When McClellan Displayed Zero Respect Against Julian Jackson
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- Welcome back to boxing after dark! In today's video, we go back to 1993 to one of the arguably best-ever bouts from the middle-weight division. Julian Jackson Vs. Gerald McClellan really defines when power meets power!
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Gerald McClellan GoFundMe link:
www.gofundme.com/f/28y3tim32o
Well I donated. Watched that fight live. One of the best ever. And for that Gerald paid dearly. I get what he did to dogs. But he has suffered enough. I 🙏 the stem cell treatment will help improve the quality of his life.
Id donate if i could
Thank you
mclelan took some heavy shot from jackson, and I think thats what gave him brain damage
Julian trains Gerald’s son now too. Amazing stuff
Straight up??
McClellan was shaking his head continuously following this bout and expressing amazement at Jackson's power. I believe he was damaged by Julian before he even stepped into the ring with Benn.
Oh for sure. He was blinking non-stop
McClellan didnt do himself any favours sparring with Tommy Hearns and Mike McCallum before the Bennj fight either.
Gerald complained of headaches after the Jackson fights. A brain scan might have prevented the Benn fight from ever happening.
Wild how much Jackson catches McClellan with no effect. Makes you wonder if his chin allowed him to take flush shots, but the damage was being done in a different way, leading to the Benn outcome.
I agree, not only did GM take heavy headshots from JJ in the first fight, he also took them in infamous & regular sparring sessions in the Kronk. It is noticeable, again, in their first meeting, that GM was exhibiting blinking & pushing out of his gumshield consistent with what was noted in the NB fight; clearly far less frequently, but te signs were there. Previously, this gesturing was thought to be just idiosyncrasies particular to GM, but, in hindsight, more likely indicators of repeated neurological trauma. In his contest with NB, GM took a lot of hooks to the head, many of those landing as rabbit punches due to the forward momentum of both fighters & Benn was a known headhunter, rarely throwing body shots; in addition to the concussive head punches he took, his style made him prone to head clashes & this was certainly the case in the fight with NB.
It was the roided out benn and his non stop rabbit punches, low blows, head butts, and a slow count in round #1 (never shouldve went past 1) Refs to blame, corner man to blame too. If he had Emanuel Steward in his corner still, I truly believe this outcome would not have been, Steward wouldve blown his mind at the refs, including a voluntary stoppage after the 10th rabbit punch and 2nd head butt. He protected his fighters. Just my .02.
The fact that two legends of boxing fought on Boxing After Dark and not PPV is insane. Couldn’t imagine that as a modern boxing fan where they overcharge for every matchup
Yes in 2023 young fight fans can lap up some youtuber and a supposed pro-boxer/semi youtuber this weekend I think while waiting another couple of years for the possibility of a legitimate heavyweight world title fight in between the circus shows masquerading as boxing.
@@roboi2241 preach! Smh feels like the dark ages of boxing
Yeah because the ogs showed the new generation how important it is to make ms in the sport espacially in big fights.
People just paid like $80 to see Alvarez vs. Charlo.🤣🤣🤣
thats a great take
I remember watching the McClellan vs benn fight as a young man. Probably the most brutal boxing match I’ve ever seen
i was om acid...remember clear as day
@@utdkidswifeITO 😂😂 I’ll bet you do!
I liked the ending of this video very much. The right choice to respect Gerald, not indulging on painful footage about how is he now, but meanwhile asking for help for his family and dedicating the video to a true heroin, his sister. You that made this video, you’re quite a man, you touched my heart. My donation is coming. Thank you.
Well put Massimo. McClellan, thankfully, had done enough to earn his HOF status. Just a reminder of how brutal this sport can be, Nigel Benn should not blame himself.
Yeh it’s nice that they skipped the fact he was a dog killer.
@@henrybrowne7248it’s never the boxers fault. At all. If anything , if you see the full documentary on that fight, his own corner can take part blame.
I wouldn't donate a cent to that dog fighting bastard.
Heroine
Like so many fighters he's suffering in unimaginable ways following his career. Boxing has no health insurance and so unregulated, these men are discarded and forgotten.
Did he loose his vision, almost all his hearing and could not walk at the end?
