Let this be a lesson to fighters who spar too much. Your brain isn't a muscle and it doesn't have the same recuperating mechanisms that our musculoskeletal system possesses. This great fighter was overused in the wrong way and is the victim of lack of supervision. God bless!
broken blood vessels in his brain and he was squinting hard in training camp every time he took a shot, as told by his sparring partner. He wasn't a good guy, but it's tough to watch that happen to anyone. IDK how they didn't see this in camp.
They tell you to throw a punch like you want to punch through the back of your opponent. Mcclellan threw punches like he was throwing through 3 opponents
@@LeMeilleurr It's the skills that take the effort tho, not the sloppy punching lol. Rephrased as in George didn't have to learn clean boxing because he would get almost anyone out of there with his raw power even with his big lack in technique.
Gerald McClellan's big mistake was splitting with Many Steward (head coach at the famous Kronk Gym in Detriot, Michigan), who would have pulled him out long before the damage was irreversible in the Benn fight. The guy he had as his head coach in the corner that night (Stan Johnson), had zero experience as a boxing trainer (let alone at world level), and, was just employed by McClellan as a cheerleader to tell him how good he looked and just go for the knockout. Bad move, with, sadly, life-changing consequences. What happened to Michael Watson was a tragic accident; I believe what happened to Gerald McClellan was an accident of birth; being genetically predisposed to suffering brain damage in the boxing ring (so, in my opinion, if it hadn't happened against Nigel Benn it would have happened further down the line; it's just with Benn's ferocious and tremendous punching power it was, unfortunately, accelerated. A good tribute to a talented boxer, who had all the moves in the ring, and who almost lost his life in the toughest game of all. Thanks for uploading
If he beat Ben in the first then how come Ben won the fight? Doesn’t make sense at all that comment, oh sorry it’s the constipation section 🥱have a look at that left hook of bens what dropped him..B.man
@@Roscoe.P.Coldchain Ben was off his tits on drugs! The prick pretended to collapse after the fight so cudnt take test! That's the only way he cud beat the g man !
The G Man. Amazing talent with devastating power - he punched Julian Jackson (who many regarded as hardest pound for pound puncher) from one side of the ring to the other.
G MAN WAS DEADLY. ROY JONES I HEARD WAS ONE OF THE ONLY BOXERS THAT LOOKED OUT FOR G MAN AFTER HIS INJURY, AND CAN ATTEST TO HOW NASTY, HARD-HITTING AND SKILLFUL G MAN WAS.
This is what i said 90s technical boxing was absolute beast but tyson and the heavyweight's took over and the middleweights wasnt that reveal but had the best boxing i.q then all the weight category in boxing.. 90s.
This man for Julian Jackson not once but twice and beat him both times. He was the true goat, if he would’ve gone to the doctor after those fights, he might still be OK today. I’m not sure how much they can really do to prevent brain injury after the damage is done tjo
I was in the arena the night that happened to Gerald mcclellan, i was with my dad i was only 9 and my dad has never been to another boxing fight again after that, as it was heartbreaking what happened to him and in some way the people feel that the ref was easy on Benn that night and i agree.
Because i think Benn was on drugs, i've seen documentary about this fight and interviews and the way he was talking about how he needed to win this fight because he had trouble in his life both personally and financially, also the fact that he avoided the drug test after the fight after collapsing due to exhaustion as he said, and when the way he felt uncombfortable talking about this makes me believe that he was actually juiced. He even said that he was peeing blood days after the fight, which is in my opinion due to the fact taht Mclellan was known for landing devastating liver shots, may be drugs can help you take those shots during the fight.
Emanuel teaches his fighters how to throw punches to get full power, but you can see on the pads, he doesn’t incorporate defense. Emanuel teaches an exciting style but look how hearns and Stevenson ended up.
@@Jumpman90 yes he was very defensively minded albeit he was knocked out brutally twice, his jab was his key to a great defensive which translated to a great offence
My thoughts exactly, he could've been the best ever. Didn't want to put the time in sparring and just thought his power would end fights early. With the right conditioning and discipline he would've ruled the division.
