Watched it. Fairly dodgy alright.
From the get go, McKenna seemed confident that he would get the knockout and was without doubt the aggressor for the majority of the fight. Benson had the superior movement and landed by far the greater volume of punches.
McKenna tired significantly in the second half of the fight and his face started to really reflect the damage that Benson's high percentage of punches landing was doing.
It was clear who won come the final bell but the ref awarded the fight in favour of McKenna.
Steve Lillis conducted an interview within a minute of the ref calling the decision with both fighters. McKenna was the first to speak with Benson visibly distraught, sitting beside him. McKenna unsurprisingly agreed with the verdict. Going by Benson's facial expression I wasn't sure if it was going to be a good idea to let him speak as was expecting him to go off on a complete rant. He didn't say anything too outrageous. He announced his retirement there and then, citing a robbery of a decision and the fact he had feared a robbery and had requested decision to come via judges rather than a referee prior to the fight.
He perhaps said that in the heat of the moment. At the very least Benson deserves a rematch. The fight itself made for a great watch. McKenna would need to go back to the drawing board for his tactics if a rematch materialises - while he troubled him on a couple of occasions - nothing to suggest that he would stop Benson.
Fury vs Wilder - while I don't think it will make for a good fight at all (as in not being easy in the eye) I'm intrigued by it. I can't see anything but a Wilder victory. Fury going from fighting the likes of his two previous opponents (the fighting in the crowd troubled Fury more than the fighting in the ring for the first one of those fights from what I can recall) to fighting Wilder is just a step too far, too soon.
Lot of admiration for the comeback journey that Fury has made from the shape he was in a year ago to the condition he is now must have taken a lot of hard graft. Even stepping in the ring against Wilder represents a victory for him. Would be the stuff of fairytales (and fantastic to see) if he managed to beat Wilder and setup a fight with Joshua at some stage next year. While Fury will no doubt make things awkward and it will be a cagey fightfor the first number of rounds. It's very hard to see anything other than a Wilder victory.
From the get go, McKenna seemed confident that he would get the knockout and was without doubt the aggressor for the majority of the fight. Benson had the superior movement and landed by far the greater volume of punches.
McKenna tired significantly in the second half of the fight and his face started to really reflect the damage that Benson's high percentage of punches landing was doing.
It was clear who won come the final bell but the ref awarded the fight in favour of McKenna.
Steve Lillis conducted an interview within a minute of the ref calling the decision with both fighters. McKenna was the first to speak with Benson visibly distraught, sitting beside him. McKenna unsurprisingly agreed with the verdict. Going by Benson's facial expression I wasn't sure if it was going to be a good idea to let him speak as was expecting him to go off on a complete rant. He didn't say anything too outrageous. He announced his retirement there and then, citing a robbery of a decision and the fact he had feared a robbery and had requested decision to come via judges rather than a referee prior to the fight.
He perhaps said that in the heat of the moment. At the very least Benson deserves a rematch. The fight itself made for a great watch. McKenna would need to go back to the drawing board for his tactics if a rematch materialises - while he troubled him on a couple of occasions - nothing to suggest that he would stop Benson.
Fury vs Wilder - while I don't think it will make for a good fight at all (as in not being easy in the eye) I'm intrigued by it. I can't see anything but a Wilder victory. Fury going from fighting the likes of his two previous opponents (the fighting in the crowd troubled Fury more than the fighting in the ring for the first one of those fights from what I can recall) to fighting Wilder is just a step too far, too soon.
Lot of admiration for the comeback journey that Fury has made from the shape he was in a year ago to the condition he is now must have taken a lot of hard graft. Even stepping in the ring against Wilder represents a victory for him. Would be the stuff of fairytales (and fantastic to see) if he managed to beat Wilder and setup a fight with Joshua at some stage next year. While Fury will no doubt make things awkward and it will be a cagey fightfor the first number of rounds. It's very hard to see anything other than a Wilder victory.