Greatest Contenders each Division

Who were some of the greatest contenders in each division to Never win a World Championship.

 

In the heavyweight division, Jackson, Jeannette, Langford, McVea, and Wills immediately spring to my mind.

 

To me, if you won the colored HW title, no one can say you were only a contender.

 

I'm still waiting for Janitor to get back to me on the lhw thread, but i think Jeff Clark would fit in there.

 

Bantamweight - Eijiro Murata (drew both Chandler and Pintor in title fights as well as 2 stoppages at the hands of Chandler)

126/130 - Ruben Castillo (title shots vs Sal Sanchez, Arguello, JC Chavez!!! Also against Laporte, the one I thought he should've been able to beat)

175 - Jerry "The Bull" Martin - Title shots vs Eddie Mustafa Muhammad, Saad Muhammad, Qawi. Definitely a notch below these guys, but beat James Scott in Rahway, so definitely a good fighter.

 

mw - the guy in my avatar.

 

it's billy conn?

 

Bantamweight - Memphis Pal Moore: defeated 10 world champions, 7 HOFers... stopped only once (broken arm!) in 256 fights.

Lightweight - Packey McFarland

Featherweight - Jim Driscoll

 

Wow that's legendary.

On Driscoll, he did claim the title though didn't he?

 

Yes... he won something called the "British world featherweight title", but I don't think anyone regards this as a real (what is "real" these days?) title. He's not on BoxRec's list of world champions.

 

Nah.

 

Who is it then mate? Apostoli or Hostak or someone like that?

 

Click on the link

 

I wondered why the word 'Nah' went yellow when i quoted it!

 

I'll be honest bodhl, i wouldn't have thought of him, good one.