Favorite Contender to Never win a world title...

Over the years we have had some damn good fighters who for some reason or another never won a world title...Some because they were caught in the wrong Era...Others who were caught in the wrong division...ECT..

Anyone got a favorite that has fallen into this catagory?

The guy for me is Jerry Quarry....He lost a lot by KO and bled like triage room at the local ER but man he was tough and went at it with the best of them...At times to brave for his own good an later in life it cost him his health but his courage is un deniable...

He fought everyone from Eddie Machon, Floyd Ptterson, Ron Lyle, Earnie Shavers, Ali, Frazier, Ken Norton, George Chuvalo..
Yes he lost many of the big fights he was in...More than less but look at who he fought...He was in the greatest ERA for heavyweights ever....
Any other era IMO Jerry would have been champion...Hell if cruiserweight was around back then he would have dominated

Black Rhino serving a million years in jail

Yeah - Quarry is a good example.

So are Harry Wills, Joe Jeanette, Robbie Sims, Herol Graham, Ken Norton, Roland LaStarza, Billy Conn.

Just around at the wrong time!!

earnie shavers
michael watson
herol graham
i thought ken norton actually got the title x but lost it in his first defence to holmes
jimmy young
jerry quarry

Oh yeah - good call - you're right.

I forgot he had the WBC title awarded to him, but then Holmes took it from him in that good fight.
:-[

tommy morrison was a hell of a contender. and at the time the WBO title wasn't as much of a recognised title as it is now but i dunno if that answer counts.
omah sheika is another good contender that springs to mind

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Originally Posted by X

Yeah - Quarry is a good example.

So are Harry Wills, Joe Jeanette, Robbie Sims, Herol Graham, Ken Norton, Roland LaStarza, Billy Conn.

Just around at the wrong time!!

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Ken and Billy both held world titles

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Originally Posted by DaxxKahn

Over the years we have had some damn good fighters who for some reason or another never won a world title...Some because they were caught in the wrong Era...Others who were caught in the wrong division...ECT..

Anyone got a favorite that has fallen into this catagory?

The guy for me is Jerry Quarry....He lost a lot by KO and bled like triage room at the local ER but man he was tough and went at it with the best of them...At times to brave for his own good an later in life it cost him his health but his courage is un deniable...

He fought everyone from Eddie Machon, Floyd Ptterson, Ron Lyle, Earnie Shavers, Ali, Frazier, Ken Norton, George Chuvalo..
Yes he lost many of the big fights he was in...More than less but look at who he fought...He was in the greatest ERA for heavyweights ever....
Any other era IMO Jerry would have been champion...Hell if cruiserweight was around back then he would have dominated

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Quarry was my first thought exactly. I would add Chuvalo to that...talk about a guy with a chin. After Chuvalo lost to Ali, he went dancing with his wife. Ali went to the hospital.

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Originally Posted by DaxxKahn

Over the years we have had some damn good fighters who for some reason or another never won a world title...Some because they were caught in the wrong Era...Others who were caught in the wrong division...ECT..

Anyone got a favorite that has fallen into this catagory?

The guy for me is Jerry Quarry....He lost a lot by KO and bled like triage room at the local ER but man he was tough and went at it with the best of them...At times to brave for his own good an later in life it cost him his health but his courage is un deniable...

He fought everyone from Eddie Machon, Floyd Ptterson, Ron Lyle, Earnie Shavers, Ali, Frazier, Ken Norton, George Chuvalo..
Yes he lost many of the big fights he was in...More than less but look at who he fought...He was in the greatest ERA for heavyweights ever....
Any other era IMO Jerry would have been champion...Hell if cruiserweight was around back then he would have dominated

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Quarry was my first thought exactly. I would add Chuvalo to that...talk about a guy with a chin. After Chuvalo lost to Ali, he went dancing with his wife. Ali went to the hospital.

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HOLY BROCOMOLY man that's quality stuff there!

heres some more

henry cooper i dont think he won a world title
ron lyle
gerry cooney
renaldo snipes
andrew golota not my favourite but i thought for sure he would of won world title
ike ibeabuchi did he win a world title ??
bert cooper i dont think he won world title either
james tillis maybe not best fighter but had some good performances like taking tyson distance and doing well

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heres some more

henry cooper i dont think he won a world title
ron lyle
gerry cooney
renaldo snipes
andrew golota not my favourite but i thought for sure he would of won world title
ike ibeabuchi did he win a world title ??
bert cooper i dont think he won world title either
james tillis maybe not best fighter but had some good performances like taking tyson distance and doing well

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"Quick" Tillis!! I forgot about him! You got that one right. Not the best, but areat job against Tyson. A poor man's Larry Holmes. I liked that guy. The Tillis v Tyson fight is always my argument is the recurring Holmes v Tyson debate.

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Originally Posted by DaxxKahn

Over the years we have had some damn good fighters who for some reason or another never won a world title...Some because they were caught in the wrong Era...Others who were caught in the wrong division...ECT..

Anyone got a favorite that has fallen into this catagory?

The guy for me is Jerry Quarry....He lost a lot by KO and bled like triage room at the local ER but man he was tough and went at it with the best of them...At times to brave for his own good an later in life it cost him his health but his courage is un deniable...

He fought everyone from Eddie Machon, Floyd Ptterson, Ron Lyle, Earnie Shavers, Ali, Frazier, Ken Norton, George Chuvalo..
Yes he lost many of the big fights he was in...More than less but look at who he fought...He was in the greatest ERA for heavyweights ever....
Any other era IMO Jerry would have been champion...Hell if cruiserweight was around back then he would have dominated

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Quarry was my first thought exactly. I would add Chuvalo to that...talk about a guy with a chin. After Chuvalo lost to Ali, he went dancing with his wife. Ali went to the hospital.

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Yeah I agree %100 on that...George was a tough SOB you know even with all the punches he took he never had any lasting effects after he retired....Other than a battle worn face you would never know he was an ex fighter who had such wars

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Originally Posted by X

Yeah - Quarry is a good example.

So are Harry Wills, Joe Jeanette, Robbie Sims, Herol Graham, Ken Norton, Roland LaStarza, Billy Conn.

Just around at the wrong time!!

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Ken and Billy both held world titles

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I'll hold my hands up and admit to the error about Norton (just forgot :-[), but I meant Conn at heavyweight. If Louis hadn't been around, he would have been the champ for sure.