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Which world title has most Brits/Irish held??
Posted: 06 Feb 2016, 20:04
by handsofstone
Im damned if i know,i was thinking McDonnell,Hall,Butler and Haskins have all recently held the IBF Bantamweight title but the WBO belt at MW and SMW has been held by a few fighters from these Isles,im not sure what belts exact but im guessing Benn,Eubank,Collins and Calzaghe have all held the same belt,plus we got Lee and Saunders recently,which belt did Catley hold? I assume theres a few glaring misses from the examples i gave
This is one for Graham Houston and the hardcore
Re: Which world title has most Brits/Irish held??
Posted: 06 Feb 2016, 20:05
by handsofstone
For some reason i think the WBO version is gonna play lead role here
Re: Which world title has most Brits/Irish held??
Posted: 06 Feb 2016, 20:12
by littlepug
Gotta be WBO
Re: Which world title has most Brits/Irish held??
Posted: 06 Feb 2016, 20:32
by handsofstone
littlepug wrote:Gotta be WBO
Yeah i wouldve thoght so,at what weight though? gotta be 160 or 168 surely
Re: Which world title has most Brits/Irish held??
Posted: 06 Feb 2016, 20:34
by handsofstone
In saying that off the top of my head,Barry Jones,Arthur,Cook and Burns have all held superfeather titles with WBO
Re: Which world title has most Brits/Irish held??
Posted: 06 Feb 2016, 20:47
by expe
WBO Middleweight?
Billy Joe Saunders, Andy Lee, Jason Matthews, Steve Collins, Chris Pyatt, Chris Eubank, Nigel Benn.
Re: Which world title has most Brits/Irish held??
Posted: 06 Feb 2016, 21:08
by littlepug
expe wrote:WBO Middleweight?
Billy Joe Saunders, Andy Lee, Jason Matthews, Steve Collins, Chris Pyatt, Chris Eubank, Nigel Benn.
WELL DONE
Re: Which world title has most Brits/Irish held??
Posted: 06 Feb 2016, 21:22
by handsofstone
littlepug wrote:expe wrote:WBO Middleweight?
Billy Joe Saunders, Andy Lee, Jason Matthews, Steve Collins, Chris Pyatt, Chris Eubank, Nigel Benn.
WELL DONE
Could be the one
Re: Which world title has most Brits/Irish held??
Posted: 06 Feb 2016, 22:48
by Taansend
What about the British title?
Re: Which world title has most Brits/Irish held??
Posted: 07 Feb 2016, 03:47
by Stuarty
WBO featherweight must be up there. Steve Robinson, Naz, Scott Harrison all held the same belt for a long time.
Re: Which world title has most Brits/Irish held??
Posted: 07 Feb 2016, 05:56
by Rexob
handsofstone wrote:Im damned if i know,i was thinking McDonnell,Hall,Butler and Haskins have all recently held the IBF Bantamweight title but the WBO belt at MW and SMW has been held by a few fighters from these Isles,im not sure what belts exact but im guessing Benn,Eubank,Collins and Calzaghe have all held the same belt,plus we got Lee and Saunders recently,
which belt did Catley hold? I assume theres a few glaring misses from the examples i gave
This is one for Graham Houston and the hardcore
Catley beat Markus Beyer for the WBC Super middleweight title,
Re: Which world title has most Brits/Irish held??
Posted: 07 Feb 2016, 08:16
by handsofstone
Rexob wrote:handsofstone wrote:Im damned if i know,i was thinking McDonnell,Hall,Butler and Haskins have all recently held the IBF Bantamweight title but the WBO belt at MW and SMW has been held by a few fighters from these Isles,im not sure what belts exact but im guessing Benn,Eubank,Collins and Calzaghe have all held the same belt,plus we got Lee and Saunders recently,
which belt did Catley hold? I assume theres a few glaring misses from the examples i gave
This is one for Graham Houston and the hardcore
Catley beat Markus Beyer for the WBC Super middleweight title,
Woodhall,Reid,Calzaghe and Froch all held that belt too,didnt Benn hold the WBC version at SMW as well?
Re: Which world title has most Brits/Irish held??
Posted: 07 Feb 2016, 09:26
by dr_devious
Yes he did
Re: Which world title has most Brits/Irish held??
Posted: 07 Feb 2016, 10:48
by Rexob
handsofstone wrote:Rexob wrote:handsofstone wrote:Im damned if i know,i was thinking McDonnell,Hall,Butler and Haskins have all recently held the IBF Bantamweight title but the WBO belt at MW and SMW has been held by a few fighters from these Isles,im not sure what belts exact but im guessing Benn,Eubank,Collins and Calzaghe have all held the same belt,plus we got Lee and Saunders recently,
which belt did Catley hold? I assume theres a few glaring misses from the examples i gave
This is one for Graham Houston and the hardcore
Catley beat Markus Beyer for the WBC Super middleweight title,
Woodhall,Reid,Calzaghe and Froch all held that belt too,didnt Benn hold the WBC version at SMW as well?
