Greatest Fighters Never to Win a World Title?

meehan was the greatest………..4 round fighter EVER!

 

Mike Gibbons is Right up there...

 

I left out Jorge Ahumada, who I feel should have been crowned lightheavy champ in that shameful robbery vs Bob Foster.
Lopez also came within a hair's breath of outpointing Victor Galindez.

 

Before this thread dwindles into obscurity I thought Les Darcy deserved a mention

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Lew Tendler deserves a mention

 

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That's an amazing documentary, if anyone has the time to watch it. I didn't know a thing about Darcy before hand and after less than an hour I was firmly convinced he was a P4P great years before the term even existed and was bound for even greater things if his life hadn't tragically been cut short.

 

I go with Watson and Graham also. I wonder how Watson is doing today.

 

I made a bet with myself your 1st pick would be Papp.

 

If George Godfrey has not been mentioned he should be

 

David Tua had a pretty long career and beat some really good fighters but failed to win a world title.

 

But he was not and is not a great either then or now

 

I would agree he is not an all time great but he was certainly more than capable and did beat some former world champions like Rahman, Moorer and Ruiz. He just couldn't get it done against Lennox. I beleive with his chin and power he would have beaten a lot of champions throughout history.

 

I don’t see it...maybe an abc strap against another fringe type guy. To me he came up short every time he fought top level comp...I don’t see that changing....but that is why we have this forum, to discuss these things. I just see Tua as a big puncher (which people love) without the skill to be the man.

 

And did you win the bet?