Worse UK fighters that did win a title

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  1. EJC83

    EJC83 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Was there really any need for that? I said at Super Middleweight, he's done nothing of any note at that level to be a Super Middleweight World Champion and I suspect when/if we see him go in against any of the best we'll see that he shouldn't be a World Champion at that weight, Smith would beat him imo, as would Benavidez.

    I saw that Groves got mentioned on here, he took big fights, he did a better job on a better version of Eubank Jnr than BJS did. Don't get me wrong, at Middleweight, BJS was decent, how decent we'll probably never know, a good win against Lee and beating a passed his best and badly conditioned Lemmy, dining out on a dodged punch for over 18 months, remain is career highlights.
     
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    Octolony shore Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Rocky fielding, he's absolute garbage.
     
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    ENZO MAC, Burns... and a good few others,

    Good fighters, sure, some of them, but Great Fighters NO Chance!
     
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    I can’t believe Terry Flanagan hasn’t had a mention. Won a vacant title (I think)c then Heath absolutely nobody of note. When Lima was closing in on mandatory he moved to to challenge for another vacant WBO and got schooled by Hooker.
     
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    I mentioned him.

    Hideously overrated.
     
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    Charlie Edwards and Kal Yafai of the current crop.

    People will moan but Darren Barker 100% belongs in here.A career of inconsistentcy around euro level before a dogged defensive effort v Sergio,a life or death win over Daniel Geale before selling it to Sturm as his leg had been stuck on with masking tape.

    And Nathan Cleverly had an awful run of WBO defences.One of our least accomplished and maybe the worst of the fighters who notched up multiple defences.
     
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    I think Turbo Terry beats Crolla and Burns at 135 so I wouldn't call him the worst.
     
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    Stuart Hall and Rocky Fielding.
     
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    One of Barker’s alts will come in now and argue against you.
     
    CutThroatFade, Jun 23, 2019
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    EJC83 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    I forgot all about Cleverly, the bloke seems to be losing it a bit these days, his Instagram is a little disturbing, very delusional. If it wasn't for him inflicting a first career defeat on Bellew I'd find him impossible to like!

    I'm glad nobody has mentioned Amir Khan as the lad had a period where he was very good and has a very strong list of opponents, ones he didn't lose to too.
     
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    Yeah I’m worried about him. Last time he was on Twitter he totally went off the rails with some bizarre tweets. With his alleged alcoholism too it’s concerning.
     
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    Shame that Enzo enters these discussions as he was a good guy and a very decent boxer. But you can't look past a guy who fought Bobby Gunn in a world title fight.

    The first name that came to mind was Michael Bentt.
     
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    No chance he beats a prime burns at 135 though.He wiped the floor with Mitchell who according to some on here is one of the best not to win a world title.
     
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    Wizbit1013 Drama go, and don't come back Full Member

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    Anyone putting AJ on here is clearly a troll

    For me its Flanagan and Fielding
    Crollas was decent enough but just fortunate to be in the right place
     
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    Wizbit1013 Drama go, and don't come back Full Member

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    People are actually naming AJ before say Herbie Hide
    Hate is real haha
     
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