Unleashing the Beast: Nigel Benn vs Iran Barkley 

Was also on roids, a danger in the ring.

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

He was on roids all his career.

@@jamespalmer980 🤦‍♂️🤡😂

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

@@jamespalmer980 Who wasn't?

First punch of the fight boom

You forget Eubank

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

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

How do you say f..k Eubank

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

Eubanks tamed Benn...

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

@@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

Benn was the man

Benn was the man

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Definitely

@@grrr.9998 Dont hate.

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

@@seancottis3369 He was an ex-soldier

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

@@user-uw9wr3mv1y Agree mate

Bang on pal

Roy Jones jr would have destroyed benn

@@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.

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

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

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.

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

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 !!

He would fight with all his hart and never give in

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

Tony Montana said that

In his day he was the man

Thanks for your support🥊

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

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

Sibson was well past it when Benn came along.

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

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

Tyson is rubbishing the sport ey !

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

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… 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿😄👍

And what isn't real boxing?

​@@strahinjajovanovic2673 You tubers

@@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!

@@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

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

😂😂😂are you outta your mind!!???

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

@@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!)

Ali

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.

@@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.

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 ❤😂🎉

@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.

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

Good. Should have hit him some more. American cheats

Hardly!

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