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Anyone know the youngest Brit to win the Commonwealth, British, European and finally World title?

I know Cleverly was 24 when he did but I’m sure there was someone younger?

Saunders mustve been fairly young as well

John Conteh was 23.

I think Naz is the youngest World Champ from the UK, won it at aged 21

Hamed wasn't British or Commonwealth champ though.

Post war I'd say Conteh, I think Turpin won the World Middleweight title at 23 as well but I don't think he won the Commonwealth until afterwards.

banjo wrote: ↑10 Apr 2018, 05:23 Post war I'd say Conteh, I think Turpin won the World Middleweight title at 23 as well but I don't think he won the Commonwealth until afterwards.

Conteh so far,23 and won them all.

bigjack wrote: ↑10 Apr 2018, 05:32

banjo wrote: ↑10 Apr 2018, 05:23 Post war I'd say Conteh, I think Turpin won the World Middleweight title at 23 as well but I don't think he won the Commonwealth until afterwards.

Conteh so far,23 and won them all.

Yep think you are right,

Espada wrote: ↑10 Apr 2018, 05:42

bigjack wrote: ↑10 Apr 2018, 05:32

banjo wrote: ↑10 Apr 2018, 05:23 Post war I'd say Conteh, I think Turpin won the World Middleweight title at 23 as well but I don't think he won the Commonwealth until afterwards.

Conteh so far,23 and won them all.

Yep think you are right,

When you think about it,it's a brilliant achievement at that age.,unlikely to be beaten anytime soon.

bigjack wrote: ↑10 Apr 2018, 05:45

Espada wrote: ↑10 Apr 2018, 05:42

bigjack wrote: ↑10 Apr 2018, 05:32

Conteh so far,23 and won them all.

Yep think you are right,

When you think about it,it's a brilliant achievement at that age.,unlikely to be beaten anytime soon.

It is a brilliant achievement. not many have won all four. I know Lennox did, but I can't see anyone beating Conteh's record and Conteh did not have easy opposition either

Thanks all. Knew I’d get the answer on here.

When you look at it.... incredible achievement.

Conteh had it all and he threw his peak years away.

Rhodes won the British at like 20 or something didn't he?

Stuarty wrote: ↑10 Apr 2018, 10:33 Rhodes won the British at like 20 or something didn't he?

Yeah, won it and defended it twice in the space of 3 months to win it for keeps, never won a Commonwealth or World belt though.

Ahh I misread the question lol. Thought we were just doing the belts individually.

Almost Hughie Fury

Almost Colin Jones if he had got the decision rather than a draw against Milton McCrory

elporchio wrote: ↑10 Apr 2018, 07:42 Thanks all. Knew I’d get the answer on here.

When you look at it.... incredible achievement.

I agree - however .........

Just checking his record, he won the British, Commonwealth and European titles all in one fight by beating Chris Finnegan.

Conteh was so good he won the European title firstly from the strong and gutsy German Rudiger Schmidtke and then won the British and Commonwealth titles from Chris Finnegan in a triple title encounter. He later outclassed Argentina's favoured Jorge Ahumada to win the world title on a magnificent night at Wembley in 1974 and ruthlessly disposed of Americans Lonnie Bennett and Len Hutchins in subsequent world title defences, two men who got to know all about John's Liverpool kiss. Management and trainer disputes prevented him from ruling for years and years. He thought he could do it all himself and brought in family members (shades of Naz) and wound up earning a mere £1,000 for a defence in Denmark against Alvaro "Yaqui" Lopez. He also broke his right hand a couple of times because his hands were delicate and trainer George Francis, who had been ousted, had a special way of wrapping them. He eventually lost his title outside the ring when he listened to his family and chose to avoid mandatory challenger Miguel Angel Cuello of Argentina, who he would have toyed with.
In the twilight of his career, reunited with Francis and Mickey Duff, John went 15 thrilling rounds with the monstrous Matthew Saad Muhammad in Atlantic City.

There's not too many British fighters who have done the "clean sweep" (for want of a better term).
But I'll throw a few out anyway;

Billy Joe Saunders
Jamie McDonnell

Rendall Munroe maybe?

Junior Witter, Freddie Mills...

Crease wrote: ↑12 Apr 2018, 08:25 There's not too many British fighters who have done the "clean sweep" (for want of a better term).
But I'll throw a few out anyway;

Billy Joe Saunders
Jamie McDonnell

Rendall Munroe maybe?

Yep, it’s a cracking achievement, Tyson Fury has won them all, hasn’t he? I don’t think Munroe ever won the Lonsdale belt, I might be wrong...

chinarich wrote: ↑12 Apr 2018, 12:06

Crease wrote: ↑12 Apr 2018, 08:25 There's not too many British fighters who have done the "clean sweep" (for want of a better term).
But I'll throw a few out anyway;

Billy Joe Saunders
Jamie McDonnell

Rendall Munroe maybe?

Yep, it’s a cracking achievement, Tyson Fury has won them all, hasn’t he? I don’t think Munroe ever won the Lonsdale belt, I might be wrong...

Fury has won English, British, irish, commonwealth,ebu and world

Josh Warrington

Ruthless-RKO wrote: ↑21 May 2018, 03:31 Josh Warrington

Yeah, but he’s crap.