I think the middleweight division is underrated, the boxers are lightning fast and have enough power to crush bones. For that I believe this is the most dangerous weight division and does not get the credit/attention it deserves.
Thanks for your thoughts. At 147 it seems to take a step up. Then again, at 160, there appears another shift. Obviously there is generally a gradient of power in each rising weight division, but these two start the wearer off clean shots ask the question to themselves. Respects.
Its also a division that is most available for average person. Average height of 5"9 or 5"10 and being in shape will get you at around 150-170lbs depending on fat %.
WW and MW were always my favourite wc. It has the best of both worlds like you said but tbh honest there is nothing more entartaining than watching a fast heavyweight
He's insane, got robbed 2 times against Canelo. First fight wasn't even close, 2nd was more of a draw but I would still give it to triple g. Corrupt boxing world man
Underrated? I don’t know about that. Everyone in boxing forums, boxing videos, and casual fans love him. If any, I would say he is even a little overrated because everyone thinks he’s a p4p great yet his resume is a little thin to be one.
Really no idea how to explain my feelings towards Gerald McClellan. The whole animal abuse thing is horrible, and people say there is karma about what happened to him. But if you happen to watch the documentary about his last fight you will see that there is still a human being, and I am not justifying what he did. G-Man was so feared and he had everything to be a great champion. He had the speed, power and ironically he could really take a beating, his chin was so strong. Yet his head just couldn't take it. People say Nigel Benn caused McClellan the braindamage but for me personally the punches he took from Julian Jackson started it all. And Gerald took every hit like nothing, until the fight with Nigel. G-Man was only 25 years old when that happened. He was not even in his prime yet. His life was just starting. And so many factors were against him that day. A referee who had no idea what he is doing, Nigel being dirty, the completely unknown dude in McClellans corner who never thought "Hey maybe he is getting hurt, throw the towel", and Gerald himself, going to fights without a real trainer and a manager. It was just a perfect storm for the wrong reasons. Whatever McClellan did in his life, he already payed too much for it. Now blind, almost deaf and not able to walk by himself or without aid, his sister and guardian angel is taking care of him. Thats life I guess... You can be looking so mean and strong, but none is safe out there. I hope Gerald McClellan finds peace.
The real actual damage was done by Nigel Benn make no mistake about that.Because if the damage was done against Julian Jackson like many people assume.Gerald McClellan would have had much more clear signs of brain damage well before the Nigel Benn fight.The brain is too delicate for that amount of time to past and not have shown greater affected damage to Gerald McClellan.All said and done Benn took his best shots and fought back hard and landed his own best shots which clearly done tissue damage to the brain of Gerald McClellan. And just because a boxer seems to be taking punches well doesn’t mean they aren’t doing severe damage to that boxers brain tissue.Other cases of boxers collapsing and even dying have happened in the past in boxing.Where a boxer fought a particularly hard tough fight seemed okay on leaving the ring. And have ended up dying hours or even several days after the fight.Difference was in those past eras of boxing, they didn’t have access to more modern medical facilities and medical technologies and techniques that ended up saving the life of Gerald McClellan.As back in those days of boxing boxer Gerald McClellan would definitely have died with the brain damage injuries he had sustained by Nigel Benn that night.
@@peterpereira3653 1) McClellan did show signs of serious brain damage after the Jackson fight, he was reported to be struggling seriously with headaches and bouts of confusion. 2) some people don't get those serious signs of brain damage (Jake LaMotta took beatings that would have ended most people forever and stayed perfectly lucid and clear-spoken until his death in his 90s), and oftentimes those signs of brain damage don't present themselves for yeaaars after the damage is actually sustained
I didn't know about the dog fighting thing until reading this comment. Utterly repugnant. And yet, it is very tragic that McClellan has suffered so much. I agree, it's a very complicated situation.
@@peterpereira3653man there were serious signs after the first Julian Jackn fight especially after the head butt in that fight McClellan was blinking constantly after that accidental head butt It's only because Gerald put his next few opponents away early including Jackson for a second time he already had a touch of brain damage before the Benn fight Nigel just finished him off but when you're fighting a man you can look at him and tell after so many rounds this dude can't even keep his mouthpiece in it's on you to be a good person and say hey man something's wrong with you or not doing this no more but most boxers don't do that plus the ref should've been a Mills Lane or Joe Cortez reffing not someone who doesn't even know how to speak English
Overall my favourite MW is Marvin Hagler. His condition was always amazing. He coould box 15 rounds at high pace. He was teak tough and very very skilled.
The older I get, the more I appreciate boxing, but I'm bothered more by situations like Gerald as well. I saw an interview with him and his sister and it brought me to tears. These guys really do risk it all for the sport and us.
Marvelous Marvin is my favorite fighter of all time The man was amazing put on a great old style fight each time and walked away a wealthy man With class and style
Hagler, Hearns, Leonard and Duran were so cool in the ring; but I think Hagler's the coolest if anything. Everything about his physique and movement is perfect balance.
Carlos Monzon (87-3 59KOs) Undefeated after the first early loss. Was a Savage He literally destroy everyone in the division until the end of his career. My favorite from all time and GGG my favorite in the modern era.
The 1 on his record was to a man that outweighed him by 16 lb's. La Motta weighed in at 160 lb and Robinson 144 lb in the fight Robinson lost to La Motta.
Man , i know that Mcclellan wasn't the nicest man to be around but he was a hell of a fighter.Also great heart from Benn for raising money for his opponent.
