Boxing Forums



User Tag List

Thanks Thanks:  2
Likes Likes:  23
Dislikes Dislikes:  0
Results 1 to 15 of 32

Thread: Journeymen..

Share/Bookmark

Hybrid View

Previous Post Previous Post   Next Post Next Post
  1. #1
    El Kabong Guest

    Default Re: Journeymen..

    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.

  2. #2
    Join Date
    Oct 2012
    Location
    Dublin
    Posts
    3,502
    Mentioned
    60 Post(s)
    Tagged
    1 Thread(s)
    Punch Power
    727
    Cool Clicks

    Default Re: Journeymen..

    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.

  3. #3
    Join Date
    Aug 2007
    Location
    On the levee
    Posts
    47,078
    Mentioned
    438 Post(s)
    Tagged
    0 Thread(s)
    Punch Power
    5123
    Cool Clicks

    Default Re: Journeymen..

    Quote Originally Posted by Silkeyjoe View Post
    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.

  4. #4
    Join Date
    Aug 2011
    Posts
    1,556
    Mentioned
    25 Post(s)
    Tagged
    0 Thread(s)
    Punch Power
    774
    Cool Clicks

    Default Re: Journeymen..

    Pendleton was a great call!!! I would consider Bronco McKart a journeyman. Emmanual Augustus and Glen Johnson were great examples as well. I would consider Oba Carr, Robbie Simms, and Doug Dewitt journeymen. Have to think up some additional names...

  5. #5
    Join Date
    Jul 2007
    Posts
    66,310
    Mentioned
    1697 Post(s)
    Tagged
    1 Thread(s)
    Punch Power
    3107
    Cool Clicks

    Default Re: Journeymen..

    Quote Originally Posted by mikeeod View Post
    Pendleton was a great call!!! I would consider Bronco McKart a journeyman. Emmanual Augustus and Glen Johnson were great examples as well. I would consider Oba Carr, Robbie Simms, and Doug Dewitt journeymen. Have to think up some additional names...
    Oba Carr!!!!

    He was a prospect that was going to do great things but unfortunately just failed but I would not call him a real journeyman as he did not carry on losing to fighters he should have beat.

    Yori Boy Campus however is another story.
    Do not let success go to your head and do not let failure get to your heart.

  6. #6
    Join Date
    Oct 2012
    Location
    Dublin
    Posts
    3,502
    Mentioned
    60 Post(s)
    Tagged
    1 Thread(s)
    Punch Power
    727
    Cool Clicks

    Default Re: Journeymen..

    Quote Originally Posted by Spicoli View Post
    Quote Originally Posted by Silkeyjoe View Post
    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.
    Yep UK based. Well worth a look. Changed my perspective on these fighters completely.

  7. #7
    El Kabong Guest

    Default Re: Journeymen..

    Mickey Ward and Shea Neary also come to mind as journeymen

  8. #8
    Join Date
    Jul 2007
    Posts
    66,310
    Mentioned
    1697 Post(s)
    Tagged
    1 Thread(s)
    Punch Power
    3107
    Cool Clicks

    Default Re: Journeymen..

    Shea Neary was never a journeyman, he was the opposite after he lost to Ward and Magee he retired.
    Do not let success go to your head and do not let failure get to your heart.

  9. #9
    El Kabong Guest

    Default Re: Journeymen..

    Quote Originally Posted by Master View Post
    Shea Neary was never a journeyman, he was the opposite after he lost to Ward and Magee he retired.
    Well he wasn't world class was he? He wasn't a champion was he?

Thread Information

Users Browsing this Thread

There are currently 1 users browsing this thread. (0 members and 1 guests)

     

Similar Threads

  1. Obscure journeymen that we liked!
    By ykdadamaja in forum Boxing Talk
    Replies: 32
    Last Post: 09-12-2013, 10:26 PM
  2. Journeymen with upside!
    By ykdadamaja in forum Boxing Talk
    Replies: 28
    Last Post: 05-16-2013, 09:13 PM
  3. Journeymen avoiding a cut
    By erics44 in forum Off Topic
    Replies: 5
    Last Post: 12-12-2011, 07:25 PM
  4. CLASH OF THE JOURNEYMEN!!!!!!
    By frozensolid_702 in forum Boxing Talk
    Replies: 49
    Last Post: 10-14-2007, 02:40 AM
  5. Journeymen, do we need more?
    By eagle in forum Boxing Talk
    Replies: 19
    Last Post: 06-23-2007, 02:18 PM

Bookmarks

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
  •  




Boxing | Boxing Photos | Boxing News | Boxing Forum | Boxing Rankings

Copyright © 2000 - 2025 Saddo Boxing - Boxing