just watched nigel benn's first 22 ko's

[mrkh]

jesus, can amir be any more like the dark destroyer was? very similar stuff!

i didn't get into boxing until the eubank-benn 1 fight, and nigel punched so hard in the 80s. he never seemed to have that same snap at world title level, was it just because it was a higher level or what? and also does anyone know about benn's amateur career?? thanks.

[Crew2]

HE JUST LOST ABIT OF SPEED AT 12 STONE, BARE IN MIND HE ONLY WENT UP TO 12 STONE TO CHASE EUBANK. AND ALOT OF THE BLOKES HE WAS FIGHTING WERE LIGHT-HEAVIES COMING DOWN AND HE'D BE BARELY 12 STONE AGAINST A 13-STONER IN THE RING USUALLY

AMATEUR: 47-1 INCLUDING 6 ARMY TITLES IN GERMANY, NORN IRON AND ALDERSHOT RANGIN FROM LIGHT-WELTER TO HEAVYWEIGHT(!), ONLY LOST TO ROD DOUGLAS ( WHO WAS ROBBED AGAINST CANADIAN SHAWN O'SULLIVAN IN 84 OLYMPICS -SULLIVAN WAS ROBBED AGAINST FRANK TATE IN THE FINAL !) BUT AVENGED IT A YR LATER AND WAS FAVORED TO WIN GOLD AT COMMONWEALTH GAMES IN GLASGOW UNTIL THE ABA SCREWED HIM AND PUT ROD DOUGLAS IN FOR HIS MORE INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE (EVEN THOUGH NIGE SPARKED HIM!), TURNED PRO IN LATE 86 WITH ABIT OF A BANDWAGON

HE KNOCKED OUT 24 OF HIS 28 OPPONENTS FOR WEST HAM (ABC) AND BASHED UP GOOD FIGHTERS LIKE ROY ANDRE, WENDALL HENRY AND JOHNNY MELFAH TWICE (ONCE IN GLOUCESTER AND ONCE IN ABA FINAL)

[mrkh]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YeD9Z8lDpZw

[mrkh]

HE JUST LOST ABIT OF SPEED AT 12 STONE, BARE IN MIND HE ONLY WENT UP TO 12 STONE TO CHASE EUBANK. AND ALOT OF THE BLOKES HE WAS FIGHTING WERE LIGHT-HEAVIES COMING DOWN AND HE'D BE BARELY 12 STONE AGAINST A 13-STONER IN THE RING USUALLY

AMATEUR: 47-1 INCLUDING 6 ARMY TITLES IN GERMANY, NORN IRON AND ALDERSHOT RANGIN FROM LIGHT-WELTER TO HEAVYWEIGHT(!), ONLY LOST TO ROD DOUGLAS ( WHO WAS ROBBED AGAINST CANADIAN SHAWN O'SULLIVAN IN 84 OLYMPICS -SULLIVAN WAS ROBBED AGAINST FRANK TATE IN THE FINAL !) BUT AVENGED IT A YR LATER AND WAS FAVORED TO WIN GOLD AT COMMONWEALTH GAMES IN GLASGOW UNTIL THE ABA SCREWED HIM AND PUT ROD DOUGLAS IN FOR HIS MORE INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE (EVEN THOUGH NIGE SPARKED HIM!), TURNED PRO IN LATE 86 WITH ABIT OF A BANDWAGON

HE KNOCKED OUT 24 OF HIS 28 OPPONENTS FOR WEST HAM (ABC) AND BASHED UP GOOD FIGHTERS LIKE ROY ANDRE, WENDALL HENRY AND JOHNNY MELFAH TWICE (ONCE IN GLOUCESTER AND ONCE IN ABA FINAL)

thanks!!

[Sammy Mendelson]

jesus, can amir be any more like the dark destroyer was? very similar stuff!

Nonsense.

[mrkh]

not as in styles, obviously amir is more rangey while nigel was lower. but an itv prospect, getting rid of people in style in quick fashion, with flashy shorts and hype.

[TerribleTerry]

not as in styles, obviously amir is more rangey while nigel was lower. but an itv prospect, getting rid of people in style in quick fashion, with flashy shorts and hype.

Didnt help Benn in the medium term though did it?

Watson showed him a tight guard and a will to win and Benn fell apart.
It took tough learning fights in the US to bring him on - against Amparo and Sanderline Williams if I remember rightly.

Blasting out foes in early rounds throughout an apprentiship doesnt help a prospect one bit.

