Nigel benn comeback.

[MickC 1,825]

5 hours ago, WILF said:

You ain’t suggesting that was in any way a serious fight are you ?........they was obviously just messing for an exhibition.

Everybody who has ever watched boxing knows that “Dave” would have been on his way to intensive care in a real fight.

Nigel is a street lad, you can’t take that out of a bloke.

I have no doubt he knows exactly what he is doing and any opponent will be chosen appropriately.

Even at 55 I wouldn’t want to be the man having to fight Nigel Benn, he is and always was a serious article.

Anyway, good luck to him......I hope he makes a shit load of money.

I didn't suggest anything,I started my post by saying " it's got to be better than fighting Dave Radford in a ring at a fair" Benn has been doing a few of these type of bouts last few years picking up a few quid along the way. Just 1 high profile pro fight would make him a  lot of money but rumours are he has been refused a licence by the BBBOC but still intends to fight. No doubt he will try elsewhere for a licence and good luck to him.

[MickC 1,825]

4 hours ago, WILF said:

I think you are forgetting what good, hard fighters the blokes you mention were......there’s f**k all shame in loosing to any of those fighters there mate 

Edited to add:

If you remember, every one of those fights was a bloodbath.

I cant remember his last fight with Collins being a bloodbath ? I'm sure he retired with his ankle and never fought pro again. 

[MickC 1,825]

4 hours ago, bird said:

fair point mate,  what  super middleweights are about now , that he could do few rounds with, with out getting  bust up to bad, who in the top  6 fighters ?

I can't see Benn making SMW now Ray,be interesting to see what weight he wants to fight at. He has been doing some exhibition type fights but just 1 pro fight and he would rake it in. We would all want to see him go once more but he had nothing left when he retired tbh so he needs to pick this opponent carefully as like you say nobody wants to see him get hurt. Eubanks has always pestered him for one more fight and that fight would sell very well despite there age now .

Edited September 24, 2019 by MickC

[MickC 1,825]

38 minutes ago, Daniel cain said:

think he dropped too many round ones dj'ing the clubs....and his heads gone

or finally got to pay his 20 yr old sniff bill

I remember him early on in his career back in the day with a smiley face sewn on his shorts . Lol

[MickC 1,825]

5 hours ago, maxhardcore said:

A mate fought Radford 3 - 4 years ago at a fundraiser for Bradley Lowery.

Radford stopped my mate from Boldon in 5 rounds in a pro fight at Crowtree back in the day. Radford was very active in the bare knuckle scene after the pro game but I think he's retired now. 

[MickC 1,825]

3 minutes ago, maxhardcore said:

Not sure Mick 'I just know he offered his services for a Charity night few years back

He did very well in the bare knuckle game,always comes across as a nice bloke as well .

[Lenmcharristar 9,721]

12 minutes ago, MickC said:

He did very well in the bare knuckle game,always comes across as a nice bloke as well .

No shit talker, just a man that went about his business

[Stoney100 1,179]

Madness really. George Foreman was 38 for his first comeback and people were saying he was to old then. Same with pacqiuao fighting at 40, people are amazed he can still do what he does now never mind if he had another 15 years on him! 

If he wants to do it though and is allowed to by all the relevant bodies then fair play I guess.

My first thought of George foreman is the big old guy that fought Holyfield because that’s the only fight I can remember seeing him in. For many people my age it will be the same, we just never got introduced to the “monster” in his heyday so come across him as a happy, smiling skint old man fighting just for cash.

Same with Ali, his last two fight are hard to watch and it’s a shame the footage even exists as that’s not the real Ali. Benn has his legacy intact and if this comeback goes wrong (which it probably will) then a whole new generation will know him as a washed up fighter that couldn’t realise it’s a younger mans game.

Fight eubank again in a charity match by all means, it would probably fill Wembley, but it’s nonsense to risk a leaving a sour note on a good professional record.

 

Edited September 24, 2019 by Stoney100

[MickC 1,825]

25 minutes ago, Stoney100 said:

Madness really. George Foreman was 38 for his first comeback and people were saying he was to old then. Same with pacqiuao fighting at 40, people are amazed he can still do what he does now never mind if he had another 15 years on him! 

