Thread: nigel benn on roy jones

seems very humble and generally a nice bloke, prehaps nicer than i gave him credit for

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xgcl9...eature=related

if you fancy a watch

Good stuff.Was that after the Nardiello kissing beat down lol.From everything I remember and have seen (Stateside mind you),Benn was always yearning for a go and calling Jones out.And no not for the money,though it helped.....but much more to take the #1 spot from the one he considered the best.Roy was all about making the money then,and HBO said "ok".The politics/promotions got in the way.That fight was soooooo there to be made.Shame it never happened,I might be alone but I think Benn had more than chance.Love that dude,always wore it on his sleeve and had such vigor & spirit.

I like Benn, but Jones would have destroyed him.

i remember that interview, benn was awesome. that would of been a real fight & he & eubank had a good chance of a victory against RJJ in my book!

benn would of been tailor made for RJJ if you ask me and would of walked on to far too many quick right hands for me to even consider him having a chance.

But still great to here from nige who is to this day considered an all time great in britain, not surprised to here how humble he is about another fighter either. Even amongst the likes of chris eubank and don king nigel never went down the route of selling himself to be anything other than a london boy fighting his way up!!

Agree with Taeth. Benn was my favourite fighter, but Jones would've absolutely ruined him!!

I used to think Roy would have slaughtered Benn on the bridle... these days I can confidently predict that Benn would have sparked him. Fact.

Originally Posted by Fenster

I used to think Roy would have slaughtered Benn on the bridle... these days I can confidently predict that Benn would have sparked him. Fact.

Lol - me thinks not

benn was great to watch a would give him more of a chance with rjj than eubank for me benn was far better and maybe benn could of been the 1st guy to ko rjj

Jones was untoucable back in the day. He was more invincible looking than Floyd or Shane looked in their primes.

Benn knew the score and he was honest enough to admit it .The Nardiello fight was his first on sky and I dont think the sky bosses liked ihim saying that cuz someone made him take that statement back . In his next fight vs Danny Perez on the Bruno undercard, Benn said I want to be number 1 second to nobody! but in that interview he said he didnt mind being number 2 to roy Jones

Originally Posted by GAME

Jones was untoucable back in the day. He was more invincible looking than Floyd or Shane looked in their primes.

Benn knew teh score and he was honest enough to admit it by that Nardiello fight was his first on sky and I dont think the sky bosses liked it cuz someone made him take that staement back . In his next fight vs Danny Perez on the Bruno undercard, Benn said I want to be number 1 second to nobody! but in that interview he said he didnt mind being number 2 to roy Jones

jones was indeed completely untouchable against everybody he fought

But i still cant help but think the likes of toney/mccullum were never quite the equal of benn/eubank who at the time were world class champions who never got a real go stateside!

Jones in his apparent "untouchable" prime fought a hell of a lot of complete unknowns!!

Originally Posted by Taeth

I like Benn, but Jones would have destroyed him.

Yes he would of. Richard Hall stlye

I think that at that time, if anyone was up for it and could walk through what jones had and take him out it was Benn. On the night Benn could take out clean, anyone at Middleweight. Would have been fantastic to watch Benn huntin down Jones and Jones pickin the shots on the move..... Anyones fight really. I thought Mclellan had enough to beat Jones, and Benn walked through everythin Mclellan had, and he had alot man.....

Originally Posted by themacmagician

I think that at that time, if anyone was up for it and could walk through what jones had and take him out it was Benn. On the night Benn could take out clean, anyone at Middleweight. Would have been fantastic to watch Benn huntin down Jones and Jones pickin the shots on the move..... Anyones fight really. I thought Mclellan had enough to beat Jones, and Benn walked through everythin Mclellan had, and he had alot man.....

Benn deep not walk through what Mcclellan was throwing. He survived it

Originally Posted by Fenster

I used to think Roy would have slaughtered Benn on the bridle... these days I can confidently predict that Benn would have sparked him. Fact.

I hope you aren't thinking of the Roy Jones against Tarver and Johnson and Calzaghe as the Roy that would have fought Benn prime 4 prime