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Is David Barnes the first fighter to win the british title at two weights (welter & light welter) just wondering?

No there has been a few..

Len Harvey - Middle, L. Heavy, Heavy
Herol Graham - L. Middle, Middle
Tancy Lee - Fly, Feather
Digger Stanley - Fly, Bantam
Don Cockell - L. Heavy, Heavy
Ernie Roderick - Welter, Middle
Harry Mason - Light, Welter
Billy Hardy - Bantam, Feather

There are probably others as well.

He is the first to have come down a weight to do it

Hugh Russell won the British bantamweight title and later dropped down to win the British flyweight title.

lloyd honeyghan - welter, light middle

Duke McKenzie won the flyweight and featherweight titles

He might become the first boxer to win 2 Lonsdale belts outright at different weights though. I don't think any other boxers have done that. I could be wrong though.

rubberneck wrote:He might become the first boxer to win 2 Lonsdale belts outright at different weights though. I don't think any other boxers have done that. I could be wrong though.

Now, that would be a first.

Herol Graham (light-mid and mid)?

I think Wally Swift was first.

Well, whether Barnes achieves some record or not - have to say both him and Bami looked pretty poor last week.

Bami showed what Giuseppe Lauri's level really is (and in turn, Peter McDonagh). Barnes might gain confidence from the win, but he hardly looked the world beater he is being touted originally as.

Poor fight really.

bennie wrote:

rubberneck wrote:He might become the first boxer to win 2 Lonsdale belts outright at different weights though. I don't think any other boxers have done that. I could be wrong though.

Now, that would be a first.

Didnt Hanry Cooper have a few??

Henry Cooper won 3 Lonsdale Belts outright, all at heavyweight. I think a few years following this the BBBofC changed the rules so that no more than one Lonsdale Belt could be won outright at the same weight.

rubberneck wrote:Henry Cooper won 3 Lonsdale Belts outright, all at heavyweight. I think a few years following this the BBBofC changed the rules so that no more than one Lonsdale Belt could be won outright at the same weight.

Didn't Danny Williams win two Lonsdale belts outright at heavyweight just a few years ago?

Horse wrote:Didn't Danny Williams win two Lonsdale belts outright at heavyweight just a few years ago?

I Dont think he did win 2 out right but he has been 3 time British champ and still is?

bennie wrote:

rubberneck wrote:He might become the first boxer to win 2 Lonsdale belts outright at different weights though. I don't think any other boxers have done that. I could be wrong though.

Now, that would be a first.

Pat Cowdell came very close I believe.