Heron Graham / Kirkland Laing

Jamie Moore never got a shot, perennially unlucky

Micheal Brodie ripped off twice.

 

I'm not sure he was the best never to win a world title but Pat Cowdell must have been the unluckiest in who he had to challenge for one.

 

Derek Chisora (if you listen to this board).

 

My favourite fighter growing up was Howard Eastman 'the Battersea bomber'. Not quite on these guys level maybe but still a great British middleweight who is often overlooked these days. Got robbed on the Lewis-Rachman 2 undercard for the WBA title after a great win against Rob McCraken. Loved watching him on ITV and Sky back in the day.

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The Warley Wonder!

That's a great shout!

He'd definitely have held a belt or two these days, the incomparable Salvador Sanchez and a rampaging Azumah Nelson, no shame in losing to either

 

Best brit to never win a world title , is the man who knocked out Laing twice - Colin Jones

 

Colin Jones had THREE chances at the title.

 

I didn’t think he got robbed against Joppy, he lost that fight as he didn’t get going, much the same when he boxed Hopkins 4 years later. Too much posturing. It was a shame as Joppy was there for the taking after getting blitzed by Tito 6 months earlier in 5 rounds.

That was also the start of the crappy WBA regular title as Bhop was elevated to their ridiculous super champion status. I liked Eastman too, gave Froch great experience in the gym early in his career.

 

and so did Herol the nearly man Graham, he had 3 chances also.

2 of those 3 chances Jones had against Milton Mccory were close fights (draw and split decision loss in the USA) he could easily have got the decision in.

Plus you have to factor in, it was a very hard time to become Welterweight world champion considering Sugar Ray Leonard, Don Curry (and Mccory) were the champs at that time.

 

Yes, that was my recollection of the Joppy fight too, it was there for the taking, but he just didn't do enough

 

I remember him dropping Joppy in the last round and the crowd booing the decision, was only a young lad at the time. The Hopkins fight was disappointing, he never really got going.

Wayne Alexander was another of my favourites of that era, have memories of him knocking out "Takaloo" cold who was another fighter I followed.

 

It was literally the last 5 seconds he dropped him, I remember thinking if only he had been more offensive the previous 35 and a half minutes he would have taken it.

Joppy wasn’t a favourite with the American fans, they thought he was dull and boring, which he was. The Trinidad beatdown was beautiful, only thing he is remembered for being honest.

 

Same round 9th when behind on the cards.

 

It was a sickening ko by Nelson, crowd went silent and TV commentators also intake of breath, lovely uppercut highlight reel ko.

Sanchez he lost on points two of the cards wide but actually got the nod on one!