destructive domestic runs

[chrisnew86]

Ritson looks fantastic it will be a great ride watching him. So humble too just so heavy handed I hope he goes all the way.

I'd be surprised if he did. Looks like the type of British fighter who will struggle at Euro level and beyond due to the lack of head movement etc. Would love to be proven wrong, but just seems too upright and dimensional for world level.

He reminds me of Sam Eggington in that regard, Can bang a bit, is exciting to watch but wont cut it past British/Commonwealth level as doesn't have the defence

I do like Ritson though, good fighter

[Old bones Ian]

Billy Hardy between losing 9th fight, and losing to Naseem Hamed. He went on a run of not losing to a british boxer for 13 years,

[bennie]

Neville Meade was all washed up as a domestic heavyweight when he suddenly smashed his way to the British title in the early 1980s with brutally quick wins over Dave Pearce, Terry Mintus, Stan McDermott (much better than John), Winston Allen and Gordon Ferris.

Their records suggest Big John was MUCH better than his dad. One loss avenged, two (one controversial) losses to the future lineal champ and two splits against a still very good Danny Williams... Only stopped 4 times in twice as many bouts to his dad's 6. In better class, too. And no, I haven't watched his dad.

Big Stan would have wiped the floor with most of today's domestic heavies. He was a phenomenal draw in the late 1970s and early 1980s because he was kill or be killed. He blew away some hulking, dangerous heavies or he got chinned trying. He didn't do just enough to lose like chubby John.

[jamamb]

john had almosts vs danny williams and tyson fury

did stan ever beat anyone close to as good?

you say hed mop the floor with todays domestic hws, so would you say the same about all those guys who beat stan, including 2-1 ricky james and 9-7 winston allen,both who finished with losing records

[bennie]

He was before my time but I can recall people saying Lloyd Honeghan cleaned up domestically before fighting Curry

He did clean up domestically, climbing off the floor to outscore dangerous Telford southpaw Cliff Gilpin to win the British welterweight title (which he says was his hardest ever fight) and outscoring Gilpin more clearly in a rematch. He outclassed Sylvester Mittee to win a Lonsdale Belt outright. Lloyd also beat solid domestic fighters like Kostas Petrou, Lloyd Hibbert and Sid Smith (whom he destroyed) prior to his title run.

[bennie]

john had almosts vs danny williams and tyson fury

did stan ever beat anyone close to as good?

you say hed mop the floor with todays domestic hws, so would you say the same about all those guys who beat stan, including 2-1 ricky james and 9-7 winston allen,both who finished with losing records

[bennie]

john had almosts vs danny williams and tyson fury

did stan ever beat anyone close to as good?

you say hed mop the floor with todays domestic hws, so would you say the same about all those guys who beat stan, including 2-1 ricky james and 9-7 winston allen,both who finished with losing records

[bennie]

john had almosts vs danny williams and tyson fury

did stan ever beat anyone close to as good?

you say hed mop the floor with todays domestic hws, so would you say the same about all those guys who beat stan, including 2-1 ricky james and 9-7 winston allen,both who finished with losing records

Ricky James and Winston Allen were extremely dangerous fighters. They could take men out with one shot but they lacked 'big' management and couldn't win 'em all. You have to remember that boxers of yesterday had no other route to the top than the classic British and European title route. If you didn't win a British title, you were stuck in a boxing hinterland but most of those fighters were better than many of today's fake champions. Jimmy Flint, by way of an example, couldn't get past Pat Cowdell and his career petered out as a result, but Jimmy Flint was a monster, just as big Stan McDermott was a monster. Ricky James and Winston Allen were serious punchers. They would cause havoc today.

[jamamb]

do you believe guys such as ricy james and winston allen would be winning brtsh and ebu titles these days?

[bennie]

do you believe guys such as ricy james and winston allen would be winning brtsh and ebu titles these days?

Against someone like John McDermott, yes I do.

[paddy chavez]

He was before my time but I can recall people saying Lloyd Honeghan cleaned up domestically before fighting Curry

His fight with mittee was a big one for all 3 belts if I remember rightly

[Coco]

do you believe guys such as ricy james and winston allen would be winning brtsh and ebu titles these days?

Against someone like John McDermott, yes I do.

And against Sam Sexton or Gary Cornish

[kevo]

Michael Gomez had a few decent wins at domestic level, beating Gary Thornhill, Dean Pithie, Craig Doherty & Alex Arthur in British title fights (although the run was interspersed with losses, and was over a number of years)

[Crease]

David Price!

Agreed, Pricey was blasting out all around him a few years back.