Oldest British champ ever?

[IronLiver]

Anyone know?

[orbtastic]

I think it's Dennis Andries, certainly in the modern era. I think he was the oldest to win it.

There may have been older holders back in the pre-war days, I know that Billy Wells was around forever but think he was only in his early 30s when still defending his British title.

[IronLiver]

Yeah it's Andries he was 41 when he won the british cruiser title in 95.

Some achievement

[orbtastic]

I think Skelton could be the oldest to contest a British title.

[Old bones Ian]

Anyone know how Dennis is doing these days?

[IRLangmaid25]

Yeah it's Andries he was 41 when he won the british cruiser title in 95.

Some achievement

Against Terry Dunstan if my memory serves me correctly. And I can't think of anyone else older than Matt Skelton when he went in with David Price either...

[orbtastic]

He won the vacant title against Denzil Browne (who used to work with a guy I went to college with) and lost it to Dunstan in a controversial decision, they had a rematch which was slightly less controversial and much wider on the cards. Then he got stopped against Nelson for the same title.

I remember those 3 fights against Harding, they were brutal.

He fought Crawford Ashley and I remember Boxing News reporting it as a mighty oak against a sapling.

I read somewhere he turned up for his BBBoC award (after winning the WBC title) with it in a plastic carrier bag after travelling on the tube.

[Darcy Delaney]

Anyone know how Dennis is doing these days?

my brother mark was with him about 2 months ago at a leba meeting in Holborn and he said that dennis is doing well and still looked fit

[Old bones Ian]

Cheers Darcy, good to hear. I remember seeing Dennis skipping and he was built like a brick wall, must of been near 40 then.

[mickey1975]

I saw him at York Hall in the late 90's wearing a pair of dungarees with no shirt. He looked like you would hurt your hands more than him if you hit him. He was stood right at the back...