A little wiki on Mcclellan, sad ending - After taking a knee and being counted out McClellan lost consciousness he was rushed to the hospital, had emergency surgery to remove a blood clot from his brain. He spent eleven days in a coma and he was found to have suffered extensive brain damage. He lost his eyesight, the ability to walk unassisted and was reported as being 80 percent deaf. Sports Illustrated ran an article about the fight and its outcome one week after the fight. McClellan's family flew to be by his side, and later he was flown back to his home country. He has recently recovered some ability to walk, being helped by a cane, but he has not recovered his eyesight. In addition to being blind, his short-term memory was also profoundly affected. His three sisters, particularly Lisa McClellan, are responsible for his care. In a 2011 documentary broadcast by ITV (who originally screened the fight live in the UK), Lisa stated that Gerald is in fact not deaf, but that he has trouble with comprehension when spoken to. Tarick Salmaci, a Kronk Gym fighter claimed later in an interview that he sparred with McClellan some time before the Benn fight, and after being hit with a jab, McClellan started to blink hard and the session had to be stopped. McClellan initially claimed that he was thumbed but later admitted in the locker room that he was in fact seriously hurt. Salmaci said that he found strange that a fighter with McClellan's chin, wearing a headgear is being hurt by a jab, and that when he noticed McClellan blinking during the Benn fight the same way, he was immediately aware that he was in serious trouble.
The G man pure power .I remember that night when gerald knocked benn out of the ropes .Benn did the unthinkable and won what a fight 2 warriors at there best
Benn cheated, he has to live with the fact that his best win is over a disabled man while he was pumped full of steroids and punching him on the back of the head.
@@mahadkamran5914 I guess we shall never know .I remember that night very well.Why do people jump to conclusions with out any Evidence .By the way .After the fight Benn did colapse due to exhaustion.Your not going to use that as a excuse are you.
@@KHALIDMAHMOOD-fr8rq Absolute bollocks, he collapsed due to exhaustion, if he was so exhausted why was he partying in the ring and calling out Roy Jones? He collapsed because he realised the drug test was coming next and he didn’t want to take it.
It nearly brings me to tears any time that fight with Benn is brought up. Him on his one knee, not feeling right. I almost didn't watch this video because I knew he'd be on it. He was GREAT; as a boxer, a fighter, one of the best to ever lace 'em up. So sad what happened to him...
G-Man FOREVER! What a surprisingly GREAT pick for #1! My heart goes out to him. Imagine the legacy he would have left if not that unfortunate incident. His corner should have listened to him. That is why you NEED people you can trust in your corner. Loved watching him fight! God Bless the G-Man!!!
Great video, although I Don't think your number one pick is better than some of the others you highlighted. Thanks for the mini boxing documentary. very interesting!
@@ashergraham7497 McClellan at number one is simply laughable. Benn stopped him as would have pretty much every fighter on this list. Jackson was past his best by the time he fought Gerald.
9.53- that left hook by ray robinson was SO SO FAST that I had to keep replaying it over n over again, cos I was convinced that he MUST have missed. NO-ONE could be THAT fast AND accurate.. but holy cow, it DID land. UNBELIAVBLE.
Bleach Consumer absolutely Marvelous One is the best Middleweight ever. He beats them all. Southpaw who is also Amber dexterous. Great chin , awesome defense and offense. Speed and power. Hagler clobbered the very best fighters into the canvas. Never ducked or dodged any opponent.
hagler's biggest fights are an UD agaisnt a former lightweight, knocking out heanrs who was going up in weight and a close fight against leonard.... none of them were middelweight ,roy fought toney and bernard who are two of the best middelweights of all times , and then he went up in weight in mutiple weight division up to heavyweight something that hagler refused to do even once
Many haters say GGG has only power but no skill. That is just so wrong！ In my eyes：Hagler for sure No.1 on this list，GGG No.2， G-man No.3 （with the hardest pouching power）
wow those triple lefts from SRRobinson were amazing. Usually the old timers look a bit awkward and unpolished in their technique compared to modern greats, but he looks as good as anybody ever. just wow.
@Naeem Islam Did you see GGG's face? Did you hear opinions of pro boxers? Abel Sanchez even said GGG was losing. Didn't do enough for the win. Mike Tyson saw Canelo winning. No one smashed GGG's face like that. He couldn't even KO Canelo either. Canelo walked him down. And Deryvachenko got robbed but you GGG fangirls cry robbery against Canelo yet even GGG fans admitted Deryvachenko did enough to beat GGG. Even GGG's face expression proves me right. And that time he didn't have Abel Sanchez with him.
Golovkin was no longer at its peak ... Then Alvarez and Derevyanchenko are excellent boxers! Golovkin at his best is one of the best middleweights in history. If they had been of the same time they could have offered us a huge fight I think!
Jor-Dan Kenobi agreed but I don’t go way back! Watching really poor quality early film just does not do it for me. I mean I trust the experts, it’s just not personal to me if I can’t watch some fights.
Gerald McClellan, or "M'Quellin" as Don King called him, was not the victim of Nigel Benn nor any other single fighter. His injuries were accumulative. Perhaps it was a slightly stronger nervous system that allowed him to absorb more punishment than a man should. The point is that no one person is to blame for his unfortunate injuries. His current state is the result of a series of powerful blows over a great many fights. I think it is a disservice to lay the blame on Nigel Benn.
InformationIsTheEdge Could also be that McClellan sacked off Emmanuel Steward as his coach, replacing him with the patently out of his depth Stan Johnson, that he had to shed about 30lbs to get down to super middle leaving him dangerously dehydrated as well as latent damage.
@@Salieri47 Back in the day I looked at this story pretty close but I cannot cite any source so you may want to double check me. I'd picked up somewhere that during his training camp, leading up to the fight with Benn, a sparring partner gave McClellan a serious punch that brought one of the trainers over to look at McClellan and it was the trainer that discovered the vision issue. My guess, being a fighter, McClellan fluffed it off like it was nothing so camp could resume and he could go get paid. Just my guess though.
It's a damn shame Gerald didn't fight long enough to be talked about as one of the greats cause he was on his way there. People talk about the DEVASTATING power of Julian Jackson & Gerald knocked him out cold twice. Mugabi gave Marvelous all he could handle and the GMan knocked his spark out. Can't really consider his loss against Benn a loss considering Gerald moved up in weight, almost KO'd him in the 1st round (Nigel got a long count), and was literally dying as the fight went on, and STILL managed to come back and almost KO Benn in the 8th I believe, all while his brain was bleeding. Goes to show how ferocious he really was
-Lower k.o. percent & number than everyone on the list. Great boxer outright, not suitable for this list though. /additionally note: one of the heaviest doping top fighters. (positive test ~2005)
6:12. I would argue GGG has the best chin of ALL TIME. Maybe early but the guy is like a secret Soviet machine it’s ridiculous like that Canelo shot he took in their first fight.
