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Okay, so he wasn't a very nice man ...... most professional athletes (especially those from very poor backgrounds) are not. That's partially what makes them such tough competitors.

I was there at the Benn/McClellan fight. A hell of a war.

There is fair degree of revionism going on though, people have since said that benn only won by cheating, by fouling or by having the referee in his pocket. Bullshit.

McClellan was a decent fighter, who could bang a bit in the early rounds. He was not going to be the second coming of Marvin Hagler .... he lost his knockout power after the fifth round generally, his defense wasn't great and he always was open to being hit himself. Exciting, yes ..... great, no.
31 Wins
29 Knockouts
20 - 1st Round knockouts

Just the above alone proved he was a great knockout artist. He had it all in the ring. I think the only thing that did not occur was for him to have a chance to fight more guys. Ask Julian Jackson if he can fight?

As far as the comparison to Hagler. He was more of a Hearns than a Hagler.