Most talented British fighters to never win a world title.

IRLangmaid25
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Danny Williams does deserve a mention in this one, for the old timers on here what about Chris Finnegan?
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IRLangmaid25 wrote:Danny Williams does deserve a mention in this one, for the old timers on here what about Chris Finnegan?
Danny Williams wasn't even good enough to win a european title, he doesn't deserve a mention at all. A great servant to British boxing but he wasn't world class.
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yid14 wrote:
IRLangmaid25 wrote:Danny Williams does deserve a mention in this one, for the old timers on here what about Chris Finnegan?
Danny Williams wasn't even good enough to win a european title, he doesn't deserve a mention at all. A great servant to British boxing but he wasn't world class.
I just thought I would throw his name into the mix and see what everyone's sentiments where on this along with Jason Booth?
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IRLangmaid25 wrote:
yid14 wrote:
IRLangmaid25 wrote:Danny Williams does deserve a mention in this one, for the old timers on here what about Chris Finnegan?
Danny Williams wasn't even good enough to win a european title, he doesn't deserve a mention at all. A great servant to British boxing but he wasn't world class.
I just thought I would throw his name into the mix and see what everyone's sentiments where on this along with Jason Booth?
Good shout, a Great boxer to watch, shame all his Euro shots came abroad and when he did get a world title shot he was probably two weight divisions above his natural weight but that's where the oppurtunity arose, I also think if Jason could of punched harder he could of won a world title at some point.
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Gotta be the much avoided Herol Graham--Unlucky against Jackson who he was outclassing at the time of the ko. A rematch would have been interesting.
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Cardiff-Lad1 wrote:Dave Charnley for me! :TU:
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good god, WHY has this thread been resurrected?? It's clearly a topic that new posters have a hard-on for, so can someone just make it a sticky... PLEASE
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Cardiff-Lad1 wrote:
Riddick Blowe wrote:good god, WHY has this thread been resurrected?? It's clearly a topic that new posters have a hard-on for, so can someone just make it a sticky... PLEASE
At least it was resurrected as opposed to a fresh one being started :-)
And I wouldn't call you a new poster. Clearly when you've been posting onhere for 9 years you become a miserable fvcker.
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Ash-Weston wrote:Herol Graham

End of thread :TU:
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herol graham,dave charnley,michael watson,spencer oliver,richard williams,howard eastman,kirkland laing,dean francis(people forget his early potential badly)jamie moore,michael brodie although i class him as one :!: pat cowdell,jimmy mac,jonny frankham,alan rudkin :!: :bow:

there are loads graham is just fresh in the memory no.1 most akward :!:
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I'd put Cowdell forward too. brilliant against Sanchez, caught cold against Nelson (just happens sometimes).

Shame we never got McGuigan-Cowdell.
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Billy Schwer was also in a incredible period at Lightweight.
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If we are talking about the best it has to be Kirkland Laing.
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SOUTHPAW wrote:
rockyrandall2 wrote:
Syntax Error wrote:Tony Sibson?

He wasn't a bad fighter.
Good Call :TU: Sibbo would have been champion in any other era than Haglers

Would not have beaten Graham
Shame that fight never happened, Graham was never champ though...
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Laing lost to a shedload of domestic level fighters. Take away the win over Duran and there isn't a lot left above domestic/Euro class.
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maybe bnot toip fo the list but someone for consideraiton ina top ten Shaka- Michael Ayers?

joe bugner our henry even worth a shout? both on a par with bruno in terms of talent just at a tougher era.
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Len Harvey.
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