Best non-international GB amateur who won international pro honours?

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  1. atberry

    atberry Boxing Junkie banned Full Member

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    I'm thinking Nigel Benn. He never fought a non-Brit as an amateur but beat Rod Douglas to avenge his only loss (Douglas was a multi-time ABA winner and Olympian -infact robbed against Canadian Shawn O'Sullivan in LA before O'Sullivan was robbed in final against Frank Tate), he didn't just beat Douglas he beat him up in a barnstormer en route to winning the ABA's hands down.
     
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    atberry Boxing Junkie banned Full Member

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    You know I was just looking through the list of ABA middleweight champions.....

    RANDY TURPIN
    CHRIS FINNEGAN
    JOHN CONTEH
    ALAN MINTER
    HEROL GRAHAM
    MARK KAYLOR
    NIGEL BENN
    JOE CALZAGHE
    CARL FROCH
    JAMES DEGALE
    GEORGE GROVES

    All former 165lb ABA winners.

    F-in brilliant stuff.
     
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    I do think someone should get on to this.

    SB maybe
     
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    O'Sullivan "robbed" Douglas?:think

    Not how I remember it at all..
     
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    Questionable decision
     
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    And O'Sullivan was reigning 1983 World Amateur Champ (where he beat F.Tate in final)
    - Douglas was top class (and in turn then, so was Benn)
     
    atberry, Apr 7, 2011
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