Most avoided boxers

[kurt2006]

Two fighters who are/were avoided that spring to mind include :

Peter Oboh ;

Choi Tsveenpurev.

Anyone got any more to add ?

Anyone remember the complete schooling Oboh gave to Elvis Michailenko ? Whatever happened to Elvis ?

[brown bomber]

Al Maachi

[Smith]

Scott Harrisson in Glasgow on a saturday night.

[JIM KELLY]

vargas in a pie eating match.

[Olu G. Rotimi]

Ajose Olusegun

[Power]

thomas mcdonough; a few light middle weights are avoiding him and he got robbed for the facey fight which ended in a draw. he had his daughter the night before and with lack of sleep still beat him
even johnny nelson said facey shouldnt have won and he's mates with facey
gary wolcombe keeps pulling out faking injuries
think he's a high risk low reward fighter

[kosaros]

Winky Wright

[Primadonna Kool]

Lennox Lewis...!!!!!!!!!

[hitman_hatton1]

Winky Wright

no way.

look at his oposition over the last few years.

[kosaros]

no way.

look at his oposition over the last few years.

So why has it taken almost 2 years to get an opponent since the B-Hop loss?

[hitman_hatton1]

So why has it taken almost 2 years to get an opponent since the B-Hop loss?

cos he's a moany old goat who's played hardball.

isn't he fighting paul williams up next?

another top fighter.

the man has faced a who's who. :thumbsup

[GPater11093]

cos he's a moany old goat who's played hardball.

isn't he fighting paul williams up next?

another top fighter.

the man has faced a who's who. :thumbsup

no he was avoided look at who he fought and who he could have fought at his weight.

willimas struggles to get fights too so its a logical match up.

[Primadonna Kool]

Lennox Lewis pound for pound..

Mike Tyson, Evander Holyfield, Riddick Bowe...all ducked him.

[Diablo]

Lennox Lewis pound for pound..

Mike Tyson, Evander Holyfield, Riddick Bowe...all ducked him.

Lewis was avoided but getting ko'd by McCall in 1994 played a big part in him missing out on the superfights.

[billy nelson]

Willie Limond 1 defeat in the last 6 years and other boxers continually get a shot before him.

[Betty Swollocks]

Junior Witter....Hatton spent years blatantly ducking him.

[rhinocoote]

Junior Witter....Hatton spent years blatantly ducking him.
my thoughts exactly,,,they left him out of the equation for so long,,i admire witter,,:good he never ducks a challenge.

[neil hibbert]

not just saying it coz hes me best mate but gary davies at the lower weights, i knw first hand that he struggles to get matched up, but now is finally getting reg fights.

[MIK1000]

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Bert Gilroy was a skillful, talented 1st class boxer with knockout potency in both fists; He was a game and willing fighter who was Middleweight and Light-Heavyweight Champion of Scotland from 1938-50; Bert lost 12 of his first 34 bouts but then went unbeaten in 41 bouts, from mid-1937 until early 1943

In fact, from mid-1937 until the end of his career in 1950, Gilroy tasted defeat only 13 times out of his next 85 contests, fighting some of the greatest fighters Britain and Europe had to offer; Seven of these contests met with question or controversy in either the decision or circumstances surrounding the fights

About the time Bert reached his peak in 1939, World War II broke out and boxing interest became secondary; Many historians feel it cost Gilroy an opportunity to win a world title !

Gilroy was a victim of "Boxing Politics" and found himself at odds with British greats, Ernie Roderick, the fearsome Jock McAvoy and world Champion Freddie Mills for title bouts and "title eliminator" bouts that never happened; Bert was effectively shut-out; Such is, at times, the unfortunate and unfair nature of the sweet science we call Boxing

During his career, Bert tangled with such men as Ben Valentine, Arthur "Ginger" Sadd, Glen Moody (Welsh champion and brother of Frank), Jack "Froggy" Hyams, Freddie Mills, Bruce Woodcock, Marcel Cerdan, Don Cockell and Stephane Olek; Gilroy is a member of the World Boxing Hall of Fame - class of 2006.

[p.Townend]

Enzo maccrinelli,he was avoided by Banks and Adamek.

[ryanm8655]

Enzo Calzaghe...not many know he had a stint as a pro but no-one was up for it...