British & Irish boxing 52 fight history knowledge challenge

Counter-puncher · Post by **Counter-puncher** » 01 Nov 2016, 18:53

Sibson hasn't appeared yet has he? If not I think he deserves a week, I'd go with Sibson-Tate.

Horse · Post by **Horse** » 24 Nov 2016, 13:18

Any suggestions for week 48?

Recent weeks' nominations:

Horse - Naseem Hamed vs Wayne McCullough
Horse - Ken Buchanan vs Jim Watt
Horse - Lennox Lewis vs Evander Holyfield I
Horse - Lloyd Honeyghan vs Maurice Blocker
Horse - Howard Winstone vs Vicente Saldivar II
milpool - Errol Christie vs Mark Kaylor
davie - Clinton Woods vs ???

Recent weeks' fights:

Week 47 - Herol Graham vs Charles Brewer: http://boxrec.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=206601
Week 46 - Chris Eubank vs Ray Close I: http://boxrec.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=206336

Week 45 - Tony Sibson vs Frank Tate: http://boxrec.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=206093
Week 44 - Terry Marsh vs Joe Manley: http://boxrec.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=205828
Week 43 - John H Stracey vs Dave 'Boy' Green: http://boxrec.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=205700
Week 42 - Murray Sutherland vs Matthew Saad Muhammad: http://boxrec.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=205427
Week 41 - Nigel Benn vs Gerald McClellan: http://boxrec.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=205148

davie · Post by **davie** » 10 Dec 2016, 00:08

Colin McMillan vs Maurizio Stecca
https://youtu.be/UY7XyACQz8Y

Shea Neary vs Andy Holligan https://youtu.be/nBx8ryCNckU
Shea Neary vs Mickey Ward https://youtu.be/APMqCZTkV-E

Howard Eastman vs Bernard Hopkins https://youtu.be/Cee8xwCUeYo ( if we aren't classing Eastman as Brittish, he fought plenty of Brits, so we can squeeze him in)
Wayne Elcock for the British title, went the distance https://youtu.be/ypLzArJC0rc

Bunny Johnson v James Scott https://youtu.be/C-XP7KZXGk4 (no idea if this was a classic or not, it's the only televised fight I could find of Bunny Johnson, Britains first black heavyweight champion.)

davie · Post by **davie** » 10 Dec 2016, 17:54

Paul Weir vs Fernando Martinez
https://youtu.be/HZCZ108dfnA

Horse · Post by **Horse** » 15 Dec 2016, 10:15

Any suggestions for weeks 50, 51 & 52?

Recent weeks' nominations:

Horse - Naseem Hamed vs Wayne McCullough
Horse - Lennox Lewis vs Evander Holyfield I
Horse - Lloyd Honeyghan vs Maurice Blocker
Horse - Howard Winstone vs Vicente Saldivar II
Horse - Alan Minter vs Vito Antuofermo I

davie - Clinton Woods vs ???
davie - Colin McMillan vs Maurizio Stecca
davie - Shea Neary vs Andy Holligan
davie - Shea Neary vs Mickey Ward
davie - Howard Eastman vs Bernard Hopkins

davie - Howard Eastman vs Wayne Elcock
davie - Bunny Johnson v James Scott
davie - Paul Weir vs Fernando Martinez

Recent weeks' fights:

Week 49 - Ken Buchanan vs Jim Watt: http://boxrec.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=207128
Week 48 - Errol Christie vs Mark Kaylor: http://boxrec.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=206870
Week 47 - Herol Graham vs Charles Brewer: http://boxrec.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=206601
Week 46 - Chris Eubank vs Ray Close I: http://boxrec.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=206336

Week 45 - Tony Sibson vs Frank Tate: http://boxrec.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=206093
Week 44 - Terry Marsh vs Joe Manley: http://boxrec.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=205828
Week 43 - John H Stracey vs Dave 'Boy' Green: http://boxrec.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=205700
Week 42 - Murray Sutherland vs Matthew Saad Muhammad: http://boxrec.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=205427
Week 41 - Nigel Benn vs Gerald McClellan: http://boxrec.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=205148

davie · Post by **davie** » 17 Dec 2016, 00:00

There's a lot of Najib Daho suggestions throughout the thread and I know absolutely nothing of him

is he worth a viewing?

davie · Post by **davie** » 26 Dec 2016, 16:56

Well Horse, it's week 52.
We need a corker for the final week.
No suggestions from Davie, it's your pick.

Autobarn · Post by **Autobarn** » 27 Dec 2016, 16:15

Enjoyed revisiting Andries v Harding rivalry, Magri's world titletear ups with Mercedes and Cerdeno, Kaylor's defining fights with Gumbs and Christie and eager to rewatch the Minter v Finnegsn second bout.

