WBC middleweight title Thomas & Mack Center, Las Vegas, Nevada 08-05-1993
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@rayeaquila79274 жыл бұрын
It’s so depressing to see all those empty seats for a fight of this magnitude
@Ofwudann4 жыл бұрын
Honestly
@Thomas-fk3cw4 жыл бұрын
Was this on the undercard of another big fight? Yeah, unbelievable the number of empty seats.
@johnconnor20533 жыл бұрын
i was just thinking the same thing 👌🏽
@A1Gz_3 жыл бұрын
@@Thomas-fk3cw Undercard for Lennox Lewis
@justonyambi87113 жыл бұрын
What were people of the time watching this was huge
@AB-ce5fg4 жыл бұрын
I wish all the old fights looked and sounded this good. Excellent quality
@James-th7wb3 жыл бұрын
That's because Showtime re-released it. Had the master tape or maybe enhanced the quality.
@Vercingetorix.Fantasia Жыл бұрын
look at their 2nd fight, quality is garbage .
@Don-rl1sm6 ай бұрын
1995 isn’t old, y o u n g n. 0 o b r e t a r d
@CD..edi1z6 ай бұрын
@@Vercingetorix.Fantasiait’s good quality. You haven’t looked hard enough.
@PartyCrasher042 ай бұрын
@@Don-rl1smyeah it is old bro
@nykia315 жыл бұрын
It takes a special breed of man to beat Julian Jackson in a firefight TWICE. The cost, unfortunately, was severe :(
@zayatkinson72534 жыл бұрын
ny_kia31 yes indeed!
@InimicusTuus4 жыл бұрын
McClellan wasn't special. he was huge for the weight and could hit hard, but wasn't special skillwise or talentwise. Julian Jackson is a natural light middleweight, he was much smaller than McClellan.
@zayatkinson72534 жыл бұрын
second_to_NONE! He actually was very skillful! And had much talent! He could fight lateral, coming forward, going backwards, speed, combos etc...he just had not so good defense....he wasn’t that much bigger than Julian at all; both guys walking around between 175-180lbs...it’s just Julian had more dense muscle while Gerald was more slim...Julian already had a full career while Gerald was only still at the beginning of his when he suffered the stroke, so we never got to see his full potential...he was winning the Benn fight until the stroke happened in a bigger weight division against a guy who knocked 90% of his opponents out and was already deep in his career...he would have certainly been another Mike Tyson quality fighter if he had more years into his career...he was certainly star quality
@martytdd16064 жыл бұрын
@@InimicusTuus Nobody wanted to go near him at that time bud, he was a nightmare for anybody from middle to light heavy.
@InimicusTuus4 жыл бұрын
@@zayatkinson7253 muscle doesn't matter that much. this isn't a bodybuilding contest. the point is that McClellan had a taller, thicker and wider frame than Jackson. functional strength in boxing largely depends on frame, if someone has a wide frame with thicker bones he will be always stronger than the small framed muscly guy. so yes, McClellan was definitely naturally stronger than Jackson, and he wasn't winning the fight against Benn. he won 3 rounds, with two being 10-8 rounds. keep in mind that Benn wasn't a really skilled fighter either, he got by having sheer ferocity and will.
@serenityinside1 Жыл бұрын
On a different note now sadly relevant, notice Mills Kane go to Jackson’s corner and kneel in front of a sitting Jackson, put his hands on his shoulders, and console him with kind words. What humanity , what a class act the great Mills Lane was. RIP sir 😔
@vince11harris11 ай бұрын
Greatest Ref of all time. Rip to Mills🙏🏾
@kawaiiafangirl Жыл бұрын
It's crazy to think that the 80s and 90s had a ton of great boxers from the 154 lbs. to the 168 lbs. divisions: Hagler, Hearns, Leonard, Duran, Benitez, Mugabi, Mike McCallum, Iran Barkley, Michael Nunn, Sumbu Kalambay, Terry Norris, Julian Jackson, Gerald McClellan, Roy Jones, Bernard Hopkins, James Toney, Nigel Benn, Chris Eubank, and Calzaghe just to name a few.
@Salieri47 Жыл бұрын
It reminds me of the talent level at 135 & 142 from say 1980 to 1985.
@1Maddd2mackxxx3 ай бұрын
And boy did each and every one of them hit harder than hell
@CornholioPuppetMaster3 ай бұрын
Hearns took Duran to the afterlife with one of the craziest punches I ever saw
@TheNeorch2 ай бұрын
@@CornholioPuppetMaster crazy that duran woke up 3 times before snoozing tho.
