Herol Graham is generally acknowledged as one of the best British boxers of the post-war era never to have won a world title.
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@MrRugged9 жыл бұрын
Herol made our family proud! 👊👊👊
@kevingriffiths97873 жыл бұрын
If you're related to him, you should be very proud. What a talented fighter and seems like a really nice, humble guy. Best wishes to you all.
@Aristotelezz9 жыл бұрын
Julian Jackson's KO of Graham is one of the most devastating KO's ever.
@andybt39893 жыл бұрын
A lucky punch too! His corner were gonna pull him out had the round ended.
@billybarr7443 Жыл бұрын
No he never lad
@skeggyboy5814 жыл бұрын
Always my favorite when I was a kid. Enjoyed watching his fights more than any other fighter. So close on your title fights. No accounting to judges decisions dude, I had you ahead geez. Thankyou Herol for fantastic entertainment.
@minds777 Жыл бұрын
You’re from skegness? So am I lol
@stevecray8282 Жыл бұрын
@@minds777 Nice one brother 👌🏻
@uladzimirlagoun27456 жыл бұрын
Herol, you truly belong to the fabulous 4 of 80s.
@johnlsullivan51804 жыл бұрын
Mike Mccallum is an all time great and he said Herol gave him one of his toughest fights.
@ZHPPGK16 жыл бұрын
agree with most posts, great boxer, one of my favourites too. Great period for boxing.
@Antony1348915 жыл бұрын
i trained with him on the weekend he's such a funny guy and still in great shape. propa legend
@billybarr7443 Жыл бұрын
Stop telling lies lad
@skeggyboy5816 жыл бұрын
Herol was my fave fighter when I was a kid. He was and always will be a great person. Cheers for the memories.
@minds7774 жыл бұрын
Skegness?
@alereatoalereato69368 жыл бұрын
when he was at his peak, top boxers avoided him
@Northernlad_uk16 жыл бұрын
what a nice bloke he seems!! plus a bloody good hitter!!
@lesart34463 жыл бұрын
Always liked Graham...no nonsense being flash, just a class act.
@CrimeFit8 жыл бұрын
herol is awesome great likeable character..and yes the jimmy white of boxing
@stifflerrussell28688 жыл бұрын
great fighter herol
@BozJust14 жыл бұрын
Graham was pure class.
@Kohl42311 жыл бұрын
There was probably a brief time when Herol might have made World Champ at Light-Middleweight but perhaps lacked the backing or contacts to move into that position. Had he boxed under a Frank Warren, nowadays, I'm sure the fights would have been made. Once he moved up to Middleweight he was never quite the same and although good results still came the reflexes were beginning to ebb and for a guy with Herols style, that is the end.
@pnutbutrncrackers13 жыл бұрын
I like Herol, but I just think that the very worst thing he could've done against Jackson was to come in on him like that. Julian truly had one of the most dangerous punches the ring has ever seen, and after outmaneuvering him, Graham finally played to JJ's strength (& oh what a strength it was!).
@MarkSmith-jo2bf8 жыл бұрын
the Jimmy white of the boxing world
@naviddorris88047 жыл бұрын
Anytime anyone talks about Graham its Almost/ Nearly/ If/Maybe/But/ Could've/Would've
@carrrexx71904 жыл бұрын
Great Profile
@Aerojet018 жыл бұрын
Herol was almost the complete package; great technical skill, fast hands, super fast reflexes and decent power.I always felt he lacked concentration, especially against Jackson and Brewer, where he was on top for most of the fight and ahead on points.
@MrRugged16 жыл бұрын
This is my hero also lucky to have him as a member of my family(blood fam).. i remember the days when me and naz used to play computer together. Still my hero today!!
@billybarr7443 Жыл бұрын
Stop telling lies lad
@derin1113 жыл бұрын
Good Eubank impersonation too!😀
@starryian00715 жыл бұрын
LOL I agree Coffee. So near and yet so far. He always seemed to dominate fights right up to the point where he got punched.
