Gerald McClellan

Not to be confused with Gerald McLellan.
Gerald McClellan
Born
Gerald Allen McClellan

(1967-10-23) October 23, 1967 (age 56)
Freeport, Illinois, U.S.
Other namesThe G-Man
Statistics
Weight(s)
Height6 ft 1 in (185 cm)[1]
Reach77 in (196 cm)[1]
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record
Total fights34
Wins31
Wins by KO29
Losses3

Gerald Allen McClellan (born October 23, 1967) is an American former professional boxer who competed from 1988 to 1995. He is a two-time middleweight world champion, having held the WBO title from 1991 to 1992, and the WBC title from 1993 to 1995. McClellan was forced to retire from boxing after a severe brain injury suffered during his final fight in 1995, a loss to WBC super middleweight champion Nigel Benn.

Known for his formidable punching power and one of the highest 1st-round-knockout ratios in the history of boxing, McClellan was dubbed "a miniature Mike Tyson" by his promoter, Don King (Tyson himself, while incarcerated, reportedly called McClellan "the best fighter in the world").[2]) The Ring magazine rated McClellan No. 27 on their list of the "100 Greatest Punchers Of All Time".[3] In 2007, McClellan was inducted into the World Boxing Hall of Fame in California, not to be confused with the more widely recognized International Boxing Hall of Fame in Canastota.

  1. ^ a b Showtime Championship Boxing tale of the tape prior to the Nigel Benn fight.
  2. ^ History - Kronk Gym
  3. ^ Eisele, Andrew. "Ring Magazine Top 100 Punchers Of All Time". Boxing.about.com. Archived from the original on 2011-07-07. Retrieved 2016-12-27.