@TheNeorch2 ай бұрын
when the heavyweight division declines,the lower weights starts to shine.
@KillyJoe4 жыл бұрын
This quality is incredible. Glad I switched to this from the other version I found on KZfaq this is crazy
@richardespinoza62432 жыл бұрын
Despite Jackson’s two losses to McClellan he is still a Hall of Fame worthy . You can’t take away for what Jackson accomplish.
@royorkesjr.8386 Жыл бұрын
No one is...they both are 2 of the deadliest punchers to ever step in the ring
@marcoslaureano5562 Жыл бұрын
And his KO loss to Mike McCallum. Julian was great - he just couldn't beat the truly elite Kronk guys.
@davidmccann9811 Жыл бұрын
I believe a prime Jackson would have taken out McClellan. As would James Toney or Roy Jones.
@universesixhit642 Жыл бұрын
@@davidmccann9811 Didn't Roy fight Gerald at the olympics and lose? Weren't they both young then? :o
@renzopeterson1539 ай бұрын
@@marcoslaureano5562Mike McClallum is the most underrated fighter in the history of fighters. It's a shame he didn't get any of the Fab Four, but nonetheless he had an illustrious career, and thrived in the most competitive Middleweight division in the history of the sport.
@louduva98496 жыл бұрын
Incredible quality. Thanks for this.
@markyncole6 жыл бұрын
It's the best quality I've ever seen of this fight
@christiandesouza17506 жыл бұрын
Lou Duva Mcclellan’s problem was that he had no defense, what is your opinion Lou Duva?
@martytdd16065 жыл бұрын
Yeah, how cool would it be for all these 90s classics to be remastered like this! Excellent job!
@martytdd16065 жыл бұрын
@@christiandesouza1750 He had excellent all round boxing, but fell i n love with his deviststing power and granite chin. Kronk fighters are sound boxers. Gerald was the best that ever came through there
@paulanthony52745 жыл бұрын
Hearns was the best to come through Kronk but I respect your opinion.I think any defects Kronk fighters had back then Manny put right in the end and he became the best Trainer/Manager out there.R.I.P!
@Suleei6 жыл бұрын
Amazing quality, I will watch the match. for the 40th time
@johnsmith-mk3zq4 жыл бұрын
Mike tyson in prison at that time said Mcllelan was the best P4P fighter at that time
@jimred5700 Жыл бұрын
McClellan`s left hook to the body is one of the best punches in the history of boxing. It was like a sling shot.
@Mattyic313 Жыл бұрын
100 percent! I think he has the best left hook to the body in the history of boxing
@irtizashah69114 ай бұрын
@@Mattyic313facts
@minds7775 жыл бұрын
Both deadly punches and concrete chins
@A1Gz_3 жыл бұрын
Jackson didn’t have the strongest chin lol we have to be real here all his losses are KO but still was an incredible fighter regardless McClellan genuinely had a granite chin as he has never been dropped rocked stunned nothing only had to quit due to a brain injury
@DonnyAJ12 жыл бұрын
This man (McClellan) was on his way to being something extremely special. Just tragic what happened to him.
@ibrstellar10802 жыл бұрын
He was a special tallent in an era packed with quality fighters unlike today that's pretty average.
@joke38252 жыл бұрын
@@ibrstellar1080he was into dogfighting wasn't he
@drummersinger53242 жыл бұрын
Nah. Tragedy he bestowed to dogs . Karma is wonderful and correct for this lowlife. Makes me happy as hell
@CrueLoaf2 жыл бұрын
@@joke3825 yes. He bought a puppy. Tapped the mouth shut and put it in with his prize PitBull. Sickening.
@joke38252 жыл бұрын
@@CrueLoaf omg that's horrible
@mr.t6585 жыл бұрын
I think Julian is responsible for McClellan's brain injury. Gerald said he had some bad headaches after this fight
@martytdd16065 жыл бұрын
Yes he did say that, but Nigel Benn may have had something to do with the brain injury also, what do you think?
@mr.t6585 жыл бұрын
@@martytdd1606 no doubt about it Benn finished the job
@martytdd16065 жыл бұрын
@@mr.t658 Does anybody know what Manny and The G-Man were arguing about? Did Manny discover something after this fight?
