Successful careers that didnt win world titles

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  1. bailey

    bailey Loyal Member Full Member

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    Successful careers that didnt win world titles


    Those fighters who had good successful careers but didnt win world titles and that beat fighters who went on to become world champs.
    I dont mean a journeymen who had a one off career win, but fighters who were trying to get to the top but sadly never made it.
    Heres a couple I can think of -


    Michael Brodie - twice beat Salim Medjkoune who went on to become a world champ, looked unfortunate to many against Willie Jorrin who became a world champ, drew with Injin Chi who became a world champ

    Rendall Munroe - twice beat Kiko Martinez who became a world champ, beat Victor Terrazas who became a world champ


    So who can you think of?
     
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  2. Caper

    Caper How about a fair shake? banned Full Member

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    Nice thread bailey looks like when your not rummaging in joes drawers you actually are a "boxing" fan

    Did Juan laporte ever obtain a world trinket?
     
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  3. bandido

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    Eric Esch - won 51 consecutive matches and has a career record of 77 wins with only 10 losses, but never won a world title.
     
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  4. Caper

    Caper How about a fair shake? banned Full Member

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    Augustus maybe?
     
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  5. bailey

    bailey Loyal Member Full Member

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    Did Butterbean beat anyone that went on to become a world champ?
     
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  6. blackbolt396

    blackbolt396 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Yes he did:D
     
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  7. bailey

    bailey Loyal Member Full Member

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    You guys created the Calzaghe thing by not knowing the facts, it all started because I gave details over that many didnt know due to jumping on the here say band wagon
     
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  8. HitBattousai

    HitBattousai Boxing Addict Full Member

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    It doesn't completely fit your listed criteria, but I'd say Herol Graham, British Middleweight from the 80's and 90's. He was very close to getting a belt three times(SD loss to Mike McCallum, the famous KO by Julian Jackson where it looked like it was heading the other way most of the fight, and a late stoppage against Charles Brewer at Super Middle in a fight where he dropped Brewer twice).
     
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  9. GoodOldBoy

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    Oba Carr, David Tua.
     
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  10. bailey

    bailey Loyal Member Full Member

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    I did think of him, but as you note he didnt beat a fighter who went on to win a world title even though he beat a former world champ. Still great fighter
     
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  11. bailey

    bailey Loyal Member Full Member

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    Tua yeah good call, he beat Ruiz and Rahman.
    I was trying to think with Oba Carr, I recall him losing to Tito and Oscar and think he drew with a fighter who became a world champ, couldnt recall him beating a fighter who went on to win a world title. Solid WW contender back then
     
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  12. Slick n Jewish

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    Jim Driscoll beat world champions like Joe Bowker, Pedlar Palmer, Abe Attell and George Dixon x3 and drew with Owen Moran near the end of his career.
     
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  13. Drew101

    Drew101 Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Yes. He briefly held the WBC 126lb crown after Sanchez died.
     
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  14. Drew101

    Drew101 Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Sam Langford, and most of The Black Murderer's Row are the obvious answers.

    Zahir Raheem isn't so obvious, but I'd say he qualifies. Given how close Ali Funeka ran Guzman and Campbell, I'd say he qualifies, too.
     
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  15. Josephd86

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    Herrol Graham is a great shout.
     
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