His sister is a saint. The sacrifice she has made taking care of her brother. Is beautiful. He is lucky to have her. It's unfortunate what happened to him. Has to be scary living in darkness. Barely able to hear. I hope his sister has her best life.
Gerald McClellan was forever damaged by this fight mentally and physically, but lets also not forget that Nigel Benn was also emotionally scarred by this fight
@@leighfletcher7675😂😂 McClellan was damaged from the fight before he fought Benn that's when the blinking started it had nothing to with steroids the fight should have never have been allowed to happen he was hurt way before the Benn fight.
@@dingdong-lt9rz you're totally right. Mclelland already had a brain injury prior to this fight. However, Benn was also 100% on steroids. Benn hung out with the essex boys gang, Carlton Leach One of the members walked Benn out in this fight, and they were known for being massive roid abusers.
Everyone needs to see this. Godspeed Gerald McClellan, Iran Barkley and Nigel Benn. thank you sister Lisa, family & friends of G man for taking up the slack and for taking care of the Champ. Thank You Razak Sports Films for this docu, and Mr Keith Cobb for your awesome narration.
This story broke my heart... Thank you Liza and everybody that assist in taking care of this beautiful young man. He is so privileged to have you in his life! To ALL the boxers out there, once a champion, always a champion! Mr Iran, I have a special prayer for you, that God will provide and take care of you and your needs.❤ May God bless all that contributed to helping. Lots of love from 🇿🇦
He survived.There are other boxers never achieving world title status that DIED from fights in the ring.At least in Mclellans case,dogs are relieved from disgusting cruelty he put on them.
@@RottenProfits There is no justification to put any animal through suffering for someone elses pleasure and what MClellen did to dogs was no mistake more like deliberate pal.
@@brianmorecombe2726 okay. Now tell us how that information helps the current situation. Is it some kind of relief to you now that the man is suffering? Msunu 🖕🖕
Imagine coming to comment hate towards any of these guys. Never knew some boxing fans could be massive cowards but makes sense since most fans won’t ever lace em up,wrap em up or take a punch.
Such a lovely man. You can tell he has a big heart and seems to be handling his situation like only a few could do. May the Lord bless this dude and his wonderful helpers/care givers as well.
Before he was injured he said he was going to kill nigel benn in the ring !!! And also bred dogs for fighting ! I guess his injury made him a better man then
@@wakeylad68everyone says shit like that to promote the fight. So many fighters have said that before and no one batted an eye but it’s only bad when this man does it. And you act like you’re better than him when in reality you probably are not! Before and after the injury. Not having sympathy for someone in that state shows you don’t have good morals
This fight and the Eubank Watson fight happening so close together broke all men involved. However I think the most painful thing is seeing him after the fight. People need to see this. No matter how tough you are. He was/is one of the toughest men I've ever seen and this can happen to him out can happen to anyone. I can't imagine what it feels like to have done that to someone though it must be horrendous. What a family that man has though true strength right there. That sister of his is truly a beautiful soul. Inside and out. More time has passed since this was filmed than had between then and the fight. 2007 man
'Heart of gold' Buying labrador puppies for his prize pitbull to rip apart in what he regarded as sparring for the dog? Given his history mcclellan should not have been given medical care in Britain at the taxpayers expense which lasted 10 months. They should've dumped him outside
Yes, that was a disgusting scene, the dog fighting stuff. I believe that everyone deserves a 2nd chance though. Including Gerald McClellan. Plus his family deserve assistance after looking after him for all these years. There's a few exceptions with the 2nd chance thing. Paedophiles, rapists, murderers for example. Everyone apart from that.
@@leighfletcher7675please show us the proof that Benn was on steroids? Like I said before the damage was done to him in the fight before the Benn fight so get your facts right
At 15.21 Lisa said you forgive someonme when they purposely done something!. Ive never heard anything like it. It was just a accident, one of those accidents. Could have happened to anyone and yes we all so sorry about it. Don King is more guilty than anyone for leaving Gerald this way. where his nurse, wheres his care. Sick of people blaming Benn. IT WAS AN ACCIDENT.
May God Bless Gerald. I had two cousins that fought professionally. One of them took some damage and it shows. As fans we love to watch these guys in the ring but, it does take a toll on any and all fighters. I studied and watched my older cousins but my parents wouldnt allow me to compete. I knew that I would have been a champion but i also thank my parents for making the choice for me to not take that damage.
I think to suggest it was a headbutt is totally out of order. What happened was a tragedy ok. Affected Benn deeply. Two brave man giving their all. Don King and Gerrards corner should of stopped it. Truly Sad .