@mr.t6585 жыл бұрын
@@martytdd1606 i heard they split over money Gerald thought Manny wasn't dedicating enough time to train him and was asking for a lot cash have you watched the documentary about this fight? if not you should watch it all questions are answered over there you can find it on youtube its called the fight of their lives
@martytdd16065 жыл бұрын
@@mr.t658 Yeah bud, Iv'e watched this documentary a lot actually, but because of editing and such I thought may be the film makers left out the part where Gerald's headache was focused on. It was never mentioned, may be it Benn's assault alone that night that did it. Thats the question that I'vs been asking since then.
@stuartevans11884 жыл бұрын
Further to my earlier comment, the more I watch this, the more impressed I am by McClellan....he knocked out the feared Julian Jackson when he was obviously already a very ,very sick man. Notice how he is desperately trying to get his gumshield out all through the fight.
@TigrayBoxing4 жыл бұрын
What? He was already a very sick? What are you talking about?
@stuartevans11884 жыл бұрын
@@TigrayBoxing In the build up to this fight, Gerald was already displaying worrying signs; backing off from sparring partners without explanation, etc. Also , many in his training camp had noticed strange behaviour; constantly sticking out the gumshield, and the heavy, hard blinking. At the end of this fight, Gerald says " I`ve got a terrible headache...…" fighters are used to the headaches resulting from sparring and the fights , so when a top level fighter complains about one , it has to be very , very bad.
@TigrayBoxing4 жыл бұрын
@@stuartevans1188 damn...
@agt4622 жыл бұрын
@@stuartevans1188 Yes I have always followed Gerald`s career and there was always stories about this fight in particular. He was injured in this fight and somehow his injury would go unnoticed until all hell broke loose during the Benn fight. The 50 plus rabbit punches on Gerald`s head did not help the cause.
@mikea52052 жыл бұрын
Can also see him wincing or hard blinking at the end of the fight...something just didn't look right. Easy to say now though.
@jeepamir5083 жыл бұрын
There has never been a showdown between two power punchers of this magnitude (not even Hagler vs Hearns). And there never will be
@keithclark72662 жыл бұрын
@Jeep Amir • Did you see the first round of Hagler-Hearns fight?
@jeepamir5082 жыл бұрын
@@keithclark7266, yes I did. And it was an all time great round. But, as I said, Jackson and G-Man are on another level when it comes to punching power in MW division.
@royorkesjr.83862 жыл бұрын
@@jeepamir508 absolutely these dudes were monsters both of their punching power levels were off the charts
@944622 жыл бұрын
hagler was not a full on puncher
@watchdogsthebeast35402 жыл бұрын
Ali vs frazier 3 no one can't beat that
@willis73195 жыл бұрын
Jackson was head hunting too much.. should have switched , keep mccellan guessing ,,, too predictable
@mattd38265 жыл бұрын
Agree definitely could have focused more on the body
@davepop81923 жыл бұрын
Just look at how Gerald is continuously blinking his eyes
@johanpeiper59082 жыл бұрын
It's awful knowing what happened. Poor man feel awful for him :(
@zeonhydro77222 жыл бұрын
It’s sweat dripping in his eyes. It happens after any intense exercise and it burns, he can’t use his hands to rub his face so he blinks hard continuously
@threerings1345 Жыл бұрын
Based on everything I've heard its clear that Mclellan suffered a catastrophic head injury in this fight that set the stage for his brain bleed vs Nigel Benn. This is the exact same type of rapid blinking that occurred when Mclellan to0k a knee to end that fight. He experienced headaches on and off after this bout, the rematch and in training for Benn that were completely ignored.
@royorkesjr.4455 жыл бұрын
This fight was an ultimate battle of the hardest hitting middleweights...to decide who was the hardest puncher in the WORLD pound for pound!!!!
@HulkVahkiin2 жыл бұрын
Actually it was for the WBC middleweight title. You need to set a baseline to see who can hit harder not put one against each other, because it would actually be who has the better chin.
@wrestler-kickboxer25242 жыл бұрын
@@HulkVahkiin And technique, cardio, speed, reach etc
@HulkVahkiin2 жыл бұрын
@@wrestler-kickboxer2524 Yes and no, because when it comes to two power punchers, it really comes down who can take the punch. Because one way or another, both are going to get hit.
@royorkesjr.83862 жыл бұрын
@@HulkVahkiin you are right the chin does play major factor but never rule out power..some have it and some don't but these two legends definitely we're the hardest hitting middleweights the world has ever seen
@fiucik12 жыл бұрын
@@HulkVahkiin Like Hearns-Hagler. Both hit very hard, Hearns harder, but Hagler's chin was made of iron.
