Top 50 Fighters to Never Win a World Title

Any idea why it was ?

 

Better boxer/fighter than Langford, skills, cleverness, consistency of results, dominance.

 

There is no room for perfection in this world.

In other words he was boring.

 

Interesting .. for whatever it's worth in The Sixteenth Round Carter wrote (if it was him) that Georgie Benton was "always a bit shy under the left titty." ..

 

dpw- You cannot compare truly the competition Georgie Benton beat
compared to Georgie Abrams...
Here's why :
Best win for Benton - Joey Giardello
Now look at the toughies Georgie Abrams beat, amongst others...
Steve Belloise-murderous puncher
Billy Soose [3 times] a great boxer
Jimmy Leto- whipped great Charley Burley
Cocoa Kid
Teddy Yarosz, great MW champion
Lou Broullard- a onetime bullish southpaw champion
GAVE the great Marcel Cerdan a tough fight in MSG which I saw ringside.
And gave Ray Robinson hell in a disputed loss at MSG.
And Georgie Abrams drew with a prime Charley Burly in 1940...
So on this basis I have him as one of the great untitled fighters.:hi:

 

Bert,
Let me make this crystal clear!
Never..ever meant any disparaging about Georgie Abrams. I also agree with you on Abrams' record.(Add Tony Zale's name to your list Bert) Skillwise I would take Benton over Abrams...But with that said, Georgie might have a physicality and the know how to overcome Benton. Honestly believe it would be a very interesting fight.
What I took exception to was the reference that Benton wasn't "championship caliber"
With that said, Bert, have a look at some Benton film...He's pretty good too. :hi:

 

I believe Red Smith and Jimmy Cannon came to the same conclusion.

 

Benton didn't have the balls to be a champ that's it in a nutshell ,[no pun intended].Therefore he was not championship calibre.

 

Sweet Pea and McGirt both had plenty of heart,Benton, imo did not possess it to the same degree.

 

Yes dpw, Georgie Benton was a helluva fighter AND a successful trainer :hi:

 

Some damn good fighters on that list. A few that come to mind when I think of good fighters who nver won a World Title are-

Jimmy Bivins
Lloyd Marshall
Charley Burley

Ezzard Charles went 8-2 (3) vs. these 3 but it wasn't easy.

Harry Wills
Sam Langford
Sam McVea
Joe Jeanette

...but what about more modern fighters like-

Oba Carr
Razor Ruddock
David Tua

 

Your opinion is your opinion...you're 'too polite' to quibble with Mcvey.

 

imo NO.

 

I'ts not only my opinion, it was the opinion of a few boxing writers and an opponent.I've been called a lot of things on here, my favourite being," a cancerous old man," by that congenital liar Mendoza, but never too polite.I must be slipping.:think