Guys fighting at the championship level make an enormous amount of money, and could easily afford both insurance and retirement plans; even as an independent (incorporated or LLC). But no one teaches athletes to manage their money. They go from being kids with nothing to suddenly having access to potentially millions of dollars...while still being basically kids. Everyone picks and paws at them, from managers, accountants, agents, lawyers, and even their own family members. They also have the invincibility complex that most 20-somethings have where they don't think the good times are going to end. Before they know it, an injury happens, a better athlete comes along, or even just natural process of aging and their career is over.
As to after-career benefits: there is NO WAY any professional sport would be able to maintain itself if they were continuing to pay for the thousands and thousands of retired athletes who no longer make the organization money. Is it a bit tragic that athletes are viewed as disposable assets? Yep, but those athletes could also spend time focused on how to manage their money instead of living it up during the short time their careers will transpire. Save now, live it up when retired by the time they are 30.
@@saltedllama2759 Most boxing champions are not making millions.
@@mumble97 no one is making anyone box, stop being a communist.
@@saltedllama2759that’s not true. Back then promoters like king and to an exten arum was robbing these fighters blind
Both of these true men were electric and I thank them for some great memories. Respect to both warriors ✌️
Mcclellan was no warrior, he was a disgusting piece of shit who got what he deserved
This is a gladiator sport which is the display of tremendous skill and courage in combat, sometimes to the death, we should honor such men. They have showed us the triumph of the human spirit over poverty, broken families and living on the periphery of society. My donation is in. Thank you Gerald McClellan…
You don’t see fights like this anymore loss of a great era true gladiators
Upmost respect to you man, what a way to end the video. Beautiful to see there are still some boxing content creators that have respect for these great men in the fighters and their families, not views from shock and awe.
Everybody in these 2 fights were legends. The fighters and Mills Lane and Joe Cortez. The best refs ever.
Well said not many people acknowledge the referee's, I liked Richard steel as well But Mills lane was my altime favourite 🥊
richard was too confrontational and stopped some fights too soon
@@peterbalac1915
Two incredible fighters. Power punchers that can really box. It is so sad what happened to McClellan.
It's bone chilling to hear him talk about the "mind that he has..." I just wish his sister Lisa all the best in taking care of him, she's done a great job
Yeah it was sad. But I have very little sympathy for the McClellan. He was a piece of sh1t outside the ring.
What happen to him 🤔
@@growth2newconnections718 He got severe brain damage against Nigel Benn in his next fight. He know lives under the permanent care of his sister Lisa, as mentioned by @blakasmurf above.
@@growth2newconnections718 Google it man.
Can you believe a card like that, Mc,Clellan v Jackson at their peak only 3rd on the card. That would never happen nowadays, it would be a load of tomato cans getting paid nothing then one cherry picked main event, that we already know what the result will be.
Yep. I do miss the 80's/90's for boxing
Just shows how good that Era was.
A very touching & respectful video 🙏 .. the fight with Benn was the best & the worst that I have ever witnessed .. the greatest comeback to the most unfortunate ending ..
cornermen done something to Gerald, he was fine, he quit because he just could not take any more and knew Benn was never going to stop bashing him up... he got off the knee stood was fine spoke t people fine, stood in his corner fine and talking ok, then he sat down cornermen surrounding him along with don king them bam he hits the floor and is in a distressful state. they done something bad to him, you dont go from being realy good to bad that fast.... don king lost a fortune due to Gerald quitting, enough said.
You can clearly see the die hard ringside fans filled up for the first fight. The Julian fight contributed greatly to Gerald’s brain injury
He took some neck stretching shots he absorbed some brutal shots for real before showing why he's the G man!
He had too much chin for his own good. @@HarryHeath-pb6rv
I fully agree with the opinions that Gerald McClellan was wobbled in the first fight and could have sustained brain injury. Julian Jackson's punches were a freak of nature. So knowing full well that Jackson could hurt him next, McClellan finished the job in the first round in their second fight.
I was actually feeling terrified looking at the two fights.
I didn’t know this fight ever happened and I’m so glad this showed up in my feed so I could learn about it and admire the legends!
One of my favourite mw fights ever. I've been waiting for this.
Good man, respectful and an emotional way to end this video. Both fighters deserve their HOF.
