Odsal facility is packed for free activities (From Bradford Telegraph and Argus)

Why doesn't Bradford Council rename the place after someone who actually brought credit on Bradford. Richard Dunn ??? Is the best that you can do.
Bobby Ham did more for Bradford than Dunn ever did - he was a third rate journeyman.

Up with the partridge wrote:
Why doesn't Bradford Council rename the place after someone who actually brought credit on Bradford. Richard Dunn ??? Is the best that you can do. Bobby Ham did more for Bradford than Dunn ever did - he was a third rate journeyman.

A third rate journeyman??? Must be a hell of a journeyman to hold the British, Commonwealth and European Heavyweight championship, and challenge arguably the best boxer to ever lace on the gloves for the world heavyweight title. All this in the era which is widely regarded as the strongest the heavyweight division has ever seen.

For your information, Richard was working on the construction of the centre when he signed to fight Ali, hence being named after him.

I suggest that rather than spiteful, irrelevant comments you post something constructive. I know you can, I have read some very thoughtful and pertinent comments from yourself in the past.

Eddiethepom wrote:

Up with the partridge wrote: Why doesn't Bradford Council rename the place after someone who actually brought credit on Bradford. Richard Dunn ??? Is the best that you can do. Bobby Ham did more for Bradford than Dunn ever did - he was a third rate journeyman.

A third rate journeyman??? Must be a hell of a journeyman to hold the British, Commonwealth and European Heavyweight championship, and challenge arguably the best boxer to ever lace on the gloves for the world heavyweight title. All this in the era which is widely regarded as the strongest the heavyweight division has ever seen. For your information, Richard was working on the construction of the centre when he signed to fight Ali, hence being named after him. I suggest that rather than spiteful, irrelevant comments you post something constructive. I know you can, I have read some very thoughtful and pertinent comments from yourself in the past.

Thank you for your comment, I am of course entitiled to my opinion and you yours. Mine are neither spiteful or irrelevant. Dunn was rated by Bradfordians, but few outside the city boundaries.

Up with the partridge wrote:

Eddiethepom wrote:

Up with the partridge wrote: Why doesn't Bradford Council rename the place after someone who actually brought credit on Bradford. Richard Dunn ??? Is the best that you can do. Bobby Ham did more for Bradford than Dunn ever did - he was a third rate journeyman.

A third rate journeyman??? Must be a hell of a journeyman to hold the British, Commonwealth and European Heavyweight championship, and challenge arguably the best boxer to ever lace on the gloves for the world heavyweight title. All this in the era which is widely regarded as the strongest the heavyweight division has ever seen. For your information, Richard was working on the construction of the centre when he signed to fight Ali, hence being named after him. I suggest that rather than spiteful, irrelevant comments you post something constructive. I know you can, I have read some very thoughtful and pertinent comments from yourself in the past.

Thank you for your comment, I am of course entitiled to my opinion and you yours. Mine are neither spiteful or irrelevant. Dunn was rated by Bradfordians, but few outside the city boundaries.

You are, of course, entitled to your opinion. I was just wondering how someone who held three major titles at the same time and challenging a champion as good as Ali can be regarded as a third rate journeyman??

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He obviously was rated outside of Bradford, if not he would not have got the opportunity to fight for major titles. There was a far more distinctive north / south divide in boxing during the 60's and 70's. To be a northerner and earn shots like that you could not be a journeyman.