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Kelly Oliver??
Posted: 03 Mar 2004, 11:16
by Jacko11
What ever happend to this guy?
Posted: 03 Mar 2004, 11:18
by stujones
Made a comeback recently, I think he won all of his fights.
Posted: 03 Mar 2004, 11:27
by Jacko11
I remeber a Buster Keaton beating him
Posted: 03 Mar 2004, 11:28
by bennie
Good fighter. Went unbeaten in 14 fights before the rugged and underrated John "Buster" Keeton did him in two rounds. That was a massive setback, but he regrouped and later got a crack at Sebastian Rothmann's WBU cruiser title in South Africa and was stopped in 10 (no disgrace there). Subsequently did time in a big house for assaulting some bloke on a petrol station, and returned with a win over Tony Booth last July.
Still only 30, there's not many four-time ABA champions who have achieved as little as he has in the pro sport. Hopefully, he can came again.
Posted: 03 Mar 2004, 11:30
by stujones
http://www.boxrec.com/boxer_display.php?boxer_id=014953
Thats his record, I thought it was later than July when he returned - needs to fight some more. He is a very strong devision with plenty of money to be made.
Posted: 03 Mar 2004, 11:32
by Jacko11
On about Keaton what happend to him he is shown on box rec to be the current WBF cruiserweight champ
Posted: 03 Mar 2004, 11:43
by Lickszz
Perhaps he could have a rubber match with Keaton.
Posted: 04 Mar 2004, 05:23
by TerribleTerry
He used to win the ABA's for fun - year in year out. I expected big things of him as a pro but he never really hit top gear. Would be good to see him back.
Posted: 04 Mar 2004, 08:39
by Lickszz
What happened to his old amateur rival Anthony Todd? Did he ever go pro?
Posted: 04 Mar 2004, 09:15
by TerribleTerry
Lickszz wrote:What happened to his old amateur rival Anthony Todd? Did he ever go pro?
Don't think he did. I remember watching their fight in the ABAs on the beeb. Did Dodd eventually net an ABA title in between Oliver's of success.
I remember Todd as a neat boxing, solidly built southpaw with decent skills, maybe lacking a bit in speed. Good fighter though.
Posted: 04 Mar 2004, 20:19
by Lickszz
[quote="TerribleTerry"][quote="Lickszz"]What happened to his old amateur rival Anthony Todd? Did he ever go pro?[/quote]
Don't think he did. I remember watching their fight in the ABAs on the beeb. Did Dodd eventually net an ABA title in between Oliver's of success.
I remember Todd as a neat boxing, solidly built southpaw with decent skills, maybe lacking a bit in speed. Good fighter though.[/quote]
I am sure he did win an ABA titles one year. I remember when he had a war with Kelly in the final and lost a points decision. Kelly was then ABA champion but it was Todd who was flying out to represent England at the games the next day and not Kelly.