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Re: Favorite heavyweight journeymen
Posted: 31 Jul 2018, 09:17
by nobleart1978
Bruce comes across as an interesting fella to be honest. This could have been a really good insight into how boxing works. However, with the audience laughter and Letterman sneering they tried to portray Strauss as some sort of dunce to be laughed at,when in fact he was anything but that.
Re: Favorite heavyweight journeymen
Posted: 01 Aug 2018, 13:56
by pound per pound
sweetviolenturge wrote: ↑21 May 2018, 02:42
I've always had a fascination for heavyweight journeymen. The type of men who frequently fought the best but invariably came up short. Familiar names who litter the records of "name" fighters. Most of them lose to all the "names" that they fight but some, occasionally pull the rare upset.
The men of whom I speak are the likes of Charlie Polite, Walter Santemore, Leroy Caldwell, "Cookie" Wallace, Charlie "Emperor" Harris, Everett "Bigfoot" Martin, Mike "The Bounty" Hunter, Billy Daniels, George "Scrapiron" Johnson, Harold Carter, Pedro Agosto, Harold Sconiers, Jason Gavern & so on.
Some were once prospects & even contenders before sliding into the role of journeymen & opponent status. Some even had shots at the world heavyweight championship like Terry Daniels, Ron Stander & Jose "King" Roman. Some were even world champions in lighter weight classes before fading into opponents like JB Williamson, Ricky Parkey, Iran Barkley & Ozzie Ocasio & sadly, some were even heavyweight champions like Leon Spinks who eventually lost to a fighter making his pro debut before ending his career barely above .500.
Do any of you have any favorite heavyweights who lost as many or more than they won? If so who?
Frans Botha. Over matched, but always game. You'd be hard pressed to find better names on his ring record.
Wlad, Lewis, Tyson, Moorer, Briggs, and Schultz.
He gave Briggs and Schultz tough fights, and might have won one of them.