Your videos are so good! Keep up the good work!
Thank you for posting the gofundme link. Donated and hopefully he will exceed his goal. The man deserves so much for all he gave to the sport and the fans.
Its crazy that the first fight, a championship fight at that, was an undercard fight to chavez and lennox lewis respectively. That wdv been an epic ppv in today's game
If memory serves me it was the first fight with The Hawk that ruined Gerald’s life in the long run; this despite it being the highlight of his career. He complained about headaches after taking too many hard shots from Julian. The damage was done there long before the Benn fight and it’s tragic conclusion destroying Gerald’s life and robbing fight fans of what could’ve been…McClellan v Roy Jones Jr, Toney or Bernard Hopkins. Thanks for uploading this, love the channel 🙌
Those punches did alter his life forever. Had Jackson not had those vision problems in the second fight it would have been a great fight as well but I think G-Man would have beat them anyway. He was a different type of savage. Julian Jackson had one punch knockout power that was harder but G-Man was a whole other type of swarm fighter. If that Nigel Benn fight hadn't happened and it wasn't the power of Nigel Benn that did it either. Watch that fight closely. If Richard Steele would have been there, he would have called that fight in the first round. Lol. Wish he had. G-Man was a monster in the ring
@salahuddinmuhammad3251 Geraldgot battered by Benn. A tragic ending...however, Gerald had a poor defence which is why he took so many big shots. Yes he had Benn in trouble etc bit Benn was a beast himself and thoroughly deserved the win.
Them 3 dudes all beat him 😂
@@mrp9023 Nigel Benn was juiced in that fight he didn’t deserve anything, bum!!! Nigel passed his steroid ways down to his son. Both are a disgrace to boxing
@jayyo5107 🤣🤣..no evidence of that whatsoever and his son has been cleared. Why so bitter?
Two of the greatest Champions that the game has ever known. Thank you is not enough
Actually sounds like the greatest card or all time
Happy ending to the dog fighter in the end
God always gets people back
not just a dog fighter but let his dogs hurt dogs that couldnt even fight back
@@bruceleeroythatswholike humans hurt humans
I thought he was all forgiving?
God didn’t get all of the presidents who molested kids and all the people now who are pos who are still living what happened to him was being a boxer that’s it.
@@kdlofty nah he told me he gets them all in the end
Thanks for the video, BOXING AFTER DARK
I was dreading the ending of the video but you did it with a lot of class in respect thank you 🥊
The sound of the punches coming from these 2 champions , bombs , god bless & thanks for the memories 🙏🏿
I remember watching Gerald when I was kid. He was one of my favorites. He reminded me of a version of Mike, who was my favorite. Great video!
Your content is great for such an old fight the quality videos you have is great and also wha a great fighter or fighters should I say
McClellan was a savage puncher. Such a shame when a young, fit guy has it all snatched away. Injured ex fighters get wheeled out when convenient but I get the feeling the likes of McClellan are basically forgotten by boxing. A small percentage of the profit for every boxing match should go to an injured fighter scheme. Ex world champs like McClellan shouldn't have to live and die in poverty. Boxing is the most corrupt, most dodgy sport. When I see the likes of Jake Paul allegedly earn millions from fixed fights and circus acts it makes me puke.
Me too when you think of the muppets making money pretending to be boxers makes me sick even luke furys turned into a freak show
Or they could just choose not to box, and go acquire the skills to be a plumber, electrician, etc.
His hair is all still there at the end lol that's the most amazing part of the video
Great video and Big respect for the ending. Salute💯
Can't believe this fight wasn't top of the card. Lewis, Chavez and this!! What a night of boxing.
Did you notice in the first fight , about halfway through the commentator said he’s blinking. I’m just thinking of the Benn fight, whether something was up with Gerald then. Respect
ya, this was the fight that hurt him first. not the Benn fight. JJ is a true puncher!
It's the weight cut
@@zha273nah. These guys don't cut much vs MMA fighters.
@@jtaco4101 Gerald did
Benn was a true puncher@@avatarskyriser4066
This channel is simply amazing!
