A short time ago, boxing pundits openly questioned whether Conor Benn could come close to his father’s accomplishments. But after a devastating knockout over proven veteran Chris Algeri, Benn seems more than ready to carry on the family tradition.
Nigel Benn dominated the middleweight and super middleweight divisions in the 1990s. He also became one of the most popular fighters in United Kingdom history. Conor Been is a long way away from reaching the success level of his father, but he took a giant step in the right direction with last Saturday night’s performance.
Chris Algeri entered the fight with Benn sporting a 25-3 professional record. His only losses before Saturday night were to Amir Khan, Manny Pacquiao, and Errol Spence Jr. Errol Spence was the only one of the three to stop Algeri with a fifth-round TKO. Benn one-upped The Truth by stopping Algeri in the fourth.
Conor Benn only fought 22 times as an amateur and his inexperience sometimes showed early in his professional career. Three years ago, he was dropped twice in his tenth pro bout against Cedrick Peynaud. Benn won the fight on points, but the critics against him were loud.
Benn is now 20-0 with 13 knockouts after finishing Algeri. He spent little time savoring his victory before alerting the boxing world to his future plans.
“Get me Khan or Brook,” Benn showed he would like to add one of the two former champions to his resume after the pair dukes it out in an upcoming matchup. “If they don’t want it, I will fight Adrien Broner in America.
It is unclear whether either of the men called out by Benn will answer his challenge. But a fact that became painfully clear for Chris Algeri is that Conor Benn is well on his way to making a place for himself at the top of the welterweight division.