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Nigel Benn

73″ reach · +5.76% reach advantage · 87th percentile

Nigel Benn has a reach of 73″ against a height of 69″ — a reach advantage of +5.76%, long for super middleweight boxing and the 87th percentile of the 75 compared here.

Reach in context

Reach advantage

+5.76%

73″ reach on a 69″ frame

Compared against 75 super middleweight boxing fighters. Median 2.83%.

-2.8%super middleweight boxing reach advantage8.5%
Measurements
Reach73″ (185.4 cm)52nd pct
Height69″ (175.3 cm)19th pct
StanceOrthodox
DivisionSuper Middleweight Boxing
competed at 2: middleweight, super middleweight — compared here against the last
Peak era1990s
CountryUnited Kingdom

Record

Boxing record

42–5

48 bouts on record

Finish rate

83%

of wins ended inside the distance — super middleweight boxing median 61%, 91st percentile

By knockout: 35 (83%)By decision: 7 (17%)
  • By knockout 83%
  • By decision 17%

The career, bout by bout

46 recorded bouts from 1987 to 1996. Every incumbent shows this as a table you have to read; here it is as a shape you can see.

1990 win vs Reggie Miller (1987)win vs Ian Chantler (1987)win vs Ronnie Yoe (1987)win vs Russell Barker (1987)win vs Winston Burnett (1987)win vs Eddie Smith (1987)win vs Leon Morris (1987)win vs Reginald Marks (1987)win vs Rob Nieuwenhuizen (1987)win vs Kevin Roper (1987)win vs Graeme Ahmed (1987)win vs David Noel (1988)win vs Anthony Logan (1988)win vs Tim Williams (1988)win vs Abdul Umaru Sanda (1988)win vs Darren Hobson (1988)win vs Greg Taylor (1988)win vs Byron Prince (1988)win vs Fermin Chirino (1988)win vs Jose Quinones (1989)win vs Jorge Amparo (1989)loss vs Michael Watson (1989)win vs Mbayo Wa Mbayo (1989)win vs Michael Chilambe (1989)loss vs Chris Eubank (1990)win vs Iran Barkley (1990)win vs Doug DeWitt (1990)win vs Sanderline Williams (1990)win vs Hector Abel Lescano (1991)win vs Lenzie Morgan (1991)win vs Kid Milo (1991)win vs Robbie Sims (1991)win vs Nicky Piper (1992)win vs Mauro Galvano (1992)win vs Thulani Malinga (1992)win vs Dan Sherry (1992)draw vs Chris Eubank (1993)win vs Lou Gent (1993)win vs Mauro Galvano (1993)win vs Juan Carlos Giménez Ferreyra (1994)win vs Henry Wharton (1994)win vs Danny Perez (1995)win vs Vincenzo Nardiello (1995)win vs Gerald McClellan (1995)loss vs Steve Collins (1996)loss vs Thulani Malinga (1996)
winlossdraw / NC1987–1996

Career span

10y

1987–1996

Longest unbeaten run

21

without a loss — draws do not break it

Busiest year

1987

11 bouts

Recorded bouts

46

46 with a date

Fights

YearResultOpponentMethodRd
1996 L Steve Collins 6
1996 L Thulani Malinga Decision12
1995 W Danny Perez KO/TKO7
1995 W Vincenzo Nardiello KO/TKO8
1995 W Gerald McClellan KO/TKO10
1994 W Juan Carlos Giménez Ferreyra Decision12
1994 W Henry Wharton Decision12
1993 D Chris Eubank Draw12
1993 W Lou Gent KO/TKO4
1993 W Mauro Galvano Decision12
1992 W Nicky Piper KO/TKO11
1992 W Mauro Galvano KO/TKO4
1992 W Thulani Malinga 10
1992 W Dan Sherry KO/TKO3
1991 W Hector Abel Lescano KO/TKO3
1991 W Lenzie Morgan Decision10
1991 W Kid Milo KO/TKO4
1991 W Robbie Sims KO/TKO7
1990 L Chris Eubank KO/TKO9
1990 W Iran Barkley KO/TKO1
1990 W Doug DeWitt KO/TKO8
1990 W Sanderline Williams 10
1989 W Jose Quinones KO/TKO1
1989 W Jorge Amparo 10
1989 L Michael Watson KO/TKO6
1989 W Mbayo Wa Mbayo KO/TKO2
1989 W Michael Chilambe KO/TKO1
1988 W David Noel KO/TKO1
1988 W Anthony Logan KO/TKO2
1988 W Tim Williams KO/TKO2
1988 W Abdul Umaru Sanda KO/TKO2
1988 W Darren Hobson KO/TKO1
1988 W Greg Taylor KO/TKO2
1988 W Byron Prince KO/TKO2
1988 W Fermin Chirino KO/TKO2
1987 W Reggie Miller KO/TKO7
1987 W Ian Chantler KO/TKO1
1987 W Ronnie Yoe KO/TKO1
1987 W Russell Barker KO/TKO1
1987 W Winston Burnett KO/TKO3
1987 W Eddie Smith KO/TKO2
1987 W Leon Morris 1
1987 W Reginald Marks KO/TKO1
1987 W Rob Nieuwenhuizen KO/TKO1
1987 W Kevin Roper KO/TKO1
1987 W Graeme Ahmed 2

15 of these opponents have their own page here.

How this is worked out

  1. Measurements and records are read from the fighter's English Wikipedia infobox; the fight list is parsed from the article's own results table.
  2. Reach advantage is (reach − height) ÷ height as a percentage, so fighters of different sizes compare directly.
  3. Percentiles rank this fighter among the 75 super middleweight boxing fighters in the dataset — chosen because it is the most specific group of at least 30 that this fighter belongs to.
Reach advantage = (reach − height) ÷ height × 100

Full methodology →

Source: Nigel Benn on English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), as of 2026-07-27. Percentiles and derived figures computed here.

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