Keith Long

Discussion in 'British Boxing Forum' started by macmac, Nov 3, 2007.


  1. macmac

    macmac Member Full Member

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    Did keith ever fight as ameteur ,can anyone tell me much about him?
     
  2. Steve Fox

    Steve Fox Guest

    I'm pretty sure he never fought as an amateur, he turned pro in his thirties I think.
     
  3. macmac

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  4. brown bomber

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    Decent, tough fighter- gr8 chin.... More brawler then boxer not particuarly high on abilty but made most of his assets.
     
  5. scurlaruntings

    scurlaruntings ESB 2002 Club Full Member

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    Whatever happened to him? I cant remember the last day iv seen him fight..
     
  6. brown bomber

    brown bomber 2010 Poster of the Year Full Member

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    2007-02-25 229½ Colin Kenna 231½ 15-4-2
    Guild Hall, Southampton, Hampshire, United Kingdom L PTS 8 8
    ~ referee: Grant Wallis 76-78 ~

    2004-11-19 208 Matt Skelton 249 14-0-0
    York Hall, Bethnal Green, London, United Kingdom L TKO 11 12
    ~ time: 2:45 | referee: Howard John Foster ~
    ~ BBBofC British heavyweight title ~
    ~ Commonwealth (British Empire) heavyweight title ~

    2004-01-24 231¼ Dennis Bakhtov 218 16-2-0
    Conference Centre, Wembley, London, United Kingdom L UD 12 12
    ~ 113-116 | 112-117 | 112-117 ~
    ~ WBC International heavyweight title ~

    2003-02-15 217 Alvin Miller 215 7-30-2
    Conference Centre, Wembley, London, United Kingdom W KO 1 6
    ~ referee: Ken Curtis ~
    Long was knocked down

    2002-09-17 Danny Williams 234 26-1-0
    York Hall, Bethnal Green, London, United Kingdom L PTS 12 12
    ~ referee: John Keane 113-117 ~
     
  7. brown bomber

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    There we go he finished 8-5-1 after starting 7-1-1
     
  8. The Lads

    The Lads Well-Known Member Full Member

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    He was due to fight Skelton last Saturday before Matt pulled out.
    Never had an amateur fight.
    Record not as good as it could've been, probably couldve been fed fools and built up a little more than he was.