@alimohammedabd4 жыл бұрын
Best British defensive boxer ever. Probably where Naz got his style from. They had the same trainer
@user-ko2my4kd5i11 ай бұрын
My brother wos in the army with is brother nole graham. I’ve just heard nole died. R i p. Nole
@chuckyh877712 жыл бұрын
*no doubt *knock
@shockedthemonkey13 жыл бұрын
Always Seems like a nice guy does Herol. If Hagler was ducking Graham (which I doubt) it was simply because he was high risk/low reward. Same reason why Roy Jones never fought Collins, Benn or Eubank. Tough fights against boxers who were little known in the US.
@gedtaylor45449 жыл бұрын
A classy boxer who doesn't deserve the millstone moniker of "Almost Champ". Any clips of him doing his 'avoiding being hit' thing???
@TheEnlightened7712 жыл бұрын
He was pretty good and used to stand hands down dodging punches in the gym. His style was awkward, he made top fighters look average and no one fancied fighting him. However, he lacked that special something that make the true champs stand out.
@shawnpearson877610 жыл бұрын
Looking back, I wish I had a quarter of Herol's evasiveness. I might have stayed in boxing instead of moving to kickboxing. Heck, I could have used some of his skill as a kickboxer for that matter. I love watching him dodge, weave and then hit guys as though they had no defense. As an amateur fighter, the only critique I could offer after carefully watching hours of him fighting is that he might have been more effective if he settled into his punches from time to time. Stay evasive and sharpshoot, but every once and awhile, really set down and let some thundering shots go.
@TimothyTakemoto7 ай бұрын
Naseem Hamed
@barryoaten115 жыл бұрын
i agree with you.Laing never got a fair shot,i remember seeing him defeat Roberto Duran in America.
@jmarkh1816 жыл бұрын
he was being derogitory towards graham, he just said he prefered come forward fighters which is fair enough
@jglws1214 жыл бұрын
im helping him open a new gym in sheffield it will be open soon maybe november
@PeekaPeep14 жыл бұрын
Coulda been a world title holder if he didn't get so damn cocky with Jackson near the very end. On the other hand, he had it coming, lol. ;-p
@Panthera0nca12 жыл бұрын
Where was he during the whole Benn/Watson/Eubank/Collins scene when British boxing was hot? I think he would have beaten all of them and made a lot of money.
@Kohl42311 жыл бұрын
Michael Watson was a lovely boxer who deserved to have achieved more and perhaps under modern British Managers/Promoters he might have. However to describe him as the best British boxer never to win a world title is nonsense. Just picking out one or two you have Owen Moran,Dave Charnley, Alan Rudkin to name just a few.
@Solowizard11 жыл бұрын
That's a nice philosophical way of viewing it, but the reality is that Nigel Benn will always be connected to Gerald McClellan as the boxer who ended McClellan's career and almost ended his life.
@mungabuga13 жыл бұрын
herol used 2 train me but i stoped going
@maxfrudd76663 жыл бұрын
Why?
@BRUMTOWNTRU13 жыл бұрын
shuda woulda cuda its a shame that he was never a champ he was a great fighter
@JM80s13 жыл бұрын
@kjjh12345 Its all subjective mate so im not having a go as we are all entitled to opinions. My argument for that would be that Herol earned the 3 title shots and dominated every fight, but the fact he had perhaps the worst chin in his division kept him back. For pure ability, pure talent he had no equal then or now - alot of guys said it was like shadow boxing because you couldnt get near him
@WELLBRAN14 жыл бұрын
I always thought Graham and Eubank were alike ie more interested in getting NOt hit than hitting...which was often the downfall
@dan3211312 жыл бұрын
Peerless Jim Driscoll is easily the best British fighter to never win a World title. A statue in Cardiff is testimony to his greatness..
@Ozvideo195910 жыл бұрын
Graham was a good fighter but there is no way he would beat Hagler, at any weight.
@briankerrin31679 жыл бұрын
hagler would have beat graham in 10 rounds
@martinek48268 жыл бұрын
+aussiemedia1959 Not so sure guys. If even Mugabi could outbox that past prime Hagler then I think Graham could make it a pretty frustrating fight for Hagler. Although it's possible that Marvin would catch him with low hands by one of those sudden changes of stance.
