Glenn Thomas

dondada · Post by **dondada** » 10 Oct 2004, 10:00

Doing a bit of research on RJJ at the minute.

Look at this guy's record...what a way to derail an unbeaten record!

http://www.boxrec.com/boxer_display.php?boxer_id=004653

Obviously promising at one time, his matchmaker from 92 must have been some kind of sadist. Sad end to a career too, by the look of it.

MightyWarrior · Post by **MightyWarrior** » 10 Oct 2004, 14:23

Poor guy looks like he was fattened up for the kill.
24 easy wins, then faces three legends in a row.

Must've been decent enough to go the distance with Toney & McCallum though. He fought in Hammersmith, London??
I thought maybe on the undercard of Andries/Harding, but the years wrong....

knockout · Post by **knockout** » 11 Oct 2004, 07:14

MightyWarrior wrote:Poor guy looks like he was fattened up for the kill.
24 easy wins, then faces three legends in a row.

Must've been decent enough to go the distance with Toney & McCallum though. He fought in Hammersmith, London??
I thought maybe on the undercard of Andries/Harding, but the years wrong....

funny old card he fought on......
McCallum in london for a non title affair?

steve689 · Post by **steve689** » 11 Oct 2004, 07:18

This guy did have a weird career, padded record up until the Jones fight and then went eight rounds with him and took McCallum, Toney, Nunn and Virgil Hill the distance yet stopped in two by Merqui Sosa. His last fight with Jeff Lacy says "It is possible Thomas took a dive"

chris s · Post by **chris s** » 11 Oct 2004, 09:35

The McCallum fight was top of the bill at Hammersmith Odeon. Tony Gee promoted it.

MightyWarrior · Post by **MightyWarrior** » 11 Oct 2004, 11:09

chris s wrote:The McCallum fight was top of the bill at Hammersmith Odeon. Tony Gee promoted it.

Funny I don't remember it, as I was working in Hammersmith at the time -maybe I was on holiday I guess.
I think Tony Gee was the promoter who did a runner one night, leaving some of the boxers unpaid - box office f**k up I think.