@@nbee7934 fr if he stayed with Manny I think he would be the best Middleweight ever. He had everything, I believe his status would be ahead of GGG and Marvelous
With Emmanuel Steward as his trainer I think he's the only MW/SM that could've possibly beat Roy Jones Jr, the power Gerald possessed would've been the biggest test for Roy's chin so Gerald could've damn well knocked Roy out but then again that's if Gerald could catch Roy with his cat like reflexes and speed, the greatest fight that never happened sadly
He either would've beaten Benn or avoided any serious injury as well. Manny Steward would've picked up on something being wrong with Gerald and stopped it immediately.
A right hand punch where the force is sent downward instead of forward through the opponent, just before impact you flare the elbow upward and direct the shot to the floor similar to chopping wood with an axe.
Damn you dont know ish about boxing. Hearns, Gman are up there with anyone when it comes to the overhand right, those two you mentioned are not even in the same league when it comes to that punch
Hi folks. Lets take a trip down memory lane. On the 25th February 1995, Gerald McClellan met a 31 year old Blackman from the U.K called Nigel Benn. It was to be the most punishing fight of McClellans career. His opponent Nigel Benn was not a boxer. He was a notorious bar room brawler who intially took up boxing as a way of managing his anger. Coupled with his anger issues, Benn had a reputation for being one of the dirtiest fighters. After much hype, the fight got underway and McClellans came out in his usual explosive style. After knocking down Benn in the first round, Benn somehow got back up and proceeded to trade blows with McClellan. Benn was not in the same class as McClellan, but somehow he miraculously stayed toe to toe with McClellan during that fateful night punching McClellan throughout the following rounds. Benns punching delivery was sloppy and his footwork dodging was shabby. But his punches miraculously still connected! In contrast Gerald was fast, super co-ordinated and classy. Both men traded good punches complete with their contrasting styles. Benn employed his trademark dirty tactics by rabbit punching McClellan in the back of the head in every round as the tv footage clearly shows. Sometime during the round 9, McClellan sustained a serious brain injury from Benns punches and he started blinking heavily as he was in pain. His gum shield started hanging out and he started breathing erratic as if he was struggling to get enough oxygen. He movements slowed and he started backing off but he kept his guard up at all times. The round ended but McClellan was visibly hurt. During that round McClellans punches had suddenly become sloppy and apart from the exception of the odd punch, they were just not connecting. A bloodclot had formed in McClellans brain from the gruelling punches he had received. Both men were very tired but Benn, despite his sloppy style, was now getting the upperhand as McClellan was clearly injured. During round 9 Benn can be seen missing a punch but the sheer force of his punch made him fall forward and he headbutted McClellan who tried get out if the way - but McClellan was unsuccessful. Boxing experts have analysed the video footage and have stated that this accidental headbutt made things worse for McClellan added to the fact that his condition was already getting worse due to the brain injury he sustained sometime during round 9. McClellans punches clearly confirmed in the ringside video footage had become sloppy and his movements had become slow. His gum shield was hanging out and he can be seen blinking as if he was in pain. His breathing was erratic as if he was struggling for oxygen. He nevertheless continued. In round 10 Benn came out and after the two men were trying to punch eachother Benn caught Gerald with two punches. The first punch made McClellan go down on one knee but he got back up. The second punch 20 seconds later made McClellan go down on one knee again and the referee stepped in because McClellan made no effort to get back up. McClellan remained down on one knee and the referee began counting down. To everyones shock, McClellan allowed himself to be counted out. The fight was over and McClellan staggered back to his corner and sat down on his stool. IT WAS A FATEFUL NIGHT AS WITHIN 2 MINUTES MCCLELLAN FELL INTO A COMA WHILST STILL IN THE RING FROM A TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY. HE HAD ACTUALLY FALLEN OFF HIS STOOL. So there you have it folks. Gerald was the boxer - Benn was the brawler. But Benn possessed the volcano heart of a lion - and somehow he miraculously managed to pull of one of the biggest upsets in boxing history!