@musicmann68123 жыл бұрын
He was complaining about head aches even back then but king persuaded him that it was nothing to worry about and that it wasn't related to the boxing. .. ( what a total scumbag, he'd sell his own granny for a couple of hundred dollars )
@agt4622 жыл бұрын
What Don King did at the Benn fight was beyond disgusting. He walked in with Gerald and would walk out with Nigel Benn. Don`t think I ever heard of a boxer say good positive things about Don King.
@musicmann68122 жыл бұрын
@@agt462 Yeh he's a real piece of shit isn't he..
@KryptonitetoallBS10 ай бұрын
He taped the mouth of a Labrador and set his fighting dogs on it. They ripped that poor dog to pieces. It died without any chance of defending itself. That C**t McClellan deserves to rot in hell for what he did. Zero sympathy from me. Well done Nigel Benn, a true warrior 👍
@adamzitsch90275 ай бұрын
17:56 this victory solidified Gman in the sport of boxing , it is such a huge win to beat a KO artist like the hawk , forever respect to gman for this fight
@michealbreathnach29283 жыл бұрын
This was a brilliant fight. McClellan was a very big middleweight. These two were vicious men.
@Karrllson Жыл бұрын
One of the most Elite level fights you're ever going to see. 😦
@fergusmckee5 жыл бұрын
Mcclellan is the best middleweight ever in my opinion, pure class
@YoungKeezyLSEU4 жыл бұрын
Nick Mck indeed I agree I think he’s unbeatable
@royorkesjr.4454 жыл бұрын
I agree if that brain injury wouldn't have happened he would have beaten anyone
@bartobartoman95174 жыл бұрын
@@royorkesjr.445 but the brain injury was given to him by another boxer, and it didn't judge happen.
@royorkesjr.4454 жыл бұрын
@@bartobartoman9517 I meant if the brain injury wasn't a factor at all he would have destroyed Nigel Benn
@bartobartoman95174 жыл бұрын
@@royorkesjr.445 l now understand and true because I've watched the match several times, you are right.
@julianvidovic70282 ай бұрын
Two of the fastest and strongest middleweights in history going at it in not one but two fights. Why haven’t I watched this yet?
@mytowntrill54415 жыл бұрын
2 of the 5 HARDEST PUNCHERS IN BOXING HISTORY(P4P) and it looks like about 65% of the seats are empty. Fucking rediculus!!! If this fight was a present day fight it would sell 4 milion PPV buys. 👊
@agt4622 жыл бұрын
For whatever reason, this fight took place during the middle of the week. Even I missed it. That`s why it looks half empty.
@Orange69212 жыл бұрын
Don King was putting multiple big fights on one card in the early 90's. So sometimes we see these historic fights as undercards with half empty areas.
@shotgunshawzy5 жыл бұрын
17:22 Mills Lane i know your ready, makes me sad. McClellan, incredible fighter.
@martytdd16065 жыл бұрын
Brillant quality upload, hope every SD fight gets uploaded to this standard. What a fight, what an era for these weight classes.
@ramlangoddos44253 ай бұрын
When boxing was really boxing as compared to today's boxing.
@SBroconis5223 ай бұрын
Plenty of good fights today bud. Beterbiev vs Gvozdyk. Gvozdyk vs Stevenson were good wars with massive punchers involved.
@jamesallan9395 Жыл бұрын
Thanks for this, the quality is fantastic. One of my all time favorite matches.
@johnhancock29145 ай бұрын
This fight would have been a superfight on todays boxing
@agt4622 жыл бұрын
"Canelo" Alvarez is so lucky these monsters are a thing of the past. These guys would knock him out in the 1st Round.
@TrevWILL79 Жыл бұрын
Right. These dudes would eat punches and keep coming for you!!
@royorkesjr.8386 Жыл бұрын
Oh yeah most definitely
@martytdd1606 Жыл бұрын
You called it bud 👌 His career would've been limited, had he moved up to 160 that year.
@boxer31394 ай бұрын
90s Boxing was soo talented. Made me fall in love with the sport lol
@worstxb1playertylerteehc6353 жыл бұрын
This is probably 40% of the Damage that would be MClellan's end with Nigel Benn. He doing the weird blinking and nose rubbing here too. Man that Julian Jackson was a real banger and this is a REAL contest. Dayum. I didn't even know this fight took place. So sitting here on a Sunday afternoon with mouth agape watching this blockbuster.
