How good and how tall is S.T. Gordon

kovit · Post by **kovit** » 13 Mar 2004, 16:07

I'll get to Bash Ali later, but I would like to know how good and how tall in height for former WBC Cruiserweight Champion S.T. Gordon? Please somebody help me and find out.

overhand_right · Post by **overhand_right** » 14 Mar 2004, 07:45

can we ban this guy?

this is reaching 'robsteth' levels of irritating.

glittermonkey · Post by **glittermonkey** » 14 Mar 2004, 08:09

overhand_right wrote:can we ban this guy?

this is reaching 'robsteth' levels of irritating.

How irritating was 'robsteth'? Also how tall was 'robsteth' in height? Was he impressive?

silkov · Post by **silkov** » 14 Mar 2004, 11:14

Lay off Kovit Overhand, what's your problem?.
Anyway, St Gordon is 6 feet tall exactly... unless he's grown or shrunk an inch or two in the last 20 years!....

kovit · Post by **kovit** » 15 Mar 2004, 00:03

Thanks Silkov for stood up to any guys who talk trash to me and also for helping me finding out the answer of Mwale, Bash Ali, and S.T. Gordon. Hey Silkov, I would like to know how good is Eddie Davis who went to distance with Michael Spinks in 1984 and how tall is ex-light heavyweight contender Eddie Davis in height the same one I ask you before? Please help me and find out.

kovit · Post by **kovit** » 15 Mar 2004, 00:04

Eddie Davis to went to distance with Michael Spinks in 1984, how tall is Eddie Davis in height I mean.

Post by **John** » 15 Mar 2004, 00:32

Well Silkov ?

knockout artist · Post by **knockout artist** » 15 Mar 2004, 06:32

kovit wrote:Eddie Davis to went to distance with Michael Spinks in 1984, how tall is Eddie Davis in height I mean.

I dont know how tall Eddie Davis is, but his brother, Steve, is 6'1"

Darn good Snooker player as well.

silkov · Post by **silkov** » 15 Mar 2004, 18:35

Eddie Davis is 5 feet 11 I believe and his brother Johnny, also a Lightheavy contender (and probably a better all round fighter than Eddie) is 5 feet 10. Both were good tough contenders during the Light-heavy golden age and fought the likes of Dwight Braxton (Johnny beat Braxton early in Dwights career) Murry Sutherland, Mike Spinks, Yaqui Lopez!!!...etc... those were the days man!........

silkov · Post by **silkov** » 15 Mar 2004, 18:37

With jokes like that you've gone to pot Knockout Artist!!!....

8)

Eric the Viking · Post by **Eric the Viking** » 15 Mar 2004, 19:19

silkov wrote:Eddie Davis is 5 feet 11 I believe and his brother Johnny, also a Lightheavy contender (and probably a better all round fighter than Eddie) is 5 feet 10. Both were good tough contenders during the Light-heavy golden age and fought the likes of Dwight Braxton (Johnny beat Braxton early in Dwights career) Murry Sutherland, Mike Spinks, Yaqui Lopez!!!...etc... those were the days man!........

Yeah, that was a great era for the light-heavies. Braxton/Qawi took a little while to find his rhythm as a fighter - 1-1-1 through his first 3 pro fights, the third of those being the loss to Johnny Davis. Davis seemed to have the style to give Qawi problems - they met twice more in the next 5 years, when Dwight was peaking, and even though Dwight won both of those, they were both by decision. Johnny's career seemed to pretty much fall off a cliff after the third Qawi fight.

Even though Johnny's brother Eddie was KOed by Qawi, I'd say overall he was just as good as Johnny, probably better. Except for a single 2nd-round KO loss to 11-11 journeyman Pete McIntyre, Eddie only ever lost to top guys (Marvin Johnson, Qawi, Spinks, and, in his final career fight, to Donnie Lalonde).

Damn, the late-70s/early-80s light-heavy scene was awesome:

John Conteh
Victor Galindez
Richie Kates
Marvin Johnson
Yaqui Lopez
Eddie Mustafa Muhammad (Gregory)
Lottie Mwale
Matthew Saad Muhammad (Franklin)
Dwight Muhammad Qawi (Braxton)
James Scott (beat Eddie Mustafa Muhammad, Richie Kates and Yaqui Lopez fighting out of Rahway State Prison)
Renaldo Snipes
Michael Spinks

along with lesser lights (but still pretty good fighters) like Vonzell Johnson, Mate Parlov, Marvin Camel and Murray Sutherland.

silkov · Post by **silkov** » 15 Mar 2004, 19:28

Don't forget Jesse Burnett.... great box-fighter... in some excellent fights.
I agree there wasn't much to choose between the Davis brothers, think I was a bit harsh on Eddie!.
Braxton/Quawi had hardly any amuter career... except for the fights he had in Rahway prison....

Palais · Post by **Palais** » 15 Mar 2004, 19:58

Why not Jerry Martin!

MightyWarrior · Post by **MightyWarrior** » 15 Mar 2004, 20:58

Eric the Viking wrote:
John Conteh
Victor Galindez
Richie Kates
Marvin Johnson
Yaqui Lopez
Eddie Mustafa Muhammad (Gregory)
Lottie Mwale
Matthew Saad Muhammad (Franklin)
Dwight Muhammad Qawi (Braxton)
James Scott (beat Eddie Mustafa Muhammad, Richie Kates and Yaqui Lopez fighting out of Rahway State Prison)
Renaldo Snipes
Michael Spinks

Eric, you forgot to list heights (tall-wise) alongside these names. Please do so in future, if only to save time.

Thank you.

Eric the Viking · Post by **Eric the Viking** » 15 Mar 2004, 21:27

MightyWarrior wrote:Eric, you forgot to list heights (tall-wise) alongside these names. Please do so in future, if only to save time.

Thank you.

Whoops - my bad. :(

My humblest apologies to all the readers traumatized by this shocking omission on my part.

kovit · Post by **kovit** » 15 Mar 2004, 22:56

Thanks Silkov for telling me the answer, also tell me please how good is Richie Kates who fought Victor Galindez twice for his WBA Light Heavyweight title even when they fought for the first time in South Africa in the exciting match up. Also is Richie Kates as tall in height as Victor Galindez? Please help me and find out.