Nigel Benn

Boxer

1964-01-22

Quotes by Nigel Benn

• I learned about fighting from taking on the National Front skinheads outside Ilford Town Hall in the 70s - they were big men and we were 14 or 15-year-old boys.

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• Boxing has helped millions around the world as a trigger for self belief, identity and connecting. It is therapy for rage.

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• I look at Mike Tyson as a fighter. He don't go out there to play. He goes out there to hurt because he's in the hurt game. That's what I like about him.

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• Wilder is like a windmill, he's rubbish, he's one of the worst boxers going.

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• I don't mean any disrespect, but being world champion hasn't made me happy.

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