Quote Originally Posted by roberto duran legend View Post
Joe davis correct,it was more on a challenge basis back then.But in the record books
he is down as winning it 15 times,not his fault he beat everyone around in his era.
That's true, however, Joe Davis actually selected who could turn pro and who could not, and infamously stopped a brilliant player - Patsy Houlihan - from turning pro (Jimmy White among others will tell you Patsy was the greatest player ever)