Peter Buckley's last fight

Finished with a win!:happy

Nice one, Mr. Buckley! All the best for the future! Thanks for all you've done for British boxing!:thumbsup

 

i saw peter buckley on a tv program in australia called a current affair. His title was the worlds worst boxer. I had a look at his record, he actually started of ok with a few wins. Then something happened, he kept losing. Although i have never seen him fight judging by his record he must have had a good chin only being ko'd 10 times all by decent opponents. The thing i cant work out is why would promoters keep putting him on the card and why didnt the british boxing board stop him years ago, its obvious his career was going no where and although he wasnt getting ko'd he would still be getting damaged. What an embarrasment to boxing.

 

You are the embarrasment, complete *******

Buckley is the exact opposite to an embarrasment

 

lets change tact a wee bit here,how much do you think Buckley has made in his career?he must be making enough money to do this?but how much does a journeyman make per fight?

 

How can you say his career was going nowhere when he ended up having 300 fights? Sorry, but this is a dumb post.....

 

I don't know exactly but a boxer willing to come in at a few hours notice and "save the bill" when someone has dropped out has a pretty good bargaining position. Those type of guys tend to earn relatively well.

 

If you haven't seen him how the **** can you make a comment, dickhead.

 

Boxing needs fighters like him, journeymen are just as important in boxing as the World Champions.

 

Your an idiot. And clearly havent got the faintest idea about boxing. The guy is a journeyman. Journeymen are the LIFE BLOOD of boxing. Buckley has saved many a show at literally the last hour and has always been there as a fighter that could give a prospect some rounds and start to learn his trade. The guys had a fantastic career and has done very well out of boxing which did turn his life around. 300 fights is incredible in this day and age and shows the guys commitment to his job. Do yourself a favor and find another sport to watch where people dont get hurt.

 

They dont make much but Buckley is the exception. He done quite well out of boxing and isnt short for a bob or 2. But after 300 fights id say the guy certainly put the effort in and kudos to him.

 

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well after 10 loss, 20 loss, 30 loss, 85 loss in a row where the hell was his career heading. For another loss. After 100 beating he should have been banned for his own good.

 

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ill tell you where his career ended up, him being on tv dubbed the worlds worst boxer

 

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ehhh, 257 losses, record speaks for itself, he may be tuff but being tuff obviosly doesnt win you boxing bouts, skill does.

 

Look, mate; it's pretty simple: boxing is a business. You fight for money. The guy was making much better money fighting anyone, anytime at very short notice than he'd have made otherwise, giving his all four times a year to try and win, so he kept on fighting. He didn't aim to lose, but he didn't aim to beat the other guy no matter what, because if he had beaten him, he'd not have been invited to give someone else a "W" in a couple of days' time. Every time a fight was close, they'd rob him, to give the other guy a lift, anyway. He didn't care and he understood the deal. However, he had to make sure not to get stopped, because if he got stopped, he couldn't earn money for 28 days. Everyone who came in against him was almost certain that they'd beat him. It was in the script. The challenge was not to beat him, but to stop him. And they all tried and they couldn't do it. Why? Because the guy was pretty tough, knew how to keep himself out of trouble, could take a punch and because he wasn't as bad as many people think he was. Had he been stopped a couple of times in a row, he'd have lost his job because no promoter would consider him worthy even to give their boy an easy win. The guy wasn't getting hurt time and time again. If he had been hurt, he couldn't have kept going for so long at the rate he was going.

This guy proved a big challenge to many great fighters, because they couldn't stop him. He helped all up and comers learn the ropes and get some rounds under their belts. He saved many a show at the last minute, giving the young'un an opportunity to fight and the crowd an extra fight to look forward to when a fighter was cancelling for one reason or another. The guy never got hurt badly and his long term health was not at risk. The guy made a good living too. What's the problem? It's not like the guy wasn't giving his best or trying to lose just to get another payday. His fights were real, not an act. But since he was fighting so often, at such short notice, you can imagine he wasn't ever at his best.

Worst boxer in the world? If he had been such a bad boxer, most if not all of the 40+ future World, European and British Champs would have stopped him. They couldn't and all of them tried. There you go.

 

There's a whole lot more to the sport than celebrity boxers with padded records and meaningless titles.

You have never even seen Peter Buckley fight, yet you are quick to dismiss him just because the media have dubbed him "the worst boxer ever".

I believe Peter Buckley has never actually been properly knocked out, or even cut, in a staggering 300 fights! This makes him pretty damn good in my opinion.