Mark Kaylor vs Errol Christie

[GPater11093]

This was a british titel eliminater but why didnt Kaylor get a title shot

[GazOC]

This may not be 100% but from what I remember Sibson was Brit champ and the time Graham was the Euro.

Sibson had already beaten Kaylor and was looking for bigger payday towards the end of his career, so Kaylor went for Graham for the Euro title and lost.

[GPater11093]

This may not be 100% but from what I remember Sibson was Brit champ and the time Graham was the Euro.

Sibson had already beaten Kaylor and was looking for bigger payday towards the end of his career, so Kaylor went for Graham for the Euro title and lost.

ah makes sense as he fought Graham afew years later

[GazOC]

It was strange time because Sibson had lost to Hagler and held the Brit and Euro titles but didn't want to fight (the very good) Graham in a defence and risk his world ranking. So there was a lot of reliqushing belts etc going on.

[GPater11093]

It was strange time because Sibson had lost to Hagler and held the Brit and Euro titles but didn't want to fight (the very good) Graham in a defence and risk his world ranking. So there was a lot of reliqushing belts etc going on.

i thought Kaylor held the british going into the sibson fight with sibson holding the commonwealth and euro. then sibson lost them to graham

[TBooze]

i thought Kaylor held the british going into the sibson fight with sibson holding the commonwealth and euro. then sibson lost them to graham

Kaylor went into the Sibson fight as British and Commonwealth champ.

As for him not getting the British Title fight post Christie; well the BBB of C did not appreciate the pre fight punch up, like the tabloids did!

[GazOC]

i thought Kaylor held the british going into the sibson fight with sibson holding the commonwealth and euro. then sibson lost them to graham


Kaylor was British and Commonwealty champ, then lost to Sibson for those titles and the Euro but Sibson and Graham never fought, he gave up the Euro and British titles rather than fight Herol.

[David UK]

Kaylor v Christie was the first fight I ever went to!!

[TBooze]

Kaylor v Christie was the first fight I ever went to!!


Lawless had all the prospects out that night, I figured Errol McDonald was the can't miss future superstar of the bunch.:oops:

[Mr T.]

Errorl was on bunceys show yeaterday. Does a lot of good work with the kids.

[GPater11093]

lads need some info on the pre figth fights

any help?

[Mandanda]

Kaylor v Christie was the first fight I ever went to!!
:lol: What a introduction to Live Boxing :good

[GazOC]

:lol: What a introduction to Live Boxing :good

Isn't it? It doesn't get much better then that domestically.

[Decy]

Changing the subject slightly I am friends on facebook with Errol he has a book coming out next year and seems like a really good guy.

[davidjay]

Has there been a better domestic fight since?

[bennie]

Sibson had moved to ******, hence Kaylor going another route under the infamous Cartel (Duff, Lawless, Astaire and Barrett).
Incidentally, Sibson and Graham fought as amateurs: Sibbo licked him.

[AlFrancis]

Sibson had moved to ******, hence Kaylor going another route under the infamous Cartel (Duff, Lawless, Astaire and Barrett).
Incidentally, Sibson and Graham fought as amateurs: Sibbo licked him.

Didn't know that Sibbo and Graham fought as amateurs. Can you tell us any more about it?
From memory Kaylor and Christie shared either 83 or £86000 which was a good payday back then for a non title bout.

[ardy]

Sibson had moved to ******, hence Kaylor going another route under the infamous Cartel (Duff, Lawless, Astaire and Barrett).
Incidentally, Sibson and Graham fought as amateurs: Sibbo licked him.

The amateur judges need not like Graham's hand down style[ this was the 70s after all], and would and did judge against Graham harshly in those days.

Didn't know that Sibbo and Graham fought as amateurs. Can you tell us any more about it?
From memory Kaylor and Christie shared either 83 or £86000 which was a good payday back then for a non title bout.

That was a record purse for any British eliminator, huge when you consider it was near 25 years ago. Kaylor was fined 10,000 and Christie 5,000 for the pre-fight punch up, and there was also a lot of racial tension on the build up to the contest, but thankfully the event was more or less trouble free. I listened to the bout on the radio[the fight was shown the next night on Sportnight], and was rooting for Kaylor. That night I went to bed a happy chappie having listened to one of the most exciting British eliminators in history.

[Geddy Lee]

Kaylor was a great boxer, loved the guy,

[GPater11093]

can anyone tell me about the pre fight punch ups

[GazOC]

can anyone tell me about the pre fight punch ups

Not without having to be very tactful....

[GazOC]

Sibson had moved to ******, hence Kaylor going another route under the infamous Cartel (Duff, Lawless, Astaire and Barrett).
Incidentally, Sibson and Graham fought as amateurs: Sibbo licked him.

I'd guess Sibson would have been a bit more seasoned than Graham when they met? he was few years older older.

[GPater11093]

Gaz just tell me waht you know about it. i know its rascist but keep going anyway.

[bennie]

Kaylor was being egged on by a West Ham 'mate'. It was racist, and Christie, ironically, won the pre-fight brawl when he pinned Kaylor to the floor. Writer Harry Mullan stuck a huge bet on the fight to end inside three rounds (either way) and looked on to a winner when both men went down in the first, but it turned into an eight-round war which essentially finished Christie.
As for Sibbo and Graham, they fought on a Belgrave ABC show in Leicester in the 1970s and Sibbo won on points. Graham, contrary to the popular Sheffield myth, is from Nottingham.

[ardy]

Kaylor was being egged on by a West Ham 'mate'. It was racist, and Christie, ironically, won the pre-fight brawl when he pinned Kaylor to the floor. Writer Harry Mullan stuck a huge bet on the fight to end inside three rounds (either way) and looked on to a winner when both men went down in the first, but it turned into an eight-round war which essentially finished Christie.
As for Sibbo and Graham, they fought on a Belgrave ABC show in Leicester in the 1970s and Sibbo won on points. Graham, contrary to the popular Sheffield myth, is from Nottingham.

I remember at the time there was a great photo of Christie on top of Kaylor with Kaylor pulling at Errol's tie as they rolled around in the middle of the High street, [ the punch-up happened after the press conference].

[GPater11093]

thanks lads helped loads

[GazOC]

As for Sibbo and Graham, they fought on a Belgrave ABC show in Leicester in the 1970s and Sibbo won on points.

Things not really stacked in the younger Grahams favour eh???;)

[GPater11093]

lads wrote a huge 4 page article on this soon to be featured on te boxrec news website

whens it is up ill post it on here