Kelly Oliver??

Jacko11 · Post by **Jacko11** » 03 Mar 2004, 11:16

What ever happend to this guy?

stujones · Post by **stujones** » 03 Mar 2004, 11:18

Made a comeback recently, I think he won all of his fights.

Jacko11 · Post by **Jacko11** » 03 Mar 2004, 11:27

I remeber a Buster Keaton beating him

bennie · Post by **bennie** » 03 Mar 2004, 11:28

Good fighter. Went unbeaten in 14 fights before the rugged and underrated John "Buster" Keeton did him in two rounds. That was a massive setback, but he regrouped and later got a crack at Sebastian Rothmann's WBU cruiser title in South Africa and was stopped in 10 (no disgrace there). Subsequently did time in a big house for assaulting some bloke on a petrol station, and returned with a win over Tony Booth last July.
Still only 30, there's not many four-time ABA champions who have achieved as little as he has in the pro sport. Hopefully, he can came again.

stujones · Post by **stujones** » 03 Mar 2004, 11:30

http://www.boxrec.com/boxer_display.php?boxer_id=014953

Thats his record, I thought it was later than July when he returned - needs to fight some more. He is a very strong devision with plenty of money to be made.

Jacko11 · Post by **Jacko11** » 03 Mar 2004, 11:32

On about Keaton what happend to him he is shown on box rec to be the current WBF cruiserweight champ

Lickszz · Post by **Lickszz** » 03 Mar 2004, 11:43

Perhaps he could have a rubber match with Keaton.

TerribleTerry · Post by **TerribleTerry** » 04 Mar 2004, 05:23

He used to win the ABA's for fun - year in year out. I expected big things of him as a pro but he never really hit top gear. Would be good to see him back.

Lickszz · Post by **Lickszz** » 04 Mar 2004, 08:39

What happened to his old amateur rival Anthony Todd? Did he ever go pro?

TerribleTerry · Post by **TerribleTerry** » 04 Mar 2004, 09:15

Lickszz wrote:What happened to his old amateur rival Anthony Todd? Did he ever go pro?

Don't think he did. I remember watching their fight in the ABAs on the beeb. Did Dodd eventually net an ABA title in between Oliver's of success.

I remember Todd as a neat boxing, solidly built southpaw with decent skills, maybe lacking a bit in speed. Good fighter though.

Lickszz · Post by **Lickszz** » 04 Mar 2004, 20:19

[quote="TerribleTerry"][quote="Lickszz"]What happened to his old amateur rival Anthony Todd? Did he ever go pro?[/quote]

Don't think he did. I remember watching their fight in the ABAs on the beeb. Did Dodd eventually net an ABA title in between Oliver's of success.

I remember Todd as a neat boxing, solidly built southpaw with decent skills, maybe lacking a bit in speed. Good fighter though.[/quote]

I am sure he did win an ABA titles one year. I remember when he had a war with Kelly in the final and lost a points decision. Kelly was then ABA champion but it was Todd who was flying out to represent England at the games the next day and not Kelly.