Journeymen..

[imp]

Who are your favourite journeymen?

What defines a Journeyman.?

Danny Williams vs Chisora vs Price?

[Master]

I like Bradley Pryce and liked him when he was good. He is still going and could have been a contender.

The classic journey man who travelled that made it for a while was Glen Johnson who had many good battles with Clinton Woods and Ronald Wright.

[greynotsoold]

Reggie Strickland

[Alpha]

Mock
Boone
I hate to say it but Augustus

[powerpuncher]

Mock
Boone
I hate to say it but Augustus

Boone and Augustus are the main ones I think of. Boone has beaten a few good fighters. He even knocked down Andre Ward and gave him his toughest fight of his career probably (maybe other than the first Kovalev fight).

Augustus had some decent wins but seems to be known a lot also because Mayweather always says he was the best fighter he has faced.

[Batman]

I always thought Matthew Hatton was a pretty good journeyman, he was decent, European level and a good measuring stick for the up and comers.

[Alpha]

Mock
Boone
I hate to say it but Augustus

Boone and Augustus are the main ones I think of. Boone has beaten a few good fighters. He even knocked down Andre Ward and gave him his toughest fight of his career probably (maybe other than the first Kovalev fight).

Augustus had some decent wins but seems to be known a lot also because Mayweather always says he was the best fighter he has faced.

Boone's fought everyone. Knocked out Stevenson so he gets bonus points. Augustus' fight with Ward was outstanding.

[imp]

I like Bradley Pryce and liked him when he was good. He is still going and could have been a contender.

The classic journey man who travelled that made it for a while was Glen Johnson who had many good battles with Clinton Woods and Ronald Wright.

Can world champions be considered Journeymen?

Mmmm..I suppose seeing as though you mentioned Johnson, then could Brandon Rios fit that bill or is he more of a former world champion punching bag.

[imp]

Can we bring back Audley for Joe Joyce?

[Master]

Can we bring back Audley for Joe Joyce?

I thought Audley could not fight again because of head injuries sustained in boxing.

[ykdadamaja]

Who are your favourite journeymen?

What defines a Journeyman.?

Danny Williams vs Chisora vs Price?

I was just gonna start a thread like this. lolololol... I did so a while back too. Not often we give attention to some legitimate journeymen who really can fight but don't come with the glitz and glamour of the pop-stars.

I STILL like Derrick Rossy. He had some good wins, tough losses, and I felt he could have come up one day and get a lucky shot in and win something. But reality kicked in as the newer guys just have more energy than him now- see Rossy vs. Bryant.

I also like Jesus Soto-Karass. He can make me watch him scrap. lololol.....

Journeymen are the LIFEBLOOD of the sport.

[El Kabong]

You can't be a journeyman if you've won a title....winning a title is like turning a cucumber into a pickle, it can never unbecome a pickle once it's turned. Once you've won a title you're a champion and the debate becomes 'How good of a champion are/were you?'

I would have said 'Bonecrusher' Smith, but he won a title so he's exempt from Journeyman status


My favorite journeymen:
Ron Lyle (fairly certain he never held a title though what a fighter!!!)
Jimmy Bivins (brilliant fighter never held a title to my knowledge)
Floyd 'Jumbo' Cummings
Buster Matthis
Lou Savarese

[El Kabong]

Sam Langford, Harry Wills, and Charlie Burley never got title shots but I'm really hard pressed to list them as journeymen, I also have not watched much of their stuff IF it is even available.

[Silkeyjoe]

Lots of fighters mentioned here I would not classify as Journeymen.

Mark Turley wrote a book "Journeymen : The Other Side of the Boxing Business, a New Perspective on the Noble Art". Well worth a read. Highlights some of the real problems in boxing. The need to be able to sell tickets to make it at a high level. Corruption in judges refs and promoters.

[Spicoli]

Lots of fighters mentioned here I would not classify as Journeymen.

Mark Turley wrote a book "Journeymen : The Other Side of the Boxing Business, a New Perspective on the Noble Art". Well worth a read. Highlights some of the real problems in boxing. The need to be able to sell tickets to make it at a high level. Corruption in judges refs and promoters.

U.K based? Just found it on Amazon for $8 looks to be an interesting perspective.