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Re: The best who weren't champs.
Posted: 03 Jun 2012, 16:14
by 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
Re: The best who weren't champs.
Posted: 04 Jun 2012, 11:45
by Expug
Ambling Alp wrote: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.
Re: The best who weren't champs.
Posted: 04 Jun 2012, 19:45
by 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.
Re: The best who weren't champs.
Posted: 05 Jun 2012, 00:32
by 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
Re: The best who weren't champs.
Posted: 05 Jun 2012, 07:34
by Syntax Error
Ambling Alp wrote: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)
Re: The best who weren't champs.
Posted: 05 Jun 2012, 11:10
by Expug
CNorkusJr wrote: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.
Re: The best who weren't champs.
Posted: 05 Jun 2012, 14:05
by keithmoonhangover
Larry Gains.
Re: The best who weren't champs.
Posted: 08 Jun 2012, 01:01
by SaadOffTheDeck
George benton
Re: The best who weren't champs.
Posted: 08 Jun 2012, 02:34
by Goodnight, Irene
SaadOffTheDeck wrote: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.
Re: The best who weren't champs.
Posted: 08 Jun 2012, 06:39
by orbtastic
He held the WBC title.
Re: The best who weren't champs.
Posted: 08 Jun 2012, 06:52
by Counter-puncher
yeah, even i knew that, duran-dejesus 3 having WBC and WBA straps on the line.
Re: The best who weren't champs.
Posted: 08 Jun 2012, 20:07
by 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.
Re: The best who weren't champs.
Posted: 09 Jun 2012, 19:30
by Seamus
You can add Jimmy Leto and Wesley Ramey, who also belong in the IBHOF.
Re: The best who weren't champs.
Posted: 10 Jun 2012, 17:27
by Giancarlo
Lennie Mancini