Part 1 , really good read this
From The Vault: Remembering Lloyd “The Ragamuffin Man” Honeyghan (Part One) | British Boxing News
Part 1 , really good read this
From The Vault: Remembering Lloyd “The Ragamuffin Man” Honeyghan (Part One) | British Boxing News
Lloyd was a beast and would have battered Brook and Khan at his peak. The man was relentless and gave us some big nights on BBC boxing.
Bring back those days.
Do not let success go to your head and do not let failure get to your heart.
I would bet the Lloyd Honeyghan that beat Curry would have beaten Floyd Mayweather.
Do not let success go to your head and do not let failure get to your heart.
Lloyd suffered with very bad hands in most fights he broke a hand.
He was a great fighter to beat Don Curry was something thing special.
I remember Curry taking Colin Jones apart, old Colin was tough SOB.
I like Lloyd very underrated fighter.
Honeyghan broke his hand on mad dog's head when he blasted him out in a round and never really recovered at his very best again.
Do not let success go to your head and do not let failure get to your heart.
Good articles .... you don't really hear too much about Lloyd these days, he was never really a media darling and said and did things on his own terms.
Certainly the most successful and best welterweight to come out of Britain in my lifetime. His winning effort against pound for pound king Don Curry was probably the best British performance since Turpin upset Sugar Ray, or Calzaghe's dismantling of the highly touted Jeff Lacy (and those were both fought in the UK)
Curry was being hailed as an all time great at that time, and there was even talk about him moving up and being competitive with Marvin Hagler. Curry had great reflexes, fast hands and hurtful punches. He stood right in front of you in the pocket and beat people to the punch time and time again .... Honeyghan's game plan was superb. He knew he was tight at the weight, and he made him work every minute of every round. He darted around Curry so he could never set his feet.
as undisputed champion, there was never a dull moment. He 'gave good face' in the media and in press conferences and his fights were always fun and usually controversial. Who can forget his sprinting across the ring and decking Johnny Bumphus as he was getting off his stool? Brilliant.
Marlon Starling, another hugely underrated guy, just had his number, and by the time he fought Breland he didn't have much left in the tank.
i really enjoyed Honeyghan's career, hope he is well, wealthy and healthy!
If God wanted us to be vegetarians, why are animals made of meat ?
Little article by Matt Christie in this weeks boxing news about him securing his BBBOC 's trainers license.
That Curry fight performance was magical.
Do not let success go to your head and do not let failure get to your heart.
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