Peter Buckley (boxer)
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Peter Buckley is a retired English journeyman boxer
in the Welterweight
division.
Although he most commonly fought in the Welterweight
division, he has competed at a number of weight divisions up and down on either side.
, West Midlands
, England, only earning a draw with fellow debutant Brixham's Alan Baldwin despite knocking Baldwin down in the early rounds.
Buckley lost 256 of his 300 contests, which is the second most in boxing history behind Reggie Strickland
. Throughout his career he fought a number of quality world champions and British champions including Duke McKenzie
, Naseem Hamed
, Acelino Freitas
, Jason Cook
, Paul Ingle
, Patrick Mullings, Dean Pithie
, Jason Booth
, Michael Brodie
, Scott Harrison, Michael Gomez
, Johnny Bredahl
, Gavin Rees
, John Murray
, Bradley Pryce
, Michael Gomez
, Derry Mathews
, Lee Meager
, Dave Stewart, Gary Woolcombe
and Kell Brook
.
Buckley, who never fought for a major title, was honoured with a special ringwalk and presentation before his 200th fight in April 2003 at the MEN Arena in Manchester
. He then proceeded to lose a decision to Baz Carey.
Buckley finished his professional career with his 300th and last fight on 31 October 2008 in which he scored a 4 round points decision victory over Matin Mohammed (0-1-1) in Birmingham. After the fight, Peter was awarded a small trophy and a special belt to mark his achievement.
Peter has won a few titles, which was the vacant BBBofC Midlands area Super featherweight
and Super Bantamweight
title when his record was at 16-9-4 (2KO) against Mark Bates(super featherweight) and won the BBBofC Midlands area Super bantamweight
title at 20-44-5 (5KO).
Perhaps his career peak was at 17-10-4 (3KO) before he lost to future CBC, EBU
and WBU
champion Johnny Armour
Journeyman (boxing)
A journeyman boxer is defined as a fighter who has adequate boxing skill, but does not have the caliber of a contender or gatekeeper. Outside of boxing, a "journeyman" is a trader or crafter who has completed an apprenticeship, but is not at the level of a master craftsman...
in the Welterweight
Welterweight
Welterweight is a weight class division in combat sports. Originally the term "welterweight" was used only in boxing, but other combat sports like kickboxing, taekwondo and mixed martial arts also began to use it for their own weight division system...
division.
Although he most commonly fought in the Welterweight
Welterweight
Welterweight is a weight class division in combat sports. Originally the term "welterweight" was used only in boxing, but other combat sports like kickboxing, taekwondo and mixed martial arts also began to use it for their own weight division system...
division, he has competed at a number of weight divisions up and down on either side.
Pro career
Buckley turned pro in October 1989, when he fought at the Colosseum, StaffordStafford
Stafford is the county town of Staffordshire, in the West Midlands region of England. It lies approximately north of Wolverhampton and south of Stoke-on-Trent, adjacent to the M6 motorway Junction 13 to Junction 14...
, West Midlands
West Midlands (county)
The West Midlands is a metropolitan county in western central England with a 2009 estimated population of 2,638,700. It came into existence as a metropolitan county in 1974 after the passage of the Local Government Act 1972, formed from parts of Staffordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire. The...
, England, only earning a draw with fellow debutant Brixham's Alan Baldwin despite knocking Baldwin down in the early rounds.
Buckley lost 256 of his 300 contests, which is the second most in boxing history behind Reggie Strickland
Reggie Strickland
Reggie Strickland is a retired American journeyman boxer, who fought 363 times during his career. He had more known losses than any boxer in history ....
. Throughout his career he fought a number of quality world champions and British champions including Duke McKenzie
Duke McKenzie
Duke McKenzie MBE is a British former professional boxer, now a boxing commentator for broadcaster ITV.-Boxing career:Previously a highly successful professional boxer, McKenzie has been British champion at two weights, a European champion once and World champion at three different weights...
, Naseem Hamed
Naseem Hamed
Naseem Hamed is an English former professional boxer.He is the former WBO, WBC, IBF, & Lineal featherweight champion, and European bantamweight champion....
, Acelino Freitas
Acelino Freitas
Acelino "Popó" Freitas is a Brazilian boxer and a former world junior lightweight and lightweight champion. Freitas is also a state legislator for the state of Bahia . His style of fighting in the ring has garnered him a reputation for being more of a brawler than a boxer. His nickname, Popó, was...
, Jason Cook
Jason Cook (boxer)
Jason Cook is a professional boxer, who fights under the nickname "The Power". As an amateur, he won a silver medal for Wales at the 1994 Commonwealth Games. As a professional, he has fought as a lightweight, and has won both the European and IBO championships at the weight...