Boxing Legends TV John scully said that Roy was bombing McAllen with 6-7 punch combinations and that McAllen was working Roy on the ropes very well. McAllen also had jaw troubles after the fight and couldn't spar. He also said the fight was very legit and there was no complaints
G man had that injury well before benn fought him,he was blinking all the time during training, it was inevitable, just saying it wasn't Ben's fault !!
@@jacksugar7220 No these neurological signs linked to head trauma weren’t well understood, thats why so many boxers back in the day got bad brain injuries such as Watson and Mcclelan.
michael jensen he could have been the greatest, shame it was taken from all of us I don’t think we were ready to experience a fighter of his skill in his prime
+Harri Rifhad Best way to fight GGG is to stand and fight like Benn, but Eubanks chin was better than Benn`s, Eubank would make the mistake of backing off too much against GGG. If Chris stood and fought he had the punch to get respect.
Mark Ant They both hit very hard.... Likely harder than Genady, but in a different, explosive power delivery as opposed to just strength...... Prime Eubank and Benn would KO Genady imo..... Maybe Watson too.
Harri Rifhad GGG has a great chin Eubank couldn`t stop him because he would be backpeddling a lot Watson didn`t punch hard enough to stop Genady, Benn`s the only one on the list who punched as hard or harder! Benn at middleweight mauy have punched harder than GGG but he didn`t have Genady`s defensive skill and though Benn became better trained at super middle his punch didn`t have the same effect at the higher weight so take from that what you will!
Firsthgyhgyhuy Lastujhujhuj All three were Exceedingly good at Middleweight.... This was pretty much the middleweight Golden Age..... If GGG was in the mix back then he wouldn't have been on top most likely..... No one had Watsons accuracy, Eubanks poise in picking power shots or Benns pouncing brutish rage and resilience.
Gennady Golovkin. European,Asien and Worldchampion in 4 different Divisions ( Superlightweight to Middleweight) Olympic Silver Medalist, IBF,IBO,WBC and WBA Superchamp. 36/0/33Kos . Knocked out 7 official ranked top10 Middleweights 3 former Beltholder,2 Regular Champions and 8 of his last 10 Opponents have been heavier then him. If you hate him,you hate the Sport!
Roy fought him as a courtesy because McCallum needed the money... very charitable on Roy's part, for real. Also, McCallum was FORTY years old when they fought. Roy Jones was 27. Mike McCallum may have been the most avoided fighter of all time. Roberto Duran, Hagler, Leonard avoided him, and he beat the shit out of Hearns at Kronk Gym, an act that precipitated his departure from that gym.
@@nameless9378 Isn't that what ducking is? I'm not informed greatly on his backstory but if people aren't interested in fighting you when you're an actual threat isn't that a duck?
film footage from a hundred years ago very little is clear including the sequence singled out. It seems very possible its a dive but it clearly being a dive ??? bahahahaha
GENNADY GOLOVKIN SLAVIC WARRIOR For those who don’t know and will reply “but he’s Kazakh”, he’s stated multiple times that his ancestry is 3/4 Russian Slavic and 1/4 Korean
'You're being very smart joey,very smart,your giving me all the answers but not the right answers though.Now I'm gonna ask you again,did you or did you not' "I'm not gonna answer that,you're a sick fuck and I'm not that sick that I'm gonna answer that" 😂😂
Up close watching Benn hit the heavy bag in the gym was awesome, seriously powerful, something I'll never forget,loved it at the t.beckett gym.old Kent road
Suge Knight the greatest middleweight ever is gonna go down without being beat so at the end of time there will be a clear cut best middleweight of all time if your the best you don't lose coulda woulda shoulda don't count if your the best you don't get beat
Name 3 great fighters Roy Jones beat?, ten how can he be the best! He invented dodging guys in their prime! He had the best reflexes bay far but I'm now way gonna say even top 10!
AT 8:35- That Carlos Monzon piece could have concluded that Monzon died on January 8, 1995 in a car accident in Argentina. He was 52. You guys do a GREAT JOB !!! The narrator has a PERFECT VOICE for what he does. BEST BOXING CHANNEL ON UA-cam-, Hands down No pun intended. Thanks
Great list!! Jackson, Hagler, Robinson, McClellan, Monzón, Benn, man! G-Man McClellan vs "Lights Out" Toney would have been a great match up. Also nice to see Hagler get his due. I think he is grossly overlooked. Would be nice to see a short clip of honorable mentions if possible. Can you compile a welterweight list like this?
G MAN's head was a predisposed condition , he started showing issues before the BENN bout . He lives with his sister now , she takes care of hm . She will be the first to tell you how alone he feels , and in the dark, trapped in his own body . Very Sad :( God Bless Him , and His Sister .
"We're not going to include them because most of their best work was in a different weight division" Proceeds to list Fitzsimmons and talk endlessly about his work at heavyweight.
I think they included him because he moved back and forth between divisions and when he fought heavyweights he was still closer to middleweight. Other fighters fought middleweight : Patterson. Walcott, Charles but then moved up never to return.
A lot of the fighters higher on the list had worse knockout percentages and worse resumes than Golovkin's at the time of this video. At the time of making this comment Golovkin seems to have one of the better resumes on this list, most of these guys had trouble beating or knocking out 'great' opponents.
G-Man All Day that dude is the Pioneer of the Left Hook to the Liver. That Dude was Scary and if he never would of got hurt he would of undoubtedly been one of the Greatest Ever...
GGG is funny : " He punch like 'tik tik tik tik' " 😂
Kelso lowk That is yet to be determined.
Nelson Mongare lol
Nelson Mongare he reminds me of a young Kosta Tzyu
He's Naaaaaaaathing :)
***** as tyson said boxers skills, and the sport are improving as time goes by.
I think the middleweight division is underrated, the boxers are lightning fast and have enough power to crush bones. For that I believe this is the most dangerous weight division and does not get the credit/attention it deserves.
