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There was a great doc on ITV last night - The Fight of their Lives covering the tragic Nigel Benn v Mclellan fight. It was really expertly put together and very moving - I was close to tears when I saw the re-union 12 years after the fight that left McLellan almost a paraplegic at a fundraiser Benn had organised to help with his living costs.
It was also a deeply honest film - contrasting the lunacy of McLellan's corner with the reflective modern day Nigel Benn and expert opinion of commentators, boxers and trainers. And at the same time it managed to be thrilling - the fight was a raw, brutal affair, never again shown on TV, both men unwilling to lose and an outcome no one would have predicted. In short it was all that is good about boxing and all that is bad.
Redemptive, frightening and deeply moving, I'd recommend it to anyone with or without an interest and also as a documentary free from sensationalism that really get's to the core of the sport.
The young surgeon that treated McLellan immediately after the fight at the Royal London is also notable for his quiet, criticism of boxing. When asked how Mclellan is he replies:
"His brain was quite swollen, how we would expect it to look after it's been punched for ten rounds"
A really worthwhile film, on the itv iplayer at the mo