FAO Boxing Fans: ITV1, 10:35

[Frutos]

Tonight, ITV are showing a documentary entitled "The Fight Of The Lives" which is about the brutal Nigel Benn vs. Gerald McClellan fight from 1995.

Suffice to say this should be a must-watch (although undoubtedly tough viewing in terms of the outcome) for all fight fans.

 

[Everest]

Also...

Tuesday 13th December, ITV4, 9pm
extended 90-minute version

 

[Gregory2Smith1]

incredible fight,looked a mis-match,then we all know what happened

 

[Leekbrookgull]

Read about over the week-end,but it never said when it was going to be shown. Thanks. Frutos. Nice one,just Sky+ it as i am at work at 5am.

 

[H2O]

Tonight, ITV are showing a documentary entitled "The Fight Of The Lives" which is about the brutal Nigel Benn vs. Gerald McClellan fight from 1995.

Suffice to say this should be a must-watch (although undoubtedly tough viewing in terms of the outcome) for all fight fans.

cant wait for this i still have the fight on vhs, awful outcome but Benn was out of this world that night

 

[Seasider78]

Terrible outcome incredible fight at a time that weight division was bursting with talent. Boxing has changed a lot since that night and had that fight been today it would be stopped inside 3 rounds

 

[Billy the Fish]

Still the best fight I've ever seen.

 

[Deleted member 2719]

Good call, i had forgotten that was on.

 

[Mad Jack McMad]

Terrible story but needs to be told.

Disagree about it being the best fight ever though. I think it would be a toss up between Micky Ward v Atturo Gatti or Erik Morales v Marco Antonio Barrera. The first fights of the trilogies.

 

[Butch Willykins]

I remember watching this in the pub aged 17. Brutal fight, I've only seen it once (that night) but have always maintained it is the best I've ever seen. It will be interesting to revist this after all these years.

Hopefully the previously 'unseen footage' will not be too harrowing or upsetting.

 

[mikes smalls]

Anyone who is interested in this show should read Kevin Mitchell's excellent book War Baby! the glamour of violence.

 

[smudge]

Blimey, the reunion was a bit of a tear jerker.

 

[Fred Oliver - Legend]

That was hard watching.

 

[bob monkhouse]

Powerful stuff ... Great documentary

 

[Bwian]

That was hard watching.

Certainly was-my other half kept asking me to turn it off.

 

[theacademic]

agree with these comments, great documentary.

 

[Mad Jack McMad]

After hearing what Mclennan did to his Labrador - a lot of my sympathy went out the window. If it's true of course.

 

[Tom Hark Preston Park]

Also...

Tuesday 13th December, ITV4, 9pm
extended 90-minute version

Quick reminder bounce for tonight

 

[Ninja Elephant]

I've never been a fan of boxing, never watched it and never paid any attention. But I've been bored for the last hour or so and have been watching the Benn vs McLellan fight highlights and then the aftermath and it is just incredible. I've read all sorts of things about the fight itself, and McLellan's conditions after it. One of the most gut wrenching things I have watched was the photographer who went to meet McLellan in America... Very sad.

 

[BensGrandad]

Just read this and realised that I had forgotten to set it to record is it on ITV again on some channel rather than i player