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Glenn McCrory?
Posted: 21 Sep 2012, 19:38
by nfc90210
How good a fighter was Glenn McCrory? I know him from his commentary work but as his career finished the summer before I started secondary school I don't have any recollections of him when he was active. You can only tell so much by looking at someone's record.
Re: Glenn McCrory?
Posted: 21 Sep 2012, 20:05
by Hagler2002
He was pretty good but was caught between divisions, it killed him getting down to 190 and he wasn't big enough to compete with best heavyweights.
With the skills he possessed he probably over achieved.
His brother Shaun was also a very good fighter but was plagued with injuries.
Re: Glenn McCrory?
Posted: 21 Sep 2012, 22:00
by Karl Jade
Yeah. He'd have had far more success at 200 lbs. He was criminally out of his depth against Lewis. He looked like a rag doll in that fight.
Re: Glenn McCrory?
Posted: 22 Sep 2012, 00:43
by Craig14
A combination of hard work, a poor division, good matchmaking/promoting and right time right place helped McCrory become world champion.
Re: Glenn McCrory?
Posted: 22 Sep 2012, 02:40
by Hagler2002
Karl Jade wrote:Yeah. He'd have had far more success at 200 lbs. He was criminally out of his depth against Lewis. He looked like a rag doll in that fight.
He followed and plagued Lewis to death winding him up until he got the fight, he knew before he stepped into the ring he was beat but it was the biggest payday of his career.
He bought a pub shortly after that fight and ran that for a few years.
Re: Glenn McCrory?
Posted: 22 Sep 2012, 04:28
by Bronxbull666
Hagler2002 wrote:He was pretty good but was caught between divisions, it killed him getting down to 190 and he wasn't big enough to compete with best heavyweights.
With the skills he possessed he probably over achieved.
His brother Shaun was also a very good fighter but was plagued with injuries.
I agree, he did over-achieve. It's true about the weight issue as well. He was a good fighter though. I read that when he won the World title, his purse was £7,500. Can't blame him for hounding Lewis.
Good guy anyway
Re: Glenn McCrory?
Posted: 22 Sep 2012, 05:25
by ShadrachSimmo
I watched the Mccrory-Lewis fight not too long ago. McCrory showed alot of heart but he was way out of his depth and seriously outgunned.
Re: Glenn McCrory?
Posted: 22 Sep 2012, 05:43
by FIGHTFANs
Won a world title against Lumumba who only had 8 fights great bit of match making then he lost it against Jeff Lampkin ko in the 2nd round,lewis bashed him in 2 rounds ,Did not rate him in a very poor weight division
Re: Glenn McCrory?
Posted: 22 Sep 2012, 12:12
by TheCobra
Nothing special at all, did well with a limited set of tools in his arsenal, but was around at the right time in Cruiserweight's formation to have some relative success. Lewis annihaliated him, but as people say, can't blame anyone chasing a payday.
Re: Glenn McCrory?
Posted: 22 Sep 2012, 13:47
by Scrap
Johnny Nelson would have Slaughtered Him.
Re: Glenn McCrory?
Posted: 22 Sep 2012, 13:49
by ThereByTheGrace
Sh!t fighter and a terrible pundit.
Re: Glenn McCrory?
Posted: 22 Sep 2012, 14:15
by hurlock
Karl Jade wrote:Yeah. He'd have had far more success at 200 lbs. He was criminally out of his depth against Lewis. He looked like a rag doll in that fight.
He was out his depth v Hughroy currie!! Got stopped plenty before dropping to cruiser.
Re: Glenn McCrory?
Posted: 22 Sep 2012, 14:57
by Hagler2002
Scrap wrote:Johnny Nelson would have Slaughtered Him.
A fight with Carl Thompson was nearly made but if I remember rightly (don't quote me on this) Thompson's trainer died and the fight never happened. Good job as well 'The Cat' would have hammered him.
Re: Glenn McCrory?
Posted: 22 Sep 2012, 18:39
by loaded_gloves
Evander Holyfield vacated the belts - that required six men to compete for three vacant world titles and there were not six world class men qualified to do so. Step forward Glenn McCrory.
Re: Glenn McCrory?
Posted: 23 Sep 2012, 09:53
by mickey1975
mercman wrote:Always thought that McCrory would have had a better career if he had started out as a cruiserweight and gone up to heavyweight as he got older, rather than vice versa. Either way, McCrory was about 6'4" so the 200lb limit would have suited him much better.
I seem to recall that McCrory was also quite badly managed in his early career with some poor match-making. Apparently, he had little sparring or quality training early on, and a poor diet. Strange really because McCrory was seen as a potential golden boy at first: he was a junior ABA champion and racked up a good unbeaten run when he first turned professional.
Being from the North East wont have helped the sparring and as for the diet, although it was only 25 years ago, very little was known then compared to what it is like now. And being a Junior ABA champ from Stanley wont have made any ripples in British boxing.
Re: Glenn McCrory?
Posted: 23 Sep 2012, 10:44
by jameswilson
Fair play to anyone who wins a World title and defends it.
Re: Glenn McCrory?
Posted: 23 Sep 2012, 11:40
by Hagler2002
ThereByTheGrace wrote:Sh!t fighter
How many World Titles have you won?
Re: Glenn McCrory?
Posted: 23 Sep 2012, 11:46
by whiskey