If he wants to do it though and is allowed to by all the relevant bodies then fair play I guess.

My first thought of George foreman is the big old guy that fought Holyfield because that’s the only fight I can remember seeing him in. For many people my age it will be the same, we just never got introduced to the “monster” in his heyday so come across him as a happy, smiling skint old man fighting just for cash.

Same with Ali, his last two fight are hard to watch and it’s a shame the footage even exists as that’s not the real Ali. Benn has his legacy intact and if this comeback goes wrong (which it probably will) then a whole new generation will know him as a washed up fighter that couldn’t realise it’s a younger mans game.

Fight eubank again in a charity match by all means, it would probably fill Wembley, but it’s nonsense to risk a leaving a sour note on a good professional record.

 

Foreman earned far more from the grill than his boxing career.The best deal Foreman ever did was to sponsor the grill in 1994, what a money maker that turned out to be . It was one of the most lucrative endorsements ever signed by a sportsman. Losing his last professional fight he received a check  the same day for $1 million just for putting his name to the grill. He was earning $4.5 million a month from sales of it at it's peeks and sold the right to use his name for $138 million in 1999. Its estimated that he made over $200 million from the grills endorsement .

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Foreman_Grill

Edited September 24, 2019 by MickC

[ArchieHood 3,692]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/boxing/48865942

[Stoney100 1,179]

20 minutes ago, MickC said:

Foreman earned far more from the grill than his boxing career.The best deal Foreman ever did was to sponsor the grill in 1994, what a money maker that turned out to be . It was one of the most lucrative endorsements ever signed by a sportsman. Losing his last professional fight he received a check  the same day for $1 million just for putting his name to the grill. He was earning $4.5 million a month from sales of it at it's peeks and sold the right to use his name for $138 million in 1999. Its estimated that he made over $200 million from the grills endorsement .

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Foreman_Grill

Mad ain’t it mate, although I’d say his boxing career was a big part in getting his name on the grills in the first place. 

Wonder how many people own one but have no idea or even care about the rumble in the jungle lol

[WILF 46,551]

There’s a big old thread like this, does anyone seriously for one second think a 55 year old Nigel Benn is going to fight an “A” rated young fighter and look to work his way along ?

Is he bollocks, he is going to put in a couple of shows at best like that silly Connor McGregor turn out, pocket as much dough as he can and then f**k off......and why wouldn’t he, if a tramp like McGregor can do it then why not Nigel Benn

[MickC 1,825]

2 hours ago, Stoney100 said:

Mad ain’t it mate, although I’d say his boxing career was a big part in getting his name on the grills in the first place. 

Wonder how many people own one but have no idea or even care about the rumble in the jungle lol

The designer of the grill knew that Foreman always ate a burger before going in the ring to fight so had the brainwave to ask him to endorse the grill and the rest his History. Like you say most owners of the grill will only know him as his second coming as " big cuddly old George" and not how he first came on the scene as a nasty feroucious monster and part of the  Black Power movement and destroying everything in his path to the World title . 

Edited September 24, 2019 by MickC

[Astanley 11,563]

Whilst I have nothing against someone making a few Bob ,and I know it will be done under the auspices of some fly by night board of control ,and I know it's more a showbizzy ,www ,ufc type hype thing ,I just think that Joe public will see it as a bona fide boxing bout ,the media will cover it as though it is ,and that's a crying shame for anyone who loves the sport of boxing .

[shaaark 10,693]

11 hours ago, Astanley said:

Whilst I have nothing against someone making a few Bob ,and I know it will be done under the auspices of some fly by night board of control ,and I know it's more a showbizzy ,www ,ufc type hype thing ,I just think that Joe public will see it as a bona fide boxing bout ,the media will cover it as though it is ,and that's a crying shame for anyone who loves the sport of boxing .

As you say mate, reading between the lines, the real 'guts' of boxing has been gone for over 20 years really. Sad,  but just another indictment of modern society