Gerald "G-Man" McClellan

Hagler2002 · Post by **Hagler2002** » 20 Apr 2008, 20:03

I know this has probably been done a thousand times and is pretty controversial, but what is your opinion of the man?

thismodernlove · Post by **thismodernlove** » 20 Apr 2008, 20:39

My opinion of him is that he is a great guy, and what happened to him is absolutely tragic. Unfortunately he has come to illustrate a very cold, harsh reality of the sport of boxing pertaining to the injuries one can sustain.

Thats the one thing which turns me off from boxing. Is whenever I see a fighter get permanently injured like that. No one likes to see this stuff happen. But in this sport, atleast for now, its a sad reality.

I dont even like talking about this stuff. Very sad.

:(

Goodnight, Irene · Post by **Goodnight, Irene** » 20 Apr 2008, 20:48

"Great guy" is a bit of a stretch...

Goodnight, Irene · Post by **Goodnight, Irene** » 20 Apr 2008, 21:03

Hagler2002 wrote:I know this has probably been done a thousand times and is pretty controversial, but what is your opinion of the man?

I'd give you my opinion, but I'm sure I'd be banned from the forum for telling it like it is.

thismodernlove · Post by **thismodernlove** » 20 Apr 2008, 21:13

I just think its sad when any fighter gets seriously hurt in a boxing match. I dont like to watch that kind of stuff.

I watched the Burgos/Darchinyan fight and I found it absolutely disgusting. That type of thing can turn you off boxing completely.

Especially when u think, "Hey maybe the fight couldve been stopped a bit sooner by ref or corner".

Im not saying thats the case with the McClellan/Benn fight. To be honest Ive never even seen this fight. But of course I am aware of what happened.

Thats why, if I was ever a referee. Id ALWAYS take a safety-first approach. A fight that is stopped quickly is better than a fight which is stopped late.

Boxers safety is paramount concern in any fight.

Goodnight, Irene · Post by **Goodnight, Irene** » 20 Apr 2008, 21:22

"i hope you are not one of the sickos who believe that gerald "got what was coming to him" when he was paralyzed, because he "deserves it" for engaging in the controversial sport of dog-fighting!!

not that i would ever justify the brutality of that heinous sport, but to wish such a fate on ANY HUMAN seems to be a common wish of those who elevate animal life above human life!! :x" - Verb

I won't be saying any more than I already have. You can read between the lines.

hurricanemitch14 · Post by **hurricanemitch14** » 20 Apr 2008, 21:59

gerald is one of my all time favs, such a shame what happened to him

beautiful straight right and left hook to the liver....i don't how many people were ko'd by those punches...it was like watching the same ko over and over.

the mcclellen/benn fight was amazing with a horrible ending...benn was tough as nails too and was never the same again either.

banjo · Post by **banjo** » 21 Apr 2008, 02:29

What happened to Gerald is sad, he was one of my favourite fighters at the time. However the man was a vile thug outside the ring who got a kick out of animal cruelty it seems. Unfortunately for Gerald the old saying "What goes around, comes around" will haunt him for the rest of his life.

:(

CrunchTime · Post by **CrunchTime** » 21 Apr 2008, 19:52

banjo wrote:What happened to Gerald is sad, he was one of my favourite fighters at the time. However the man was a vile thug outside the ring who got a kick out of animal cruelty it seems. Unfortunately for Gerald the old saying "What goes around, comes around" will haunt him for the rest of his life.

:(

So I guess you are saying we can expect Roy Jones and Michael Vick to m eet similar fates! Anyone who happens to be involved in dog/cock fighting automatically becomes a "vile thug"...but we all know for a fact that there are flakes in this world who condemn boxing for its "brutality" and consider boxing fans like us to be "vile thugs"!!

dempseyfire · Post by **dempseyfire** » 21 Apr 2008, 22:38

CrunchTime wrote:
banjo wrote:What happened to Gerald is sad, he was one of my favourite fighters at the time. However the man was a vile thug outside the ring who got a kick out of animal cruelty it seems. Unfortunately for Gerald the old saying "What goes around, comes around" will haunt him for the rest of his life.

:(
So I guess you are saying we can expect Roy Jones and Michael Vick to m eet similar fates! Anyone who happens to be involved in dog/cock fighting automatically becomes a "vile thug"...but we all know for a fact that there are flakes in this world who condemn boxing for its "brutality" and consider boxing fans like us to be "vile thugs"!!

One involves willing participants . . .big difference.

I don't wish permanent injury on any man. But yes, McClennan was a thug-punk outside of the ring.

squiggy · Post by **squiggy** » 22 Apr 2008, 01:20

dempseyfire wrote:I don't wish permanent injury on any man. But yes, McClennan was a thug-punk outside of the ring.

I agree. And it shouldn't be taboo to point that out.

banjo · Post by **banjo** » 22 Apr 2008, 02:30

CrunchTime wrote:
banjo wrote:What happened to Gerald is sad, he was one of my favourite fighters at the time. However the man was a vile thug outside the ring who got a kick out of animal cruelty it seems. Unfortunately for Gerald the old saying "What goes around, comes around" will haunt him for the rest of his life.

