Terry Downes V Alan Minter ?

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  1. Fergy

    Fergy Walking Dead Full Member

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    How's the two Brits do head to head i n clash of the middle s ?
    Downes who stopped Paul Pender against minter who beat Vito ?
    15 rounds ?
     
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    PhillyPhan69 Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Minter handily
     
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  3. Man_Machine

    Man_Machine Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    If it could be won on Character alone, then the Paddington Express would win this one, easy. However, Minter was just the better boxer, in my opinion.

    Gotta love Downes' attitude, though.

    An excerpt from his relatively recent obituary, from The Guardian...

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    Full article: https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2017/oct/08/terry-downes-obituary
     
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  4. Fergy

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    Brilliant stuff !
     
    Fergy, Mar 8, 2018
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