Favorite journeyman

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I watched this a few months back, it's a quality documentary about the 100-fight career of journeyman boxer Johnny Greaves.

http://vimeo.com/77671392

[Tha_Greatest]

Seconded ^. Most of the guys being mentioned are what I'd tend to call 'contenders' rather than journeymen.

My favourite journeyman might well be Darnell 'Deezol' Boone - currently at 19 - 21 - 4 but with one the most impressive opponent lists in the sport having fought a ridiculous number of future champs/ contenders early in their careers.

these are journeymen champs, example, threadstarter chose ward(mickey), lol, he was never a solid champ, just a journeyman champion, lol, he would always be contending for the belt to be a true champ,he lost his title too much or didnt win enough but he would be there fighting contender status, lol, he was a journeyman champ

[jas]

Darnell boone

[Enzo Mc is SHIT]

WOOOOO Jason Gavern

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marcos maidana
victor ortiz

[SouthPawHitman]

God damnit Maidana isn't a journeyman. He's like 35-5 he's to good to be a journeyman.

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these are journeymen champs, example, threadstarter chose ward(mickey), lol, he was never a solid champ, just a journeyman champion, lol, he would always be contending for the belt to be a true champ,he lost his title too much or didnt win enough but he would be there fighting contender status, lol, he was a journeyman champ

Ward was not a journeyman. The definition of "journeyman" has been posted in this thread.

Many of you are mixing it up with "gatekeeper", a very strong contender who if you beat you are potentially elite, has exposed false prospects, but is not an ATG himself. You could call Ward a gatekeeper.

A journeyman is someone who wins one, loses one, often has more losses than wins. Usually considered better than a bum, but not more than a tune-up.

[djcomplex]

James ''quick'' tillis
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[SouthPawHitman]

Ward was not a journeyman. The definition of "journeyman" has been posted in this thread.

I think he was. He wasn't elite. He damn sure wasn't a bum. He was decent. I think journeyman is appropriate.

He was not an easy nights work. He had a chin like a mother****er.

[PeasantCrusha]

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