Fight of Their Lives : Benn v McClellan - ITV1 5th December

Just finished watching this...I had a tear in my eye...it was very moving.....McClellan has a great and loving family and God Bless them all


Job Biscuit (I also noticed the blinking in the post fight training)!!!!


eh eh!!!

I was told by a very good source, before the Fight. That Montell Griffins had Sparked McClellan, 3 weeks before the Benn Fight, in Sparring.

After watching that I still cant decide who is to blame, if anyone.

His trainer's inexperience certainly didn't help but it's easy for us to judge in our armchairs with the benefit of hindsight.

I thought Gerald's families reaction was seriously unjust, to say you want Benn dead is just plain dumb. I know Benn's post fight comments seem harsh but in the context of their timing they're pretty standard.

saw it on catch up last night. was a great programme.

Anyone who thinks what Benn said after the fight was spiteful imagine how pumped up he was, and there was genuine animosity between them which wouldn't have disappeared the minute the fight ended. it was said in the heat of the moment and i think most people can see that. Had Mclellan made a full recovery i reckon his family would have found it easier to forgive.

If anyone wants to find out more about this fight read 'war, baby'. It's a good read and goes more in depth talking about GM's lifestyle and the aftermath of the fight.

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I remember reading about Gerald's interest in dog fighting a while back. To hear that he taped up a labradors mouth and set his pitbull on it is fucking unforgivable. Although you're heart goes out to him it kind of makes you think 'what goes around comes around'.

His sister is an AMAZING person though and didn't deserve to be thrust into the role of a 24/7 carer. I thought her story should have been dug into a little deeper.

Great doc though. ITV docs are usually crap but this one was a cut above

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I have to say I completely agree. My sympathy for McClellan disappeared when I heard about the dog fighting (and I heard about it years ago)

I missed it is there any sites that i can watch it on ?

Scrap what would a pre fight examination have looked like back then?

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Originally Posted by g3org3

I missed it is there any sites that i can watch it on ?

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Smash popped in to post a youtube vid, have a look at page 2 mate

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I remember reading about Gerald's interest in dog fighting a while back. To hear that he taped up a labradors mouth and set his pitbull on it is fucking unforgivable. Although you're heart goes out to him it kind of makes you think 'what goes around comes around'.

His sister is an AMAZING person though and didn't deserve to be thrust into the role of a 24/7 carer. I thought her story should have been dug into a little deeper.

Great doc though. ITV docs are usually crap but this one was a cut above

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I have to say I completely agree. My sympathy for McClellan disappeared when I heard about the dog fighting (and I heard about it years ago)

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Didnt know about the dog incident, being a dog owner, Karma is a wonderful thing :)

Menphis same as now nothing changed that much Scans were in then.

As we judge Mc Clellan, remember the old saying those with out sin let them cast the first
stone.? Plenty of fucking sinner's on here I bet .?

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As we judge Mc Clellan, remember the old saying those with out sin let them cast the first
stone.? Plenty of fucking sinner's on here I bet .?

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speak for yourself

GOt a notice SAYING it can only be viewed in the UK.:mad: ANY WAY OF BYPASSING THIS?

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Originally Posted by Fatsandman

I remember reading about Gerald's interest in dog fighting a while back. To hear that he taped up a labradors mouth and set his pitbull on it is fucking unforgivable. Although you're heart goes out to him it kind of makes you think 'what goes around comes around'.

His sister is an AMAZING person though and didn't deserve to be thrust into the role of a 24/7 carer. I thought her story should have been dug into a little deeper.

Great doc though. ITV docs are usually crap but this one was a cut above

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I have to say I completely agree. My sympathy for McClellan disappeared when I heard about the dog fighting (and I heard about it years ago)

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Didnt know about the dog incident, being a dog owner, Karma is a wonderful thing :)

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It is sad what happened to Gerrard, but he was not a nice person outside of the ring prior to injury.

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Menphis same as now nothing changed that much Scans were in then.

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Cheers mate. So he would have had an MRI scan?

Off topic but how did the Barrera Lloyd fight go ahead if he had a plate in his bonce and went through an MRI? No one apprently knew about it until much later is the story.