Forgotton British World Champions-How would they do today?

[sonnyboyx2]

How would these former World Champions fare today in world boxing..

Champagne Charlie Magri - World Flyweight Champ
Lloyd Honeyghan - World Welterweight Champion
Frank Bruno - World Heavyweight Champ
Dennis Andries - World Light-Heavyweight Champ
Alan Minter - World Middleweight Champ
Maurice Hope - World Light-Middleweight Champ
Terry Marsh - World Light-Welterweight Champ

[just the facts]

the lot are average to less than average BELTHOLDERS!

[DreamFighter]

How would these former World Champions fare today in world boxing..

Champagne Charlie Magri - World Flyweight Champ
Lloyd Honeyghan - World Welterweight Champion
Frank Bruno - World Heavyweight Champ
Dennis Andries - World Light-Heavyweight Champ
Alan Minter - World Middleweight Champ
Maurice Hope - World Light-Middleweight Champ
Terry Marsh - World Light-Welterweight Champ

honeyghan beat Curry and is inno way mediocre, merely had a short shelf life.

Bruno would knock Wlad flatout but didn't have the longevity to unify. Wlad would be back to take the title Bruno vacated/lost once Bruno was gone.

dennis - extreme longevititist at world level. He keep on trying, and eventually win a title. Then lose it immediately. Then win it again!

Minter - would unify with the possible exception of golovkin who he'd come unstuck against.

Hope?

Marsh - unknown, retired way too early to tell.

[Sugar Adam Ali]

Prime bruno would be a force in today's heavyweight division


Andries and honeygan might land a paper title

Minter would be on that macklin, lee, barker, geale, Murray level and would get crushed by ggg, and probably be an underdog to cotto

[bowl]

Minter, Bruno and Honeyghan would be dangerous enough to be avoided.

[Box-Office]

None of them would be able to fill up 80,000 people at Wembley.

[Mugwump]

How would these former World Champions fare today in world boxing..

Champagne Charlie Magri - World Flyweight Champ
Lloyd Honeyghan - World Welterweight Champion
Frank Bruno - World Heavyweight Champ
Dennis Andries - World Light-Heavyweight Champ
Alan Minter - World Middleweight Champ
Maurice Hope - World Light-Middleweight Champ
Terry Marsh - World Light-Welterweight Champ

Honeyghan was a tough little nut who really did a number on Curry (who figured all he needed do was turn up to extend his winning run). Yes, Curry was on the slide - but Honeyghan didn't get anywhere near the credit he deserved for his performance. He'd probably hold a belt or two of some description today. For how long is anyone's guess.

Bruno was very much like Tyson in that he possessed all the tools to be a successful long-time champion and yet was brought down by one or two serious flaws. The most serious of the two could really be laid at the feet of his trainers who conditioned him more like a Spartan about to defend the gates of Thermopylae than a boxer. That said, he more than possessed enough to make a killing in today's division.

Andries wasn't especially skillful - but he was one of those granite-tough, super-fit guys who could hang about a division for decades opportunistically accruing belts as they were vacated or held by less-than-stellar opposition. No reason to think he couldn't repeat the same now.

Minter was tough and had talent. Also unfortunate to be around during a period of relative strength. Would likely hold a belt for some duration today.

Haven't seen enough of Magri or Hope to make a judgement.

Marsh was a decent European-level fighter who could possibly squeeze a belt for one or two defences in a weak division. Never really rated the guy. Although I hear Frank Warren speaks highly of him ...