McClellan was also fighting dirty in that fight plus he was damaged in the fight before the Benn fight the blinking started in the previous fight. At the end of the day the Benn fight should have never been allowed to happen because the damage was already done.
@dingdong-lt9rz mate gerald did not fight dirty I've watched the fight loads of times. I am a uk boxing fan and wanted benn to win. But facts mate nigel benn rabbit punched gerald 18 times and new what he was doing. That ref was allso a disgrace
I remember an old story along time ago, there was a video about this 10 years ago but they took it down prob 10 years ago, I remember it saying that Gerald was not allowed to finish off Nigel Benn. Stan johnson and Don King wouldn't let him, they wanted him to not finish Nigel Benn. When Gman almost finished Benn in first round Don king was mad. Stan Johnson kept telling Gman to not finish Benn. But I don't know, I just remember watching a video talking about it 10 years ago.
the accidental headbutt didn't help, but the head punches McClellan took through out that fight was unreal, i dont think he'd ever been hit so hard, you need to look at McClellan corner if you're looking for blame, not benn.
There were a myriad of factors that led to this tragedy happening. Most of all was McClellan's brutal training and fights. Benn just happened to be the straw that broke the camel's back.
He was too tough for his own good. If you look at his record, he was also possibly mismanaged. For some reason, sans Jackson and a shot to pieces Mugabi, he didn't fight anybody at all. Knocking out overmatched opponents in a single round repeatedly is not going to prepare a fighter for a fight with Nigel Benn. Presumably they were trying to build up an aura around him but there has to be a reason why he was so untested, and losing two early fights on points might have something to do with it. It was very obvious from round 2 that McClellan simply wasn't as good as advertised despite his incredible gifts. He tried to box Benn but he simply wasn't able to and his defence was pretty much non-existent. The guy very obviously had ATG power and chin. If he'd been anywhere near as good as the hype suggested he'd have beaten Benn. As it is, he simply wasn't. His natural gifts almost won him the fight but they also probably contributed significantly to his downfall.
Just noticed that Mclellan had his gumshield out in Rd 1 (see photo). He was more than likely severely injured going into this fight. But this will probably never been known. Corrupt boxing. Also,, if you think this is brutal, go watch the Grifith vs Paret fight.
His mouth piece went missing that was a replacement and his corner said something what put on it to like a drug to affect gerald breathing by don king . But when questioned his team took the statement back
It is very, very unlikely that the accidental clash of heads caused the damage. The signs were there for rounds before this, not to mention the evidence that he had experienced problems prior to the fight. It's possible that the clash of heads was bad. It looks extremely innocuous but looks can be deceiving. It is also possible that GM wanted out of the fight because he was filled with a tremendous sense of impending doom due to his injuries. He must have been confused and very, very frightened and the clash of heads seemed to offer a way out.
Nothing to do with the headbutt he was damaged from the previous fight that's when the blinking started the Benn fight should have never been allowed to happen.
All sports are the same. Once you are used up, broken, or no longer profitable, they would put you down like an injured race horse. What Gerald did to that dog was wrong, but none of us are without sin.
what a high price he had to pay for being one of the toughest MFer to get into the ring.that fight was the most violent & dramatic fights ever.twice the ref could have stopped the fight because of benn being out on his feet.the 2 biggest clowns of the event was the referee & mcclellans trainer niether should of been in charge of tiddlywinks let alone a professional fight
All the excuses came out after this fight were just plain shallow.McClellan was badly prepared and was unable to put in any plan b and just boxed really badly.Benn richly deserved victory and it easily could have been him badly injured.But as a good sportsman,McClellan failed imo due to the disgusting dog fighting activities he was involved in.
@@MbulelaniNgxikisi Because asside from his boxing, McClellen indulged in the disgusting and distressing activity of dog fighting.He did that thats why i mentioned it
Oh cut the shit. You know any soldiers doing it for the love of the game? Or they looking for a way out or a stepping stone to get elsewhere. Please don’t start the fake patriotism bullshit. Sincerely, VETERAN of more deployments than you may have brain cells, cmon.
Drugs? No McClellans trainer was.If you throw rubbish about PEDS on a british fighter just because McLellan was poorly trained.Most of your fighters through the decades done peds especially Aaron Pryor.
ua-cam.com/video/iGpLBPga23Q/v-deo.htmlsi=fM0yhnT33fZ0nj2G And that is what is what ua-cam.com/video/QwuB2gvHdn4/v-deo.htmlsi=GVbz1zXgaVMHUQ2T he did to save him.