@tahirmaqsood16965 жыл бұрын
In all three world title fights Herol ahead on the scorecards but still lost! Had Graham not tripped Mccallum he would have won. Graham was outboxing Julian Jackson and was away ahead until getting sparked out. Against Charles Brewer Graham was outboxing until the referee jumped in prematurely.
@chuckyh877712 жыл бұрын
acc, on the point of him and hagler, im sure most ppl will think tht hagler wud knock him out in 1 round, but graham him a very good chin, dnt let the jackson knoc out fool you...jackson was probably the hardest puncher in boing history, but grahams styles wud cause hagler alot of problems on doubt about tht, i see tht fight goin to the wire and hagler gettin a close win on points, wudnt surprise me if graham acc beat him tho
@solidcake34015 жыл бұрын
The fact that bums like eubank,collins,benn,haye, McKenzie,an so many Brits during that era an past that era who couldn't lace the bombers gloves won world titles makes me sick..an shows everything that's wrong with British boxing,Vinny Paz is the greatest man Roy Jones ever beat an a 40 odd year old shot to bits herol schooled him,calzaghe, Grahame,hamed,lewis,hide and fury are Britain's best post war
@Youaintseenmeright.......5 жыл бұрын
If you think Vinny Paz is Roy Jones best win then you need to watch A LOT more boxing
@renzopeterson1535 жыл бұрын
And Michael Watson?
@minds7774 жыл бұрын
The only man Hagler ducked
@billybarr7443 Жыл бұрын
Stop telling lies lad
@minds777 Жыл бұрын
@@billybarr7443 it’s facts you lemon
@billybarr7443 Жыл бұрын
@@minds777 stop telling lies lad hargler is the best middleweight ever he would off faught anyone lad so stop telling lies you lemmon
@BRUMTOWNTRU12 жыл бұрын
Herol graham is the best fighter to have never won a world title he was just 1 unlucky fighter
@joannelloyd4191 Жыл бұрын
Possibly Sibson also.
@PJP8128 жыл бұрын
very technically gifted boxer - worse fighters than him won world titles
@Panthera0nca11 жыл бұрын
Eubank's style wasn't exciting either, it was his arrogance and showboating that made him famous.
@stevebowness94353 жыл бұрын
Great point friend, I always thought that Eubank always avoided the top Americans
@haitianmaniac7412 жыл бұрын
hagler by sd
@stwads12 жыл бұрын
Alan Rudkin for me!
@theguvnorjimmy14 жыл бұрын
'He would have beat Hagley'......LOL OK pal, one to many punches maybe. As for Graham, great fighter, wish he won a world title.
@wade2bosh15 жыл бұрын
lmao
@BruceinFalkirk13 жыл бұрын
Hagler vacate his title? Hagler lost to Sugar Ray Leonard and never vacated his title. He was a very good fighter, Graham, but he couldn't beat Hagler. Graham would have done well to avoid Tommy Hearns as well.
@user-tb7ze1mu1p2 күн бұрын
Hagler was stripped for for not fighting Graham who was his number 1 contender, when Hagler lost to Leonard it was not for the undisputed title.
@Solowizard11 жыл бұрын
Amazing how Nigel Benn ended the career of one of the greatest middleweights ever (Gerald McClellan) and also ended McClellan's life as he knew it.
@kenmarv7114 жыл бұрын
Graham beat Hagler? Come on now. This, "Hagler was dodging him stuff" is blown way out of porportion. It comes down to it simply being Hagler's camp saying thay didn't dodge him. To Graham's camp saying he did. So who's to believe? Excllent fighter but beat Hagler? One of the greatest middlewiegths ever. He couldn't even get by Julian Jackson.
@odin42215 жыл бұрын
hahaha
@user-ko2my4kd5i11 ай бұрын
Very unlucky
@naviddorris88047 жыл бұрын
Herol Graham always found a way to lose. The complete opposite of Joe Calzaghe who always found a way to win.
@simondgrass13 жыл бұрын
Typical Ingle fighter....
@onlyjoetee13 жыл бұрын
good but not quite good enough....
@bu11monkey16 жыл бұрын
i was a big fan of nigel ben til i saw this video, how could he be so conceited as to say herols style i think herol would have whipped him back in the day