[6] Due to the British Boxing Board of Control amending their regulations following injuries Michael Watson suffered after a fight with Chris Eubank in 1991, and the 1994 death of Bradley Stone, an anaesthetist and paramedics were on hand to give immediate medical attention to him by placing him in a neck brace and giving him oxygen.

[10] Both fighters were soon rushed to the nearby Royal London Hospital – McClellan underwent brain surgery by Dr. John Sutcliffe, who removed a blood clot, while Benn collapsed in his dressing room after the fight due to exhaustion, but was released the following morning, before which he shook McClellan's hand and apologised.

[5] The front pages of the following day's newspapers featured images of McClellan lying in the ring,[13] while there were calls for boxing to be banned.

[19] Referee Alfred Asaro attempted to defend the lack of action he had taken in not stopping the fight earlier, saying: "I can't guess if a boxer who continues to go on punching has head pains", and attempted to lay the blame at the feet of McClellan's trainer Stan Johnson, saying it was he who should have intervened.

[27][28] To date, he still receives full-time care from his sisters Lisa and Sandra,[29] and regularly asks them about the fight with Benn.

[27][31] In 2003, Lisa praised Gerald's amateur rival Roy Jones Jr. for the financial support he offered the McClellans in the years that followed.

[32] Photojournalist Teddy Blackburn published a book titled In The Other Corner as a tribute to McClellan and as an effort to raise funds.

Ex-boxer Michael Watson, whose own career was ended in 1991 following a fight with Chris Eubank, described it as "disgusting" and "anti-boxing", alleging the documentary focused on boxing as a barbaric sport rather than showcasing the skill required of a top-level pugilist.

[39] Speaking to The Ring magazine, Benn claimed McClellan was the best all-round fighter he had ever boxed, saying "he had an incredible knockout ratio and he was a prolific puncher.

[41] The fight was depicted in the 2019 film Rise of the Footsoldier 4: Marbella, with Anthony Ferguson and Benn's son Conor portraying the two boxers.