Am I the only Yank who remembers Tony Sibson?

Hey,this guy fought some tough customers. His list of opponents is right up there with the very best. Yet he finished with a 55-7 record. Not too shabby. To borrow an expression, Tony was pretty damm tidy. I saw him ice undefeated John Collins, 29-0 coming in, in 2 in Atlantic City in 1983 and enjoyed it, as Collins was overhyped. He also stopeed Minter and fought Hagler Tate, Lee, Kaylor, Kevin Finnegan, Willie Classen, Lottie Mwale and Dwight Davidson among others. Why doesn;t anyone ever talk about Tony Sibson?

Do you not remember that fateful night? . . . . .

Bodyhead, please say more. ??? ???

My only recollection of Sibson was his fight with Hagler. My impression of the guy was that he was one tough cookie. Gave Marvin a good fight, but Marvin was just to much for him.

He gave a good account of himself that night. He just never got much exposure in the states other than that.

A true gutsy warrior.... Thats for sure...

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Originally Posted by Ted The Bull

Bodyhead, please say more. ??? ???

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lol im just fucking with you brother!! lol nothing happened to my knowledge..
lol i guess its just another good fighter that few people remember..
i bet by the time im getting on alot of the top contenders of today will mean nothing to the next generation... sucks a bit!
Peace

Bodyhead! Got it! ;D ;D

When I visited Leicester in 1982, I got a boxing program with
Tony's autograph, also met Mick Greaves of Leicester.

tedthebull, he was a strange one.

Tony SIBBO Sibson was a really good fighter , respected Boxing News here in the UK actually predicted a 6-7 round KO win for Sibson when he fought Marvin Hagler :).
His up and down fight with Dangerous Don Lee was a classic scrap.