Thanks for your thoughts. At 147 it seems to take a step up. Then again, at 160, there appears another shift. Obviously there is generally a gradient of power in each rising weight division, but these two start the wearer off clean shots ask the question to themselves. Respects.
Its also a division that is most available for average person. Average height of 5"9 or 5"10 and being in shape will get you at around 150-170lbs depending on fat %.
Aykut agras facts the middleweight division has always been my favorite there are allot of underrated fighters
Yes that’s what I explain to people also.
WW and MW were always my favourite wc. It has the best of both worlds like you said but tbh honest there is nothing more entartaining than watching a fast heavyweight
Roberto duran sparring Nigel Benn was pretty cool
Where?
I have to see that one
Where
Gennady golovokin is the most underrated boxer to ever tie up the gloves, he has an iron chin incredible power and great defense
He's insane, got robbed 2 times against Canelo. First fight wasn't even close, 2nd was more of a draw but I would still give it to triple g. Corrupt boxing world man
Underrated? I don’t know about that. Everyone in boxing forums, boxing videos, and casual fans love him. If any, I would say he is even a little overrated because everyone thinks he’s a p4p great yet his resume is a little thin to be one.
@@christianjocson5509 He's not close to top 30 p4p regarding greatness, but he's top 10 on my list if we're talking about the best
@@godfather53 Definitely.
@@godfather53 Naw the most underrated is Sam Langford. Dude beat 11 hall of famers and is one of the greatest fighters to ever exist.
"fighting a prime roy jones was suicide" - chris eubank
in the late nineties Jones was untouchable
I agree. This list is the hardest hitters. Jones had power but his speed and skills made him what he was.
bitch ,you're dead - Roy's career was worthless, he was just a cheater. - Joseph
James Lights Out Tony!!!!!!
this wasn't even joke
Really no idea how to explain my feelings towards Gerald McClellan. The whole animal abuse thing is horrible, and people say there is karma about what happened to him. But if you happen to watch the documentary about his last fight you will see that there is still a human being, and I am not justifying what he did. G-Man was so feared and he had everything to be a great champion. He had the speed, power and ironically he could really take a beating, his chin was so strong. Yet his head just couldn't take it. People say Nigel Benn caused McClellan the braindamage but for me personally the punches he took from Julian Jackson started it all. And Gerald took every hit like nothing, until the fight with Nigel. G-Man was only 25 years old when that happened. He was not even in his prime yet. His life was just starting. And so many factors were against him that day. A referee who had no idea what he is doing, Nigel being dirty, the completely unknown dude in McClellans corner who never thought "Hey maybe he is getting hurt, throw the towel", and Gerald himself, going to fights without a real trainer and a manager. It was just a perfect storm for the wrong reasons. Whatever McClellan did in his life, he already payed too much for it. Now blind, almost deaf and not able to walk by himself or without aid, his sister and guardian angel is taking care of him. Thats life I guess... You can be looking so mean and strong, but none is safe out there. I hope Gerald McClellan finds peace.
The real actual damage was done by Nigel Benn make no mistake about that.Because if the damage was done against Julian Jackson like many people assume.Gerald McClellan would have had much more clear signs of brain damage well before the Nigel Benn fight.The brain is too delicate for that amount of time to past and not have shown greater affected damage to Gerald McClellan.All said and done Benn took his best shots and fought back hard and landed his own best shots which clearly done tissue damage to the brain of Gerald McClellan. And just because a boxer seems to be taking punches well doesn’t mean they aren’t doing severe damage to that boxers brain tissue.Other cases of boxers collapsing and even dying have happened in the past in boxing.Where a boxer fought a particularly hard tough fight seemed okay on leaving the ring. And have ended up dying hours or even several days after the fight.Difference was in those past eras of boxing, they didn’t have access to more modern medical facilities and medical technologies and techniques that ended up saving the life of Gerald McClellan.As back in those days of boxing boxer Gerald McClellan would definitely have died with the brain damage injuries he had sustained by Nigel Benn that night.
@@peterpereira3653 1) McClellan did show signs of serious brain damage after the Jackson fight, he was reported to be struggling seriously with headaches and bouts of confusion. 2) some people don't get those serious signs of brain damage (Jake LaMotta took beatings that would have ended most people forever and stayed perfectly lucid and clear-spoken until his death in his 90s), and oftentimes those signs of brain damage don't present themselves for yeaaars after the damage is actually sustained
I didn't know about the dog fighting thing until reading this comment. Utterly repugnant. And yet, it is very tragic that McClellan has suffered so much. I agree, it's a very complicated situation.
@@peterpereira3653man there were serious signs after the first Julian Jackn fight especially after the head butt in that fight McClellan was blinking constantly after that accidental head butt It's only because Gerald put his next few opponents away early including Jackson for a second time he already had a touch of brain damage before the Benn fight Nigel just finished him off but when you're fighting a man you can look at him and tell after so many rounds this dude can't even keep his mouthpiece in it's on you to be a good person and say hey man something's wrong with you or not doing this no more but most boxers don't do that plus the ref should've been a Mills Lane or Joe Cortez reffing not someone who doesn't even know how to speak English
karma is real yes
Overall my favourite MW is Marvin Hagler. His condition was always amazing. He coould box 15 rounds at high pace. He was teak tough and very very skilled.
I think Monzon would have edged him out in a very close fight.
*QUAD*
We will never know.
Me too. My fave fighter of all time. GGG no way-very good but not Hagler, Jackson, McClellan.
The older I get, the more I appreciate boxing, but I'm bothered more by situations like Gerald as well. I saw an interview with him and his sister and it brought me to tears. These guys really do risk it all for the sport and us.
Definitely. That’s why it pisses me off when fans call boxers bum. It’s disgusting
Marvelous Marvin is my favorite fighter of all time The man was amazing put on a great old style fight each time and walked away a wealthy man With class and style
He walked away a loser to sugar ray
Hagler, Hearns, Leonard and Duran were so cool in the ring; but I think Hagler's the coolest if anything. Everything about his physique and movement is perfect balance.
@@lifesgood7235 only to the untrained eye
@@lifesgood7235 if you saw the fight you know he did not lose and so did Ray which is why he refused to give him a rematch.
