sgtcecil wrote:Billed as being from Glasgow but lives in my hometown Saltcoats, Ayrshire - Don McMillan. Beat Alan Minter and Kevin Finnegan (both cut stoppages) and challenged for the British title against Bunny Sterling (lost cut stoppage).
That is unless shadrach can think of a better boxer from Saltcoats.
Paul Weir was from nearby Irvine (my birthplace)
I now live not far from the Gorbals so Benny Lynch would win that one for my current location!
Can't top that, Donnie McMillan defo. Not sure how good his brothers were mind you. Jim Montgomery was a very good amateur who only had a few pro fights.
I know John went 10 with buchanan. Think donnie was the best in the pros.
Jim only fought twice as a pro I think. Don't know how good an am he was - pretty sure he boxed for scotland, could be wrong though.
I'm from Brighton so it has to be Chris Eubank. I know he wasn't born there but he made it his adopted hometown. Could often be seen in his huge truck, trying to squeeze it through the lanes with a look of smug eccentricity. If he wanted a bit of fresh air he would get out his push scooter and wheel down the roads in that.
Wasn't he training the Angolan boxing team? And didn't their sole qualifier not turn up?
Southampton: would say it is the McCarthy brother who won a British title. Had high hopes for Tony Hill so hope he can turn himself around in what is a tough tough division.
Dixonian wrote:I'm from Brighton so it has to be Chris Eubank. I know he wasn't born there but he made it his adopted hometown. Could often be seen in his huge truck, trying to squeeze it through the lanes with a look of smug eccentricity. If he wanted a bit of fresh air he would get out his push scooter and wheel down the roads in that.
Wasn't he training the Angolan boxing team? And didn't their sole qualifier not turn up?
I think I will lay claim to Eubank too, think he was born in Dulwich and spent some time in his youth in Peckham. The beauty of London though is if we can increase the distance by "a bit" from my actual birth place I can lump in Lloyd Honeyghan, Henry Cooper, David Haye.... Danny williams etc
I grew up in Wallington. A South London town right by Croydon. Only me, my parents and about five other people lived in Wallington. I'm now living in Croydon.
I guess Duke McKenzie is the most famous boxer to come from there. Currently I watch Lenny Daws a lot, as Morden isn't very far from where I grew up, to the point me and him were born in the same hospital.
John "cowboy" Mccormack got to be the best he stays in Paisley think he was from Glasgow originally
Kevin Mcintyre - British champ
Michael Deveney - British champ
Kris carslaw , steven Russel current contenders
dudley- darren mcdermott was very unlucky not to b british champ( head clash v elcock) and was due to fight for it again then had to retire due to injury. 2 time english champ lost to barker for commonwealth title. 2 lads close behind upcoming ryan aston and chris male
Coventry - Have to make a case for Danny McAlinden due to winning British & Commonwealth honours at heavyweight. We've not had a great deal of domestic honours in this city
Burton on Trent originally so Neville Brown, could possiblly make a case for Jack Bodell (nearby Swadlincote). Now Aberystwyth so not much choice, therefore Alan Jones probably (lost to Scott Dann for British Middle title).
I am from Helston, Cornwall. A small market town with 4,000 homes. And this one cannot be topped.
A certain Bob Fitzsimmons. World Heavyweight Champion, World Lightheavyweight Champion, World Middleweight Champion.
My friend owns the thatched cottage that he was born in. Has a blue heritage thing outside to show he was born there. My mates bedroom is believed to be the room that Ruby Rob was born in
sgtcecil wrote:Billed as being from Glasgow but lives in my hometown Saltcoats, Ayrshire - Don McMillan. Beat Alan Minter and Kevin Finnegan (both cut stoppages) and challenged for the British title against Bunny Sterling (lost cut stoppage).
That is unless shadrach can think of a better boxer from Saltcoats.
Paul Weir was from nearby Irvine (my birthplace)
I now live not far from the Gorbals so Benny Lynch would win that one for my current location!
Can't top that, Donnie McMillan defo. Not sure how good his brothers were mind you. Jim Montgomery was a very good amateur who only had a few pro fights.
Donnies brother Angus was a good pro as well,i learned a lot off Angus when he came into our club when i was about 15-16,Rab Affleck as well who was a family friend and trained in our gym as a pro,and Paul Weir 2 weight world champ,but the best has got to be Jackie Patterson born 5th September, Springside, Irvine, 1920 World Flyweight Champion 1943-1948,his record was second to none for a Scottish fighter
Gary Mason lived in Wallington when he died. In fact, I was staying at my parents when he died, and was probably no more than a few hundred metres away from where I was sleeping.
Ivor Bucks, The Finnegan brothers Kevin & Chris both British Champs, both Euro Champs & of course Chris put up a great show against the great Bob Foster for the World Title.
Harrow Middlesex, Pat McCann Southern Area Lt/heavyweight champion from the 70's who twice beat Johnny Frankham.
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twenty six wrote:I'm from Sheffield.
I can't do this.
Choices choices.
Come on, we all know naz was number 1, ryan never made it to the top, Johnny was wbo champ and nothing more, junior was WBC champ and fell apart after that, and kell and kid g are just pretenders.
Naz all the way
sgtcecil wrote:Billed as being from Glasgow but lives in my hometown Saltcoats, Ayrshire - Don McMillan. Beat Alan Minter and Kevin Finnegan (both cut stoppages) and challenged for the British title against Bunny Sterling (lost cut stoppage).
That is unless shadrach can think of a better boxer from Saltcoats.
Paul Weir was from nearby Irvine (my birthplace)
I now live not far from the Gorbals so Benny Lynch would win that one for my current location!
Can't top that, Donnie McMillan defo. Not sure how good his brothers were mind you. Jim Montgomery was a very good amateur who only had a few pro fights.
Donnies brother Angus was a good pro as well,i learned a lot off Angus when he came into our club when i was about 15-16,Rab Affleck as well who was a family friend and trained in our gym as a pro,and Paul Weir 2 weight world champ,but the best has got to be Jackie Patterson born 5th September, Springside, Irvine, 1920 World Flyweight Champion 1943-1948,his record was second to none for a Scottish fighter
sgtcecil wrote:Billed as being from Glasgow but lives in my hometown Saltcoats, Ayrshire - Don McMillan. Beat Alan Minter and Kevin Finnegan (both cut stoppages) and challenged for the British title against Bunny Sterling (lost cut stoppage).
That is unless shadrach can think of a better boxer from Saltcoats.
Paul Weir was from nearby Irvine (my birthplace)
I now live not far from the Gorbals so Benny Lynch would win that one for my current location!
Can't top that, Donnie McMillan defo. Not sure how good his brothers were mind you. Jim Montgomery was a very good amateur who only had a few pro fights.
Donnies brother Angus was a good pro as well,i learned a lot off Angus when he came into our club when i was about 15-16,Rab Affleck as well who was a family friend and trained in our gym as a pro,and Paul Weir 2 weight world champ,but the best has got to be Jackie Patterson born 5th September, Springside, Irvine, 1920 World Flyweight Champion 1943-1948,his record was second to none for a Scottish fighter
Forgot all about Patterson. Would have been great if he fought Lynch when both were at their peaks.
