List of all the British fighters in a world title fight year by year

Dave 'Boy' McAuley actually fought his first world title fight in 1987, against Fidel Bassa of Colombia.
And it was a classic, I remember watching it on BBC.

He fought world title fights every year after that up to, and including, 1992.
I think you missed his first few.

 

1995 & 1996 Drew Docherty challenged for the WBO bantamweight strap unsuccessfully against Kotey and Daniel Jimenez.

In 1892 Englishman Fred Johnson challenged Canadian George Dixon unsuccessfully for the world featherweight championship.

1899 Ben Jordan (British version of world title) featherweight

1899 Will Curley England lost to George Dixon over 25rd's for featherweight title

I'll list some more oldies when i've more time to flick through Harry Mullan's Ultimate Boxing Encyclopedia......great book BTW

 

Truly it was the Winter of our Discontent.

 

Just browsing the list again, I noticed the other Wenton brother is missing.

Nigel fought an Italian for the WBO title in the 90's :bbb

 

Every time I go back and look at that list someone else springs to mind.

I can't see Pat Clinton who had the WBO Flyweight title for a while but Danny Porter who he defended against is on there. :bbb

 

You will have to give a meaning to the term world title. Because depending on that meaning, you either have far too many, or far too few.

And I mean, that just does not including the alphabet boys, most infamous in the 80s+, but many British, Commonwealth and European world title holders, many of which as you would except were British...

I see you do have a few British recognized champs thus you should also include:

Flyweight: Sid Smith ( 1911-13), Bill Ladbury (1913-14) Percy Jones (1914), Tacy Lee (1915), Joe Symonds (1915-16), Johnny Hill (1928-29)

Bantamweight: Chappie Moran (1889-90), Pedlar Palmer (1899-1900), Harry Ware (1900-02 and 1902), Andrew Tokell (1902), Joe Bowker (1902-04), Digger Stanley (1905-07 and 1909-1912), Owen Moran (1905-07 and 1907), Joe Burman (1923), Terry Baldock(1927-28)

I could go on, that is just for Fly and Bantam.

They were recognized as World Champions by various organizations, and I am not even including the British Challengers...

 

Anyone who could be bothered ,could pick out many of those on the list, who were extremely durable guys,but I have a feeling no one will bother.

 

All or nothing to me. Personally I would say only include generally universally recognized champs, it is a consistency that is achievable.

To start off with that means the champions being:

Fly: Jimmy Wilde (1916-23), Jackie Paterson (1943-47), Rinty Monaghan (1948-50) and Terry Allen (1950)

Bantam: Billy Plimmer (1892-95), Pedlar Palmer (1895-99) and Joe Bowker (1904-05)

Feather: Barry McGuigan (1985-86) and Naseem Hamed (1998-2001)

Light: Ken Buchanan (1970-72)

Junior Welter: Ricky Hatton (2004-2009)

Welter: Ted 'Kid' Lewis (1917-19), John H Stracey (1975-76) and Lloyd Honeyghan (1986-87, 88-89)

Middle: Bob Fitzsimmons 1893-94, Randy Turpin (1951), Terry Downes (1961-62) and Alan Minter (1980)

Super Middleweight: Joe Calzaghe (2007)

Cruiserweight: David Haye (2007-08)

Heavyweight: Lennox Lewis (1998-2001, 2001-2004)

That is a basic framework of champions, you may wish to include others, you may wish to take out Downes. Bob Fitzsimmons has a case at both 175 and Heavyweight for starters. Then you have the challengers...