Which are the top ten men who fought at the weight but never won the title? I'll throw in some candidates to refresh memories Sam Langford Jack O Brien Tommy Burns Benny Briscoe Eduardo Lausse Holman Wiliams Charley Burley Bert Lytell Archie Moore Ezzard Charles Jimmy Slattery Jack Delaney Jack Dillon Allentown Joe Gans Jock Malone Les Darcy Georgie Abrams Dave Sands Ron Richards Laszlo Papp Jack Chase Jock McAvoy Eddie Booker Leo Lomski Ace Hudkins Robert Villemain Laurent Dauthille Kid Tunero Steve Belloise An embarrassment of riches. From these and others, please pick your the top ten .
Great list of contenders. I'll add a few more not on your list. Tyrone Trice Tony Thornton Thomas Tate Howard Eastman Antwun Echols Mustafa Hamsho Cyclone Hart Tony Mundine George Benton Joey Archer Rubin Carter
Not in my personal top 10, but a good fighter. Thought he was better at Welterweight, though Simon Brown ko'd him in a title try. Would have liked to have seen Toney give him a pounding. Remembered Trice, after one of his fights grabbing the mic and calling out Toney, who was seated in the crowd. With Toney's attitude you can imagine how that went down with him.
Chronilogical order Holman Williams Charley Burley Archie Moore Georgie Abrams Lloyd Marshall Dave Sands Spider Webb Joey Archer Luis Rodriguez Bennie Briscoe
Shame ,no one has mentioned the great Dave Shade, who if not for Harry Greb, might have been MW champion in the roaring twenties. Shade beat almost all his opponents, avoided no one and held his own with a prime Mickey Walker...Good enough to flatten a great heavier LH Jimmy Slattery....Shade has been in the shade too long...