Its sad to see the great fighters from the 80s n 90s who we're warriors paying the price for them great battles with their health today! 😢
McClellan KOd Jackson, in both fights, but not without being wobbled a few times. Jackson’s power probably started a degenerative process in Gerald’s brain health. In the 2nd fight McClellan wanted to get Jackson out of the way asap rather than suffer those bombshells he took in the 1st fight. He complained of headaches for a long time afterwards, and couldn’t spar normally.
wow i never knew about this. I never heard of Gerald until now. Anyone who can beat Julian twice is a legend.
“2nd fight, McClellan wanted to get Jackson out of the way asap rather than suffer those bombshells…..”
That’s what I clicked on the video to say. McClellan knew he had to get Jackson gone quick because Jackson had one-punch knockout power.
He definitely suffered a traumatic brain injury that either he or don kings camp didn’t want to address. sad but at least he’s living life still
@@poindextertunesCorrect, and McClellans coach was a useless bag of skin, he didn’t have a clue what was going on. If Manny was there that shit would never have happened. Don King is one man I wish had nothing to do with boxing. He is a remorseless sociopath with no care, or sense of moral duty, he cares only for money and control, that’s it. King also had a hand in coercing McClellan to leave Manny Steward, no doubt it was about money. King was already squabbling with McCllellans family over, fees, prize money, and expenses within weeks of McClellans near death brain injury. King eventually came good with McClellans money, he paid what was agreed with a small amount on top due to medical cost and domestic costs immediately after and when he returned to the US. It’s probably the only thing King ever done right in his life.
@@Pulsonar He's 92 now and still filthy rich and still in the sport of boxing doing his thing. Proof there's no such thing as karma.
The second best man of Kronk Gym (the first one of course is the inimitable Thomas Hearns)
3:50 Big Frank worried me when he interrupted the narrator with ‘…there’s a dangerous, dangerous, dangerous No1 hit man in America…’ if he said dangerous one more time my phone would’ve exploded and caught fire 😂
McClellan fought dirty.
Threw rabbit punches, both fights.
Low blows and hit guys when they were down.
He's a scumbag, what would you expect?
after the first jackson fight G man was complaining of bad headaches - despite winning the fight he took some heavy shots from JJ also he got rid of Emmanuel Steward as his trainer and these were the beginning of the end for him IMHO
You went there and I salute you for doing so
Salute @ by boxing after dark 4 keeping it real at the end of the video it was a celebration about how Gerald career took off not the end & that was special.. Ijs Respectfully Gerald was the truth hands downs the ending of his career was sad.!!! Continue 2 Rest In Paradise Gerald McClellan 💯💪🥊💔🕊
Brutal .... Couldn't PAY ME to get HIT by these Men 😮
Till this day I don't understand how Gerald McClellan slayed that monster😨
He actually beat roy twice in the amateurs, and they are great friends to this day
Manny Steward told some of us once that Gerald McClellan was the meanest (as an individual) fighter he ever worked with. He said he was just a cruel individual top to bottom. Just something I always remembered, I do feel bad for the guy and always have. Tragic story about a guy whose Bad Karma seemingly caught up to him.
I saw that interview with Manny Steward too. He said McClellan had the widest mean streak in any boxer he ever trained. And he's trained many of the toughest fighters.
@@tomhatton3303 I never heard an interview with Manny talking about McLellan that way, but I can here him plain as day. Me and a few others were fortunate enough to get to talk with Manny prior to an event we were all attending at Freedom Hall in Louisville back in 97', it was an exhibition fundraiser to raise money for what would become the Ali Center. He kindly shared many stories of experiences with his fighters, some good and some not so good, but him talking about Gerald McClellan always stuck with me. It was clear he didn't want to say anything negative at that time about the guy, but clear also that he really had nothing good to say either. He just referred to him several times as a very cruel and mean intended human being, and that he never was able to relate to him as an individual, and that his and McClelland partnership was 100% buisness and nothing more. I believe he genuinely loved to mentor young fighters, not just to be champions, but also to become men. A few names, specifically Gerlad and one other, he never wished to have any personal relationship with.
His other so called trainer after Steward said the exact same thing. He said that when he tried to say a prayer for him before the Benn fight Gerald looked at him and mocked him, all of a sudden you're M'Fing religious now?
@@VCthaGOATdunker Damn!! 😬 that's crazy.