A nice analysis EXCEPT that McClellan had a career history of absorbing excessive punishment. His two previous fights with extreme puncher Julian Jackson exposed him to a lot of power head shots before he won both. Given his history and fighting style, McClellan may well have had a damaged brain that was already a ticking time bomb that could have exploded from a head shot from a sparring partner or a hard sneeze. Pro boxing is an ultrahazardous activity that ruins a lot of athletes both physically and mentally, both actively and over years of aging after retirement. As a decent and educated man, I wish I could give up my continuing interest in it. Reasonable minds cannot differ that -- like American football -- it's too injurious to innocent athletes in its present form and that the day is coming that we'll have too much scientific and medical evidence before us to allow it to continue.
@@Whitegorillaboy Ok i just read your comment so allow me to ssk you a question. Would you support mandatory brain scans for all pro boxers before any fight deal is signed with promoters?
@@Whitegorillaboy You could just have good defense, stay hydrated, eat clean for brain, get enough sleep, and get brain scanned every 3 months if you're still worried
"McClellan's trainer and family admitted that McClellan on one occasion had used tape to bind the jaws of a Labrador shut before allowing his pet pit bull "Deuce" to kill it" nice to see that karma is still working
Let this be a lesson to fighters who spar too much. Your brain isn't a muscle and it doesn't have the same recuperating mechanisms that our musculoskeletal system possesses. This great fighter was overused in the wrong way and is the victim of lack of supervision. God bless!
He came out of Kronk, they didnt spar they had wars. Definately took its toll.
@@freedomlovingamerican5496 not worth it in the long run
Julian Jackson is one of the hardest hitting middleweights of all time and he fought him twice
broken blood vessels in his brain and he was squinting hard in training camp every time he took a shot, as told by his sparring partner. He wasn't a good guy, but it's tough to watch that happen to anyone. IDK how they didn't see this in camp.
@@hw5091
Unfortunately, he had pushed everyone who was useful away and he was pretty much on his own.
They tell you to throw a punch like you want to punch through the back of your opponent. Mcclellan threw punches like he was throwing through 3 opponents
Damn
Damn look at the extension & snap in his punches he was a natural puncher
Yes just look when he was getting ready to fight Nigel in ring
He didn't walk into the gym like that.
And the best thing about him was he didnt have to throw sloppy ass winging shots like george foreman he used top level boxing skill to put guys away
@@LeMeilleurr It's the skills that take the effort tho, not the sloppy punching lol. Rephrased as in George didn't have to learn clean boxing because he would get almost anyone out of there with his raw power even with his big lack in technique.
George had better defense
Gerald McClellan's big mistake was splitting with Many Steward (head coach at the famous Kronk Gym in Detriot, Michigan), who would have pulled him out long before the damage was irreversible in the Benn fight. The guy he had as his head coach in the corner that night (Stan Johnson), had zero experience as a boxing trainer (let alone at world level), and, was just employed by McClellan as a cheerleader to tell him how good he looked and just go for the knockout. Bad move, with, sadly, life-changing consequences. What happened to Michael Watson was a tragic accident; I believe what happened to Gerald McClellan was an accident of birth; being genetically predisposed to suffering brain damage in the boxing ring (so, in my opinion, if it hadn't happened against Nigel Benn it would have happened further down the line; it's just with Benn's ferocious and tremendous punching power it was, unfortunately, accelerated. A good tribute to a talented boxer, who had all the moves in the ring, and who almost lost his life in the toughest game of all. Thanks for uploading
That chopping right set up that finisher left to the body!!! Damn it was hard...
He was a beast I’m from England and I know he beat benn in the first round... absolute animal respect to the G-MAN
If he beat Ben in the first then how come Ben won the fight? Doesn’t make sense at all that comment, oh sorry it’s the constipation section 🥱have a look at that left hook of bens what dropped him..B.man
@@Roscoe.P.Coldchain Ben was off his tits on drugs! The prick pretended to collapse after the fight so cudnt take test! That's the only way he cud beat the g man !