@michaelperez2652 жыл бұрын
Rip Emanuel Stewart great guy man
@jackjude5 жыл бұрын
Wow. The quality is amazing! Cheers
@decojoe56604 жыл бұрын
What a come back after 2 low blows
@johnconnor20533 жыл бұрын
this was tooth to nail grit! 🥊 speed power technique and heart 📦 a classic fight 🥀
@stuartevans11884 жыл бұрын
Watch closely.....McClellan is playing with his mouthguard almost from the opening bell. He was already in big trouble.
@bjr04672 жыл бұрын
Wtf does that have to do with anything
@sameerberia72112 жыл бұрын
@@bjr0467 when a fighter keeps doing that, it’s a sign of brain damage
@martytdd1606 Жыл бұрын
@@sameerberia7211 It's a sign of what? Sucking in more air when they're tired. Some fighters even purposely spit theirs out to steal a rest. Why can't you strange beings just accept that Jackson wasn't powerful enough to be a proper middleweight at that time. Benn and G-Man were next level up. It's called 'Super Middleweight' Benn got the Better of it on the night at 168.🤷♂️
@codeezieАй бұрын
Maybe that was just a habit of his. We have no idea of knowing if that was linked to any brain damage. It's very speculative. Not saying it WASNT related, but it's impossible to know for sure.
@malachizarathustra730116 күн бұрын
G Man mentioned headache in post fight interview here
@DreDaDon164 ай бұрын
Julian Jackson was an underrated warrior
@SantaBarbaraSongbird Жыл бұрын
After this fight GMan started complaining of unusually stronger headaches. His sparring partner thought Julian Jackson gave him GMan several concussions in 1993. it would make so much sense in explaining how Gerald Mcclellan suffered the tragedy against Benn. This was a part if it
@anz244110 ай бұрын
I agree...no way was all the damage caused by benn...but benn being allowed to hit Gman with rabbit punches often, certainly did lots of damage.
@danyoutube749110 ай бұрын
@@anz2441 "Certainly", meaning you didn't like him getting rabbit punched and want to make it a great crime. Benn rabbit punched a bit when opponents grabbed on, yes, but McClellan was no angel inside the ring either (and frankly evil outside of it if the dog torturing stories are true).
@llla40918 ай бұрын
Jackson was his sparring partner?
@anz24418 ай бұрын
@@llla4091 🤨
@mr.authentic25052 жыл бұрын
Gerald deserves a movie.
@waffle_burger8499 Жыл бұрын
You can see Gerald blinking very oddly straight after the fight between 19:20 - 19:30, you can tell he's in distress. I think he suffered a serious head injury in this fight that didn't become fully apparent until the Benn fight. Obviously no-one picked up on this at the time as the signs and symptoms were very subtle.
@STANKORachev10 ай бұрын
No he never had brain injury
@tonypaella10 ай бұрын
@@STANKORachevlmao
@anz244110 ай бұрын
@@STANKORachev He most certainly received damage...do u go around blinkin like that lol...I'd hope not. He was damaged here even in victory !!
@danyoutube749110 ай бұрын
In fact waffle I think he starts doing it - and pushing the mouth guard out - during the fight. I think the injury must have happened in the first few rounds. Maybe it was a vulnerability which was already there, either the legacy of a previous head trauma or something he'd had since birth, but in any case it begins during the fight.
@waffle_burger849910 ай бұрын
@@STANKORachev Don't be an ass.
@claytonfox41074 жыл бұрын
Two of the best landing bombs , what a exciting fight 🥇🥇🥊
@Suleei6 жыл бұрын
Mcclellan won the match, but Julian gave him the start of that head injury.
@wayneholmes64605 жыл бұрын
You don't know that for sure
@tynao20295 жыл бұрын
McClellan fucked up Julian BIGTIME...look at the women's/people faces when dude gets his neck snapped back on the mat 20:06
@devinkim45885 жыл бұрын
I think so
@orlandoemecheta44684 жыл бұрын
@@tynao2029 mcclellan got fucked up by nigel benn😂😂😂
@marioz98973 жыл бұрын
@@orlandoemecheta4468 Why is that funny? ridiculous!
@Kubilay572 жыл бұрын
thank you for providing this fight in such great quality
@jonbathurst9532 жыл бұрын
Jackson just hits so damn hard. Even when hes not able to knock someone out and lands on the foreheas or body you can see the effect. I never saw mclellan react the way he does to jacksons punches. Jacksons not really a knockout artist, he doesn’t set guys up so masterfully like a Duran or Toney, but in terms kf raw power its brutal. Hes got a chance against anyone, especially at 154.