He was a TRULY great champ and had real power in both hands they don't make them like that anymore
You should start making long documentaries about old fighters like about past fighters and back stories and state a lot of facts about them.
Carlos Monzon (87-3 59KOs) Undefeated after the first early loss. Was a Savage He literally destroy everyone in the division until the end of his career. My favorite from all time and GGG my favorite in the modern era.
Ray Robinson 132 - 1. Now that's a record.
The 1 on his record was to a man that outweighed him by 16 lb's. La Motta weighed in at 160 lb and Robinson 144 lb in the fight Robinson lost to La Motta.
@@marknorris1381 right and Lamotta cut weight to make middleweight so he might have had more than that on Robinson
Man , i know that Mcclellan wasn't the nicest man to be around but he was a hell of a fighter.Also great heart from Benn for raising money for his opponent.
To be around Gerald was great.. always used to joke around but when pissed yo ass better run!
Great heart from Nigel Been for raising his fists to win the fight after taking some savage blosw early on.
Suge Knight i heard that he is your uncle
Suge Knight tell that to all the Labrador owners his dogs killed
Julian Jackson gave him $100,000 out his pocket...
Charlie Zelenoff should be on this list
diablopula that shit is hilarious
Hahahahahahahahah
That made my day, nearly almost urinated on myself.
ikr. he knocked out mayweather sr.
Charlie is this you?
A little wiki on Mcclellan, sad ending - After taking a knee and being counted out McClellan lost consciousness he was rushed to the hospital, had emergency surgery to remove a blood clot from his brain. He spent eleven days in a coma and he was found to have suffered extensive brain damage. He lost his eyesight, the ability to walk unassisted and was reported as being 80 percent deaf. Sports Illustrated ran an article about the fight and its outcome one week after the fight. McClellan's family flew to be by his side, and later he was flown back to his home country. He has recently recovered some ability to walk, being helped by a cane, but he has not recovered his eyesight. In addition to being blind, his short-term memory was also profoundly affected. His three sisters, particularly Lisa McClellan, are responsible for his care. In a 2011 documentary broadcast by ITV (who originally screened the fight live in the UK), Lisa stated that Gerald is in fact not deaf, but that he has trouble with comprehension when spoken to.
Tarick Salmaci, a Kronk Gym fighter claimed later in an interview that he sparred with McClellan some time before the Benn fight, and after being hit with a jab, McClellan started to blink hard and the session had to be stopped. McClellan initially claimed that he was thumbed but later admitted in the locker room that he was in fact seriously hurt. Salmaci said that he found strange that a fighter with McClellan's chin, wearing a headgear is being hurt by a jab, and that when he noticed McClellan blinking during the Benn fight the same way, he was immediately aware that he was in serious trouble.
Gerard McClellan's career is honestly one of the most exciting yet saddest sport stories I have ever heard. What a shame.
Monzon was the best I have seen, his technique and reach was so efficient and he had real Mongrel in him.
No he didn't. I believe the rumors he was doped up all the time. His behavior says so, Jimmy Snuka was the exact same way.
@@Blacattacsquadron ???
The G man pure power .I remember that night when gerald knocked benn out of the ropes .Benn did the unthinkable and won what a fight 2 warriors at there best
Benn landed over a 100 rabbit punches to the brain stem.
Now I remember GGG's face getting smashed after GGG vs Canelo 2 and GGG vs Deryvachenko.
Benn cheated, he has to live with the fact that his best win is over a disabled man while he was pumped full of steroids and punching him on the back of the head.
@@mahadkamran5914 I guess we shall never know .I remember that night very well.Why do people jump to conclusions with out any Evidence .By the way .After the fight Benn did colapse due to exhaustion.Your not going to use that as a excuse are you.
@@KHALIDMAHMOOD-fr8rq Absolute bollocks, he collapsed due to exhaustion, if he was so exhausted why was he partying in the ring and calling out Roy Jones? He collapsed because he realised the drug test was coming next and he didn’t want to take it.
Its a shame what happened to G-man
It was also a shame what he used to do to labradors with his pit bulls,tape their mouths up and let his pit bulls savage the shit out of them..
John Haigh ah. See.. I didn't know that. Brain injury they say? Not enough...
Yoda • G MAN #4
John Haigh horrible person, tremendous boxer
I agree
Single punch 🥊 power Julian Jackson awesome 👏
The Hawk ! What a beast 💪
He was... one of my favorites. Unfortunately for him though, G-Man was just his kryptonite.
No1: Andre Bishop
Edgie Braahhh LMAO!!😭 DON'T FORGET ISSAC FROST
Andre lol thats cool man
"You don't know who you're fucking with!!" - McQueen
@@DD2Tacc issac frost was a heavyweight
Damn right
These uploads are so solid, easily my favourite boxing channel on youtube :)
Gman was a vicious dude. Top boxer
It nearly brings me to tears any time that fight with Benn is brought up. Him on his one knee, not feeling right. I almost didn't watch this video because I knew he'd be on it. He was GREAT; as a boxer, a fighter, one of the best to ever lace 'em up. So sad what happened to him...
G-Man FOREVER! What a surprisingly GREAT pick for #1! My heart goes out to him. Imagine the legacy he would have left if not that unfortunate incident. His corner should have listened to him. That is why you NEED people you can trust in your corner. Loved watching him fight! God Bless the G-Man!!!
Where is James Toney? He was a killer at middleweight and is one of the best middleweights of all time.
Hamza Khaliq he's garbage
N D he was good at middleweight but sucked at heavyweight.
James Toney could arguably be placed on this list
@Jovan Flores It has nothing to do with liking anyone, it's just about objective skill and accomplishments. That's all.
@@nd2913 GGG garbage who has he beat he never dominated one champion
This channel is so fucking awesome.
Pavlik's career, even as it went, is underrated. Several of the guys he absolutely blasted gave the follow up champs a serious hard time.
Great video, although I Don't think your number one pick is better than some of the others you highlighted. Thanks for the mini boxing documentary. very interesting!
none of your videos disappoint keep up the great work
Fucking idiot.
@@ericgeorge5483 why, these vids are amazing!!
