Heavyweights Who Never Received World Title Shot

Ernie Schaaf, Walter Neusel and Lem Franklin. Just about every other decent fighter has been mentioned. Wait, maybe Luther McCarty and Clarence Henry.

 

He fought for lineal twice. Maybe you're thinking of Joshua.

 

Langford and Wills have to be the top 2.

Others not named (alphabet, not lineal):
1. Boytsov
2. Damiani (WBO wasn't recognized as major until early 2000s)
3. Zolkin (WBO only pre 2000s)
4. Jeremy Williams (WBO only pre 2000s)
5. Etienne
6. Mitch Green
7. Tarver
8. Banks
9. Cunningham
10. Perez
11. Abdulasemov

Edit: Malik Scott

 

Eddie Machen fought Ernie Terrell for the vacant WBA World Heavyweight Title on March 5 1965, after the WBA stripped that title because Muhammad Ali gave Liston a rematch. Terrell won by decision.

 

Eddie Machen did get a shot at the WBA Title on March 5 1965, fighting Ernie Terrell, because the WBA had stripped Muhammad Ali of that title for giving Liston a rematch, Ernie Terrell won on points and the WBA Title, he lost it to Ali on Feb 6 1967.

 

Ruddock and Ibeabuchi spring to mind. I really would have liked to see how Ike got dealt with by someone along the lines of Lennox Lewis or Holyfield.

 

Yeah that doesn’t count imo. Has to be lineal no fake alphabet belts.

 

WELL COETZEE I KNOW FOUGHT TATE AND WEAVER FOR WBA TITLES, AND MACHEN DID THE SAME VS ERNIE TERRELL.

 

HERE'S SOME Heavyweights THAT EITHER WERE RANKED

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NEVER GOT A SHOT AT A TITLE

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AL (Florida) Jones
Jose "Ibar" Urtain (#7 Ring)
Mac Foster (#1 Ring)
Leotis Martin (#1 Ring, WBA)
Al "Blue" Lewis
Bob Cleroux
Tony Alongi (#8 WBA)
Jack Bodell (#7 WBC)
Alfio Righetti (#7 Ring)
Bernardo Mercardo
Jurgen Blin (#7 Ring)
Amos Lincoln (#3 Ring)
Amos Johnson
Alejandro Lavoranti (#4 Ring)
Thad Spencer (#1 WBA)
Kallie Knoetze (#1 WBA)
Mike Schutte (#10 Ring)
Johnny Boudreaux (#7 Ring)
Billy Joiner (#10 WBA)
Howard "KO" Smith
Gregorio Peralta (#7 Ring)
Boone Kirkman (#7 Ring)
Henry Clark (#5 WBA)
Jeff Merritt (#10 Ring)
Roger Rischer
Elmer Rudd
Duane Bobick (#4 Ring)
Rodney Bobick (#7 WBA)
Jose Luis Garcia (#3 Ring)
S.T. Gordon
Randy Neumann (#10 Ring)
Mike Koranicki
Terry Hinki (#10 WBC)
Randy Stephens
Franco DiPiccoli (#10 Ring)
Domingo D'Elia
Marty Monroe (#6 Ring)

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Jack O'Halloran (#15 World Boxing)
Ibar Arrington
"Scrap Iron" Johnson
Pedro Lovell (#9 World Boxing) (aka "Spider Rico")
Bob Stallings (#9 World Boxing)
Eddie "The Animal" Lopez
Terry Krueger
Nick Wells
Rudi Lubbers
Jan Lubbers
Danny McAlinden
Joe Alexander
Rahman Ali
Tony Doyle (#9 NABF)
James J. Woody
James Beattie
Fred Askew
Billy Aired
John L. Gardner (Europeon Champion)
Jerry Judge
Pedro Agosto
Milton Manley
Al (Memphis) Jones

 

Ronny, amazingly enough, Lucien Rodriguez actually did fight for the title in one of the most one-sided beatdowns in the history of the game against Larry Holmes.

 

George Godfrey, Joe Baksi and Earl Walls.

 

Joe Alexander, Nick Wells, Terry Krueger, "Scrap Iron" Johnson, Billy Joiner, Jack O'Halloran and Rahman Ali (Muhammad Ali's brother) were ranked? When? By whom?

What? Huh?

(Scratches head.)

 

let me read it to you again, -Heavyweights who were either ranked or never got a shot at the title.

Billy Joiner was ranked by the WBA in 1969 for upset of Robert Cleroux, cost him a sure shot at Jimmy Ellis.

 

I sure forgot about that fight, say what you boxing fans want about my friend Giant Jack O'Halloran. I'd rather seen him in there with ALI or Frazier, Holmes, then say Stander, Daniels, Zyglewicz, Ramos, Bugner, Lubbers, Dunn, Blin, Evangelista, Zanon, LeDoux, Leroy Jones, Evangelista, London, Coopmans or Wepner.

I'd rather seen another friend Mike Quarry in their with Ali than Coopmans

 

You are correct. Me, for whatever reason always get Lucien Rodriguez mixed up with Alfredo Evangelista.