Thank you for not forgetting this man and all the other boxers that go hurt.
Much love from Italy
That conversation gerald had with iran barkley was amazing 😄💙
His sister is a saint. The sacrifice she has made taking care of her brother. Is beautiful. He is lucky to have her. It's unfortunate what happened to him. Has to be scary living in darkness. Barely able to hear. I hope his sister has her best life.
Gerald McClellan was forever damaged by this fight mentally and physically, but lets also not forget that Nigel Benn was also emotionally scarred by this fight
It hit him so hard cos he was using steroids....
@@leighfletcher7675😂😂 McClellan was damaged from the fight before he fought Benn that's when the blinking started it had nothing to with steroids the fight should have never have been allowed to happen he was hurt way before the Benn fight.
@@dingdong-lt9rz you're totally right. Mclelland already had a brain injury prior to this fight. However, Benn was also 100% on steroids. Benn hung out with the essex boys gang, Carlton Leach One of the members walked Benn out in this fight, and they were known for being massive roid abusers.
Thank you so much for posting this Boxing Documentary. 🥊
Gerald's sister is a warrior queen.
💪🏿🤎🤞🏿 No doubt,yo
Everyone needs to see this. Godspeed Gerald McClellan, Iran Barkley and Nigel Benn. thank you sister Lisa, family & friends of G man for taking up the slack and for taking care of the Champ. Thank You Razak Sports Films for this docu, and Mr Keith Cobb for your awesome narration.
Its easy to forget how much these men give to entertain us fans. God bless them and long live the few that have graced us with their gift.
Thank you for showing this.
As an Aficionado....I can only appreciate this work👏
This story broke my heart...
Thank you Liza and everybody that assist in taking care of this beautiful young man. He is so privileged to have you in his life! To ALL the boxers out there, once a champion, always a champion!
Mr Iran, I have a special prayer for you, that God will provide and take care of you and your needs.❤
May God bless all that contributed to helping. Lots of love from 🇿🇦
Good post. His sister is HUGE hearted, and I didn't know Iran Barkley was so involved -- so nice to see the Blade, who also fought Nigel.
He survived.There are other boxers never achieving world title status that DIED from fights in the ring.At least in Mclellans case,dogs are relieved from disgusting cruelty he put on them.
@@brianmorecombe2726 who gives a fuck about a dog its a human.. people make mistakes.
@@RottenProfits There is no justification to put any animal through suffering for someone elses pleasure and what MClellen did to dogs was no mistake more like deliberate pal.
@@brianmorecombe2726 okay. Now tell us how that information helps the current situation. Is it some kind of relief to you now that the man is suffering? Msunu 🖕🖕
A boxer just died a few days ago! From the Phillipines. Toughest sport ever
Imagine coming to comment hate towards any of these guys. Never knew some boxing fans could be massive cowards but makes sense since most fans won’t ever lace em up,wrap em up or take a punch.
You clearly don't know nothing about scumbag then
Such a lovely man. You can tell he has a big heart and seems to be handling his situation like only a few could do. May the Lord bless this dude and his wonderful helpers/care givers as well.
This is the risk of stepping into the ring. Boxing is merely modern day gladiators... You can get disabled, you can die...It is not a game...
Before he was injured he said he was going to kill nigel benn in the ring !!! And also bred dogs for fighting ! I guess his injury made him a better man then
@@wakeylad68everyone says shit like that to promote the fight. So many fighters have said that before and no one batted an eye but it’s only bad when this man does it. And you act like you’re better than him when in reality you probably are not! Before and after the injury. Not having sympathy for someone in that state shows you don’t have good morals
@@Jeffy2387agreed. Many fighters talk nonsense before the fight, just to promote it and gee themselves up. It doesn't mean anything.
The saddest part of all of this is the boxing committee. These guys should be taken care of. What a travesty.
God bless lisa mcclellan and gerald mcclellan and family x
This fight and the Eubank Watson fight happening so close together broke all men involved. However I think the most painful thing is seeing him after the fight. People need to see this. No matter how tough you are. He was/is one of the toughest men I've ever seen and this can happen to him out can happen to anyone. I can't imagine what it feels like to have done that to someone though it must be horrendous. What a family that man has though true strength right there. That sister of his is truly a beautiful soul. Inside and out. More time has passed since this was filmed than had between then and the fight. 2007 man
'Heart of gold' Buying labrador puppies for his prize pitbull to rip apart in what he regarded as sparring for the dog? Given his history mcclellan should not have been given medical care in Britain at the taxpayers expense which lasted 10 months. They should've dumped him outside
@@kevindurand3237 really?? Didn't know that. That's barbaric..actually now you mention it. I had heard about that before surprised I forgot
Yes, that was a disgusting scene, the dog fighting stuff. I believe that everyone deserves a 2nd chance though. Including Gerald McClellan. Plus his family deserve assistance after looking after him for all these years. There's a few exceptions with the 2nd chance thing. Paedophiles, rapists, murderers for example. Everyone apart from that.