Catley got robbed against Woodhall with a home town decision when they boxed for the WBC
Re: Which world title has most Brits/Irish held??
Posted: 07 Feb 2016, 13:14
by davie
The obvious one in recent times is a super middleweight title.
But THE flywieght title, before the fracturing of governing bodies has to be in the running.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of ... _champions
Sid Smith, Bill Ladbury, Percy Jones, Joe Symmonds, Jimmy Wylde, Joe Symmonds agains, Jimmy Wilde again, Jackie Brown, Benny Lynch, Peter Kane, Jackie Patterson, Rinty Monaghan, Terry Allen & Walter McGowan all held the title.
And we're not talking a version of the title, this is the actual Flyweight championship of the world before it was seperated not to mention the Flyweight division then was 1 of 8 weight classes and encapsulates what is now minimum weight, Light Fly and Flyweight.
Versions were held by British fighters after the 60s but it's been largely held by oriental fighters and South Americans in recent decades but I'd say that list who dominated the Flyweight ranks from around 1910 to the 50s trumps any group of middle or super middle weight ABC belt holders
Re: Which world title has most Brits/Irish held??
Posted: 07 Feb 2016, 15:06
by brilo33
jonhy nelson held the WBO cruiserweight belt for years
Re: Which world title has most Brits/Irish held??
Posted: 08 Feb 2016, 06:51
by TheGman
handsofstone wrote:Im damned if i know,i was thinking McDonnell,Hall,Butler and Haskins have all recently held the IBF Bantamweight title but the WBO belt at MW and SMW has been held by a few fighters from these Isles,im not sure what belts exact but im guessing Benn,Eubank,Collins and Calzaghe have all held the same belt,plus we got Lee and Saunders recently,which belt did Catley hold? I assume theres a few glaring misses from the examples i gave
Calzaghe didnt hold the wbo middleweight belt and benn didnt hold the wbo super middle butbeen eubank and collins held middle and calzaghe collins and eubank held super middle
This is one for Graham Houston and the hardcore
Re: Which world title has most Brits/Irish held??
Posted: 08 Feb 2016, 07:08
by TheGman
Stuarty30 wrote:WBO featherweight must be up there. Steve Robinson, Naz, Scott Harrison all held the same belt for a long time.
Didnt nicky cook hold this aswell?
Re: Which world title has most Brits/Irish held??
Posted: 08 Feb 2016, 07:28
by Stuarty
thechump wrote:Stuarty30 wrote:WBO featherweight must be up there. Steve Robinson, Naz, Scott Harrison all held the same belt for a long time.
Didnt nicky cook hold this aswell?
Him and Alex Arthur held the WBO at SuperFeather
Re: Which world title has most Brits/Irish held??
Posted: 08 Feb 2016, 09:31
by littlepug
Stuarty30 wrote:thechump wrote:Stuarty30 wrote:WBO featherweight must be up there. Steve Robinson, Naz, Scott Harrison all held the same belt for a long time.
Didnt nicky cook hold this aswell?
Him and Alex Arthur held the WBO at SuperFeather
and burns
Re: Which world title has most Brits/Irish held??
Posted: 08 Feb 2016, 09:44
by orbtastic
Which world title have the most Brits challenged for? "world" middle or welter? I reckon the WBA middle has had a fair few stabs over the years.
My own guess to the OP would have been WBO middle or WBC super middle as it was like pass the parcel at one point in the mid 90s.
Re: Which world title has most Brits/Irish held??
Posted: 08 Feb 2016, 15:35
by Rexob
orbtastic wrote:Which world title have the most Brits challenged for? "world" middle or welter? I reckon the WBA middle has had a fair few stabs over the years.
My own guess to the OP would have been WBO middle or WBC super middle as it was like pass the parcel at one point in the mid 90s.
Even the heavyweights, there has been quite a few Brits who have won and some that haven't managed to win a version of the title?
Re: Which world title has most Brits/Irish held??
Posted: 08 Feb 2016, 15:46
by orbtastic
Rexob wrote:orbtastic wrote:Which world title have the most Brits challenged for? "world" middle or welter? I reckon the WBA middle has had a fair few stabs over the years.
My own guess to the OP would have been WBO middle or WBC super middle as it was like pass the parcel at one point in the mid 90s.
Even the heavyweights, there has been quite a few Brits who have won and some that haven't managed to win a version of the title?
Yeah the likes of Cockell etc.
I was looking at Eubank's reign, forgot he had a few defences against guys from the British Isles, as did Benn.
Robinson famously won the WBO title but seem to recall he had a fair run and a lot of his defences were against British guys. McMillian also held the same title.
Re: Which world title has most Brits/Irish held??
Posted: 13 Feb 2016, 11:19
by Crease
IBF Light Welterweight title
Terry Marsh (1987)
Ricky Hatton (2005-07)
Amir Khan (2011)