@@williamsheehan6112 I think your on drugs fella, sore loser, he came to beat Ben up and got beat up himself end ov
@@williamsheehan6112 you need a doctor
@@Roscoe.P.Coldchain there were traces off high performance drugs found! On Benn! Please watch the programme
I love how he sets up the chopping right with level changes and the jab head jab body pattern just to break it and go upstairs
1:26 pretends to go body an comes up
The G Man. Amazing talent with devastating power - he punched Julian Jackson (who many regarded as hardest pound for pound puncher) from one side of the ring to the other.
Ironically people close to him say that the first Julian Jackson fight is the one that basically ruined him.
His right hand is “fuckingggg nastyyy”
And beautiful...
‘He would have gone down as one of the greats’. Brendon ingle
McClellan already earned that title.
Man he truly punches in way that goes "through you" that you only see in very few.
Upload more gerald mcclellan
There's not much footage of him I would love to
G MAN WAS DEADLY. ROY JONES I HEARD WAS ONE OF THE ONLY BOXERS THAT LOOKED OUT FOR G MAN AFTER HIS INJURY, AND CAN ATTEST TO HOW NASTY, HARD-HITTING AND SKILLFUL G MAN WAS.
He was thee deadliest it was a must to look out for him
Dam wish it was more G man training n interview videos
Love you work, Gman
thanks for upload rare footage
awesome video, thanks man!
A wrecking machine of a man, for sure. ❤
Emanuel steward developed g man with hitman hearns style did the same with Lennox which is why they dominated.
G man was crafty and killer at the same time. The song is dope too perfect match for G-man.
Those rabbit 🐇 punches from Nigel Benn did it to him in that fight
Still hard to believe that G-man was only 170 lbs with that type of punching power. Unbelievable
All fighters from that legendary Kronk Gym possessed a 😈 of a right Hand 🫱
This song is 🔥🔥🔥
This is what i said 90s technical boxing was absolute beast but tyson and the heavyweight's took over and the middleweights wasnt that reveal but had the best boxing i.q then all the weight category in boxing.. 90s.
What a RIGHT HOOK WOW
The G-MAN FUCKING WAS the best puncher EVER
Tune is, 2pac grab my strap ft daz dillinger snoop dog phil collins.❤❤❤
The best of the best
What’s the name of the remix put a link down below!!
that's DA KRONK CROSS!
This man for Julian Jackson not once but twice and beat him both times. He was the true goat, if he would’ve gone to the doctor after those fights, he might still be OK today. I’m not sure how much they can really do to prevent brain injury after the damage is done tjo
Sometimes it requires a long layoff only. Sometimes it requires surgery. In most cases the doctors and licensing authorities make you quit.
I was in the arena the night that happened to Gerald mcclellan, i was with my dad i was only 9 and my dad has never been to another boxing fight again after that, as it was heartbreaking what happened to him and in some way the people feel that the ref was easy on Benn that night and i agree.
He used his shoulders to set up punches like they were his elbows...
G MAN!
Put all his weight a week in front of tomorrow ! Great fighter
More like the master of left to the body, he swings it like a sycth
FACTS!!
What is this song ??
Only god knows why he never knocked out nigel benn in that first round
Because i think Benn was on drugs, i've seen documentary about this fight and interviews and the way he was talking about how he needed to win this fight because he had trouble in his life both personally and financially, also the fact that he avoided the drug test after the fight after collapsing due to exhaustion as he said, and when the way he felt uncombfortable talking about this makes me believe that he was actually juiced. He even said that he was peeing blood days after the fight, which is in my opinion due to the fact taht Mclellan was known for landing devastating liver shots, may be drugs can help you take those shots during the fight.
@@JuJu-cz4kr don’t be wet ya tit 🤦🏻♂️
Because he couldn’t
@@bellcstu if the ref didn't get in the way benn would have went out in the first round
@@JuJu-cz4kr It was never proved Benn took drugs. Dont make slanderous accusations
g Man
Hearns also
Track please 😁
Long as arms
Sweet, can I have credit since you took them training clips from my channel. I don’t wanna take the video down.
Sorry did message you you are the man
@@realtimeboxing8711 yo don't be a schlong, dude. Just tell us what song you used for this video
@@sirkmar9756 2pac grab my strap ft snoop
@@realtimeboxing8711
Thanks for the reaction! Is it this version?:
czcams.com/video/dQw4w9WgXcQ/video.html
Can’t tell me he doesn’t remind you of Tommy hearns mixed with Bernard Hopkins …
This one of your favorite fighters Floyd?......his style is so...... natural.