Horse · Post by **Horse** » 27 Dec 2016, 16:21

davie · Post by **davie** » 27 Dec 2016, 17:41

Congratulations Horse, this has been a good run and I've enjoyed virtually every fight
I've rewatched some classics that needed rewatching and I've learned about British fighters, that to my shame, I never knew anything about.
I've taken the time to go away and read a bit more about some of the fighter shown and feel far better educated on the British fight scene and it's history, For me the thread has served it's purpose

Now for christ sake stick to this and knock that daft top 30 thread on the bloody head

PredatorHayds · Post by **PredatorHayds** » 29 Dec 2016, 05:18

davie wrote:Congratulations Horse, this has been a good run and I've enjoyed virtually every fight
I've rewatched some classics that needed rewatching and I've learned about British fighters, that to my shame, I never knew anything about.
I've taken the time to go away and read a bit more about some of the fighter shown and feel far better educated on the British fight scene and it's history, For me the thread has served it's purpose

Now for christ sake stick to this and knock that daft top 30 thread on the bloody head

X2

Horse · Post by **Horse** » 06 Jan 2017, 15:12

davie wrote:Congratulations Horse, this has been a good run and I've enjoyed virtually every fight
I've rewatched some classics that needed rewatching and I've learned about British fighters, that to my shame, I never knew anything about.
I've taken the time to go away and read a bit more about some of the fighter shown and feel far better educated on the British fight scene and it's history, For me the thread has served it's purpose

Now for christ sake stick to this and knock that daft top 30 thread on the bloody head

Sod off!

davie · Post by **davie** » 06 Jan 2017, 17:08

Horse wrote:
davie wrote:Congratulations Horse, this has been a good run and I've enjoyed virtually every fight
I've rewatched some classics that needed rewatching and I've learned about British fighters, that to my shame, I never knew anything about.
I've taken the time to go away and read a bit more about some of the fighter shown and feel far better educated on the British fight scene and it's history, For me the thread has served it's purpose

Now for christ sake stick to this and knock that daft top 30 thread on the bloody head
Sod off!

What's happening with the 2017 edition?

Horse · Post by **Horse** » 06 Jan 2017, 20:54

davie wrote:What's happening with the 2017 edition?

I'm very low energy at the moment.

Am I meant to be doing a domestic and world challenge this year?

Mimmy · Post by **Mimmy** » 06 Jan 2017, 20:57

Horse wrote:
davie wrote:What's happening with the 2017 edition?
I'm very low energy at the moment.

Am I meant to be doing a domestic and world challenge this year?

Get the sen to bed flower.

davie · Post by **davie** » 07 Jan 2017, 04:59

Horse wrote:
davie wrote:What's happening with the 2017 edition?
I'm very low energy at the moment.

Am I meant to be doing a domestic and world challenge this year?

It's up to yourself. One or the other or both if you fancy.

I've given you a jump start for 2017.

You can thank me later

Horse · Post by **Horse** » 14 Jan 2017, 12:44

Any suggestions for week 3?

Recent weeks' nominations:

Horse - Naseem Hamed vs Wayne McCullough
Horse - Lloyd Honeyghan vs Maurice Blocker
Horse - Barry McGuigan vs Bernard Taylor
Horse - John Conteh vs Matthew Saad Muhammad I
Horse - Dennis Andries vs Jeff Harding II

davie - Clinton Woods vs ???
davie - Colin McMillan vs Maurizio Stecca
davie - Shea Neary vs Andy Holligan
davie - Shea Neary vs Mickey Ward
davie - Bunny Johnson v James Scott

davie - Paul Weir vs Fernando Martinez

bennie · Post by **bennie** » 09 Jul 2017, 10:01

Horse wrote:
olij999 wrote:Even though he fought for England ABA as an amateur in 1975-6 (and I'm sitting right next to a poster from his early pro career in 1977 billing him as "former England star")? What criteria are you using to determine if someone is British?
Why didn't he ever fight for the British title? Was he eligible for that title?

Wasn't Boza-Edwards 17 when he moved to Britain in 1974? And then he turned pro two years later in 1976.

He started fighting abroad on a regular basis about 18 months into his career in 1978 and then became primarily American based after 1980, where he now lives.

He was born and raised in Uganda, came to Britain for a few years and then left for America. He just doesn't seem very British to me.

Boza-Edwards represented Uganda as a Featherweight at the 1976 Montreal Olympic Games.
Are you sure that he ever represented England as an amateur?

http://boxrec.com/media/index.php?title=Human:608

Boza boxed several times for England as an amateur but couldn't fight for the British title as a pro because there was a 10-year residency rule in the 1970s. He also never caught on with British fans (for some reason), which is why Mickey Duff used him overseas.

bennie · Post by **bennie** » 09 Jul 2017, 10:06

davie wrote:There's a lot of Najib Daho suggestions throughout the thread and I know absolutely nothing of him

is he worth a viewing?

Najib was no Gentleman Jim but his shock first-round kayo of Pat Cowdell is worth a viewing (the crowd invaded the ring but Cowdell was 'out') and he featured in a great fight with Pat Doherty on the McGuigan-McDonnell card in Manchester in 1989, climbing off the floor to outlast the precise-punching Doherty.

davie · Post by **davie** » 09 Jul 2017, 10:07

I wondered why these threads might be resurrected

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