Journeymen..

[Primo Carnera]

Journeyman has a different meaning in the States compared with the UK (although seeing the replies the American version seems to have been adopted by modern Brits).

Virtually nobody mentioned would be considered a journeyman under the classical British term, they're all too good, had too much success. In Britain journeymen are specifically used to lose but be tough/clever enough to take prospects rounds and to save shows as last minute replacements and what not.

Blokes like Peter Buckley (32W/256L/12D) who fought everyone in Britian (from Naz to Brook over 20 years). Stopped 10 times in 256 losses (). Legend.

This is how I see journeymen. People like Hastings Rasani, Andy Harris and Kristian Laight. To be fair to Harris and Laight, they have to watch their weight all the time as well, whereas Rasani kind of went up from LHW to HW in time. These fellahs are getting regularly beat up almost on a weekly basis to earn a fairly meagre living.
There must be easier ways to earn a crust, but it's what they know. It's these guys that are the lifeblood of boxing.

[Beanz]

Journeyman has a different meaning in the States compared with the UK (although seeing the replies the American version seems to have been adopted by modern Brits).

Virtually nobody mentioned would be considered a journeyman under the classical British term, they're all too good, had too much success. In Britain journeymen are specifically used to lose but be tough/clever enough to take prospects rounds and to save shows as last minute replacements and what not.

Blokes like Peter Buckley (32W/256L/12D) who fought everyone in Britian (from Naz to Brook over 20 years). Stopped 10 times in 256 losses (). Legend.

This is how I see journeymen. People like Hastings Rasani, Andy Harris and Kristian Laight. To be fair to Harris and Laight, they have to watch their weight all the time as well, whereas Rasani kind of went up from LHW to HW in time. These fellahs are getting regularly beat up almost on a weekly basis to earn a fairly meagre living.
There must be easier ways to earn a crust, but it's what they know. It's these guys that are the lifeblood of boxing.

+1

Usually really nice fellas too. Boxing could not work without them.