Man had so much power, yikes
what is the song?
Name of song playing?
What's the name of Pac's song, please!
What's the song?
Emanuel teaches his fighters how to throw punches to get full power, but you can see on the pads, he doesn’t incorporate defense. Emanuel teaches an exciting style but look how hearns and Stevenson ended up.
That’s the problem with that style
@@davepop8192 it’s fun to watch, but to me it’s a kamikaze style
Lennox ended up just fine.
@@djmoron242 Lennox is one of the most cautious fighters of all time
@@Jumpman90 yes he was very defensively minded albeit he was knocked out brutally twice, his jab was his key to a great defensive which translated to a great offence
DETROIT KRONK
Karma. never fuck with Karma. Jus as geral
Super talented in a very destructive way. Shame about what happened to him and a shame what he did to a lot of poor defenceless dogs too.
What song is this???
idk but it is sick asf
Song?
In the air tonight by Farbe Null
2:19
Song
What that song
In the air tonight by Farbe Null
If he stayed with Kronk and Emmanuel Steward I think he would've dominated Middleweight for years
My thoughts exactly, he could've been the best ever. Didn't want to put the time in sparring and just thought his power would end fights early. With the right conditioning and discipline he would've ruled the division.
@@nbee7934 fr if he stayed with Manny I think he would be the best Middleweight ever. He had everything, I believe his status would be ahead of GGG and Marvelous
With Emmanuel Steward as his trainer I think he's the only MW/SM that could've possibly beat Roy Jones Jr, the power Gerald possessed would've been the biggest test for Roy's chin so Gerald could've damn well knocked Roy out but then again that's if Gerald could catch Roy with his cat like reflexes and speed, the greatest fight that never happened sadly
He either would've beaten Benn or avoided any serious injury as well. Manny Steward would've picked up on something being wrong with Gerald and stopped it immediately.
Na where can I find this remix???
It's called 2pac nozzy remix- grab my strap
@@goldberg3673 I just noticed after your reply that I had it on my likes 😂
But thanks for the reminder
@@Ezazmiah no problem my friend 👌🏽
What exactly is a chopping right hand?
A right hand punch where the force is sent downward instead of forward through the opponent, just before impact you flare the elbow upward and direct the shot to the floor similar to chopping wood with an axe.
@@hulksmash8660 oh sweet. Thanks
G-Man vs. Canelo 160/168, who ya got?
G man kills everyone from 160 to 180 in today's world.
Canelo. Benavidez. Bivol. Ggg. Beterbiev...all of them.
As would roy Jones.
As great as he was, nobody had an overhand/chopping right like Tyson or Toney
Damn you dont know ish about boxing. Hearns, Gman are up there with anyone when it comes to the overhand right, those two you mentioned are not even in the same league when it comes to that punch
Gerald could of beat Triple G he beat the Hawk , Gerald destroyed opponents
Dam G. Love you forever
look at the way he turns that over and on the ball of his right foot. thats pretty shit.
The 90s had so many skillfull fighters,
Why did you take the training clips from Kronk Boxing CZcams without asking?
Oh sorry I didn't know was just going through clips
I will have to ask can you give me link so I can ask
@minds Man chill out
@@kiddynamite8996 he should of said the same Back at you, chiil man. What was the point??
@ Dean McKay dude is making a big deal for nothing that’s why I said that. You his bf coming to the rescue?
Yeah you don’t need super fast pad work it’s looks goods it’s all bullshit
Hi folks.
Lets take a trip down memory lane.
On the 25th February 1995, Gerald McClellan met a 31 year old Blackman from the U.K called Nigel Benn.
It was to be the most punishing fight of McClellans career.
His opponent Nigel Benn was not a boxer.
He was a notorious bar room brawler who intially took up boxing as a way of managing his anger.
Coupled with his anger issues, Benn had a reputation for being one of the dirtiest fighters.
