Toughest away fights for Brits?!

McGuigan - Cruz, in the Nevada desert?

edit: or was Barry ROI?

 

The Big If - the Owens book is a must read, ****ing fantastic ****.

 

You're right, I finally watched it about a year ago, didn't really want to. What a great Johnny put up though!

 

Johnny Owen v Lupe Pintor is the most obvious, tragic example.

 

He was from Clones.In the Border country.
Not sure but I'm positive he represented both Ireland and the North as an am.
So I think the location gives him dual nationality,although many Catholics in the North have that entitlement anyway.

 

It's crazy to think of boxers nowadays yet Johnny still worked in a tiny grocers doing deliveries.
And the real tragedy is,he wouldn't even be allowed to box if he was starting out now.

 

Benn-Barkley takes some beating as far as what should've been the toughest. Even Tyson told Benn to stay well away from Barkley, saying he was a 'bad, bad man'! He splattered Tommy Hearns worse than Hagler did, and would come in at 185+ as a middleweight. It was Barkley's hometown of Vegas

 

I remember the bitter American lot trying to claim that Benn should have been disqualified due to a shot landed whilst Barkley was down, totally disregarding the fact that Benn destroyed their guy...

 

It's a good shout mate, but there's a mystique about Barkley sometimes that wasn't really evident if you saw him back then.Also factor in that Benn was a fairly recognised name although you're right,his perceived fragility made this a big ask.
But hardly any casual fans knew Honeyghan,and Curry was the consensus P4P king in a strong era where Tommy and Marvin were active and far from shot.
I think we have to consider guys who were given next to no chance because of a perceived gulf in class ahead of guys who were far more proven.

Only my opinion though,and I thought it was a good shout.

 

Curry could've beaten Honeyghan without beating him up.

Barkley was more likely to have beaten Benn up to beat him, or even lose to him!

 

Andy holligan vs julio ceasar Chavez in the azteca in Mexico

 

Johnny Caldwell vs Eder Jofre

 

Julio Cesar Chavez vs Andy Holligan

*END THREAD*

 

You ****

 

It was not in Mexico City. Chavez fought Haugen in the Azteca.