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You forget the greatest of them all - Jimmy Wilde, the "Ghost with a hammer in his hand".
World flyweight champ from 1916 to 1923. he lost 4 out 149 recorded fights plus fought thousands of booth matches in addition. The Mighty Atom is undoubtedly the greatest flyweight of all time (none of the others above could legitimitely claim that in their weight divisions)
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oh yea good shout x ill add him nowQuote:
Originally Posted by X
Jimmy Wilde Kid Burg
jack kid berg ??
I've gone for Randolph Turpin because he is truly a legend ;)
Got the Robinson fight on my Reg and Harry Boxing Classic's video and he put up a superb performance in Londons Earls Court that night.
Massive,MASSIVE upset.
RANDOLPH TURPIN
Britain's first black world boxing champion
On 10th July, 1951, Randolph Turpin made history by beating Sugar Ray Robinson to become middleweight champion of the world. This was a great achievement; Sugar Ray Robinson had only been beaten once, out of a total of 133 professional fights.
Randolph Turpin was born in Leamington on 7th June 1928. He was a cook in the Royal Navy, and had a very successful amateur career, becoming A.B.A welterweight champion in 1945. In 1946 he turned professional, and won all his first 19 fights. He became British middleweight champion in 1950 and European champion in 1951.
He only held the world title for 64 days, when Robinson reclaimed the title in a rematch in October 1951. However he continued to gain further national titles, including the Lonsdale belt for becoming British Light Heavyweight champion three times, in 1952, 1955 and 1956. He was also Commonwealth Light Heavyweight champion in 1952.
Tragically, Randolph faced many problems towards the end of his life and committed suicide in 1966, aged just 37. In 1979 a plaque was unveiled in Leamington Town Hall in his memory, and in 2001, he was inducted into the American International Hall of Fame, the ultimate award that a boxer can achieve.
Cheers mate - I didn't expect you to change your poll though !!!Quote:
Originally Posted by ICE COLD BOXING
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cc back yea cant leave him out of it legend like that 8)Quote:
Originally Posted by X
In the return in New York he put up with a lot of shit, and before he got stopped he was in front. If his head was right he would have won it.