Overseas Fighters Who Did Many UK Trips

[Stuarty]

Zolani Tete nowadays

[Stuarty]

Levan Kirakosyan had a good few trips. Gomez, Johannson x2, Foster, Lawton.

[bigjack]

McCallum came over at least 3 times, also Glen Johnson about 4 times

4 for McCallum and 5 for Johnson.

[Taansend]

John Ruiz did five.

He did

I can only remember Haye fight

[Taansend]

Juuko was Ugandan, based over here for a few years. He racked up some wins here and then was based in the States.

I'm trying to think of one of those lower weight African dudes who were over here loads, mind's gone blank.

The Atomic Spider

[bigjack]

John Ruiz did five.

He did

I can only remember Haye fight

6

[Taansend]

John Ruiz did five.

He did

I can only remember Haye fight

6

I see now. Early days

[Sklar]

John Ruiz did five.

He did

I can only remember Haye fight

6

The Haye fight was the one I forgot.

[orbtastic]

Without looking at Boxrec, he had a few fights over here when he was with Maloney? Fought Julius Francis and also at the York Hall from memory. He also fought the big Eastern European dude who burst Mathew Ellis' dream/bubble, both literally and metaphorically (burst his bubble, not metaphorically fought him).

[brian13]

kiko martinez 9x

if you include Dublin i think it's 11

Only fought in Dublin once. Dunne & him never rematched.

[jamamb]

i checked his record and turns out he also had a random ebu title match in dublin vs a french based armenian

[johnty1888]

Baby jake Matala

[Graham Houston]

Guy Gracia, the French "Destroyer of British lightweights", had something like 18 fights in the UK, Twice outpointed Dave Charnley although the decision in the rematch was much disputed, and stopped the excellent South African Willie Toweel in the seventh round in a big surprise. Toweel himself had around 12 bouts in Britain.

This was in the 1950s era when British boxing fans just wanted to see good fights between good fighters and didn't necessarily attend promotions merely to support one man. Thus we had Willie Toweel in big London main events against Orlando Zulueta (US-based Cuban lightweight title contender) and triple world lightweight champion Jimmy Carter of the US.

[Taansend]

kiko martinez 9x

if you include Dublin i think it's 11

Only fought in Dublin once. Dunne & him never rematched.

He fought in Dublin 3 or 4 times Mate. And 2 or 3 in Belfast as well. The Paddies appreciate a proper fighter

I remember reading, after he beat Dunne, that he bet a proper wedge on a first round KO. Not sure if true or not.

[Taansend]

Guy Gracia, the French "Destroyer of British lightweights", had something like 18 fights in the UK, Twice outpointed Dave Charnley although the decision in the rematch was much disputed, and stopped the excellent South African Willie Toweel in the seventh round in a big surprise. Toweel himself had around 12 bouts in Britain.

This was in the 1950s era when British boxing fans just wanted to see good fights between good fighters and didn't necessarily attend promotions merely to support one man. Thus we had Willie Toweel in big London main events against Orlando Zulueta (US-based Cuban lightweight title contender) and triple world lightweight champion Jimmy Carter of the US.

Thanks. Appreciate it.

While we're delving back, Georges Carpentier had at least eight bouts in the UK.

[johnty1888]

Juuko was Ugandan, based over here for a few years. He racked up some wins here and then was based in the States.

I'm trying to think of one of those lower weight African dudes who were over here loads, mind's gone blank.

Baby Jake Matala?

[bigjack]

Baby jake Matala

good call,7 visits.

[stujones]

How many times did Montell Griffin fight here - being signed by Maloney.

What about Crisanto Espana (who seemed to have the longest arms in the world).

[orbtastic]

Juuko was Ugandan, based over here for a few years. He racked up some wins here and then was based in the States.

I'm trying to think of one of those lower weight African dudes who were over here loads, mind's gone blank.

Baby Jake Matala?

Yeah, I named him earlier in the thread. It was someone else, still can't think.

[littlepug]

Jean Chanet 4 times, Ali 3 times (strange putting those 2 in same sentence)

[stujones]

Vincenzo Nardiello is a least 3 times - Benn, Malinga and Woodhall - any others?

[orbtastic]

Wharton

[Cholo_cws]

Nino Valdes.

[bennie]

American heavyweight Bruce Grandham had half a dozen fights in the UK during the late 1970s/early 1980s.
All in Liverpool, I think.

Britain desperately wanted to adopt Grandham as one of their own but sadly he was an impressively muscled heavyweight who was impressively terrible.

[jtourettes]

Glen Johnson