@@ashergraham7497 McClellan at number one is simply laughable. Benn stopped him as would have pretty much every fighter on this list. Jackson was past his best by the time he fought Gerald.
@@ashergraham7497 We are all entitled to our opinions.
@@ericgeorge5483 I know, but this is a bad list? Jesus Christ your dumb
GGG is such a gentleman but a terminator
The fact that people hate on Golovkin just show that even the best has haters
9.53- that left hook by ray robinson was SO SO FAST that I had to keep replaying it over n over again, cos I was convinced that he MUST have missed. NO-ONE could be THAT fast AND accurate.. but holy cow, it DID land. UNBELIAVBLE.
Marvin Hagler best Middleweight ever hands down!
i dont think he would have beat roy or toney
bitch ,you're dead he definitely would've beat toney but Roy could've won by points however I think hagler in his prime could knock him out
Darkhan Augustus I love marvelous too man greatest southpaw ever
Bleach Consumer absolutely Marvelous One is the best Middleweight ever.
He beats them all.
Southpaw who is also Amber dexterous.
Great chin , awesome defense and offense.
Speed and power.
Hagler clobbered the very best fighters into the canvas.
Never ducked or dodged any opponent.
hagler's biggest fights are an UD agaisnt a former lightweight, knocking
out heanrs who was going up in weight and a close fight against
leonard.... none of them were middelweight ,roy fought toney and bernard
who are two of the best middelweights of all times , and then he went
up in weight in mutiple weight division up to heavyweight something that
hagler refused to do even once
Ummm where is Takamura Mamoru??????
Evanhairgelion Jesus I JUST mentioned that in another video on this channel lol. Glad to see Hajime No Ippo lovers
he kills bears with his bare hands. He deserves a place in the list, I suppose
Real ones my friends.
I better be number one in their featherweight list
Sendou Takeshi nah bro, you good but you lost to ippo twice and Vorg.
Many haters say GGG has only power but no skill. That is just so wrong！
In my eyes：Hagler for sure No.1 on this list，GGG No.2， G-man No.3 （with the hardest pouching power）
Hagler is not so much a single punch KO specialist, he wins by cumulative punches.
wow those triple lefts from SRRobinson were amazing. Usually the old timers look a bit awkward and unpolished in their technique compared to modern greats, but he looks as good as anybody ever. just wow.
MMH beat the hardest hitting middle weights of the 70's & 80's.
But not against GGG if anybody can beat halger is ggg
Didn't He lose to Ray Leonard?
you call that a loss? 🤣
@@josephshields2922 the fight is very controversial, from what I seen more people say hagler won, it's a great fight still
Every time I hear how Gerald Maclellan ended his career I get tears in my eyes... what a horrible way to end a life.
Not a great way to live it either.
Golovkin looking like drago in thumbnail
Bob Fitzsimmons lived and fought out of New Zealand as his home nation not Australia.
I've seen an old school clip of sugar ray and he look like a modern fighter..... before his time no doubt... . RIP
Modern fighters aren't shit. That is a deep disrespect towards the true GOAT.
Casual as F.
@@jaredphelps4226 modern as in a very skilled with 0 comp. Not his fault, and I Respect anyone who does it pro or amateur!
Great video. It was a tragedy what happen to McClellan,. I would have loved to see him fight Jr as a pro.
386 fights - GGG
Dream fight: Golovkin vs Hagler
Mmmh I am not sure!
Hagler wins. GGG got whooped by Canelo and Deryvachenko.
@Naeem Islam Did you see GGG's face? Did you hear opinions of pro boxers? Abel Sanchez even said GGG was losing. Didn't do enough for the win. Mike Tyson saw Canelo winning. No one smashed GGG's face like that. He couldn't even KO Canelo either. Canelo walked him down. And Deryvachenko got robbed but you GGG fangirls cry robbery against Canelo yet even GGG fans admitted Deryvachenko did enough to beat GGG. Even GGG's face expression proves me right. And that time he didn't have Abel Sanchez with him.
Golovkin was no longer at its peak ... Then Alvarez and Derevyanchenko are excellent boxers!
Golovkin at his best is one of the best middleweights in history.
If they had been of the same time they could have offered us a huge fight I think!
GGG is the best!
+Boxing Legends TV Awesome video man. You should do a 10 Most Dangerous Light-Heavyweights video. That'd be cool.
Keep up the good work.
Jor-Dan Kenobi agreed but I don’t go way back! Watching really poor quality early film just does not do it for me. I mean I trust the experts, it’s just not personal to me if I can’t watch some fights.
At 160 pounds, Bob Fitszimmons faced a 300-pound-fighter... oh, and by the way, Fitszimmons KO'd him in the first round.
holy shit
The original pound for pound king. Bob was the first boxer in history to win belts in 3 weight divisions.
!!yeah that was before blacks and mexicans invaded BOXING!!
That was some Bruce Lee shit
GGG is a dangerous power puncher... who also is a MASTER boxer with 395 won amateur fights. GGG.
Jimmy J thats loma
He gets hit way too often to be called a master boxer. He hasn't fought anyone either!!!
Jimmy J 345-5 (all loses concidered controversial)
Still a monstrous record though.
Gerald McClellan story still breaks my heart, everytime I see it.
Rick Hertz It's harsh but it's called karma
@@Chief2Moon karma doesn’t exist, only fruitcakes believe in things like that.
god damn! 34 fight with 20 wins in the first round. That's some absurd shit right there.
Lol GGG would'nt stand a chance against Gerald and Julian
Gerald McClellan, or "M'Quellin" as Don King called him, was not the victim of Nigel Benn nor any other single fighter. His injuries were accumulative. Perhaps it was a slightly stronger nervous system that allowed him to absorb more punishment than a man should. The point is that no one person is to blame for his unfortunate injuries. His current state is the result of a series of powerful blows over a great many fights. I think it is a disservice to lay the blame on Nigel Benn.
InformationIsTheEdge Could also be that McClellan sacked off Emmanuel Steward as his coach, replacing him with the patently out of his depth Stan Johnson, that he had to shed about 30lbs to get down to super middle leaving him dangerously dehydrated as well as latent damage.
