The best who weren't champs.

[Ambling Alp]

expug-Those are some interesting names.
Here are a few more:

Tom Sharkey
Joe Jeannette
Sam McVey
Ernie Schaaf
Young Stribling
Dave Holly
Spider Webb

[Expug]

expug-Those are some interesting names.
Here are a few more:

Tom Sharkey
Joe Jeannette
Sam McVey
Ernie Schaaf
Young Stribling
Dave Holly
Spider Webb

Great picks Alp.
Spider Webb used to fight at the old Chicago Stadium all the time he was popular here.

[elmersalsa]

Del Flanagan
Willie Joyce
Cocoa Kid
Bennie Briscoe
Bernardo Caraballo
Mauro Mina

Excellent fighters that never became world champions...they fought the very best of their time.

[CNorkusJr]

I dont know if they would be considered one of the "Best"that never made it, but I would definitly consider Joe Miceli as one guy.

Miceli fought a who's who of welterwts-several champs in non-championship bouts and beating the likes of Aragon,Ike Williams,Saxton and Giardella to start with.

http://boxrec.com/list_bouts.php?human_ ... r&pageID=1

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expug-Those are some interesting names.
Here are a few more:

Tom Sharkey
Joe Jeannette
Sam McVey
Ernie Schaaf
Young Stribling
Dave Holly
Spider Webb

I like your choices, especially Joe Jeannette. 8)

[Expug]

I dont know if they would be considered one of the "Best"that never made it, but I would definitly consider Joe Miceli as one guy.

Miceli fought a who's who of welterwts-several champs in non-championship bouts and beating the likes of Aragon,Ike Williams,Saxton and Giardella to start with.

http://boxrec.com/list_bouts.php?human_ ... r&pageID=1

Yep,Charlie. He was also a "fighters fighter" I,d say.
I see he fought Gil Turner who was also that type.

[keithmoonhangover]

Larry Gains.

[SaadOffTheDeck]

George benton

[Goodnight, Irene]

George benton

Good and forgotten shout

He was always the guy in Holyfield's corner doing the most good for the least credit.

Anyone mention Esteban DeJesus? Minor miracle he never made it.

[orbtastic]

He held the WBC title.

[Counter-puncher]

yeah, even i knew that, duran-dejesus 3 having WBC and WBA straps on the line.

[scotto]

the forgotten eddie booker why hes not in canastoga is a farce. only five losses in some 80 bouts and was never stopped, eye problems cut short his career. in one of his last bouts he stopped archie moore flooring him 5 times. i belive i read a quote by moore years ago that booker was the best fighter he ever met and that says alot when you look at moores record.

[Seamus]

You can add Jimmy Leto and Wesley Ramey, who also belong in the IBHOF.

[Giancarlo]

Lennie Mancini