boxers

They didn’t call him the Dark Destroyer for nothing a warrior to his very core!

Nigel never ducked ANYBODY. The best British boxer we produced in terms of fighting. Watson, Eubank, Lennox, Froch and Calzaghe were brilliant too, but Nigel, for me, was the best. Out of the ring, a really nice bloke too.

He was a machine, one of the very best in the weight division

People claimed Covid is the primary reson why the world have to watch 9-0-0 fighters defending a major title. Thanks for showing us how REAL super-champs fought

Benn was a beast - his fights with Chris Eubank were battles

Amazing performance by benn , especially in Barkley s back yard 🥊🥊🥊

Jesus, Benn's punches had some snap on them!

What an absolute warrior Nigel was.

Benn was our Tyson.

@stevefowler3398

Жыл бұрын

Hardly!

@blaze1148

Жыл бұрын

@@stevefowler3398 ...it certainly wasn't Bruno 😆

Fantastic days

Nigel a beast. Reminds me of Hearns .

Benn constantly hit Barkley when he was down and on the canvas. The referee failed to warn Benn about his dirty tactics but instead prematurely stopped the fight.

@seancottis3369

Жыл бұрын

The 3 knock down roles was in place so fuck him ben won

Dark.....destroyer!

Benn is beloved here in the UK

The Baddest Man In The UK

Huge Benn fan but those head shots when Barkley was already down were a bit naughty lol.

Dark destroyer a legend superb boxer 👍👍

Benn best of the era.

Commentator clearly wasn't a fan of Benn. If he was, he'd have known about Benn's version of Rope-a-dope. He backs up to the ropes, feigning injury and drawing his opponent in. It was effective at drawing out opponents who had tight defenses.

I would have liked Gerald McClelland to have beaten Nigel Benn in their world championship fight. McClelland started strongly but the outcome in the end was saddenning.

Twice Benn hit Barkley while he was down

@raymondklar6913

Жыл бұрын

Good. Should have hit him some more. American cheats

Benn was Great to watch

Fights like this will never happen now , its all about money and avoiding defeat .

big bad benn. great boxer. he had some of the toughest fights.

Ben was a class act .

I never saw this before. I reckon even the REFEREE wouldve had his constipation cured just by the thought of being on either end of them punches. Nigel Benn take a bow.