Sounds about white . Y'all want us to forget about y'all past but don't forget about our past . Typical white people 🙄
Travesty this fight wasn't a PPV main-event. If they were around in the social media era they'd be huge!
That's why the hawk got his wings clipped
Lmmfaoooo 😆😆😆
Great video bro x he was a real great fighter x
"McClellan participated in dog fighting. McClellan's trainer and family admitted that McClellan was involved with fighting pitbulls, and on one occasion had used tape to bind the jaws of a Labrador shut before allowing his pet pit bull "Deuce" to kill it." - WW
Just Deserts
The Hawk v G man 💥💥
With love from Nigeria: I know about these two guys, but never did I know they fought each other. Not even once but twice. OMG!
Slug fest!
At the end part of the video, I was almost down to tears to see how a great fighter's career was cut short. OMG!
I wish him the best.
Arshole liked being cruel to dogs.
Nice one Benn
Don't act like every human isn't cruel to someone or something its the nature of man you can't deny it but its inhuman to be intentional rejoice with a downfall of another man .Benn himself physiological was down for a long time because of the unfortunate consequences of their fight so who are you to be happy
@@specialbreedtaping up a retrievers muzzle and then letting your pit bull rip it apart is beyond disgusting...zero sympathy for this piece of scum.
Absolutely right. This bloke needs to look into his disgusting dog fights and the muzzled puppy retriever
@@specialbreed Only a savage would feed a puppy to a Pitbull if there's ever a case of Karma Nigel Benn dealt a whole heap of it to a deserving Gerald.
My heart went out to Gerald before I found out what he did - Zero sympathy now.
@@sicheresame as that, that rat Don king bought Mclennan over to beat nigel up didn't work out that way
Like most Kayo specialists, vulnerable to the Kayo himself. Which is what makes them so exciting to watch
Seriously hard punchers both - Nigel Benn (another seriously hard banger) was very lucky to get out of the first round against Gerald; a very unfortunate end to that fight, but, what a fight it was. Thanks for uploading, and, very best wishes to Gerald McClellan.
this video gave me goosebumps. i remember this fight. so classy to not delve into his final fight.
I was at this fight. I normally sit quietly when I attend fights, this one I lost my voice from. Both men were ferocious punchers.
Very upbeat and accurate 👍
RESPECT to you for the way you ended this video 👏🏾👏🏾👊🏾👊🏾!!
I remember that fight and picked Gerald to win and he did , and remember him being hurt later , was always one of my top 3 fighter's , excellent boxer God Bless him and his family
Both of these guy's had serious Punching Power
McClellan was a dangerous specimen...Flowers to my guy☄️🔥☄️🔥☄️🔥🥊🥊🥊🥊🥊
BIGSHOUT TAH both Fighters.
WHEN WARRIORS ROAMED🥊🥊🥊
Now Jackson is training McCellan's son.
I have mad love & respect for both these boxers
Just watched a you tube video yesterday , where McClellan said he was gonna put Nigel Benn in a wheelchair , and then said he'd then put Nigel Benn's Dad in a wheelchair. Funny how things turn out innit .
Gerald spoke that into existence but his own words cursed him. Ya, be careful what words come out of your mouth.
Jackson and McClennan hit so hard!
Real boxers that don’t play!
The days of no joking in the sport.
Jackson definitely could’ve won that first fight,but left himself exposed.
The second fight was all about Gerald’s composure on finishing Julian.
And this shows how great NIGEL BENN was with beating Gerald at his peak.
We have to pay full respect to Julian Jackson for an amazing knockout ratio.
And will always be considered an legend for somehow getting through that night against Bomber Graham🥊
McClellan was a big, dangerous middleweight, but a disgustingly cruel human being. Nigel Benn had his number. Karma is a bitch!
Nigel benn got knocked through the ropes and given a gift. He fought a compromised G man. Is what it is.
Bro he fight dogs . There are far worst than him u just going off what folks saying . So many folks I knew fight dogs growing up in some countries it’s cultural tbh . We have folks killing people in America drugs , human trafficking and taxes being taken from hard working folks . Those folks are evil . A dog life will never be the same a a human . A dog cannot for sea or wonder or imagine . It’s not human
That's the truth.