@redredbostonelecelec Жыл бұрын
No doubt he hits hard, but also he has been knocked out six times, hardly a sign of a great fighter
@lyledando4000 Жыл бұрын
Man Julian jackson was an Incredible knock out artist smh
@royorkesjr.8386 Жыл бұрын
Jackson waa no joke he and McClellan are the hardest punchers ever in the middleweight division
@davidmccann9811 Жыл бұрын
@@redredbostonelecelec Most of the greatest fighters in the boxing hall of fame lost more than 6 times.
@renzopeterson1539 ай бұрын
From 1988 to 1993 the Middleweight division was the strongest in the history of Middleweight boxing. You had people fighters like: G-Man McClellan, Michael Watson, James Toney, Nigel Benn, Roy Jones Jr., Mike McCallum, Chris Eubank, Bernard Hopkins, Steve Collins, Sumbu Kalambay, Iran Barkley, Herol Graham, Lamar Parks, Reggie Johnson and Julian Jackson.
@philgarrett5498 Жыл бұрын
It's a completely different fight after the clash of heads. Prior to it Jackson appeared to be in control. After it he looked dazed and confused.
@Marcin-yq6vy3 жыл бұрын
Julian Jackson hardest puncher ever
@kforcer3 жыл бұрын
Yep.
@davidmccann9811 Жыл бұрын
When Jackson took people out they were asleep before they hit the ground.
@royorkesjr.83869 ай бұрын
McClellan did the same thing Jackson did
@TheGreatest1974 Жыл бұрын
I find it hard to pity a man who himself had not a shred of pity for the defenceless rescue dogs he threw in for his fighting pitbulls to tear to shreds. That’s the truth of maclennan.
@jimred57002 жыл бұрын
I noticed in Jackson`s fights his punches were so powerful that even if they landed on his opponents arms it made them back up.
@gblackmon84 Жыл бұрын
He's blinking throughout this fight. Brain was already cooked.
@40tapatio6 жыл бұрын
Great Fight & Definition,McClellan was a Warrior...and Mr.Duva is a Legend !
@swazilandirtbikes3 ай бұрын
'and down he goes' greased me.
@jimred57002 жыл бұрын
I noticed the first thing Gerald did when the Ref waved the fight over: He grabbed his gumshield and threw it to the floor, almost with contempt. He couldn`t wait to be rid of that mouthguard. Definitely early signs of the troubles that lay ahead.
@mattbrousseau2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the uploads. Amazing quality footage.
@yuljohnson6838 Жыл бұрын
Seemed that unintentional low blow inticed Gerald to end things earlier than what he had planned. Good fight by both men but Julian didn't have a chance in the rematch!
@thwiftlythwept70233 жыл бұрын
unbelievable that G took those big right hand shots mere seconds before his first knockdown of JJ at 1:24ish of R5.
@BernardWilkinson Жыл бұрын
The damage to McClellan was done in this fight. He should have not fought Benn. I blame his team. They should have not let that fight happen.
@davidmccann9811 Жыл бұрын
I was about 12 rows from ringside when he fought Benn, and team McClellan were so over confident it was unreal. In the week before the fight Gerald seemed to be more focused on buying dogs than he was on the fight.
@mariastenljung9159 Жыл бұрын
McCellan took low blows and still he could knockout Jackson, that is something special, really sad about his destiny
@KidGloves21123 жыл бұрын
Back then, it was so normal for top fighters to fight one another that fights like this barely got attention. If Julian and Gerald were fighting in this generation, I doubt this fight would have ever happen.
@calvincameron3543 жыл бұрын
Wow the quality of this is incredible.Thank you for this upload
@TheOriginalGankstar3 жыл бұрын
Seems this fight did serious damage to Gerald which sadly cost him down the line...
@sickathanyouraverage44043 жыл бұрын
He had no professionals in his corner only homeboys. One time he had to do his own hand wrapping because his corner did not know how.
@michealbreathnach29283 жыл бұрын
@@sickathanyouraverage4404 Yes, but for this fight he was still a kronk fighter and had a great team. McClellan was a tremendous talent but a nasty guy, he got angry with Manny Stewart paying too much attention to Tommy Hearns on a comeback and left, maybe McClellan was right but he was a brash young guy (part of why he was a good fighter) he wanted to be boss in the corner so he hired weak willed men instead of proper coaches. Can't put an old head on young shoulders I guess and then fought Nigel Benn. I was sure McClellan would beat him. Most atmospheric fight I have ever seen, when Benn entered the ring to the chimes of Big Ben as ring walk music. Such a shame what happened.
