Nigel Benn question

Old bones Ian · Post by **Old bones Ian** » 14 Jul 2006, 09:17

I've seen that Benn's amatuer record was a reported 41-1, so who was the only person to beat Benn in the amatuers?

black panther · Post by **black panther** » 14 Jul 2006, 09:34

It was a guy called Rod Douglas.

black panther · Post by **black panther** » 14 Jul 2006, 09:37

yeah thats right, he turned pro as well and racked about 15 wins before being stopped by herol graham. He had to retire because of the injuries he sustained in that fight. Shame really, I think they threw him in with graham way too soon.

Old bones Ian · Post by **Old bones Ian** » 14 Jul 2006, 09:59

Cheers , i used to watch Rod Douglas on the way up, he had quite a few televised . The illfated fight against Graham was a calculated risk, Graham was coming off a close loss to McCullum and in that fight he didn't look the same fighter he had been . So i can see why Douglas's handlers thought they'd take the fight.
Unfortunatly Graham turned in a near faultless display in stopping Douglas that night.

Something Graham did again a few years later after coming back when he stopped the american and favoured fighter Chris Johnson.

E · Post by E » 14 Jul 2006, 11:04

black panther wrote:It was a guy called Rod Douglas.

He had a BA baracus hairstyle....