Be it a full time or part-time career. Just looking at the record of Peter Buckley and whilst it must be a bit disheartening to lose 256 times it must be a great feeling to look back and say you've shared a ring with some great fighters and a lot of good ones. http://boxrec.com/list_bouts.php?human_id=3372&cat=boxer&pageID=4 Naseem Hamed Kell Brook Paul Ingle Spencer Oliver Gavin Rees Michael Brodie Jason Booth Scott Harrison John Murray Just some of the guys he's fought, was he pretty famous in Journeyman circles?
It's a thankless job, I would imagine. How much does a Journeyman earn a year? If it was very good I'd consider it, but it'd have to be £100k +
Rob Deakin seems to be a happy chappy. I follow him on twitter, and he seems to be content, and a pretty funny guy
No. It's interesting looking at Peter Buckley's record though. My favourite one is on the 18th September 2009, he lost 80-72 to Stuart Green. Obviously such a close 8 point fight because they had a rematch just 9 days later
Yep. Without journeymen we'd only get competitive, well matched fights all the time. Who the **** would want that? But still. You do have to respect a lot of these guys for their work in the sport.
that's pretty short sigted Roe. Journeymen are essential for prospects development. What do you want? Debutants thrown in with 30 fight proffesionals?
I'm only joking really. I understand the hard work and travelling that journeymen do to keep so many shows going. They really are essential with the way boxing works :good
No, I got offered a few years back to go pro and i turned it down when basically i was being fed to lions really i was young lad 18 and thought i be better off not doing it as i wouldn't sell loads of tickets and felt like i'd be like Tony Pace a lad being put in to hard to early. I watched Deakin the other day and he's punchy as **** and i'm glad i didn't do it for a quick pound note.
Buckley had a unique defensive style. Not your average journeyman (neither was Saul Montana) But yes, I wouldn't be afraid to give it a go, certainly when you see some of these jokers that fall down from barely a punch and know you'e taken better I bet most of us are lying if they say they've never said 'I could do better than that'. I respect everyone that gets in the ring, but run way, throw a few jabs, hold on for dear life for a coupla hundred quid? We're all lying if we said we wouldn't gie it a go. Most of us (including myself) would get sparked by the kinda' journeymen I'm referring to though
Only if i was good enough to not take serious beatings and had what it took to know how to lose. But no one goes into the game to be a journeyman, so no. Like Mand. I'm kinda glad i didn't turn over as my ole man wanted.
A good journeyman can earn better than most fighters with the exception of the top guys in the country.
id find it hard getting beat most weeks, it would be a pride thing for me, ive got a big ego and dont take comind 2nd very well as the family found out on sunday over a game of monopolyatsch