Best British amateur EVER?

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  1. atberry

    atberry Boxing Junkie banned Full Member

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    We know the famous successes of Amir, Audley, David Haye, Carl Froch, James DeGale and Frankie Gavin...

    But what have been the biggest upsets against international greats by a Brit am, in decades gone by?

    Obviously Amir over Kindelan and Audley over Lezin are the known ones of recent times.



    Oh, and here's a nice pic of Eubank Sr and Eubank Jr a few hours ago with Teofilo Stevenson, arguably the greatest amateur ever

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  2. GPater11093

    GPater11093 Barry Full Member

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    Dick McTaggart.

    An Olympic Gold and Olympic Bronze. Completed in 3 olympics and was awesome.

    And strangely enough only got to the Olympics as England picked him, after Scotland refused him in favour of someone else.
     
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  3. wrimc

    wrimc Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    John Lyon, Craig Lyon's father was an 8 time ABA champion which i believe is a record.
     
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  4. HitmanHatton

    HitmanHatton Boxing Addict Full Member

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    What about Frankie Gavin?? No British boxer has done what he's done and thats got to count for something!!
     
    HitmanHatton, Jul 22, 2011
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  5. LP_1985

    LP_1985 JMM beat Pac-Man 3 Times Full Member

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    Frankie Gavin medal'd at every senior tournement he entered
     
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  6. GazOC

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    Suspect to say the least IMHO.
     
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  7. GPater11093

    GPater11093 Barry Full Member

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    I fought a 6 time Scottish Western District champion (which is a record)
     
    GPater11093, Jul 22, 2011
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  8. Flea Man

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    Got there before me :good

    Greg has the correct answer.
     
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  9. funtime09

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    Dick mctaggart
     
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  10. GoldenBoy1990

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    Frankie Gavin
     
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    nicky gargano

    3 x aba robbed in the olympics, and related to me so biased.

    mctaggart wins when i am sober
     
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    Mandanda SkillspayBills Full Member

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    x2
     
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  13. lamont

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    Errol Christie.....without a doubt.!
     
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  14. GazOC

    GazOC Guest Star for Team Taff Full Member

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    Christie is a good call for national honours (and Calzaghe for that matter) but IMHO you've got to go with the guys that did it in international competition.

    The Olympics, the Worlds.....
     
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  15. sportofkings

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    Eubank jr looks like a tank at middleweight from looking at that photo btw.
     
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