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Re: Poorest fights to watch that happened on British soil
Posted: 18 Oct 2017, 09:16
by dirk2686
Another rotter: Tyson Fury v Kevin Johnson. Former wasn't remotely bothered about trying to press the action. Latter purely there to survive. Response: yawns interspersed with a few boos.
Re: Poorest fights to watch that happened on British soil
Posted: 18 Oct 2017, 09:21
by milpool
David Haye v Ismail Abdoul
Re: Poorest fights to watch that happened on British soil
Posted: 18 Oct 2017, 09:44
by dookus
Harrison Williams I
Harrison Haye (till the KO)
Harrison Francis
Gotta say Williams is coming up in a few of these, considering he was also in some thrillers...
Re: Poorest fights to watch that happened on British soil
Posted: 18 Oct 2017, 09:51
by IRLangmaid25
For me
Billy Joe Saunders and Willie Monroe Jnr wasn't much to write home about.
David Haye v Audley Harrison
Are the first two that jumped out.
Re: Poorest fights to watch that happened on British soil
Posted: 18 Oct 2017, 09:52
by Tuan_Jim
Danny Williams vs Audley the worst in living memory,
Danny Williams vs Skelton 2 another stinker, Skelton in safety first mode after a lasy round scare in the 1st fight, while Danny was too obese to move.
Williams/Skelton 1 however was a fun brawl, and Williams/Keith Long was a thrilling melee! Williams also had an exciting tussle with Harry Senior.
BJ Saunders last few fights have been horrible.
Re: Poorest fights to watch that happened on British soil
Posted: 18 Oct 2017, 09:54
by tony1234
Fury v Chisora 2
Re: Poorest fights to watch that happened on British soil
Posted: 18 Oct 2017, 10:04
by Stuarty
Freddie Flintoff! A part of my soul died that night

Re: Poorest fights to watch that happened on British soil
Posted: 18 Oct 2017, 10:05
by Stuarty
Calzaghe Bika.
Re: Poorest fights to watch that happened on British soil
Posted: 18 Oct 2017, 10:17
by orbtastic
I can't find the fight report but I seem to recall it was a 10 round borefest at the York Hall.
Akinwande/Nelson. Even the pre-fight write-up makes it sound boring:
http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/boxi ... 68057.html
Re: Poorest fights to watch that happened on British soil
Posted: 18 Oct 2017, 10:27
by Tuan_Jim
Johnny Nelson, in addition to the above mentioned Akinwande bout, sprinted for 12 excruciating rds vs Carlos Deleon and James Warring - in the 90s, these two were widely considered to be the worst things ever to happen on earth.
Re: Poorest fights to watch that happened on British soil
Posted: 18 Oct 2017, 10:29
by brian13
Terrance Cauthen / John O Donnell was very close to putting me to sleep
Re: Poorest fights to watch that happened on British soil
Posted: 18 Oct 2017, 10:30
by deadpan
Paul Jones-Jason Matthews
Re: Poorest fights to watch that happened on British soil
Posted: 18 Oct 2017, 10:31
by Gnome
TheGingerBomber wrote:THat Cornish v Sexton fight is up there. Just the level of the two was embarrassing.
Ah c'mon. It wasn't a classic but it was entertaining enough.
Re: Poorest fights to watch that happened on British soil
Posted: 18 Oct 2017, 10:36
by maley1984
Rob Norton v David Dolan
Also as earlier broadhurst v Haskins
Re: Poorest fights to watch that happened on British soil
Posted: 18 Oct 2017, 10:44
by TheLeprechaun
dookus wrote:Harrison Williams I
Harrison Haye (till the KO)
Harrison Francis
Gotta say Williams is coming up in a few of these, considering he was also in some thrillers...
I'm not sure but I think Harrison WIlliams 1 was on the same night as a Bernard Dunne fight. I was in an Irish bar and managed to convince a couple of lads to put on the Harrison Williams fight instead of the Dunne fight. I remember one of them saying, "This is the worst boxing match I've ever watched" midway through the fight. I think it was Harrison Williams 1. Definitely a Harrison fight though.
Re: Poorest fights to watch that happened on British soil
Posted: 18 Oct 2017, 10:53
by littlepug
wasn't Pat Barret v Manning Galloway a bit of a stinker ?
Re: Poorest fights to watch that happened on British soil
Posted: 18 Oct 2017, 10:55
by littlepug
Gnome wrote:TheGingerBomber wrote:THat Cornish v Sexton fight is up there. Just the level of the two was embarrassing.
Ah c'mon. It wasn't a classic but it was entertaining enough.
agree, ended up being quite entertained by their battle, Cornish gained some respect (off me at least) with that showing
Re: Poorest fights to watch that happened on British soil
Posted: 18 Oct 2017, 11:07
by Stuarty
littlepug wrote:Gnome wrote:TheGingerBomber wrote:THat Cornish v Sexton fight is up there. Just the level of the two was embarrassing.
Ah c'mon. It wasn't a classic but it was entertaining enough.
agree, ended up being quite entertained by their battle, Cornish gained some respect (off me at least) with that showing
I missed that. Did Sexton deserve his win?
Re: Poorest fights to watch that happened on British soil
Posted: 18 Oct 2017, 11:28
by Mimmy
The poorest fight ive seen and it wont be beat by a long shot was Johnny Nelson v Carlos DeLeon. I'm not even sure if any punches were thrown over the 12 rounds. Boy it was a stinker.
Re: Poorest fights to watch that happened on British soil
Posted: 18 Oct 2017, 11:29
by littlepug
Stuarty30 wrote:littlepug wrote:Gnome wrote:
Ah c'mon. It wasn't a classic but it was entertaining enough.
agree, ended up being quite entertained by their battle, Cornish gained some respect (off me at least) with that showing
I missed that. Did Sexton deserve his win?
I thought so, Cornish dug in though and kept his composure under heavy fire and started firing back which impressed me
Re: Poorest fights to watch that happened on British soil
Posted: 18 Oct 2017, 11:31
by littlepug
mimmy123 wrote:The poorest fight ive seen and it wont be beat by a long shot was Johnny Nelson v Carlos DeLeon. I'm not even sure if any punches were thrown over the 12 rounds. Boy it was a stinker.
will never be beat ! I have it on tape (I know !) and tried rewatching it a few years back but couldn't make it past the 2nd round !
Re: Poorest fights to watch that happened on British soil
Posted: 18 Oct 2017, 13:15
by Andrew
milpool wrote:David Haye v Ismail Abdoul
This
F*cking awful
Re: Poorest fights to watch that happened on British soil
Posted: 18 Oct 2017, 13:32
by littlepug
Dave Mcauley v Louis Curtis was pretty dire
Re: Poorest fights to watch that happened on British soil
Posted: 18 Oct 2017, 13:53
by olij999
Tuan_Jim wrote:Johnny Nelson, in addition to the above mentioned Akinwande bout, sprinted for 12 excruciating rds vs Carlos Deleon and James Warring - in the 90s, these two were widely considered to be the worst things ever to happen on earth.
With apologies for pedantry, think the Warring fight was in the US, so not counted for this thread.
Re: Poorest fights to watch that happened on British soil
Posted: 18 Oct 2017, 13:53
by Deserter
Ketchel wrote:Robin Reid V Sugarboy Malinga was extremely poor.
You beat me to it! That was diabolically bad.