Your favorite Journeyman

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  1. Pepsi Dioxide

    Pepsi Dioxide Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Freddie Pendelton, though he went from Journeyman to champion to fringe contender
    Quirino Garcia, didnt he start out at like 0-16 then went on to become semi-decent
    Augustus for obvious reasons
    Darryl Pinkney-- tough guy who scored upsets over Guty Espadas and Junior Jones
    Louis Monaco- scored a couple upsets and has an all time great nickname
     
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  2. C.J.

    C.J. Boxings Living Legend revered & respected by all Full Member

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    Did you know that when the final bell rang Tex turned to referee Steve Crosson & said " Give me 3 more rounds & I'll knock Holmes out" I thought that was just one of Tex stories but I met Steve Crosson in Dallas years later & he verified it. He said Tex was serious saying Larry couldnt hit him no more his hands hurt too much. One of a kind Tex a great guy Toughest SOG I ever met
     
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  3. Fergy

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    I love Jessie! And Bert Cooper.
     
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  4. fists of fury

    fists of fury Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    That sums up a journeyman pretty well.

    I like Dave Jaco, Sam Scaff, Ken Lakusta and others.
     
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  5. Kamikaze

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    Such untapped potential.
     
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  6. Gazelle Punch

    Gazelle Punch Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Jim Braddock is a good shout but once u win the title the other one goes our the window! But he def was before that
     
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  7. choklab

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    Frankie Randal
     
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  8. Smokin Bert

    Smokin Bert Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Randall was a two time champion, and, beat arguably one of the top 25 greatest fighters of all time. Randall is no journeyman.
     
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  9. Showstopper97

    Showstopper97 The Icon Full Member

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    I have a couple. Tony Galento, Jerry Quarry, George Chuvalo, Bert Cooper, Emmanuel Augustus & Micky Ward
     
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  10. mr. magoo

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    Jerry quarry and George Chuvalo weren’t journeyman. They were consistently ranked contenders for much of their career
     
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  11. Boxing2019

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    Fogg and Passepartout of the book "Around the world in eighty days".
     
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  12. Showstopper97

    Showstopper97 The Icon Full Member

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    Hmm interesting. I know they were world contenders in the 60s, but in the 70s I felt that they (particularly Chuvalo) were journeymen. I guess your right though - especially about Quarry, who in the 70s had big wins over Mathis, M Foster, Lyle & Shavers.
     
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  13. George Crowcroft

    George Crowcroft He Who Saw The Deep Full Member

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    Johnny Risko
    Soldier Bartfield
    Willie Meehan
    Young Peter Jackson

    This guys were at times genuine journeyman but also ranked contenders. They could literally beat anyone in history though on the right night, and had great wins amidst ugly records.
     
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  14. Mike Cannon

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    good shouts. keep well.
     
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  15. Mike Cannon

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    George ( Scrap Iron ) Johnson
    Johnny Risko
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    Baby Arizmendi
     
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