@kevindurand3237 people have done worse and there not blind deaf in a wheelchair I agree it's wrong to hurt a animal but he did not deserve that
I remember watching this fight live… so so sad 😞
Did you think benn rabbit punched gerald into the condition he is in today?
God dammit I love boxing. The best sport in the world.
British Boxing is a very special brotherhood, they look out for their own.
What a lot of people don't understand is Don King is actually the reason Gerald McClellan is in the condition he is
How?
Nah.....it was his decision to leave manny, and the fact that benn was using steroids.
@@leighfletcher7675please show us the proof that Benn was on steroids? Like I said before the damage was done to him in the fight before the Benn fight so get your facts right
Such a sad story. “ Lisa, this is the man who took my life” and Nigel Benn tried to commit suicide over his guilt.
bENN TRIED TO COMMIT SUICIDE CAUSE HE WAS UNFAITHFUL TO HIS WIFE. STOP TALKING SHITE.
no he didn't ..fool
@@serenityinside1did you even watch this? Besides how the fuck would you know that he didn't stupidityinside?
I am an 80 year old fighter and the best Bodybuilder on UA-cam
At 15.21 Lisa said you forgive someonme when they purposely done something!. Ive never heard anything like it. It was just a accident, one of those accidents. Could have happened to anyone and yes we all so sorry about it. Don King is more guilty than anyone for leaving Gerald this way. where his nurse, wheres his care. Sick of people blaming Benn. IT WAS AN ACCIDENT.
It's a hard watch
May God Bless Gerald. I had two cousins that fought professionally. One of them took some damage and it shows. As fans we love to watch these guys in the ring but, it does take a toll on any and all fighters. I studied and watched my older cousins but my parents wouldnt allow me to compete. I knew that I would have been a champion but i also thank my parents for making the choice for me to not take that damage.
Boxing is an unnatural act.
G man. Now that’s a fighter!!
I think to suggest it was a headbutt is totally out of order. What happened was a tragedy ok. Affected Benn deeply. Two brave man giving their all. Don King and Gerrards corner should of stopped it. Truly Sad .
That was a hard watch 😢
If that was an accident explain why he was getting punched in the back of the head the whole fight.
Ask the promoters. They are the ones that fix the fights or the board of control. Boxing is full of wankers. Hearn and Arum being 2 of the biggest.
McClellan was also fighting dirty in that fight plus he was damaged in the fight before the Benn fight the blinking started in the previous fight. At the end of the day the Benn fight should have never been allowed to happen because the damage was already done.
@dingdong-lt9rz mate gerald did not fight dirty I've watched the fight loads of times. I am a uk boxing fan and wanted benn to win. But facts mate nigel benn rabbit punched gerald 18 times and new what he was doing. That ref was allso a disgrace
@@wolves1980worst ref I’ve ever seen.
I remember an old story along time ago, there was a video about this 10 years ago but they took it down prob 10 years ago, I remember it saying that Gerald was not allowed to finish off Nigel Benn. Stan johnson and Don King wouldn't let him, they wanted him to not finish Nigel Benn. When Gman almost finished Benn in first round Don king was mad. Stan Johnson kept telling Gman to not finish Benn. But I don't know, I just remember watching a video talking about it 10 years ago.
Interesting...
I wonder how these og boxers feel about the cheesy UA-camrs making stupid money doing their thing for “charity” at a shit level to be honest.
the accidental headbutt didn't help, but the head punches McClellan took through out that fight was unreal, i dont think he'd ever been hit so hard, you need to look at McClellan corner if you're looking for blame, not benn.
There were a myriad of factors that led to this tragedy happening. Most of all was McClellan's brutal training and fights. Benn just happened to be the straw that broke the camel's back.
McClellan was damaged from the previous fight that's when the blinking started the fight against Benn should have never been allowed to happen.
