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british linear / undisputed champs.
Posted: 15 Jun 2014, 15:52
by fanman
i'm bored so i will compile a list of all british and irish linear champions in boxing history. i will research it more soon but first i will go off of memory.
heavyweight champ - lennox lewis
h/w champ and m/w champ - bob fitzsimmons
cruiserweight champ - david haye
light heavy and super middle champ - joe calzaghe
m/w champ - randy turpin
welter champ - lloyd honeyghan
l/w champ - ricky hatton
featherweight champ - naseem hamed
please contribute more historical champs from these fine islands, fellow members ...
Re: british linear / undisputed champs.
Posted: 15 Jun 2014, 15:54
by banjo
Ken Buchanan Lightweight
Re: british linear / undisputed champs.
Posted: 15 Jun 2014, 16:10
by fanman
i think so ... and what about mcguigan? worlds champ or 1/2 champ?
Re: british linear / undisputed champs.
Posted: 15 Jun 2014, 16:14
by handsofstone
Benny Lynch and Jimmy Wilde :??
Re: british linear / undisputed champs.
Posted: 15 Jun 2014, 16:28
by JC
Kid Lewis
Kid Berg
Freddie Welsh
Terry Downes (?)
Alan Minter (?)
Re: british linear / undisputed champs.
Posted: 15 Jun 2014, 16:32
by banjo
Terry Downes indeed he beat Paul Pender
Re: british linear / undisputed champs.
Posted: 15 Jun 2014, 18:21
by Tangerine
Jim Watt
Does Charlie Magri count?
Re: british linear / undisputed champs.
Posted: 16 Jun 2014, 12:56
by JC
LancashireLoyal wrote:Jim Watt
Does Charlie Magri count?
Not sure Jim Watt was ever undisputed champ was he? I'd assume after Duran vacated to go up to 147lb the titles were split until Chavez unified.
Re: british linear / undisputed champs.
Posted: 16 Jun 2014, 14:47
by Cholo_cws
John H. Stracey
Re: british linear / undisputed champs.
Posted: 16 Jun 2014, 15:46
by Jack B
Heavy - Bob Fitzsimmons, Lennox Lewis
Cruiser - David Haye
Light Heavy - Bob Fitzsimmons, Freddie Mills, Joe Calzaghe
Super Middle - Joe Calzaghe
Middle - Bob Fitzsimmons, Randy Turpin, Terry Downes, Alan Minter
Welter - Matt Wells, Ted 'Kid' Lewis, John H. Stracey, Lloyd Honeyghan
Jr Welter - Jackie 'Kid' Berg, Ricky Hatton
Light - Freddie Welsh, Ken Buchanan
Feather - Barry McGuigan, Naseem Hamed
Bantam - Joe Bowker
Fly - Jimmy Wilde, Benny Lynch, Peter Kane, Jackie Paterson, Rinty Monaghan, Terry Allen, Walter McGowan, Charlie Magri
Re: british linear / undisputed champs.
Posted: 18 Jun 2014, 16:09
by JC
Jack B wrote:Heavy - Bob Fitzsimmons, Lennox Lewis
Cruiser - David Haye
Light Heavy - Bob Fitzsimmons, Freddie Mills, Joe Calzaghe
Super Middle - Joe Calzaghe
Middle - Bob Fitzsimmons, Randy Turpin, Terry Downes, Alan Minter
Welter - Matt Wells, Ted 'Kid' Lewis, John H. Stracey, Lloyd Honeyghan
Jr Welter - Jackie 'Kid' Berg, Ricky Hatton
Light - Freddie Welsh, Ken Buchanan
Feather - Barry McGuigan, Naseem Hamed
Bantam - Joe Bowker
Fly - Jimmy Wilde, Benny Lynch, Peter Kane, Jackie Paterson, Rinty Monaghan, Terry Allen, Walter McGowan, Charlie Magri
Well played sir.