also lost 6 fights and went on to win a few of the decent alphabet titles before loosing them after a fight or two?

What about him?

Billy Hardy knocked him out... I've met the bloke a few times... got trophys off him, he'd be the last to say that beating him was a huge acheivement...

As for having the Flu... 'a cold' may be a more fitting word and it meens nothing unless the guy was in the same league as hamed... I could beat up a rookie amatuer boxer if I had the flu... I wouldn't give myself props for it