Who was the best scottish fighter NEVER to win a world title?

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  1. gungfu

    gungfu Well-Known Member Full Member

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    What about Dick McTaggart?
     
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  2. billy nelson

    billy nelson the fighting scots gym Full Member

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    a wee clue you can't win a world title if your not a pro!
    All kidding aside Dick was a great fighter if I remember correct he boxed 660 times only losing 30 magnificent.
     
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  3. alba

    alba Guess who? Full Member

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    Don't they have world Amatuer titles? Or games? He could have fought in those and been the World Amatuer champion ? No?
     
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  4. gungfu

    gungfu Well-Known Member Full Member

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    He wasn't a pro?

    Geez, I never knew that?! Thanks, Billy!

    The question is: was he good enough to be if he turned pro?
     
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  5. efc85

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    Kris hughes
     
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  6. billy nelson

    billy nelson the fighting scots gym Full Member

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    His record should tell you that!
     
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  7. billy nelson

    billy nelson the fighting scots gym Full Member

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    I think we're all aware he ment pro titles gaza
     
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  8. bigjoet

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    How many amateur titles did you win Billy
     
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  9. fularton83

    fularton83 New Member Full Member

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    i like the cowboy mccormack shout aswell , i forgot about him. also ive never heard of bert gilroy untill now . he had a good record
     
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  10. AlFrancis

    AlFrancis Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Dick McTaggert I would say is Britains greatest ever amateur.
     
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  11. rossco666

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    Dick McTaggart said he wasn't dedicated enough for the pro's so thats why he stayed amateur.

    Dick won - Gold at the 1956 olympics in Melbourn and the Val Barker trophy for the games outstanding boxer.

    Bronse at the 1960 olympics in Rome

    Gold at the 1958 commonwealth games in Cardif

    Gold at the 1968 European amateur championships in Belgrade

    Mctaggart was also a 5 time ABA champion (1956, 1958, 1960, 1963 and 1965)

    He won 610 of his 634 amateur bouts.

    The world amateur championship wasn't around in Dicks day or he probably would have that in the bag as well.
     
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  12. alba

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    Cheeers i had a look but couldent see it either
     
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  13. AlFrancis

    AlFrancis Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    You're probably right. A nice fella Dick as well. I'm lucky enough to have been in his company a few times.
     
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  14. rossco666

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    Dick said it was the intense road work and dieting that put him off turning pro. I read this somewhere a while ago but i cant remember the source :patsch

    Never met him myself but he seems a chirpy character :good
     
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  15. TED 822

    TED 822 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    In the same time I was talking about earlier,Dick was on TV regularly,as amateur boxing was on the BBC at least once a month.He was very clever,but it was said he didn't have a style to fit pro boxing,although I fail to see someone with so much talent having at least some success.As seen by his record,he beat many boxers from the old Soviet Union,and they were pros in everything but name.I believe he worked as well as spending time in the RAF.Am I right in thinking Dave Charnley beat him as an amateur?
     
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