How good was Lee "I'm no baby" Swaby?

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  1. Gregor Sia-Lees

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    Huge heavyweight, 6 foot 2. He was quite charismatic and had a really good all out action style. Kind of crazy how he never gave up his job to take boxing seriously as he had a lot of talent. There is no reason why he couldn't have been up there in that sort of Williams, Francis, and now with the likes of Chisora making all that money it looks even more ridiculous. I'd put him down at that sort of level, had he have given up his job.
     
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    He'll always have the memories of a young Fury uppercutting himself in the face during their fight haha
     
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    I was their aston leisure centre battle brum card macklin elcock
     
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    A big, never to be forgotten win for him against former forums favourite Enzo Mac
     
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    Good honest pro, simply for him had he fought today he would of made great coin as the B side test for many developing HW's.
     
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    Solid enough Cruiser but in most of his heavyweight fights he was twenty pounds or more lighter than his opponents and you're always going to be up against it in those situations, especially if you're hardly an expert technician.
     
  7. Gregor Sia-Lees

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    That's fair but he has an enormous frame, a 6 foot 2 giant and also he had a bit of razzmatazz. His shoulders were enormous. Intimidating guy also. Shame he didn't reach the heights he could.
     
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    He's definitely not thread worthy.

    He was a Cruiserweight, not a 'huge Heavyweight' for a start.

    And he had no wins of any note at all apart from catching Enzo.

    Strange thread, feels like trolling. Swaby was a journeyman with a losing record, that was his level. He's not a Sokolowski type who was way better than his record suggests.
     
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  9. Gregor Sia-Lees

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    Not trolling. Just remember him from back in the day, had a full-time job etc and he is 6 foot 2 so remember him as quite gigantic, huge muscles also. The type of bloke you get action figures of. Are you sure about your assessment as it seems a bit off.