1st 2 weight british champion

Rob Magic · Post by **Rob Magic** » 15 Mar 2008, 17:08

Is David Barnes the first fighter to win the british title at two weights (welter & light welter) just wondering?

MBP · Post by **MBP** » 15 Mar 2008, 17:21

No there has been a few..

Horse · Post by **Horse** » 15 Mar 2008, 17:50

Len Harvey - Middle, L. Heavy, Heavy
Herol Graham - L. Middle, Middle
Tancy Lee - Fly, Feather
Digger Stanley - Fly, Bantam
Don Cockell - L. Heavy, Heavy
Ernie Roderick - Welter, Middle
Harry Mason - Light, Welter
Billy Hardy - Bantam, Feather

There are probably others as well.

spud66 · Post by **spud66** » 15 Mar 2008, 18:28

He is the first to have come down a weight to do it

bennie · Post by **bennie** » 16 Mar 2008, 07:24

Hugh Russell won the British bantamweight title and later dropped down to win the British flyweight title.

banjo · Post by **banjo** » 16 Mar 2008, 08:19

lloyd honeyghan - welter, light middle

el_grande_mauro_mina · Post by **el_grande_mauro_mina** » 16 Mar 2008, 08:54

Duke McKenzie won the flyweight and featherweight titles

rubberneck · Post by **rubberneck** » 16 Mar 2008, 20:10

He might become the first boxer to win 2 Lonsdale belts outright at different weights though. I don't think any other boxers have done that. I could be wrong though.

bennie · Post by **bennie** » 17 Mar 2008, 06:53

rubberneck wrote:He might become the first boxer to win 2 Lonsdale belts outright at different weights though. I don't think any other boxers have done that. I could be wrong though.

Now, that would be a first.

STP · Post by **STP** » 17 Mar 2008, 07:00

Herol Graham (light-mid and mid)?

boxingchat · Post by **boxingchat** » 17 Mar 2008, 11:01

I think Wally Swift was first.

stujones · Post by **stujones** » 17 Mar 2008, 11:28

Well, whether Barnes achieves some record or not - have to say both him and Bami looked pretty poor last week.

Bami showed what Giuseppe Lauri's level really is (and in turn, Peter McDonagh). Barnes might gain confidence from the win, but he hardly looked the world beater he is being touted originally as.

Poor fight really.

MBP · Post by **MBP** » 17 Mar 2008, 15:17

bennie wrote:
rubberneck wrote:He might become the first boxer to win 2 Lonsdale belts outright at different weights though. I don't think any other boxers have done that. I could be wrong though.
Now, that would be a first.

Didnt Hanry Cooper have a few??

rubberneck · Post by **rubberneck** » 17 Mar 2008, 17:11

Henry Cooper won 3 Lonsdale Belts outright, all at heavyweight. I think a few years following this the BBBofC changed the rules so that no more than one Lonsdale Belt could be won outright at the same weight.

Horse · Post by **Horse** » 17 Mar 2008, 17:37

rubberneck wrote:Henry Cooper won 3 Lonsdale Belts outright, all at heavyweight. I think a few years following this the BBBofC changed the rules so that no more than one Lonsdale Belt could be won outright at the same weight.

Didn't Danny Williams win two Lonsdale belts outright at heavyweight just a few years ago?

MBP · Post by **MBP** » 17 Mar 2008, 19:12

Horse wrote:Didn't Danny Williams win two Lonsdale belts outright at heavyweight just a few years ago?

I Dont think he did win 2 out right but he has been 3 time British champ and still is?

Collins2000 · Post by **Collins2000** » 17 Mar 2008, 20:03

bennie wrote:
rubberneck wrote:He might become the first boxer to win 2 Lonsdale belts outright at different weights though. I don't think any other boxers have done that. I could be wrong though.
Now, that would be a first.

Pat Cowdell came very close I believe.