LLOYD HONEYGHAN BOXING FIGHT VIDEO
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Lloyd Honeyghan born 22 April 1960 is a retired British boxer. Born in Jamaica, he was WBC/WBA & IBF welterweight champion from 1986 to 1987. and WBC welterweight champion from 1988 to 1989.
Lloyd Honeyghan amazed the boxing fraternity when he forced super-star Donald Curry to retire at the end of round six on 27 September of 1986 to win the world Welterweight title. Before the fight Curry dismissed his unknown foreign opponent, asking "Who is this ragamuffin?” Lloyd Honeyghan adopted the title "ragamuffin" or "Ragamuffin Man" with delight in.
The fight had taken place one night after another "expert shocker", when Edwin Rosario knocked out Livingstone Bramble in two rounds to claim the WBA world Lightweight title, and one week after Honeyghan's win, Ring Magazine mentioned his triumph on their "Weekend of shockers!" issue's cover.
He then tainted his boxer-puncher style to that of more of an out-and-out slugger. In his first defense he caused argument by racing across the ring and hitting his opponent Johnny Bumphus as soon as the bell sounded at the start of the second round. Bumphus was given time to recover but the fight had been knocked out of him already and he did not last much longer. In his second defense of the title, Honeyghan defeated American Maurice Blocker on points. He become a crowd pleaser with his all action style of fighting and recorded one of the fastest wins in a world title fight with a 40 second blow-out of former light welterweight champion Gene Hatcher.
Lloyd Honeyghan amazed the boxing fraternity when he forced super-star Donald Curry to retire at the end of round six on 27 September of 1986 to win the world Welterweight title. Before the fight Curry dismissed his unknown foreign opponent, asking "Who is this ragamuffin?” Lloyd Honeyghan adopted the title "ragamuffin" or "Ragamuffin Man" with delight in.
The fight had taken place one night after another "expert shocker", when Edwin Rosario knocked out Livingstone Bramble in two rounds to claim the WBA world Lightweight title, and one week after Honeyghan's win, Ring Magazine mentioned his triumph on their "Weekend of shockers!" issue's cover.
He then tainted his boxer-puncher style to that of more of an out-and-out slugger. In his first defense he caused argument by racing across the ring and hitting his opponent Johnny Bumphus as soon as the bell sounded at the start of the second round. Bumphus was given time to recover but the fight had been knocked out of him already and he did not last much longer. In his second defense of the title, Honeyghan defeated American Maurice Blocker on points. He become a crowd pleaser with his all action style of fighting and recorded one of the fastest wins in a world title fight with a 40 second blow-out of former light welterweight champion Gene Hatcher.