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bennie wrote: ↑04 Dec 2020, 10:35 I remember watching Glenn beat the crafty and dangerous Lumumba for the vacant IBF cruiserweight title in Stanley in 1989. It was a stinking hot summer. Jesus! Every day was almost unbearable in London and the amount of fight action was just as intense. In the month of May 1989 we saw Watson-Benn, McDonnell-McGuigan, McCallum-Graham (with Eddie Futch in Mike's corner), Carlos De Leon stopping Sammy Reeson, Pat Barrett flattening Tony Willis for the British title (a first for his trainer Brian Hughes), Najib Daho winning a war with Pat Doherty for the Commonwealth title, the death of Esteban De Jesus, Steve Cruz showing he wasn't finished against Tracy Patterson, Floyd's adopted son, Chris Pyatt, bruised and battered, stopping Argentina's Daniel Dominguez in the very last round, Julio Cesar Chavez surviving meaty right hands from Roger Mayweather to force a stoppage, John Lyon making it eight ABA titles, Henry Wharton slung out on the same night, which nearly triggered a Wembley riot - all in the space of 31 days.
Then came June and a thrilling draw between Leonard and Hearns in their rematch, Dave McAuley pounding the previously unbeaten Duke McKenzie in a huge upset, Jeff Harding walking through hell to stop our own Dennis Andries in another huge upset, Gary Mason's horrible knockout of Jess Harding, the pro debut of one Lennox Lewis, Keith Wallace maintaining an unlikely comeback against Marvin Stone...
McCrory showed real grit and determination to outscore Lumumba in the same month, really hurting the Kenyan in the first and going for it round after round until the decision was his. He then featured in one of the greatest world title fights ever seen in this country against South Africa's stocky and rugged Siza Makathini in Middlesbrough in October 1989, surviving a brutal beating for five rounds, particularly to the body, but hanging in there and rallying brilliantly from the sixth as Makathini began to fade. Gutsy Glenn finally finished his man in the 11th and proved he was all fighter and a true world champion. Sadly, he lost his title a few months later to the unheralded but solid and dangerous Jeff Lampkin, who had Gerry Cooney's trainer in his corner (Victor Valle). Lampkin waited for McCrory to load up with the right and dug in a beautiful left hook to the liver and Glenn folded, although Lampkin's task was made easier by McCrory's now desperate struggle to make cruiserweight and the ex-champ was back at heavyweight when he returned a year later.


P.S. I seem to recall that Glen sold his IBF belt because he never actually won a Lonsdale Belt outright.

polecateddy wrote: ↑02 Dec 2020, 07:21 The incident was in 2016, unless there’s been others; https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/no ... s-11837652

mickey1975 wrote: ↑04 Dec 2020, 12:31 Wharton had a Lonsdale belt at his book signing, everyone posing for pictures in it.
I said “how’ve you got that, you didn’t defend it?” I got back “shut up, Mickey, I borrowed it from Billy Hardy”.

Ditko wrote: ↑09 Jan 2021, 10:45 And if we're being total honest Mickey he never won the thing anyway, as Smith beat him ..

mickey1975 wrote: ↑09 Jan 2021, 10:54 That glue must be strong. He won on points. Live on BBC in a football stadium. Are you ok? Strange person.

Ditko wrote: ↑09 Jan 2021, 12:44

mickey1975 wrote: ↑09 Jan 2021, 10:54 That glue must be strong. He won on points. Live on BBC in a football stadium. Are you ok? Strange person.

Wharton was 'given' the decision (I think the referee feared a riot by Wharton's inbred fans) but Smith 'won' the fight.

MasterG wrote: ↑02 Dec 2020, 15:36 I'm guessing Mcrory must be skint, he's been advertising double glazing of late so that has to be a come down from working at Sky.

mickey1975 wrote: ↑09 Jan 2021, 13:01

Ditko wrote: ↑09 Jan 2021, 12:44

mickey1975 wrote: ↑09 Jan 2021, 10:54 That glue must be strong. He won on points. Live on BBC in a football stadium. Are you ok? Strange person.

Wharton was 'given' the decision (I think the referee feared a riot by Wharton's inbred fans) but Smith 'won' the fight.

All 15,000 of them? Most non travellers.

Jimmy2020 wrote: ↑09 Jan 2021, 15:52

mickey1975 wrote: ↑09 Jan 2021, 13:01

Ditko wrote: ↑09 Jan 2021, 12:44

Wharton was 'given' the decision (I think the referee feared a riot by Wharton's inbred fans) but Smith 'won' the fight.

All 15,000 of them? Most non travellers.

Were there that many? I know they said 8 or 9 on the BBC commentary. It was a close fight. Wharton was the A side, it was always going to him if close. Rightly so.

stevec@france wrote: ↑29 Mar 2021, 09:07 Guess it doesnt matter now as it seems Holyfield will be fighting Tyson for a lot more dosh $$