Before His Devastating Loss, Gerald McClellan Showed No Remorse for Stealing Years of His Opponents’ Careers: “It’s Like Having S*x”

Gerald McClellan is a former professional boxer who competed in the sport for a good span of 7 years. And in that time frame, he became the Middleweight World Champion twice, as he held the WBC championship belt once from 1991-1992, then he again held it from 1993 to 1995. His reign came to an end in 1995 against the WBC Super-Middleweight, Nigel Benn. And this fight also turned out to be the last fight of his career, as he suffered a severe injury from this fight, which forced him to take off his gloves permanently.

But before this loss, he never showed any remorse in defeating his opponents by a knockout. In fact, an old interview of McClellan has resurfaced on the internet where he can be seen talking about what he felt when he used to knock his opponents down. He even compared it with the next best thing that he considers besides knocking other fighters out.

Gerald McClellan on knocking out his opponents

Gerald McClellan won 31 bouts in his career, out of which, 29 wins came by way of knockouts. McClellan had a devastating knockout percentage of 85.29%, which made him a fierce opponent. Even the ‘Baddest Man on the Planet’, Mike Tyson talked about him. He called McClellan a “dynamo”.

In the interview, McClellan talks about the feeling when you hit somebody and make them go unconscious with the power of your punches. Then he goes on to describe how much he likes it. McClellan says, “When I land on a good side, my right hand on left foot, you know it’s a good feeling. It’s like, to me knocking somebody out is like, it’s like having s*x, you know what I mean, that’s a good feeling.” McClellan’s career definitely ended soon following his loss to Nigel Benn.

The brutal loss of McClellan against Nigel Benn

When he stepped into the ring to fight Benn, he was on a first-round KO-winning streak, and he was one of the most fearsome challenges in the division for any boxer to take. During the fight, McClellan knocked down Benn two times; once in the first round and then in the eighth.

But Benn showed immense resilience and did not back down, as a result, he managed to knock out McClellan in the 10th round unconscious. Scarily, he was not able to respond to the counts of the judges, and then without wasting any further time he was taken to the hospital immediately.

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Turned out, he suffered a severe injury, and he couldn’t get inside the ring again because of it. Since then, many boxing fans have wondered what has happened to Gerald McClellan. Currently, McClellan is looked after by his sister, Lisa McClellan, and she tries to provide for her brother the best that she can. What are your thoughts about the heartbreaking story of once a promising fighter in Gerald McClellan? Let us know in the comments section below.

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