@@stevieg667 Could have been a factor. Another reason not to blame Benn for the entire matter.
There were reports that McClellan had vision issues while training. True, false, or exaggerated, who knows?
@@Salieri47 Back in the day I looked at this story pretty close but I cannot cite any source so you may want to double check me. I'd picked up somewhere that during his training camp, leading up to the fight with Benn, a sparring partner gave McClellan a serious punch that brought one of the trainers over to look at McClellan and it was the trainer that discovered the vision issue. My guess, being a fighter, McClellan fluffed it off like it was nothing so camp could resume and he could go get paid. Just my guess though.
It's a damn shame Gerald didn't fight long enough to be talked about as one of the greats cause he was on his way there. People talk about the DEVASTATING power of Julian Jackson & Gerald knocked him out cold twice. Mugabi gave Marvelous all he could handle and the GMan knocked his spark out. Can't really consider his loss against Benn a loss considering Gerald moved up in weight, almost KO'd him in the 1st round (Nigel got a long count), and was literally dying as the fight went on, and STILL managed to come back and almost KO Benn in the 8th I believe, all while his brain was bleeding. Goes to show how ferocious he really was
What's more dangerous than a boxer who was scary and had the best chin in history, enough said Marvelous Marvin Hagler.
GGG might not be the most dangerous but that man might have the toughest chin ever in any division
Why no JAMES 'LIGHTS OUT' TONEY?
Major Young Killa Toney is undoubtedly one of the greatest middleweights ever, but this video is about fear factor/destructive power.
He's a defense minded fighter not a ko machine
This is about people who are “dangerous”. Toney was a AWESOME boxer but he wasn’t dangerous, very little power at middleweight.
Major Young Killa cuz he doesn’t belong there
-Lower k.o. percent & number than everyone on the list.
Great boxer outright, not suitable for this list though.
/additionally note: one of the heaviest doping top fighters. (positive test ~2005)
6:12. I would argue GGG has the best chin of ALL TIME. Maybe early but the guy is like a secret Soviet machine it’s ridiculous like that Canelo shot he took in their first fight.
GGG got robbed vs Canelo twice dude
GERALD MCCLELLAN!!!!!!
The G-man is one of my favourite fighters of the modern era, but I didn't let that influence this list ;)
I certainly will
Can't wait for your Ray Robinson video!
Boxing Legends TV I thought that guy in the 20 fastest nicclo something was the best Argentine fighter.
Boxing Legends TV John scully said that Roy was bombing McAllen with 6-7 punch combinations and that McAllen was working Roy on the ropes very well. McAllen also had jaw troubles after the fight and couldn't spar. He also said the fight was very legit and there was no complaints
You should do most dangerous super middle weights and light heavyweight/cruiserweight.
G man had that injury well before benn fought him,he was blinking all the time during training, it was inevitable, just saying it wasn't Ben's fault !!
Derek Greene Most likely he had that blinking symptom since his 1st fight vs Julian Jackson. He complained of regular headaches since that fight.
@@lexsoft3969 . Doctors should have picked up on it in that case.
@@jacksugar7220 Brain damage wasn’t well understood then.
@@mahadkamran5914 .It was. Especially by doctors. Im certainly no doctor,but the sings were obvious to me.
@@jacksugar7220 No these neurological signs linked to head trauma weren’t well understood, thats why so many boxers back in the day got bad brain injuries such as Watson and Mcclelan.
I always remember the Eubank Benn 1 fight for Eubank being in to much pain to do an interview in the ring after knocking Benn out.
Hagler is the best middle weight ever don't @me
I definitely thought ggg won the first fight against Canelo but I didn't think he did enough in the 2nd against Canelo.
Chris Eubank in a top 10 most dangerous Middleweights of all time list. . Not a chance.
GGG is a beast, love Nigel Benn fucking legend "I'm going to give him a good good hiding"
it hurts to see that Gerald McClellan loss again. such a shame. great talent.
Jennai Shirow he lost point is hes not perfect
michael jensen he could have been the greatest, shame it was taken from all of us I don’t think we were ready to experience a fighter of his skill in his prime
Benn, Eubank vs Gennady would have been great viewing.
+Harri Rifhad Best way to fight GGG is to stand and fight like Benn, but Eubanks chin was better than Benn`s, Eubank would make the mistake of backing off too much against GGG. If Chris stood and fought he had the punch to get respect.
Mark Ant They both hit very hard.... Likely harder than Genady, but in a different, explosive power delivery as opposed to just strength...... Prime Eubank and Benn would KO Genady imo..... Maybe Watson too.
Harri Rifhad GGG has a great chin Eubank couldn`t stop him because he would be backpeddling a lot Watson didn`t punch hard enough to stop Genady, Benn`s the only one on the list who punched as hard or harder! Benn at middleweight mauy have punched harder than GGG but he didn`t have Genady`s defensive skill and though Benn became better trained at super middle his punch didn`t have the same effect at the higher weight so take from that what you will!
Firsthgyhgyhuy Lastujhujhuj Don`t you think the Benn v GGG fight would be a little more exciting because Benn`s punch and aggression?
Firsthgyhgyhuy Lastujhujhuj All three were Exceedingly good at Middleweight.... This was pretty much the middleweight Golden Age..... If GGG was in the mix back then he wouldn't have been on top most likely..... No one had Watsons accuracy, Eubanks poise in picking power shots or Benns pouncing brutish rage and resilience.
I just found this channel it’s great!
MW is my fav division in boxing
Benn should be higher up the list, maybe swap places with Robinson.
Agree.
Gennady Golovkin. European,Asien and Worldchampion in 4 different Divisions ( Superlightweight to Middleweight)
Olympic Silver Medalist, IBF,IBO,WBC and WBA Superchamp. 36/0/33Kos . Knocked out 7 official ranked top10 Middleweights 3 former Beltholder,2 Regular Champions and 8 of his last 10 Opponents have been heavier then him.
If you hate him,you hate the Sport!
Marvin Hagler the best middle ever
A reminder to the video producers, Gerald Mcclellan lost to Nigel Benn. Lets not speculate beyond that.