:(
So I guess you are saying we can expect Roy Jones and Michael Vick to m eet similar fates! Anyone who happens to be involved in dog/cock fighting automatically becomes a "vile thug"...but we all know for a fact that there are flakes in this world who condemn boxing for its "brutality" and consider boxing fans like us to be "vile thugs"!!

Boxers are not forced into the ring, whereas dogs/cocks are.

elmersalsa · Post by **elmersalsa** » 22 Apr 2008, 05:41

banjo wrote:
CrunchTime wrote:
banjo wrote:What happened to Gerald is sad, he was one of my favourite fighters at the time. However the man was a vile thug outside the ring who got a kick out of animal cruelty it seems. Unfortunately for Gerald the old saying "What goes around, comes around" will haunt him for the rest of his life.

:(
So I guess you are saying we can expect Roy Jones and Michael Vick to m eet similar fates! Anyone who happens to be involved in dog/cock fighting automatically becomes a "vile thug"...but we all know for a fact that there are flakes in this world who condemn boxing for its "brutality" and consider boxing fans like us to be "vile thugs"!!
Boxers are not forced into the ring, whereas dogs/cocks are.

I agree with you 100%...And dogs and cocks do not get any money either. What a shame

elmersalsa · Post by **elmersalsa** » 22 Apr 2008, 05:42

At least SOME boxers get 20 million dollars paydays....What do dogs and cocks get?

Robinson · Post by **Robinson** » 22 Apr 2008, 05:51

A man knows the dangers, the consequences of his loss. He hears the slander, sees the disgust in others eyes, gets to read the words of others as the scorn his hard work.

A man trains with everything he has, puts himself through pain. The best get paid well, many others are a name on anothers record with a L next to it...or worse..never known or remembered.

A dog or a cock fights on instinct doing what it does in nature, except men expand on this primacy in a disgusting act of exploitation. We slaughter animals wholesale every minute to sustain us. A man is not an animal. An animal is not a man.

Contray to what say PETA believes, animals are not our equals and should never be compared in this light.

I know nothing abot McCellan, its unfortunate what happens in the ring, that however is the dangers of what we face in the arena of combat sports. As for kismet, karma or fate being served...please.

Whether a man is good or bad is perception.

nobudius · Post by **nobudius** » 22 Apr 2008, 10:06

McClellan took FULL advantage of the weigh-in standards. For him to be considered a middle or super middle is ridiculous. Imagining him with light heavies, I don't see him as being effective at all.

He had power & was fun to watch- but he got gassed & didn't have great technique IMHO. He's been romanticized along with the likes of Ike due to their untapped potentials & premature endings to their careers. Never thought he was great, or would be great-but he was one of many names that made boxing fun to watch in that period.

I'm not in PETA or associated with them, but none of you are the equals to my dogs. No offense to any of you.

elmersalsa · Post by **elmersalsa** » 23 Apr 2008, 00:21

I do not believe that dogs and cocks should be fighting just for the sake of fun from humans....period.

Robinson · Post by **Robinson** » 23 Apr 2008, 01:57

I dont think any one here does.

But comparing a prize fighter to cocks and dogs is retarded.

elmersalsa · Post by **elmersalsa** » 24 Apr 2008, 12:42

Robinson wrote:I dont think any one here does.

But comparing a prize fighter to cocks and dogs is retarded.

Why is that? dog/cocks fights in this case scenario are FORCED to fight. Fighters are not.

Robinson · Post by **Robinson** » 24 Apr 2008, 22:31

So why the comparison then ?

Sorry if the analogy shits me, but I come from a sport that the
dipshit media loves to label as human cock fighting.

The injuries sustained to McCellan were unfortunate and the nature of the sport, but as a man he was aware of the risks. Man has courage and a sense of personal worth and TRAINS HARD to compete.

Animals are taken from nature and thrown into an arena, exploited, they are unaware of what lays ahead, just as those which are to go and be slaughtered. It is disgusting and attrocious but they do not train, prepare and are not aware of outcome or consequence they fight on instinct.

Expug · Post by **Expug** » 24 Apr 2008, 22:38

To change gears, he must have punched real good cuz he kod a guy in the first round and then a couple nonths later , I fought the same guy to a draw in his next fight.Didnt hurt him at all...

Robinson · Post by **Robinson** » 25 Apr 2008, 07:42

pug

You think his KO would have softened the guy up for you :P

banjo · Post by **banjo** » 25 Apr 2008, 08:21

Expug wrote:To change gears, he must have punched real good cuz he kod a guy in the first round and then a couple nonths later , I fought the same guy to a draw in his next fight.Didnt hurt him at all...

Who are you?

Robinson · Post by **Robinson** » 25 Apr 2008, 08:26

He is Expug.

banjo · Post by **banjo** » 25 Apr 2008, 08:54

Robinson wrote:He is Expug.

What name does/did he fight under?

Gerald "G-Man" McClellan

Gerald "G-Man" McClellan

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