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can anybody anwser this for me, what has been the heaviest weight that scotland has had a british or european champion at boxing

Gary Jacobs probably at Welterweight

Chic Calderwood (Brit & Comm Light Heavy) ?

Shep

Calderwood was the best I could think of, to my knowledge certainly never been a British heavyweight champ from Scotland.

From what my Grandada told me, Calderwood was a good fighter. mixed in decent class.

Scotland don't seem to poduce many higher weight fighters at all, isn't there a Heavyweight coming through at the moment who is quite decent? Ian Millarvie or something like that.

Welldone JohnShep seems this is the right anwser as nobody else knows of any heavier ones

In 1886 a Scottish emigrant to Canada drew over 4 rounds with then World Champ John Sullivan one of only 4 men who ever drew with him. Its a fight that sullivan misses out in his book but is well documented by Nat Fliescher.

Manuel Abrew from Leith fought Len Harvey the reigning Empire and European lightheavy/heavy champ in 1937. He was stopped in the 14th round

Jock Porter fought Bruce Woodcock the reigning British and empire heavy champ in 1945 losing inside the distance.

Freddie Mills beat Dundonian Ken Shaw in an eliminator for the British and Empire heavyweight title in 1948. Mills winning inside the distance.

Chic Calderwood at light heavy is about as good as it gets.