The Dark Destroyer Part Five: Sudden Impact
To make a donation to The Gerald McClellan Trust please see the link at the end of this post. Nigel Benn 25th February 1995, London Arena WBC Super-Middleweight Title Nigel Benn Vs Gerald McClellan "They're going to set mini Mike Tyson on you," Benn was informed by his manager Peter DeFreitas. Mini Mike Tyson was Don King's nickname for Gerald McClellan. King's plan was simple; McClellan would knock out Benn and unify the WBC title with pound-for-pound number one and IBF super-middleweight champion Roy Jones Jnr, who McClellan outpointed in 1988 at the semi-final stage of the National Golden Gloves Tournament. Born in Freeport, Illinois on 23rd October 1967, McClellan turned professional in August 1988, fighting out of his home city of Detroit, representing Emanuel Steward's Kronk gym. He blitzed through his first ten opponents before getting outpointed over eight rounds by Dennis Milton in June 1989. Three months later he was