Best British Boxer Never To Win A World Title

Laing was a journeyman who lost to a shitload of domestic level fighters.

Not exactly on a par with someone like Graham, is he?

 

Well, let's not forget he holds a win Roberto Duran, and he's way better than anyone the likes of Graham or Watson ever beat.

 

Who did Graham beat that was as good as Roberto Duran then?

 

Not a fan of Laing in these debates, he gets way too much credit for the win over a Duran who didn't give a **** at the time. True, Laing still got the win but its nowhere near as good as it looks on paper IMHO.

 

Driscoll

 

Another thing, Watson had a great win over Benn, but as for Graham who did he actually beat that could considered world class? I know he was robbed against Kalambay the second time but Kalambay was shot then.

 

It's about on a par with Maidana beating Morales. Nothing special at all.

Kalule :yep

 

Graham vs the Duran that fought Laing would have been horrible to watch.

Unless you hate Duran that is.

 

Given that Colin Jones never won a world title and flattened Laing twice, I'd have him higher in the pecking order...;-)

 

Totally agree sas. I wasn't having a pop at you putting him the list because, like you say, Laing is one of the names that always crops up when this question is asked so you had to include him in the poll.

 

Tommy West

 

I remembered you put West forward a couple of years ago when we had a similar thread and we had a brief conversation about him. I meant to dig deeper but never got around to it!

 

Lindell Holmes world class?