Nigel Benn insists he ‘still has more in tank’ as he prepares for third fight with Steve Collins
NIGEL “Benjamin Button” Benn said people think at 53 he is “past it” but insists “there’s more in the tank” as he pursues a comeback.
The boxing comeback recently announced that he will be coming back to boxing at the age of 53.
Nigel Benn is planning a return to the ring aged 53PA:Press AssociationNigel Benn says he feels better than ever and says he is like ‘Benjamin Button’News Group Newspapers Ltd
And he is targeting a third bout against his old foe Steve Collins.
Benn’s announcement of a planned comeback has been met with a mixed response.
Many have claimed that the former Middleweight and Super-Middleweight world champ is over the hill and should stay retired.
But the Dark Destroyer says his return is “progressing” well at the moment.
He is about to head back to Australia before seeing what the next step is to completing his comeback.
Speaking about the response to his in-ring ambitions, Benn admits it has been both “positive and negative”.
Steve Collins and Nigel Benn clashed twice in the 1990sNews Group Newspapers LtdIrishman Steve Collins won both matches against Nigel BennGetty Images
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Benn told iFL TV: “Everyone thinks I’m 53 and I’m past my sell-by-date.
“But like I said to everybody else, my name is Nigel Benjamin Button Benn, there’s more in the tank.
Nigel Benn, aged 53, says he wants ‘closure’ by fighting Steve Collins againGetty ImagesNigel Benn was nicknamed the ‘Dark Destroyer’ during his heydayNews Group Newspapers LtdNigel Benn’s comeback has been met with mixed responsesGetty Images
Boxer Nigel Benn training some fighters from the Royal Fusiliers at Tidworth Garrison
"If I won the lottery, £89 million, I would still want to fight, so it's nothing to do with money.
And after losing the final two fights of his career to Irishman Collins back in the 1990s, he is seeking to avenge those defeats.
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