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Who springs to mind when we think of journeymen? Me, I, being from England, think of Tony Booth, Delroy Spencer, Matt Scriven, etc etc

Cliff Couser and Sedreck Fields

But who are the best journeymen/gatekeepers in history?

David Tua. Sad to say considering he probably has the best win/lose record against modern day high caliber heavyweights today, but his time has passed him by, and he's more or less a guy you have to beat in order to consider yourself a real contender.

Along with Couser, and Monte Barret

Maurice Wheeler is a talented fighter, but he carries way too much weight

Ross Purrity is another one. He more or less fought them all. So did Danny Wofford.

Got a good one here in Chris Byrd- turning into a gatekeeper

Julio Cesar Gonzalez, only real ones get by him- like Tavoris Cloud

Michael Sprott

Regie Strickland

And Livingston Bramble & Ben Tackie

Youssef Al-Hamidi is a great journeyman great chin and good boxing ability has had a fair few upsets in his time on the world scene Tackie is turned into a durable journeyman also again on the British scene Tony Oakey is brilliant at testing fighters before there ready for British title shots

Frankie Hines, Donnie Pendelton and Peter Buckley literally fought them all.

George "Scrapiron" Johnson.
He was not a guy who was belted right out of there.
He gave everyone hell.
Check his resume out.

Jesse Fergusson also comes to mind.

He was able to win some upsets and
was in the ring with some of his generations
best guys.

Jerry 'Wimpy' Halstead

Definately no wimp, he battled them all too

Big Foot Martin

Jimmy Thunder, David Izon

Frankie Swindell
Charlie Norkus
Obed Sullivan

I always kinda pegged Paea Wolfgramm as a journeyman of sorts, despite his Olympic medal

Ditto for Pete Rademacher, and same for Roy Harris though he wasnt an Olympian

Glen Johnson
George Chuvalo
Joe Miceli
Battling Jim Johnson
Sugar Boy Malinga

Carlos Baldomir, Jimmy Young, Riaz Durgahed, Chris Long

Gairy St-Clair is just a journeyman now

Collins2000 wrote:Big Foot Martin

One of my favourites, rarely failed to finish a fight in his pomp.

Also
Quick Tillis
Lenzie Morgan
Steve Larrimore
Ernie Singletary
Winston Burnett

Dominick Guinn and James Toney, up at Heavyweight, as Gatekeepers

Lee Swaby

...go back a few decades when fighters had a lot of fights and check out:
gaspar ortega
isaac logart
jesse underwood.... just three names that came to mind as soon as i read the title of this thread..

...and then there was jimmy mcallister....probably best known as the guy who fought a draw with willie pep during willie's long run up of victories.