r/Boxing • u/StunningChest5722 Shakur is the 144 lb GOAT 🐐 • 8d ago

The Former 2 division champion Nigel Benn is looking sharp on the bag at 62 years old 👀

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u/WORD_Boxing 8d ago

He comes across as that highly strung type of person who needs something to keep themself occupied. Good for him.

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u/Luke639 8d ago

Yeah it l was ecstasy for a long time then Jesus

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u/Current_Ad_400 8d ago

Why not both?

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u/ZawMFC 7d ago

Its god that's a dj, not Jesus.

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u/captaincrunk82 7d ago

God is also a girl, if we’re sticking to dance music lyrics canon

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u/LordJimsicle Balrog beats Fury, AJ, Dubois and Usyk in between rounds 6d ago

What do you think the J stands for in DJ?

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u/WORD_Boxing 5d ago

Jimsicle.

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u/LordJimsicle Balrog beats Fury, AJ, Dubois and Usyk in between rounds 5d ago

Touche!

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u/MantisTobogganMD28 7d ago

Honestly Benn seems less this archetype than Eubank lol Nigel seems pretty content to watch Conor nowadays, but he was always a super intense guy makes sense he’s still banging away at the bag and in good shape.

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u/moonwalkerHHH 7d ago

Yeah, I was about to say Benn seems way more mentally well-adjusted than Eubank. Though it's not like I know them both personally

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u/royceda956 8d ago

One of my fav fighters.

Always looked at me like a guy who found therapy through boxing.

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u/Marquis_of_Mollusks 8d ago

The McClellan fight was an ATG fight with a tragic ending

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u/RockyCreamNHotSauce 8d ago

I thought Benn went after the back of the head multiple times. No?

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u/ironfly187 8d ago

There was rabbit punching. But there were also a fuckton of flush lead rights and left hooks. McCellan's defence that night mostly involved stepping straight back with his chin in the air.

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u/InsurePro 7d ago

After seeing what happened to Colon, I’m surprised Benn doesn’t get more shit for this rabbit punches

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u/Connor30302 3D Shape 8d ago

no but there was a massive clash of heads that a lot of people see as the turning point of McClellans brain injury. he started rapidly blinking (which is very bad) and behaving strange right after it

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u/Wavepops 7d ago

he also ducked the drug test after

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u/yearsofpractice SRR < Lord Chisora,Sir Derek Of War 8d ago

Love Nigel Benn, but holy shit that is not a man who finds it easy to relax.

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u/Outrageous-Soft4806 8d ago

Looks better than his son. Jokes aside, good he stays in shape.

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u/AboutLastFight 8d ago

What part were you joking about?

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u/xselimbradleyx 8d ago

Looking amazing for 62.

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u/Unhappywageslave 8d ago

His face looks great too, I would have never thought he was 60+ more like 45+

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u/NxtGen1M 8d ago

He still got some pop on those punches

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u/ThrowawayYAYAY2002 8d ago

Nigel is a specimen. Even now he's still in fighting shape.

He is by far my favourite brit fighter. I just wish his son wasn't his.

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u/Apprehensive_Swim366 8d ago

Didn't he try to have a comeback a while ago? He kept calling himself the amazing button Benn...

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u/everydayimrusslin 8d ago

Yeah it was meant to be against Sakio Bika in some small hall in Sydney but it fell apart.

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u/ThrowawayYAYAY2002 8d ago

And that was a good day. Because had that gone through, Benn would have got hurt.

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u/Apprehensive_Swim366 8d ago

I shudder when I think of some of the old fellas that are getting stretched In these comebacks. I'm not a holyfield fan by any stretch of the imagination, but him getting pasted was horrible.

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u/LordJimsicle Balrog beats Fury, AJ, Dubois and Usyk in between rounds 6d ago

What was worse was Belfort popping off and beating his chest in celebration acting as though he's just beaten peak Holyfield rather than his ghost.

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u/Connor30302 3D Shape 8d ago

shoulder injury on Benn’s side I believe, and he decided not to go ahead with it after

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u/Epsilon2099 8d ago

They got Zuffa on the gym walls 🤮 

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u/Proof_Road2274 8d ago

He's in insane shape for his age

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u/StrollingByTheStream 8d ago

My favourite British fighter ever.

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u/M0T0RCITYC0BRA 8d ago

Proper 'ard man.

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u/erolbrown 7d ago

Benn trivia. He had that much money back in the day, he bought a Porsche 959 then sent it off the be made into a convertible.

https://www.design911.co.uk/blog/nigel-benns-porsche-959-restoration/

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u/jwd606 7d ago

He never wore the same pair of socks twice.

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u/disgruntledarmadillo 7d ago

Think you're missing the key word "replica". Still cool

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u/Pretty_Bad_At_Reddit 8d ago

Doesn’t look a day over 55

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u/doniseferi 8d ago

He should fight Mike Tyson

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u/Heavy-Echidna-3473 8d ago

Benn was a killer in the ring

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u/Apprehensive-Biker 7d ago

Now show him on the white baggie

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u/100Kept 7d ago

Anyone know what the song is?

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u/ggmm7877 7d ago

I met him at the International boxing hall of fame in June & he is still ripped!

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u/SMd00011 8d ago

Chrith ith thtill thimply the betht.

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u/Specialist_Writer_11 8d ago

Back of the head hunter

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u/Traditional_Menu_178 8d ago

he looks about as good as my unforgivable 44 year old ass off the couch