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Just out of curiosity, are there many?

Tidle?

There's a high tidle at Scarborough tonight.

There must be a few - but what do you consider an amateur title? Novices? Junors?

Let's not include the novices and juniors. Seniors only.

I'm guessing here - Sugar Gbiliru?
Matt Skelton
Carl Thompson
Chris Eubank
Shane McPhilbin?

There too many to mention who never won the abas...i think out of our current crop of British champs its only Bellew,Groves,Murray&maybe Crolla(not sure)if won the senior ABAS without checking

Bellew never won the aba's???? Bellew won it at least twice.....

gmanji wrote:Bellew never won the aba's???? Bellew won it at least twice.....

I think he's saying he DID - IE he's one of the few. Anyway I believe the thread is about winnning a senior tirle, not specifically the ABAs final

Bellew won it three times.

Tyson Fury is also a British champion who won ABA title

Shea Neary, Naseem Hamed, Junior Witter, Ryan Rhodes, Johnny Nelson?

reggaereggae wrote:I'm guessing here - Sugar Gbiliru?
Matt Skelton
Carl Thompson
Chris Eubank
Shane McPhilbin?

Not 100% but i know someone will correct me if im wrong but think Shane McPhilbin lost in ABA semi final to Tyson Fury .

Ross Hale and Paul Ryan.

Scott Quigg

damianhucker1 wrote:

reggaereggae wrote:I'm guessing here - Sugar Gbiliru?
Matt Skelton
Carl Thompson
Chris Eubank
Shane McPhilbin?

Not 100% but i know someone will correct me if im wrong but think Shane McPhilbin lost in ABA semi final to Tyson Fury .

Ya you right also boxed in the novice final year before and aba finals as a junior. Also boxed for england twice.

Garry and Mark Delaney?

Out of the current crop Shane Mcphilbin, Brian Rose, Not sure on Lynes, Theopane, and Quigg. Buckland and Selby won the WABA's. Winning titles as an amateur does not mean you will be a good pro. Likewise being a good pro does not mean you were a good amateur. I think Johnny Nelson lost 10 of 13 bouts as an amateur. Michael Lomax who was a successful amateur has failed to ignite in the pro's

reggaereggae wrote:

gmanji wrote:Bellew never won the aba's???? Bellew won it at least twice.....

I think he's saying he DID - IE he's one of the few. Anyway I believe the thread is about winnning a senior tirle, not specifically the ABAs final

Yes i meant they have won them,not sure if Crolla won them tho...

I agree; Alan Temple was a fantastic amateur and as a pro; while a strong and decent fighter, never hit the heights expected. I'm not sure why; he was a really good fighter.

How about British champions who never had ONE senior amateur fight?

In the latest Boxing Monthly you'll see that little Chris Edwards is one.

kamicazze wrote:Out of the current crop Shane Mcphilbin, Brian Rose, Not sure on Lynes, Theopane, and Quigg. Buckland and Selby won the WABA's. Winning titles as an amateur does not mean you will be a good pro. Likewise being a good pro does not mean you were a good amateur. I think Johnny Nelson lost 10 of 13 bouts as an amateur. Michael Lomax who was a successful amateur has failed to ignite in the pro's

David dolan was aba and commewealth champ as a amateur and he as struggled

Chris Eubank won the American golden gloves??

canonball1234 wrote:Chris Eubank won the American golden gloves??

I think am right he saying he won the newyork stage golden glove as non us can not enty the full championship

canonball1234 wrote:Chris Eubank won the American golden gloves??

So did Terence Trent Derby (before your time Liam)

dondada wrote:How about British champions who never had ONE senior amateur fight?

In the latest Boxing Monthly you'll see that little Chris Edwards is one.

Clinton Woods finished amateur at 16. Thought you'd have jumped on that Mr. Cameron ;;-)