It is the sport that is too difficult for Nigel Benn.
‘The Dark Destroyer’ is one of the most exciting post-war hunters in Great Britain who reminded his rivalry with Chris Eank and Savage Battles with Gerald McClellan and Iran Barkley.
But he looks at Barnuckle boxing through his fingers.
Kevin Greenwood is a friend of one of the former two -weight world champion.
They both come from Ilford and Greenwood says that his career switch Benn has stunned.
The 42 -year -old said: “I hired a lot ago and Nigel told me:” You have to start training. ” I came back to the gym and was three or four stones.
“I was told about bareknuckle boxing and I was agreed with them within a day after talking to them.
“I sent Nigel updates in the structure to the fight and then I sent him a video and he sent me a message with the text:” You’re angry. ”
“He thinks I’m this by heart to do this. His advice to me was: ‘Be careful. ‘He knows how hard boxing is when you wear gloves and this is Barnuckle. “
Greenwood, whose 6-9 pro-career reached a peak with a point loss for Tom Baker for the empty super-mid-weight title of the southern area ten years ago, is something of a cult hero in Bareknuckle after memorable wars with Lawrence Tarcey and Brad Scott.
Robin Reid, the former Olympic bronze medal winner and WBC Super-Mid-Weight Champion, was a ring with Scott in 2023 and said that the five-round fight “had everything … Blood, guts, courage. It must be one of the fighting of the year.”
Greenwood makes his American debut in Denver on Saturday evening.
He is linked to Julian Fernandez and expects a harder fight than all his gloved fights.
Greenwood said: “Five two -minute rounds in Bareknuckle were harder than eight three with gloves and we are now fighting in five rounds of three minutes.
“Five rounds in Bareknuckle are brutal. Your hands, your face, everything hurts afterwards.
“It really hurts and if I could sing or dance, I would do that instead, but this is the only thing I’ve ever been good at.”
Roberto Villa is the CEO, founder, executive writer, senior editor of Fightbook MMA. Has a passion for combat sports and also a podcast -guest for sitting rings. He is also a former MMA hunter and kick boxer.
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