@keithclark72662 жыл бұрын
If Julian Jackson or Gerald McClellan were fighting today they would rule Boxing
@royorkesjr.8386 Жыл бұрын
Facts
@jalenikezeue41142 жыл бұрын
😢 I Will Never Forget Gerald 💪🏿🇺🇲McClella💪🏿🥊🇺🇲 🥊 in my 👁 He's a⭐️ Icon⭐️
@tmt2058Ай бұрын
The commentators were very educated in boxing compared too now. They knew and understand the art
@fransiscoscaramanga6744 жыл бұрын
two fighters sugar ray leonard avoided..............wanted no part of them, i'll even throw Mike Mcallum in that group..
@fransiscoscaramanga6743 жыл бұрын
@COTUS Mike McCallum an Donald Curry who turned out to be a tomato can, fought in the same era as Leonard........he avoided them both......
@fransiscoscaramanga6743 жыл бұрын
@COTUS doesn't matter,,,, he avoided them both.
@StuartTheunissen4 жыл бұрын
At 32 Jackson was already in decline at this point... McClellan at his peak. For me I can't see McClellan ever beating a Jackson in his prime.
@oliveraherne55474 жыл бұрын
Nah he was huge and Jackson was always a bit chinny. Just a bad matchup for the hawk.
@mahadkamran59142 жыл бұрын
McClellan was 25, not at his peak, he was pretty green actually.
@StuartTheunissen2 жыл бұрын
@@mahadkamran5914 Impossible to say... Punchers often peak early. In McClellan's case we'll never know unfortunately.
@mahadkamran59142 жыл бұрын
@@StuartTheunissen The body reaches its physical prime at 30 on average, which would definitely of helped McClellans explosive power, but you are right, its all speculation.
@richardoliveira1532 жыл бұрын
I have no doubts: Mcclellan was already blinking bad and cleaning (nothing) from outside his head in this fight almost since the start. Something was wrong inside his head and his facial expressions as he getting hit says it all. Those same expressions that something was bothering him just as he did in his last fight, only worse that night. When Fredy Pacheco says "he looks kinda confused after getting hit by a big punch from Ben", it really did look like it.. lots of times. Those are not expressions of getting hurt with the punching power, but from getting extremely uncomfurtable with something happening inside him. I might be wrong but I smell something was covered up and that kid should've stop fighting long before his last one.
@martytdd1606 Жыл бұрын
Lay off the proper 12 bud
@Salieri47 Жыл бұрын
I've often wondered how many fighters had their careers shortened by the Kronk Gym Wars.
@jessehodgesgolf2 жыл бұрын
There is something really satisfying about watching a fighter who tries to make his shit count rather than tryna mallinaggi his way around the ballet studio
@Handles-uh2xl3 ай бұрын
That last punch sounded like a hit marker
@Micscience3 жыл бұрын
It's crazy how many times Gerald does that wink. I feel bad what happened.
@rickymoreno492911 ай бұрын
I remember watching those stacked undercard fights Don King had the boxing scene on lock man I remember watching these two fighting twice epic I was like 12 or 13 years old man classic
@joke38252 жыл бұрын
Man the boxers were built different back in the days.
@replicacity928 ай бұрын
What a great battle and mills lane makes it even better
@6412mars3 жыл бұрын
After the fight you can see gerald blinking..I think he's having trouble even here
@Alexander_Tronstad3 жыл бұрын
I don't know... I mean I think he might have problems with his head allready, but the blinking isn't what you look for to indicate that as that could be other things - With a lot of sweaty gloves flying in your face, some flies in your eyes easily all the time. I notice fighters with or without head injuries often blink a lot between rounds and after fights, I think because of this.
@6412mars3 жыл бұрын
@@Alexander_Tronstad What you say is true..but Gerald didn't blink in this fashion against Jackson..it began after that fight
@Alexander_Tronstad3 жыл бұрын
@@6412mars Yeah, true when I watch the way he blinks in this fight it seems something is causing him discomfort that he's not letting on. We know what happened so it's easy to understand afterwards I think. But I don't know if you can deduce on the spot exactly why someone would blink like that other than to they try to cope with a general pain, maybe a headache, which wouldn't be crazy to experience during a fight.