[dawudboxer]

HE JUST LOST ABIT OF SPEED AT 12 STONE, BARE IN MIND HE ONLY WENT UP TO 12 STONE TO CHASE EUBANK. AND ALOT OF THE BLOKES HE WAS FIGHTING WERE LIGHT-HEAVIES COMING DOWN AND HE'D BE BARELY 12 STONE AGAINST A 13-STONER IN THE RING USUALLY

AMATEUR: 47-1 INCLUDING 6 ARMY TITLES IN GERMANY, NORN IRON AND ALDERSHOT RANGIN FROM LIGHT-WELTER TO HEAVYWEIGHT(!), ONLY LOST TO ROD DOUGLAS ( WHO WAS ROBBED AGAINST CANADIAN SHAWN O'SULLIVAN IN 84 OLYMPICS -SULLIVAN WAS ROBBED AGAINST FRANK TATE IN THE FINAL !) BUT AVENGED IT A YR LATER AND WAS FAVORED TO WIN GOLD AT COMMONWEALTH GAMES IN GLASGOW UNTIL THE ABA SCREWED HIM AND PUT ROD DOUGLAS IN FOR HIS MORE INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE (EVEN THOUGH NIGE SPARKED HIM!), TURNED PRO IN LATE 86 WITH ABIT OF A BANDWAGON

HE KNOCKED OUT 24 OF HIS 28 OPPONENTS FOR WEST HAM (ABC) AND BASHED UP GOOD FIGHTERS LIKE ROY ANDRE, WENDALL HENRY AND JOHNNY MELFAH TWICE (ONCE IN GLOUCESTER AND ONCE IN ABA FINAL)

Hi,

I know this post is from 2007 but just wanted to know where you heard Benn beat Wendall Henry and Melfah a second time.

Thanks

[jonp]

HE JUST LOST ABIT OF SPEED AT 12 STONE, BARE IN MIND HE ONLY WENT UP TO 12 STONE TO CHASE EUBANK. AND ALOT OF THE BLOKES HE WAS FIGHTING WERE LIGHT-HEAVIES COMING DOWN AND HE'D BE BARELY 12 STONE AGAINST A 13-STONER IN THE RING USUALLY

AMATEUR: 47-1 INCLUDING 6 ARMY TITLES IN GERMANY, NORN IRON AND ALDERSHOT RANGIN FROM LIGHT-WELTER TO HEAVYWEIGHT(!), ONLY LOST TO ROD DOUGLAS ( WHO WAS ROBBED AGAINST CANADIAN SHAWN O'SULLIVAN IN 84 OLYMPICS -SULLIVAN WAS ROBBED AGAINST FRANK TATE IN THE FINAL !) BUT AVENGED IT A YR LATER AND WAS FAVORED TO WIN GOLD AT COMMONWEALTH GAMES IN GLASGOW UNTIL THE ABA SCREWED HIM AND PUT ROD DOUGLAS IN FOR HIS MORE INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE (EVEN THOUGH NIGE SPARKED HIM!), TURNED PRO IN LATE 86 WITH ABIT OF A BANDWAGON

HE KNOCKED OUT 24 OF HIS 28 OPPONENTS FOR WEST HAM (ABC) AND BASHED UP GOOD FIGHTERS LIKE ROY ANDRE, WENDALL HENRY AND JOHNNY MELFAH TWICE (ONCE IN GLOUCESTER AND ONCE IN ABA FINAL)

Hi,

I know this post is from 2007 but just wanted to know where you heard Benn beat Wendall Henry and Melfah a second time.

Thanks

His last post was 17 years ago. I think the trail has gone cold.

[Coco]

The aba final v melfah is on you tube

[THEBUTCH]

I noticed that. And then got drawn into other suggestions and before I knew it I was watching the career of Johnny Melfah (that looks as if Melfah has uploaded himself).

Melfah was a game fella with a hefty dig and never shirked a hard fight.

He got thrown in so deep when challenging Herol Graham for the British middleweight title....after a mere 9 fights !

For context Herol was an astonishing 40-1 !
He'd already had a stellar career mixing (and wi ning almost every fight) in very good company.

I'm sorry to say, but no way would Benn, Eubank or Watson have gone anywhere near Herol Graham after 9 fights....British title on the line or not.

[magnus]

An all caps post from 2007. Positively reeks of a Blackberry.

[Kilburn]

TerribleTerry was a good poster.

[dawudboxer]

So nobody has a clue