, Paul Ingle
Paul Ingle
Paul Andrew Ingle is a retired featherweight boxer. As an amateur he competed for Great Britain at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. As a professional he won the IBF, European, British, & Commonwealth featherweight titles.-Amateur career:As an amateur, Ingle was a member of the 1992...
, Patrick Mullings, Dean Pithie
Dean Pithie
Dean Pithie, is a former English professional boxer who fought in the super featherweight division.He is a former Commonwealth and WBO Inter-Continental super featherweight champion.-Professional career:...
, Jason Booth
Jason Booth
Jason Booth is a British professional boxer who has competed in the flyweight, super flyweight, bantamweight and super bantamweight divisions. He is the current holder of the British and Commonwealth super bantamweight championships...
, Michael Brodie
Michael Brodie
Michael Brodie is a former professional boxer who fought in the Super Bantamweight and Featherweight divisions.-Boxing career:...
, Scott Harrison, Michael Gomez
Michael Gomez
Michael Gomez , also known as "The Irish Mexican" or "The Predator", is a former professional boxer...
, Johnny Bredahl
Johnny Bredahl
Johnny Bredahl , aka Johny Wahid Johansen, is a retired professional boxer in the bantamweight division. Bredahl is the former WBA world bantamweight champion...
, Gavin Rees
Gavin Rees
Gavin Rees is a Welsh professional boxer. Nicknamed "The Rock", Rees is the current EBU Lightweight Champion, and former WBA super-lightweight World Champion...
, John Murray
John Murray (boxer)
John Murray is an English lightweight boxer. He is a former Scottish and Irish lightweight champion...
, Bradley Pryce
Bradley Pryce
Bradley Pryce is a Welsh professional boxer. He usually fights at light middleweight or the divisions either side, is a two time challenger for the British title and is a former Commonwealth champion....
, Michael Gomez
Michael Gomez
Michael Gomez , also known as "The Irish Mexican" or "The Predator", is a former professional boxer...
, Derry Mathews
Derry Mathews
Derry Mathews is an English lightweight boxer and former holder of the English and WBU Featherweight titles. As an amateur he won the 2002 ABA Bantamweight championship.-Professional career:...
, Lee Meager
Lee Meager
Lee Meager is an English lightweight boxer from Salford, England. He is a former British lightweight champion.-Professional career:...
, Dave Stewart, Gary Woolcombe
Gary Woolcombe
Gary Woolcombe is a British light middleweight boxer managed by Frank Maloney. He was born in Lewisham on 4 August 1982. He won the vacant British light-middleweight title on 8 December 2007 after beating Marcus Portman at the Robin Park Centre in Wigan...
and Kell Brook
Kell Brook
Ezekiel Brook, better known as Kell Brook, born 3 May 1986 is a British professional boxer from Sheffield in England who fights in the welterweight division. He is a former holder of the British welterweight title and the WBO Inter-continental title at the same weight and presently holds the WBA...
.
Buckley, who never fought for a major title, was honoured with a special ringwalk and presentation before his 200th fight in April 2003 at the MEN Arena in Manchester
Manchester
Manchester is a city and metropolitan borough in Greater Manchester, England. According to the Office for National Statistics, the 2010 mid-year population estimate for Manchester was 498,800. Manchester lies within one of the UK's largest metropolitan areas, the metropolitan county of Greater...
. He then proceeded to lose a decision to Baz Carey.
Buckley finished his professional career with his 300th and last fight on 31 October 2008 in which he scored a 4 round points decision victory over Matin Mohammed (0-1-1) in Birmingham. After the fight, Peter was awarded a small trophy and a special belt to mark his achievement.
Peter has won a few titles, which was the vacant BBBofC Midlands area Super featherweight
Super Featherweight
Super featherweight is a weight division in professional boxing. The maximum weight for this division is 130 pounds or 59 kilograms....
and Super Bantamweight
Super Bantamweight
Super bantamweight is a weight division in professional boxing. The maximum weight for this division is 122 pounds, or roughly 55.34 kilograms....
title when his record was at 16-9-4 (2KO) against Mark Bates(super featherweight) and won the BBBofC Midlands area Super bantamweight
Super Bantamweight
Super bantamweight is a weight division in professional boxing. The maximum weight for this division is 122 pounds, or roughly 55.34 kilograms....
title at 20-44-5 (5KO).
Perhaps his career peak was at 17-10-4 (3KO) before he lost to future CBC, EBU
European Boxing Union
The European Boxing Union is an organization that oversees competition in that sport over the continent of Europe.-History:The EBU started life as the International Boxing Union in Paris in 1910...
and WBU
World Boxing Union
The World Boxing Union is a boxing sanctioning body.Until recently it was fully recognised by the British Boxing Board of Control as a legitimate sanctioning body.WBU titles were particularly well recognised in Europe and Africa....
champion Johnny Armour