Steve Bunce- Britain's 14 world champions

[whicker]

Mr Bunce has mention this on the radio show- at one point Britain had 14 world champions, contemporary to Hatton holding one of his belts.

So, when was that, and who were the champions?

[DannyP72]

Mr Bunce has mention this on the radio show- at one point Britain had 14 world champions, contemporary to Hatton holding one of his belts.

So, when was that, and who were the champions?

i remember a couple of years back we had like seven:
calzaghe
Hatton
woods
Haye
Rees
Haye
witter

and maybe Enzo at the same time so that could be 8

I think Bunce may of been referring to the number of belts held, not the number of individual boxers unless he's counting WBU, WBF type belts.

[whicker]

I think Bunce may of been referring to the number of belts held, not the number of individual boxers unless he's counting WBU, WBF type belts.

I think he was counting WBU etc yes, maybe not WBF.

[Horse]

10th November 2007

Joe Calzaghe - Ring, Lineal, WBC, WBA, WBO
Ricky Hatton - Ring, Lineal, IBO
David Haye - Ring, Lineal, WBC, WBA
Junior Witter - WBC
Clinton Woods - IBF
Enzo Maccarinelli - WBO
Gavin Rees - WBA
Alex Arthur - Interim WBO

Derry Mathews - WBU
Michael Jennings - WBU
Gary Lockett - WBU
Lee McAllister - WBU

Marcus Portman - WBF

This is the best that I could come up with.

[oliverfennell]

At one point we had WBU, IBO and WBF champions at light-middle alone, let alone more major belts and other divisions. If you include the little-league belts, I can quite imagine it.

[Adamj1987]

10th November 2007

Joe Calzaghe - Ring, Lineal, WBC, WBA, WBO
Ricky Hatton - Ring, Lineal, IBO
David Haye - Ring, Lineal, WBC, WBA
Junior Witter - WBC
Clinton Woods - IBF
Enzo Maccarinelli - WBO
Gavin Rees - WBA
Alex Arthur - Interim WBO

Derry Mathews - WBU
Michael Jennings - WBU
Gary Lockett - WBU
Lee McAllister - WBU

Marcus Portman - WBF

This is the best that I could come up with.

Choi Tseevenpurev held the WBF at same time as matthews and he's lived here long enough to qualify for a britt passport - that would take the total to 14

[jimglen]

that's an interesting question,
when did Britain have the most world champions when there was only one title? I can think of only 2 at a time... was it ever more?

[gb]

Michael Gomez held the WBU super-feather title in 2004/5.

[This is Gonna Hurt]

Johhny Nelson was WBO Cruiserweight champ in 2005 before he's retirement..

[leeharding]

10th November 2007

Joe Calzaghe - Ring, Lineal, WBC, WBA, WBO
Ricky Hatton - Ring, Lineal, IBO
David Haye - Ring, Lineal, WBC, WBA
Junior Witter - WBC
Clinton Woods - IBF
Enzo Maccarinelli - WBO
Gavin Rees - WBA
Alex Arthur - Interim WBO

Derry Mathews - WBU
Michael Jennings - WBU
Gary Lockett - WBU
Lee McAllister - WBU

Marcus Portman - WBF

This is the best that I could come up with.

has hatton ever held the wbc ?????????????

[leeharding]

10th November 2007

Joe Calzaghe - Ring, Lineal, WBC, WBA, WBO
Ricky Hatton - Ring, Lineal, IBO
David Haye - Ring, Lineal, WBC, WBA
Junior Witter - WBC
Clinton Woods - IBF
Enzo Maccarinelli - WBO
Gavin Rees - WBA
Alex Arthur - Interim WBO

Derry Mathews - WBU
Michael Jennings - WBU
Gary Lockett - WBU
Lee McAllister - WBU

Marcus Portman - WBF

This is the best that I could come up with.

has hatton ever held the wbc ?????????????

lennox lewsi

[Adamj1987]

10th November 2007

Joe Calzaghe - Ring, Lineal, WBC, WBA, WBO
Ricky Hatton - Ring, Lineal, IBO
David Haye - Ring, Lineal, WBC, WBA
Junior Witter - WBC
Clinton Woods - IBF
Enzo Maccarinelli - WBO
Gavin Rees - WBA
Alex Arthur - Interim WBO

Derry Mathews - WBU
Michael Jennings - WBU
Gary Lockett - WBU
Lee McAllister - WBU

Marcus Portman - WBF

This is the best that I could come up with.

has hatton ever held the wbc ?????????????

no he hasnt

[watson748]

Scott Harrison?

[Buncey]

OK, here is the first Boxing Monthly that I picked out...September 2001 - 15 World Champions!!!
Cruiser: Nelson WBO; Thompson IBO.
Super-middle: Calzaghe WBO; Reid WBF.
Middle: Lester Jacobs WBF!
Light-middle: Steve Roberts WBF; Takaloo WBU.
Welter: Khaliq IBO.
Light-welter: Hatton WBU; Smith IBC.
Light: Ayers IBO; Dunne WBU.
Bantam: Armour WBU.
Fly: Culshaw WBU; Kelly IBO.

Lewis, Hamed, Woods and Eastman were active, but never held titles.

Adios and thanks.

[Phenomenal-Nutrition]

OK, here is the first Boxing Monthly that I picked out...September 2001 - 15 World Champions!!!
Cruiser: Nelson WBO; Thompson IBO.
Super-middle: Calzaghe WBO; Reid WBF.
Middle: Lester Jacobs WBF!
Light-middle: Steve Roberts WBF; Takaloo WBU.
Welter: Khaliq IBO.
Light-welter: Hatton WBU; Smith IBC.
Light: Ayers IBO; Dunne WBU.
Bantam: Armour WBU.
Fly: Culshaw WBU; Kelly IBO.

Lewis, Hamed, Woods and Eastman were active, but never held titles.

Adios and thanks.

Hey why didn't you count me then I was the World Champion of my house, although I've since lost the title since on the scales

[liamlion]

OK, here is the first Boxing Monthly that I picked out...September 2001 - 15 World Champions!!!
Cruiser: Nelson WBO; Thompson IBO.
Super-middle: Calzaghe WBO; Reid WBF.
Middle: Lester Jacobs WBF!
Light-middle: Steve Roberts WBF; Takaloo WBU.
Welter: Khaliq IBO.
Light-welter: Hatton WBU; Smith IBC.
Light: Ayers IBO; Dunne WBU.
Bantam: Armour WBU.
Fly: Culshaw WBU; Kelly IBO.

Lewis, Hamed, Woods and Eastman were active, but never held titles.

Adios and thanks.

Boxing Monthly was clerly giving the sh1t alphabets far too much credit at that point in time. Genuine world titles: WBU, WBF, IBC??... do me a feckin favour.

Buncey you should know better than to quote crap like that...

[Buncey]

It continues...also from Boxing Monthly:
April 2002 - 18!
Aug 2003 - 19!
July 2004 - 18!

We are in lean days!!

Adios.

[stujones]

I remember on the Hamed vs Kelley PPV, Paul Dempsey said "by the end of the night we could have 8 world champions from the UK". I think he was counting just the "big four". Of course it didn't work as although Barry Jones won the WBO title. Robin Reid and Cantwell lost their world title challenges.