Gerald McClellan’s record at Super Middle weight was

Fights = 1

Won = 0 / Lost = 1 / Drawn = 0

They are the facts.

He could not KO Benn who didn't have the greatest chin in the world, but people say Benn was hypnotised by Paul McKenna before the fight. I think they are right because he should have been knocked out by some of the shots he took, but he took them and gave some back, that's the thing with home run hitters like McClellan. You name them, be it, George Foreman, Mike Tyson, Kostya Tszyu or Julian Jackson. They have one thing in common they are great 'On Top' fighters. They are bullies who rely too much on the power. It's a bit like a huge server at tennis. Sure, having a huge serve will win a lot of games and tournaments but it won't be enough to beat the best out there on a consistent basis as he/she does not have an all round game to do so .

I think that's what McClellan and other huge punches find out, that there are also many other fighters out there who have huge ability to take your punch and comeback, and drag you into a war where your power does not mean anything and THEN it’s about heart, courage and desire. Qualities they have never had to use before as there power covered up a lot of fundamental cracks. Maybe McClellan would have KO-ed RJJ but I doubt it, he would have been too fast too sharp and hit too hard for him.

On a final point, I always feel uncomfortable talking about the G-Man. As we all know as I am writing this and you’re reading this he is most likely sitting somewhere in Freeport, Illinois virtually blind, not fully able to walk or fend for himself. His life as a normal functioning human being is over, forever. So to talk about his boxing ability seems some what trivial.