After much hype, the fight got underway and McClellans came out in his usual explosive style.
After knocking down Benn in the first round, Benn somehow got back up and proceeded to trade blows with McClellan.
Benn was not in the same class as McClellan, but somehow he miraculously stayed toe to toe with McClellan during that fateful night punching McClellan throughout the following rounds.
Benns punching delivery was sloppy and his footwork dodging was shabby.
But his punches miraculously still connected!
In contrast Gerald was fast, super co-ordinated and classy.
Both men traded good punches complete with their contrasting styles.
Benn employed his trademark dirty tactics by rabbit punching McClellan in the back of the head in every round as the tv footage clearly shows.
Sometime during the round 9, McClellan sustained a serious brain injury from Benns punches and he started blinking heavily as he was in pain.
His gum shield started hanging out and he started breathing erratic as if he was struggling to get enough oxygen.
He movements slowed and he started backing off but he kept his guard up at all times.
The round ended but McClellan was visibly hurt.
During that round McClellans punches had suddenly become sloppy and apart from the exception of the odd punch, they were just not connecting.
A bloodclot had formed in McClellans brain from the gruelling punches he had received.
Both men were very tired but Benn, despite his sloppy style, was now getting the upperhand as McClellan was clearly injured.
During round 9 Benn can be seen missing a punch but the sheer force of his punch made him fall forward and he headbutted McClellan who tried get out if the way - but McClellan was unsuccessful.
Boxing experts have analysed the video footage and have stated that this accidental headbutt made things worse for McClellan added to the fact that his condition was already getting worse due to the brain injury he sustained sometime during round 9.
McClellans punches clearly confirmed in the ringside video footage had become sloppy and his movements had become slow.
His gum shield was hanging out and he can be seen blinking as if he was in pain.
His breathing was erratic as if he was struggling for oxygen.
He nevertheless continued.
In round 10 Benn came out and after the two men were trying to punch eachother Benn caught Gerald with two punches.
The first punch made McClellan go down on one knee but he got back up.
The second punch 20 seconds later made McClellan go down on one knee again and the referee stepped in because McClellan made no effort to get back up.
McClellan remained down on one knee and the referee began counting down.
To everyones shock, McClellan allowed himself to be counted out.
The fight was over and McClellan staggered back to his corner and sat down on his stool.
IT WAS A FATEFUL NIGHT AS WITHIN 2 MINUTES MCCLELLAN FELL INTO A COMA WHILST STILL IN THE RING FROM A TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY.
HE HAD ACTUALLY FALLEN OFF HIS STOOL.
So there you have it folks.
Gerald was the boxer - Benn was the brawler.
But Benn possessed the volcano heart of a lion - and somehow he miraculously managed to pull of one of the biggest upsets in boxing history!
A nice analysis EXCEPT that McClellan had a career history of absorbing excessive punishment. His two previous fights with extreme puncher Julian Jackson exposed him to a lot of power head shots before he won both. Given his history and fighting style, McClellan may well have had a damaged brain that was already a ticking time bomb that could have exploded from a head shot from a sparring partner or a hard sneeze. Pro boxing is an ultrahazardous activity that ruins a lot of athletes both physically and mentally, both actively and over years of aging after retirement. As a decent and educated man, I wish I could give up my continuing interest in it. Reasonable minds cannot differ that -- like American football -- it's too injurious to innocent athletes in its present form and that the day is coming that we'll have too much scientific and medical evidence before us to allow it to continue.
@@Whitegorillaboy
Ok i just read your comment so allow me to ssk you a question.
Would you support mandatory brain scans for all pro boxers before any fight deal is signed with promoters?
@@Whitegorillaboy You could just have good defense, stay hydrated, eat clean for brain, get enough sleep, and get brain scanned every 3 months if you're still worried
He beat Roy in the amateurs, they were headed for a clash
Why did you ruin it with the music? Would have been interesting to hear what was being said and to hear the shots on the mitts.
"McClellan's trainer and family admitted that McClellan on one occasion had used tape to bind the jaws of a Labrador shut before allowing his pet pit bull "Deuce" to kill it"
nice to see that karma is still working