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Posted: **14 Mar 2024, 04:57**

Graham Houston wrote: ↑14 Mar 2024, 03:01 This thread caught my eye. Some folks with long memories posting here!

I'll throw in a couple that I don't believe have been mentioned.

Cuban heavyweight Nino Valdes won three fights by KO/TKO in the UK, against Don Cockell, Dick Richardson and Brian London (the fight with London was stopped due to a cut).

Germany's former European heavyweight champion Karl Mildenberger beat a string of British boxers. Mildenberger started out as a light-heavy: British boxers he defeated: Arthur Howard, Ron Redrup, Alex Buxton, Joe Bygraves (born in Jamaica but longtime resident of Birkenhead), Joe Erskine and Billy Walker. Mildenberger basically beat up a game Walker in eight rounds in a European title fight in London. But Dick Richardson KO'd Mildenberger in one round in Dortmund in a big upset, while in his last fight, at Wembley, a shot Mildenberger got himself DQ'd for butting Henry Cooper.

Guy Gracia of France has been mentioned. As I recall, the Brit writers back in the 1950s dubbed Gracia "The destroyer of British lightweights."

Nice to see you here again Graham, whatever happened to your excellent online work, you used to have a fabulous betting column, but not seen it for a while now.

Posted: **14 Mar 2024, 11:30**

Thanks James. The betting column was commissioned by the Boxing Social website but they (as the saying goes) "went in a different direction" as regards the site's content. I do have a small subscription service but I keep it small, and now it's basically just members who have been with me for more than a decade. I did an online piece for one website not long ago but that was just a one-off thing and only because the site's editor reached out to me.

Posted: **14 Mar 2024, 19:20**

Usyk might just be top of the pile !

Not only scored 5 of his last 6 wins against Brits but also his last 4 on the trot...Fury next

Posted: **16 Mar 2024, 04:11**

JamesPhilips wrote: ↑17 Mar 2022, 13:16
mickey1975 wrote: ↑17 Mar 2022, 11:10 Roy Jones jr had mixed results with us lads. He beat Clinton Woods and Fry but lost to McCallum, Enzo and Calzaghe. Oh, and he beat Woodhall in The Olympics. Richie was holding his feet.
I totally can't remember Fry fought Jones jnr. I'm getting old but have no memory. I had ro check. I still can't believe it

Fry was mustard as an amateur, what happened to him as a pro? The results didn't carry over..

Posted: **16 Mar 2024, 12:39**

wrighty wrote: ↑16 Mar 2024, 04:11
JamesPhilips wrote: ↑17 Mar 2022, 13:16
mickey1975 wrote: ↑17 Mar 2022, 11:10 Roy Jones jr had mixed results with us lads. He beat Clinton Woods and Fry but lost to McCallum, Enzo and Calzaghe. Oh, and he beat Woodhall in The Olympics. Richie was holding his feet.
I totally can't remember Fry fought Jones jnr. I'm getting old but have no memory. I had ro check. I still can't believe it
Fry was mustard as an amateur, what happened to him as a pro? The results didn't carry over..

He got ironed out by David Haye in a big grudge match. Amateur style not suited to pro

Posted: **17 Mar 2024, 10:20**

JamesPhilips wrote: ↑16 Mar 2024, 12:39
wrighty wrote: ↑16 Mar 2024, 04:11
JamesPhilips wrote: ↑17 Mar 2022, 13:16

I totally can't remember Fry fought Jones jnr. I'm getting old but have no memory. I had ro check. I still can't believe it
Fry was mustard as an amateur, what happened to him as a pro? The results didn't carry over..
He got ironed out by David Haye in a big grudge match. Amateur style not suited to pro

did they fight twice as ams? There is only one fight listed in ams on boxrec and its listed as a walk over.

Fry had a good profile when he turned pro as he was along with Audley the only British boxer at the 2000 Olympics. Never really happened for him as a pro. He's a youth worker now.

Posted: **02 May 2025, 06:20**

Canelo wants to fight in the UK and open to Eubank..

He said that would make it 9..

Posted: **02 May 2025, 07:05**

Ruthless-RKO wrote: ↑02 May 2025, 06:20 Canelo wants to fight in the UK and open to Eubank..

He said that would make it 9..

get it made, Turki

Posted: **02 May 2025, 07:11**

On the reverse side. Paulie Malignaggi lost to 3 Brits

Posted: **02 May 2025, 07:24**

golden_labrador wrote: ↑02 May 2025, 07:05
Ruthless-RKO wrote: ↑02 May 2025, 06:20 Canelo wants to fight in the UK and open to Eubank..

He said that would make it 9..
get it made, Turki

Benn only has Eubank for a big money fight, Eubank does have other options, it's not a fight he can win but at least he can say he fought for a world title and fought the best

Or he can fight Benn again

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