Paul Hodkinson and Andy Holligan

oliverfennell · Post by **oliverfennell** » 20 Feb 2007, 13:32

Anybody know what the two Liverpool warriors are up to these days, and what they have done since their retirements?

Boxingnut · Post by **Boxingnut** » 20 Feb 2007, 16:07

I think Holligan worked as a cab driver for a while.

dondada · Post by **dondada** » 20 Feb 2007, 16:39

I thought Hoko was the cab driver? Maybe both.

Re Holligan - bit of a coincidence but nice little retrospective on a section of his career just up at BBN from Paul Concannon.

http://www.britishboxing.net/news_2109- ... esson.html

THEBUTCH · Post by **THEBUTCH** » 21 Feb 2007, 12:27

I think Channel 5 are showing Holligan's pulsating battle with Shea Neary this week in their 'Boxing Classics' show.

THEBUTCH · Post by **THEBUTCH** » 21 Feb 2007, 13:27

Here it is :-

Channel 5

Boxing Classic (Sport)

Time - 01:05 - 01:55 (50 minutes long)

When - Monday 26th February on five

Another chance to see two fights from 1995. Featuring Shea Neary versus Andy Holligan in the WBU Light Welterweight Championship, and the WBC Bantamweight Championship bout between Wayne McCullough and Johnny Bredahl.
(Repeat)

oliverfennell · Post by **oliverfennell** » 21 Feb 2007, 13:29

Thanks, Butch. Hopefully others can relive this classic, as I'm among the 98% of the British Isles who can't get a decent Channel 5 signal through aerial!

Max Molyneux · Post by **Max Molyneux** » 21 Feb 2007, 20:05

THEBUTCH wrote:Here it is :-

Channel 5

Boxing Classic (Sport)

Time - 01:05 - 01:55 (50 minutes long)

When - Monday 26th February on five

Another chance to see two fights from 1995. Featuring Shea Neary versus Andy Holligan in the WBU Light Welterweight Championship, and the WBC Bantamweight Championship bout between Wayne McCullough and Johnny Bredahl.
(Repeat)

Sweet!

THEBUTCH · Post by **THEBUTCH** » 28 Feb 2007, 11:33

Who the hell does channel 5's scheduling???

This ended up being Benn-Piper, which was recently screened and then followed with a Eubank snore-fest. No Holligan-Neary in sight

kevo · Post by **kevo** » 28 Feb 2007, 12:45

THEBUTCH wrote:Who the hell does channel 5's scheduling???

This ended up being Benn-Piper, which was recently screened and then followed with a Eubank snore-fest. No Holligan-Neary in sight

Good, cos I would have missed it! Hopefully its on next week.

fried bread · Post by **fried bread** » 28 Feb 2007, 13:05

Holligan-Neary was on last year. I recorded it on DVD - mint, full rerun.

MightyWarrior · Post by **MightyWarrior** » 28 Feb 2007, 13:32

That was a great fight and I'd like to catch it again.

Was Andy Holligan given perhaps the hardest world title shot of any British world title challenger.....EVER?

He gets sent off to deepest Mexico to take on JC Chavez.

fried bread · Post by **fried bread** » 28 Feb 2007, 14:27

MightyWarrior wrote:That was a great fight and I'd like to catch it again.

Was Andy Holligan given perhaps the hardest world title shot of any British world title challenger.....EVER?

He gets sent off to deepest Mexico to take on JC Chavez.

Not like some of those IBF & WBO challenges in the late '80s and early '90s!

stujones · Post by **stujones** » 28 Feb 2007, 16:03

MightyWarrior wrote:That was a great fight and I'd like to catch it again.

Was Andy Holligan given perhaps the hardest world title shot of any British world title challenger.....EVER?

He gets sent off to deepest Mexico to take on JC Chavez.

Been a few comparable (but I don't think one exceeds it).

John H Stracey's challenge to a faded Jose Napoles must have been quite intimidating.

Damean Kelly's IBF title shot against Irene Pachecco in Columbia.

Tommy Farr's world title fight vs Joe Louis - maybe not the most intimdating of venues - but still Joe Louis!

oliverfennell · Post by **oliverfennell** » 06 Mar 2007, 11:42

stujones wrote:
MightyWarrior wrote:That was a great fight and I'd like to catch it again.

Was Andy Holligan given perhaps the hardest world title shot of any British world title challenger.....EVER?

He gets sent off to deepest Mexico to take on JC Chavez.
Been a few comparable (but I don't think one exceeds it).

John H Stracey's challenge to a faded Jose Napoles must have been quite intimidating.

Damean Kelly's IBF title shot against Irene Pachecco in Columbia.

Tommy Farr's world title fight vs Joe Louis - maybe not the most intimdating of venues - but still Joe Louis!

Paul Lloyd vs Marco Antonio Barrera - obviously not for the venue but possibly the greatest gulf in class between a British challenger and a world champ.