Post one of your favorite fighters who never had a major title

[Married...With Boxing]

So we can have some order, I'm saying if they didn't have IBF/WBA/WBC/WBO/Ring/Lineal and "Colored" from the old, old days, which I consider a major title, as it's the highest that could be done for most who won it. Anything else, disregard and include them if they're favorites of yours.

I'll open with David Tua. Even though he was never KO'd, even though he was considered one of the top punchers of one of the best eras, even though he had multiple chances, and even though he did demolish guys who would get a major title or had gotten a major title. . .The guy just couldn't do it on the right night. Future titlist, John Ruiz-KO1, future titlist Oleg Maskaev, TKO11, past lineal champion/future major titlist Hasim Rahman TKO10 (I know, I know), former lineal champion Michael Moorer KO1 again.



I could watch him slug for days.

 

[TownBiz]

james kirkland

 

[Married...With Boxing]

james kirkland

Always leaves it all in the ring. Angulo amd Julio fights...damn, Junkyard dog.

 

[Jonny Ninja]

Herol graham and Kirkland Laing. Both a joy to watch

 

[HardasNAILZ]

Mickey Rourke

 

[spacetime]

Broke Listons nose. Hardest puncher of the era, possibly ever. They say it was the only fighter Sonny feared stepping into the ring against

Had an unfortunate incident with a polis who shot him causing permanent damage to one of his legs.

Liston fought him before the injury!!

I wish people posted more fights of his like Terell-Williams 1

 

[wilddeuces]

Did Micky Ward ever get a major title? WBU? Does that count?

 

[juanma25]

John Duddy

 

[Married...With Boxing]

Did Micky Ward ever get a major title? WBU? Does that count?

With no disrespect to Ward, outside of making a nice movie arc, no, I'd keep it at the ones I mentioned. There are so many unheralded ABC titles out there, have to draw a line somewhere.

 

[XThe GreatestX]

mmmm.

Herol Graham probably

Oddly enough Matthysee first World title was the welterweight WBA belt he just won this year. Before that no world titles...

 

[XThe GreatestX]

Kinda would of thought that Martin Murray would have snagged one of the MW belts at some point

 

[eternaldarkness]

daves sands. although i think he held the old fashioned empire middleweight title at one stage.

 

[wilddeuces]

With no disrespect to Ward, outside of making a nice movie arc, no, I'd keep it at the ones I mentioned. There are so many unheralded ABC titles out there, have to draw a line somewhere.

Fair.

 

[ironfist05]

james kirkland

Jesus "12 HARD ROUNDS" Cuellar (if we're not counting regular titles)

 

[Hagler]

Sam Langford, I guess. Charley Burley and Jimmy Bivins also come to mind.

More recently, Herrol Graham and Oba Carr.

 

[zapataxiv]

George benton, Bennie Briscoe, and Lloyd Marshall

 

[Hagler]

George benton, Bennie Briscoe, and Lloyd Marshall

Briscoe is a great pick. One mean motherfucker.

 

[Hagler]

Sam Langford, I guess. Charley Burley and Jimmy Bivins also come to mind.

More recently, Herrol Graham and Oba Carr.

Oh, I guess Langford got himself the HW Colored title in his days.

 

[LangfordBarrow]

Did Micky Ward ever get a major title? WBU? Does that count?

This is who I came to post.

 

[Jonny Ninja]

Kinda would of thought that Martin Murray would have snagged one of the MW belts at some point

Good shout. Should be a champ, thought he won 2 of his title fights