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Howard Eastman and British title
Posted: 07 Nov 2009, 14:55
by Old bones Ian
How come Howard isn't rated by the BBBoC, ok so he's been fighting overseas, but is a former british title holder, was a good one and he is still active.
Has Eastman stated that he wouldn't fight on these shores again?
Re: Howard Eastman and British title
Posted: 07 Nov 2009, 15:04
by Horse
How do you know he isn't rated?
Re: Howard Eastman and British title
Posted: 07 Nov 2009, 16:00
by Old bones Ian
Quite right in a way, as the board doesn't do ratings, but he isn't getting named in any eliminators.
Re: Howard Eastman and British title
Posted: 07 Nov 2009, 16:07
by ciscokid
Has anyone got a copy of any of his recent fights (including elcock)?
I haven't been able to get any of these and desperatly want them
cheers
Re: Howard Eastman and British title
Posted: 08 Nov 2009, 07:23
by el_grande_mauro_mina
Is he not the middleweight champion of Guyana and thus ineligible to be rated as a British middleweight?
There is probably some rule about reigning foreign champions not being eligible to fight for the British title.
Re: Howard Eastman and British title
Posted: 08 Nov 2009, 08:16
by skelp
Never knew he was still around.
He's finished at world level, Abraham saw to that.
Re: Howard Eastman and British title
Posted: 08 Nov 2009, 09:25
by ciscokid
skelp wrote:Never knew he was still around.
He's finished at world level, Abraham saw to that.
Eastman did 12 rnds with Abraham in Germany - the decision could have easily gone the other way if it wasn't in Germany/Austria.
IMO It's been one of Abrahams toughest fight - up there with Miranda
Re: Howard Eastman and British title
Posted: 08 Nov 2009, 09:57
by whiskey
Re: Howard Eastman and British title
Posted: 12 Nov 2009, 01:56
by oliverfennell
Carlos-Wigan wrote:Is he not the middleweight champion of Guyana and thus ineligible to be rated as a British middleweight?
There is probably some rule about reigning foreign champions not being eligible to fight for the British title.
How about Irish/British champs? Not sure off the top of my head if anyone has held the two simultaneously, but definitely some guys have fought for/won both. Gomez, for example.
Re: Howard Eastman and British title
Posted: 12 Nov 2009, 08:12
by Wales
Jamie Moore... did he fight for the irish title while holdnig the british one... ? Or did the irish title fight not come to fruition?
Re: Howard Eastman and British title
Posted: 13 Nov 2009, 03:38
by oliverfennell
Wales wrote:Jamie Moore... did he fight for the irish title while holdnig the british one... ? Or did the irish title fight not come to fruition?
He did win the Irish title last year but vacated the British in late 2007 when injured to allow stablemate Woolcombe to fight for it.