He was too tough for his own good. If you look at his record, he was also possibly mismanaged. For some reason, sans Jackson and a shot to pieces Mugabi, he didn't fight anybody at all. Knocking out overmatched opponents in a single round repeatedly is not going to prepare a fighter for a fight with Nigel Benn. Presumably they were trying to build up an aura around him but there has to be a reason why he was so untested, and losing two early fights on points might have something to do with it. It was very obvious from round 2 that McClellan simply wasn't as good as advertised despite his incredible gifts. He tried to box Benn but he simply wasn't able to and his defence was pretty much non-existent. The guy very obviously had ATG power and chin. If he'd been anywhere near as good as the hype suggested he'd have beaten Benn. As it is, he simply wasn't. His natural gifts almost won him the fight but they also probably contributed significantly to his downfall.
Two fights with Julian Jackson,I’m pretty sure he’s been hit that hard and harder
@@garethharrison5797see I could buy that but I’m pretty sure Emanuel steward said mclellan was one of the best he’d seen
Just noticed that Mclellan had his gumshield out in Rd 1 (see photo). He was more than likely severely injured going into this fight. But this will probably never been known. Corrupt boxing. Also,, if you think this is brutal, go watch the Grifith vs Paret fight.
His mouth piece went missing that was a replacement and his corner said something what put on it to like a drug to affect gerald breathing by don king . But when questioned his team took the statement back
Head butt 9th round, the fight should have been stopped. That what caused the injury.
Gerald was damaged before the flight, fighting a hard puncher like Benn was the nail in the coffin
Headclash.McClellan quit because he had no plan B and his trainer was rubbish
It is very, very unlikely that the accidental clash of heads caused the damage. The signs were there for rounds before this, not to mention the evidence that he had experienced problems prior to the fight. It's possible that the clash of heads was bad. It looks extremely innocuous but looks can be deceiving. It is also possible that GM wanted out of the fight because he was filled with a tremendous sense of impending doom due to his injuries. He must have been confused and very, very frightened and the clash of heads seemed to offer a way out.
Nothing to do with the headbutt he was damaged from the previous fight that's when the blinking started the Benn fight should have never been allowed to happen.
The sparring in the kronx was hardcore, that's what made him get brain injury.
He KO'D eveyone in 1st 2nd rounds.
How else could he have got damaged.
2 fights with Julian Jackson
All sports are the same. Once you are used up, broken, or no longer profitable, they would put you down like an injured race horse. What Gerald did to that dog was wrong, but none of us are without sin.
Get Gman a UA-cam Channel he is a very interesting person.
what a high price he had to pay for being one of the toughest MFer to get into the ring.that fight was the most violent & dramatic fights ever.twice the ref could have stopped the fight because of benn being out on his feet.the 2 biggest clowns of the event was the referee & mcclellans trainer niether should of been in charge of tiddlywinks let alone a professional fight
All the excuses came out after this fight were just plain shallow.McClellan was badly prepared and was unable to put in any plan b and just boxed really badly.Benn richly deserved victory and it easily could have been him badly injured.But as a good sportsman,McClellan failed imo due to the disgusting dog fighting activities he was involved in.
What's dog fighting got to do with any of this?
@@MbulelaniNgxikisi Because asside from his boxing, McClellen indulged in the disgusting and distressing activity of dog fighting.He did that thats why i mentioned it
@@MbulelaniNgxikisi Because other than his boxing McClellan used to indulge in the disgusting act of dog fighting
don king is there beside the ring
7:10 He's not a fallen soldier. He's an injured boxer. Let's not confuse war with sports. Have some respect for real soldiers.
I think your missing the point..It was about the boxing battles that he endured during his boxing career..
Nigel benn was a soldier in the British army as was his brother before him
Oh cut the shit. You know any soldiers doing it for the love of the game? Or they looking for a way out or a stepping stone to get elsewhere. Please don’t start the fake patriotism bullshit. Sincerely, VETERAN of more deployments than you may have brain cells, cmon.
Suffered a lot more damage than some soldiers do
Ok, Gladiator is a better word.🥊
It's a mean cruel sport
Was benn on juice for that fight??????
Never been proven if he did or did not
Drugs? No McClellans trainer was.If you throw rubbish about PEDS on a british fighter just because McLellan was poorly trained.Most of your fighters through the decades done peds especially Aaron Pryor.
Its a travesty that Barkley still has to fight. As much as I love boxing I also despise it at the same time.
ua-cam.com/video/iGpLBPga23Q/v-deo.htmlsi=fM0yhnT33fZ0nj2G And that is what is what ua-cam.com/video/QwuB2gvHdn4/v-deo.htmlsi=GVbz1zXgaVMHUQ2T he did to save him.
ua-cam.com/video/6aqXDdTx8GE/v-deo.htmlsi=jfCkj_94BfgPwZ3- This what happened to Gerald