best fighter never to win a world title?

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  1. DSG496

    DSG496 Well-Known Member Full Member

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    anyone got any recommendations?
     
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  2. Titan1

    Titan1 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Jerry Quarry, Oscar Bonavena, and Peter Jackson are three that come to mind.
     
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  3. doug.ie

    doug.ie 'Classic Boxing Society' Full Member

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    best southpaw was lew tendler
     
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  4. atberry

    atberry Boxing Junkie banned Full Member

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    Herol Graham
     
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  5. JWSoats

    JWSoats Active Member Full Member

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    Sam Langford
     
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  6. Surf-Bat

    Surf-Bat Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Here's my list



    1. Sam Langford
    2. Mike Gibbons
    3. Charley Burley
    4. Packey McFarland
    5. Holman Williams
    6. Cocoa Kid
    7. Tommy Gibbons
    8. Joe Jennette
    9. Lew Tendler
    10. Jack Blackburn
    11. Young Peter Jackson
    12. Wesley Ramey
    13. Eddie Booker
    14. Willie Joyce
    15. Wee Willie Davies
    16. Kid Norfolk
    17. Billy Petrolle
    18. Peerless Jim Driscoll
    19. Dave Shade
    20. Jack Chase
    21. Dave Holly
    22. Leo Houck
    23. Lloyd Marshall
    24. Sam McVey
    25. Peter Jackson
    26. Jeff Clarke
    27. Jimmy Bivins
    28. Oscar Gardner
    29. Bert Lytell
    30. Aaron Wade
    31. Jimmy Leto
    32. Harry Wills
    33. Freddie Dawson
    34. Lou Bogash
    35. Bennie Briscoe
    36. Tommy Yarosz
    37. Joe Choynski
    38. Joe Shugrue
    39. Carl Tremaine
    40. Owen Moran
    41. Leach Cross
    42. Bernard Docusen
    43. Dave Sands
    44. Al Gainer
    45. George Godfrey
    46. Jock McAvoy
    47. Larry Temple
    48. Benny Yanger
    49. Cuddy DeMarco
    50. Shorty Hogue
     
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  7. turpinr

    turpinr Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    I'll add joey giambra and hero graham to that brilliant list
     
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  8. janitor

    janitor VIP Member Full Member

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    Some people think that Sam Langford is the greatest fighter of all time.

    Now if they are right, then that would mean that the greatest of all time, never held a lineal title!
     
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  9. janitor

    janitor VIP Member Full Member

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    True enough, the Coloured Heavyweight Title was probably worth more than the WBC title is today.
     
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  10. mcvey

    mcvey VIP Member Full Member

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    Billy Graham?
    Billy Petrolle ?
     
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  11. turpinr

    turpinr Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    billy petrolle was in it
     
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  12. dpw417

    dpw417 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Geez...case closed...next. :lol::lol:
    Just a quibble...I switch Burley and Gibbons, and move Eddie Booker a bit higher. But otherwise this list is basically over my head!
     
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  13. Bulldog24

    Bulldog24 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Herol Graham was a master. Schooled McCallum in '89 for six rounds and beat Kalambay clearly in the early 90s.
     
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  14. Bulldog24

    Bulldog24 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Michael Watson put in two masterclasses against an unbeaten Benn and young Eubank (second fight), totally schooling and completely dominating. He's up there.
     
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  15. scartissue

    scartissue Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Wow, some awesome talent there. You guys have named the cream of the crop. I'll name some more that have not been mentioned on the above posts.

    Zora Folley
    Eddie Machen
    Ron Lyle
    Earnie Shavers
    Gerry ****ey
    Richie Kates
    Yaqui Lopez
    James Scott
    Georgie Abrams
    Joey Archer
    Spider Webb
    Gil Turner
    Clyde Gray
    Armando Muniz
    Hector Thompson
    Alfredo Urbina
    Pedro Montanez
    Georgie Araujo
    Adolph Pruitt
    Tyrone Everett
    Percy Bassett
    Nel Tarleton
    Art Hafey
    Joe Medel
    Jesus Pimental
    Halimi Gutierrez

    All great fighters who never got a chance or just missed out. I'm sure I'll come up with a dozen more as well as you guys will. Just remarkable fighters when you look at all that's been mentioned.
     
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