Benn v McClellan

[Graham1961]

Originally Posted by wraymond

I'm not sure if he did fight Ken Buchanan (different weight?), his biggest problem arose when he decided to manage himself. Basic rule no. 1: If you are a little fish, do not get into a shark infested sea.
When you think of the likes of Marvin Hagler, Ray Leonard, Tommy Hearns, even Don Foster, home bred fighters had an uphill slog. Our lightheavies fight at 14 stoneish but Mike Tyson was the same weight at World Heavy Champion!

Hi Wraymond.....Just had a look on You Tube...Ken Buchanan did fight Roberto Duran 26.6.72 at Madison Square Garden for the WBA Lightweight title.....Duran must have fought at a heavier class as he fought Sugar Ray Leonard later on....a kind of golden era...

[3stripes]

the fight to have seen was buchanan verses derek johnstone of rangers lol rangers team visited buchanan and derek says he,d be able to beat up ken, so they both go the gloves johnstone had a huge swing missed buchanan hit him bout 8times in belly took johnstone bout 20mins to get on feet again lol, who remembers alan minter and hagler? minter said pre match he wouldn,t lose to a black guy ans got his backside kicked

[Graham1961]

Originally Posted by 3stripes

the fight to have seen was buchanan verses derek johnstone of rangers lol rangers team visited buchanan and derek says he,d be able to beat up ken, so they both go the gloves johnstone had a huge swing missed buchanan hit him bout 8times in belly took johnstone bout 20mins to get on feet again lol, who remembers alan minter and hagler? minter said pre match he wouldn,t lose to a black guy ans got his backside kicked

Remember the Alan Minter vs Marvin Hagler contest....Hagler hammered him in about 3 rounds.....can recall the referee stopping the fight

[wraymond]

Originally Posted by GRAHAM1961

Hi Wraymond.....Just had a look on You Tube...Ken Buchanan did fight Roberto Duran 26.6.72 at Madison Square Garden for the WBA Lightweight title.....Duran must have fought at a heavier class as he fought Sugar Ray Leonard later on....a kind of golden era...

Thanks for the correction. Must try harder. The Ray Leonard fight was the one that Duran failed to finish wasn't it? The 'no mas, no mas' one (forgive my awful Spanish). Back to the op thread - it struck me that as both Benn and Eubank had fights with others which ended in tragedy, it is incredible that they didn't inflict more damage on each other during their wars.

[wraymond]

Originally Posted by GRAHAM1961

Remember the Alan Minter vs Marvin Hagler contest....Hagler hammered him in about 3 rounds.....can recall the referee stopping the fight

That wasn't actually a contest! I liked Alan Minter. He cracked just about the best joke in boxing one night and was always a genuinely ordinary and unpretentious chap. Met him once at an antique fair in Battersea (I used to trade). Most amiable and gentle, surprisingly.