Tell me, I like to watch journeymen fights on youtube sometimes, some honest not so great boxing for a change.
Great pick! Post-title shot Gil Turner would be one of my top picks as well. This content is protected This content is protected This content is protected
Chuvalo, although it's probably a bit unfair to call him a journeyman. He was a legitimate contender in a great era. Tough and brave though. I like what I have seen.
Rogers Mtagwa. Wild offensive style, super tough, has a group of fun TV fights. Toss in Zuri Lawrence and Chop Chop Corley for my three. Clever guys who can pull the upset and had unique skill sets. If these guys are all too good, particularly Corley, I revisit Cello Renda vs. Paul Samuels often. What a slugfest. Corley vs. McCloskey (domestic prospect exposed) Mtagwa vs. Villa (so good) Mtagwa vs. JM Lopez (the beating Lopez took at the end probably ended things at the top level for him)
The late and classy Leroy Caldwell. The list of his opponents is crazy. He took bouts on short notice, in the backyards of the stars he faced but here's his greatest performance, with proper preparation and training for a change, and all his experience come to bear. (I'd posted about this match 11 years before it finally appeared on YouTube to my delight. Here's how good a quality journeyman can become.): This content is protected This content is protected This content is protected Caldwell fought a ridiculous assortment of legendary heavyweights. He never faced Bob Stallings, the other noted journeyman heavyweight of that era. Prior such heavyweights include Bert Whitehurst and Tiger Ted Lowry (who lived to be an impressive and fully functioning 90 years of age. (Rocky Marciano said Lowry would've gone the distance with him 100 out of 100 times. Lowry is widely considered to have gotten the best of the Rock in their first ten rounder.)
I guess it depends on your definition of club fighter, but Gaspar Ortega would be at the top of my list if he counts. I also liked: John LoCicero Chris Calvin Shig Fukuyama George Chaplin Jesse Ferguson (although he did get a title shot)