How did Howard Clarke get a title shot at Fernando Vargas ?

went on to check the guy's record assuming u were overreacting

27-79, 26-10 at the time

it must've been a last minute replacement.

 

- Coming into this bout, Clarke was a respectable 26-10-2. Following the loss to Vargas he went 1-68-0-1 in his next 70 bouts becoming one of Britain’s most reliable jouneymen. He would retire with a record of 27-79-2-1.

 

I remember the Boxing News staff scratching their heads about this, but I think that the two good wins against Papillionn and Galfi somehow got him a number ten rating.
Unfortunatly I have heard that he is in a very bad way with boxing dementia.

 

I can remember boxing news talking about that.
Crazy.
Sad that he's suffering with dementia now.

 

I remember watching this fight.

Clarke although a poor record was a really good boxer who gave loads of people a good fight and could have won more than he did.

Probably a lot of his fights were home town decision losses.

He has some good names on his record like, Farnell, Samuels, Rhodes, Williams, Wetton, etc

He was a good mover and good skills. I was sad to hear about 15 years ago he suffering from dementia.

I thought he had passed away but hope I am wrong.