Comments Thread For: Does Dalton Smith?s triumph make the Top 10 British world title wins on away soil?

[Mr. David]

Ismael Laguna is from Panama...maybe he had many fans in Puerto Rico but his home soil is Panama, a different country. He only fought one other bout in Puerto Rico.

Thank you! I've fixed this in the article.
-David

[Corelone]

I like Buchanan, but he was a road warrior. He beat Ruben Navarro in Los Angeles and Edwin Malave in New York. He left no doubt about his class. Lets see what Dalton does with his title. Will he prove his mettle or will he get on the Eddy protection program?

[Boxing 112]

Let's not forget

Naseem Hamed v Kevin Kelley
Danny Williams v Mike Tyson
Nigel Benn v Iran Barkley
Nigel Benn v Doug DeWitt
Joe Calzaghe v RJJ
Alan Minter v Vito Antuofermo
Wayne McCullough v Yasuei Yakushiji
Carl Froch v Jermain Taylor

and can we put Kirkland Laing v Roberto Duran at the very top of this list please?

I think Tyson was over rated even in the 90s but the Williams version was a fully washed Tyson that win doesn't even deserve to be in the list. Williams was a journeyman and Tyson turned up for the payday them final few fights. Jones was also 40 and washed vs Calzaghe.

[Jack_sh*t]

I think Tyson was over rated even in the 90s but the Williams version was a fully washed Tyson that win doesn't even deserve to be in the list. Williams was a journeyman and Tyson turned up for the payday them final few fights. Jones was also 40 and washed vs Calzaghe.

Bookmakers had Danny Williams -1400
Joe Calzaghe is approx 18months younger than RJJ and it was his last fight. His hands were wrecked by then, so Joe was hardly in his prime either. Roy contested a further 19 fights before hanging them up, but admittedly his best years were a speck in the mirror.

[JakeNDaBox]

Let's not forget

Naseem Hamed v Kevin Kelley
Danny Williams v Mike Tyson
Nigel Benn v Iran Barkley
Nigel Benn v Doug DeWitt
Joe Calzaghe v RJJ
Alan Minter v Vito Antuofermo
Wayne McCullough v Yasuei Yakushiji
Carl Froch v Jermain Taylor

and can we put Kirkland Laing v Roberto Duran at the very top of this list please?

"Here, BoxingScene looks back at the Top 10 British world title wins in enemy territory, with one simple rule: the Brit must have traveled as the challenger to face a reigning champion on away soil."
Benn-Dewitt, McCullough Yasuei and Minter-Vito are all very good suggestions.

Hamed was the champ when he fought Kelley.
No title for Williams-Tyson
Benn was WBO titlist for Barkley
Calzaghe was lineal/Ring champ vs. RJJ
Froch was WBC titlist when he fought Taylor