Yep karma a MF bitch ...🥊
Spot on 💯
Mad respect to the ending 💪🏾❤👍🏾
BANGIN!!!
We talk a lot about guys like Big George, but P4P both these two fighters are probably the hardest punchers I've seen so far . . let's see, let's put 'Tommy Hearns in there too . . If I think of anybody else, I'll come back and post the names. Watch fights of both these guys, they were extraordinary.
Nigel Benn and Chris Eubank on the list as well
Watching @ 3am.
What an amazing Fight. War is a better word.
These guys Both showed heart and determination.
2 amazing and yes forgotten or almost forgotten men.
You don't see
People going toe to toe like that these days. Both took some extremely hard direct shots and keep coming. A whole bunch of history of any era or weight class could take the abuse they gave each other and stayed on their feet
My heart breaks for this man. He was meant for greater tings. Benn was in survival mode the night they fought, nobody was beating Benn that night. So sad the way it all went down down. These are the risks in this sport. A horrible reality at times.
💔For Gerald?????...What about his K.O. victims?....Sorry, but "We Reap what we Sew"..... & That Seamstress came in the form of The "Dark Destroyer"😈😈😈
@@PatrickHausenfleck-zf4lf 🤣 you totally don’t understand what that saying means. It’s “sows” not sew. 😂
Benn was on more than survival mode that night
@@iargueta1220 You obviously don't understand humor.....The whole point being made is that Gerald McClellan got what he had coming(Sad way to be Humbled, but it is what it is)...he was noted in the past as a do anything at all costs to be victorious fighter...Not a nice guy at all ..had more of a chip on his shoulder than Foreman ever did.
@@PatrickHausenfleck-zf4lf this went way over you head lol. What he said was wrong. Do you even know the proverb?
I’m here for the ride boys!
Awesome fighters.
At the finish of the 2nd fight ........."He hit him on the top of the head on the way down and he's totally disorientated". Who hires these guys? Seriously? It was a body shot, pure and simple. The shot the commentator is talking about, we can't even tell if it connects or not. Honestly.......It makes a joke out of boxing!!!
Julian Jackson is one of the hardest punchers is weight
division, no one can dispute that fact, but he has also
been knocked out six times. he deliver a hard punch but
can't take one.
Brutal top level fight! Could have gone either way! Respect to both!😮
Great fight between two warriors. They were throwing bombs the entire fight. "Mano y Mano."
i love seeing this kind of destruction in the ring!
What a great fight.. massive respect to both men.. but with such a huge draw.. where were the crowds???🧐..
Respect on the way you handled this video. I truly have gone thru the what if's of McClellan's career. I believe he would have cleaned his division out, and their would not be a Roy Jones Jr
The thing is you have to really slow down the footage to see punches, that is how fast these guys are. Shame we never saw Julian vs Mike Mcallum 2, or Mike vs G Man.
We need more content!!!
Si este mensaje pudiera llegar a Gerald, desde un lugar tan remoto como Argentina, que sepa, que le mando un abrazo gigante y que le agradezco por haberme hecho disfrutar de veladas de box extraordinarias!!!!! Abrazo enorme, campeón y sigue demostrando que siempre lo serás!!!
Banging!!!!
Benn unintentionally head butted McLellan in the face not long before he went unconscious . I saw it the first time I saw the fight and haven’t heard anyone else point it out.
McClellan should not have told Nigel Benn AND his father he was going to put them both in a wheelchair
great fighters both of them
Thank u for ending it on the upside of this great boxer and man
Two great champions
This is going to be the story for Spence and Bud’s dispute
Imagine a McClellan vs. Roy Jones or James Toney around 95-96, how good would that have been? Sadly we'll never know.
@stevewise said it all. Totaly AGREE!!! NO INSURANCE At ALL..., No insurance for anythink, any kind of disabeling you from the Boxing,etc.. THIS SHOULD immidiately BE CHANGED in ANY and EVERY combat sport, not just BOXing!!!
It's hard to have any sympathy for someone who enjoyed watching two dogs ripping each other apart.
G man won the fight but the damage he took from Julian Jackson caused or made it possible to Suffer his traumatic brain injury Julian Jackson was a
Generational puncher