@stevenashe8900Ай бұрын
Biggest advantage McClellan had was he was the naturally bigger fighter. I think several of the blows landed by Jackson would have ko’d or at least seriously disoriented most junior middleweights. But McClellan was a borderline light heavyweight and Jackson was a natural 154 pounder most of his career to that point.
@TS-126710 ай бұрын
.... McClellan is a Monster When He's On It..... 🥊 🥊
@CurtisDJunior5 жыл бұрын
My God boxing
@LITMOVIESCENES Жыл бұрын
Blinking eyes alot at end of fight that's not a good sign
@faznyc15 жыл бұрын
I really think Gerald McClellan's had health issues before the Benn fight. If you watch him during this fight, he was constantly struggling with his mouthpiece and had excessive blinking.
@centurion63785 жыл бұрын
Yes mate
@leadbelly1234 жыл бұрын
I keep seeing these sort of comments. I guess there might have been damage caused before the Benn fight that never truly healed, maybe, making the blood clot more likely. However, the blinking in the benn fight was due to a blood clot. And that's the thing, if the blood clot happened beforehand, he wouldn't have even made it to the Benn fight. And so I am not really sure what people think they are seeing.
@al-jw6cd4 жыл бұрын
leadbelly123 bloodclots can be there for years getting worse and then can randomly rupture. By all accounts McClellan was showing signs as far back as the Late eighties
@TheMLGToddC4 жыл бұрын
@Koraun The one on youtube Gerald was beating toney in a sparring match. In fact, there have been accounts of Gerald knocking out Toney in a sparring match. Gerald probably overtrained. One thing for sure, he rarely played defense in his fights....
@sundaypunch79064 жыл бұрын
The usual BS of Americans refusing to believe facts. McClellan had no health issues before the Benn fight. Benn was just too much for him and that's the facts.
@aaroncalderon69283 жыл бұрын
Why in TF is the arena empty?? Was this an undercard? These were 2 of the hardest punching Middleweights ever
@ID303943 жыл бұрын
Poor promoting?
@lefez90153 жыл бұрын
Yes it was an undercard.
@ivanmarc31553 жыл бұрын
super quality for a super fight thanks
@markyncole3 жыл бұрын
A classic fight by two top MW fighters fought in a half filled arena. I bet the main event ticket holders regret not showing up early.
@alexanderpewin800 Жыл бұрын
You hear the sound of those punches landing.
@austinlittke76889 ай бұрын
Mclellan had all the physical tools, but like thson he didnt have it mentally or psychologically. Even in this fight you can see he has piss poor defense and its 10x better in this fight than it was in the Benn fight. Dude didnt want to train, put in effort, box, improve, he just wanted to go in and knock people out. truly fell in love with his power
@ericgatlin6414 Жыл бұрын
You can't tell they wanted Jackson to win. That was as unintentional of a headbutt as you could get, and they took a point. 2 low blows in a row and no point deduction
@danhabu47314 жыл бұрын
i don't know why this fight didn't gain the attention it deserved.... lotta great middles at this time.
@marknorris13813 жыл бұрын
One of the hardest punching contests in middleweight history.
@garrettohyeah73653 жыл бұрын
was all about the heavyweights in the 90's
@josiah32363 жыл бұрын
@@garrettohyeah7365 came here to say that.
@irafinkelstein4233 жыл бұрын
The 2 Marquis ko artists of that decade and so many bare stands
@LowTierFallout3 жыл бұрын
16:30 If only they knew. That blinking was hardly showmanship.
@masteroogway42073 жыл бұрын
the og boxing is just the best. round1 boxers already looking for a kill
@glendonmcgee94783 жыл бұрын
Jackson fighting dirty and got stopped hard you reap what you sow 🤣🤣🤣
@Roscoe.P.Coldchain Жыл бұрын
I noticed was gasping for air and puffing his gum shield out like when he fought Ben..So sad what happened that night 😢..May I say though the picture is outstanding considering how long ago the fight was..👍
@joshnolan7135 Жыл бұрын
Gerald would destroy any middle weight or super middleweight in this era today a shame how his career came to end
@jungeausfavela2 жыл бұрын
one of a kind
@TPerez10212 жыл бұрын
These guys were amazing
@airborne81453 жыл бұрын
That low blow crunk Gerald McClellan up He said to himself I got to end this fight now after that he knocked him out
@Fukumeanhoe Жыл бұрын
This was a super fight and most of the seats are empty
@user-us6mg9fv1m6 ай бұрын
Gerald always reminded me of Tommy hearns! Breathtakingly fast dangerous, powerful, super aggressive.