They gave McClellan too much credit for Unfulfilled Potential. Might have doesn't count
Thanks for going all the way back in history. Too many highlight reels only go back a few years.
do a top 10 dangerous light heavyweights
Where is Mike Mccallum? SO MANY people avoided him in his era!
New Hendrix Roy jones didn't avoid him and beat his ass lol
Roy fought him as a courtesy because McCallum needed the money... very charitable on Roy's part, for real. Also, McCallum was FORTY years old when they fought. Roy Jones was 27. Mike McCallum may have been the most avoided fighter of all time. Roberto Duran, Hagler, Leonard avoided him, and he beat the shit out of Hearns at Kronk Gym, an act that precipitated his departure from that gym.
@@daTruChosen mabye they weren' t interested in fighting him
@@nameless9378 Isn't that what ducking is? I'm not informed greatly on his backstory but if people aren't interested in fighting you when you're an actual threat isn't that a duck?
They sure did.
I love your channel, sir. Keep up the good work.
2k likes. I see another one on the horizon. Great work guys love this channel.
cool list with triple g awesome
at 10:55 mins, slow the video down to the slowest speed. it was a clear dive!!!
film footage from a hundred years ago very little is clear including the sequence singled out. It seems very possible its a dive but it clearly being a dive ??? bahahahaha
I doubt Jack johnson could be persuaded into taking a dive, probably tried to duck it and got caught on the temple
Absolutely 🧐
GENNADY GOLOVKIN SLAVIC WARRIOR
For those who don’t know and will reply “but he’s Kazakh”, he’s stated multiple times that his ancestry is 3/4 Russian Slavic and 1/4 Korean
Great content as always. I would like to add Marcel Cerdan to the honorable Middle Weight most dangerous. ✌
I thought Jake LaMotta was quite dangerous
Evan James he had alot of heart in the ring.He was dangerous to the women he loved,on his own admission
extremely especially to himself lol
'You're being very smart joey,very smart,your giving me all the answers but not the right answers though.Now I'm gonna ask you again,did you or did you not'
"I'm not gonna answer that,you're a sick fuck and I'm not that sick that I'm gonna answer that" 😂😂
Evan James LaMotta was a great brawler but not a concussive puncher.
I guess you could say Sugar Ray was not a concussive puncher as well.
this channel is dope
Up close watching Benn hit the heavy bag in the gym was awesome, seriously powerful, something I'll never forget,loved it at the t.beckett gym.old Kent road
Best channel for boxing! I've only just subbed, don't know why I didn't do it ages ago!
If Gerald McClellan didn't sustain injuries in his fight with Benn he would've gone on to become the greatest middleweight ever period
Suge Knight naw hate it or love it Bernard hopkins
Gerald would murder Hopkins!!!
Suge Knight jones
Suge Knight the greatest middleweight ever is gonna go down without being beat so at the end of time there will be a clear cut best middleweight of all time if your the best you don't lose coulda woulda shoulda don't count if your the best you don't get beat
Hell nah! Hopkins is far aways from being the greatest @ 160
Roy Jones is the best Hands down pound for pound #1 champ. ✊😎✊
Gabriel Wolff another dummy
Name 3 great fighters Roy Jones beat?, ten how can he be the best! He invented dodging guys in their prime! He had the best reflexes bay far but I'm now way gonna say even top 10!
AT 8:35- That Carlos Monzon piece could have concluded that Monzon died on January 8, 1995 in a car accident in Argentina.
He was 52.
You guys do a GREAT JOB !!!
The narrator has a PERFECT VOICE for what he does.
BEST BOXING CHANNEL ON
UA-cam-, Hands down
No pun intended.
Thanks
Great list!! Jackson, Hagler, Robinson, McClellan, Monzón, Benn, man! G-Man McClellan vs "Lights Out" Toney would have been a great match up. Also nice to see Hagler get his due. I think he is grossly overlooked. Would be nice to see a short clip of honorable mentions if possible. Can you compile a welterweight list like this?
GGG!
Did I hear only 11 years for throwing his wife off a balcony?
Dude right we all just ignored that
He died while still in jail
Male machismo is revered in South America.
G MAN's head was a predisposed condition , he started showing issues before the BENN bout . He lives with his sister now , she takes care of hm . She will be the first to tell you how alone he feels , and in the dark, trapped in his own body . Very Sad :( God Bless Him , and His Sister .
Yooo. The Adrenaline Rush beat at the end. Respect for that.
"We're not going to include them because most of their best work was in a different weight division" Proceeds to list Fitzsimmons and talk endlessly about his work at heavyweight.
I think they included him because he moved back and forth between divisions and when he fought heavyweights he was still closer to middleweight. Other fighters fought middleweight : Patterson. Walcott, Charles but then moved up never to return.
Sugar Ray Number 5? You guys realize he is in the top 3 argument for GOAT right? That was a bit of a shocker to me.
@Garrett good point. Thanks. I had the same doubt :)
@Christopher Maze You got some mixed up sugar goin' on here. SRR was long retired before Hagler was swinging in the pros.
@COTUS Some people can't read.
@Headless Horseman My friend, you have a tomato can for a head and a tomato for a brain if you think that.
A lot of the fighters higher on the list had worse knockout percentages and worse resumes than Golovkin's at the time of this video. At the time of making this comment Golovkin seems to have one of the better resumes on this list, most of these guys had trouble beating or knocking out 'great' opponents.
You hard for playing that "adrenaline rush" at the end. A mythical classic that you dont hear nearly enough.
Steve Collins is underrated in my opinion. He beat Eubank and Benn and would have Roy Jones jr i believe
Those fights were at super middle though
Ha ha ha... yeah right.
Different level mate. Jones just beat the guys who beat those guys.
G-Man All Day that dude is the Pioneer of the Left Hook to the Liver. That Dude was Scary and if he never would of got hurt he would of undoubtedly been one of the Greatest Ever...
WINNING ALWAYS FACTS!!!!!!!
big facts
Shame Benn smashed him huh
Jamie Piller gman would have destroyed Benn if he didn’t rabbit punch. gman with no brain dmg kills benn
Bruce Wayne Lovely excuses. 😂😂
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