For a fight that lasted just three minutes, the middleweight slugfest that took place on this day 33 years ago between Nigel Benn and Iran Barkley, sure was crammed full of action.… read more “Nigel Benn Vs. Iran Barkley: A Three-Minute Street-Fight Explosion!”
It has been said that you do not find boxing, boxing finds you. Whether it comes calling to such an extent that you become a fighter yourself – think of the greats who were saved by this awesome sport; men and women who freely admit they would very likely have ended up dead or in jail were it not for boxing – or it reaches out to you and makes you a fight fan for life, boxing is unlike any other sport in that it quite literally hits you and it knocks you out.… read more “Which Fight Made You A Boxing Fan?”
The above title borrows from the British documentary from 2011; a film that probes, perhaps as deeply as anyone or anything has ever been willing, into the story of the ill-fated fight between Nigel Benn and Gerald McClellan.… read more “Today In 1995: The Fight Of Their Lives – Benn Vs. McClellan”
Conor Benn is rightfully getting the plaudits for the handiwork he showed last night in knocking out former champ Chris Algieri in highlight-reel fashion. The unbeaten 25-year-old welterweight contender is now 20-0(13) and he is already looking forward to his next fight.… read more “Nigel Benn On Conor Benn’s KO Of Algieri: “I Think He Does The Same To Ugas””
Billy Joe Saunders believes that welterweight contender Conor Benn is a better fighter than his famous father, Nigel Benn. He sees Conor (18-0 12 KOs) as being destined to become a world champion at 147 and becoming a big name.… read more “Conor Benn is better than his dad Nigel says Billy Joe Saunders”
British warrior Nigel Benn added a huge amount of raw excitement and entertainment back when he was doing his thing in the 1980s and 1990s. One of British boxing’s most consistently exciting fighters, “The Dark Destroyer” added glamour as well as thrill.… read more “Nigel Benn Added Immense Excitement To The 160/168 Pound Divisions In The ’80s And ’90’s – Imagine If He Was In His Prime Today!”
The fight that took place three long decades ago today, between genuinely fierce rivals Nigel Benn and Chris Eubank, was genuine must-see stuff. Not only for hardcore, passionate boxing fans but for people everywhere in the UK.… read more “30 Years Ago: When Chris Eubank vs. Nigel Benn Gripped A Nation”
In an interview with Press Box PR, Nigel Benn sends a warning to Jones Jnr. Benn also slams Deontay Wilder, calling him ‘one of the worst boxers going’ and wondering why Tyson Fury has agreed to another fight with the American.… read more “Nigel Benn Sends Chilling Warning To Roy Jones & Calls Wilder “Worst Boxer Going””
30 years ago, Britain’s Nigel Benn scored one of his most thrillingly quick wins at world level. Benn, making the first defence of his newly won WBO middleweight title, met the seasoned, tough and dangerous Iran Barkley.… read more “30 years on: recalling the incredible three-minute Benn vs Barkley war”
February 25th, 1995, London, England.
All fight fans recall what happened today a quarter of a century ago. It was the Gerald McClellan-Nigel Benn super-middleweight title fight.… read more “25 Years On: The Tragic Nigel Benn-Gerald McClellan Fight – The G-Man Is Still Here!”