Been waiting for the Battleship25 "anaylsis" and he did not disappoint. Thanks. Top 50? You can make a case that Nilan is wayyyy higher than that if you want. I think he is in the top 1/2 if that four sure. He found a way to win most and he fought a great great card too. This guy is underrated. His style hurts him because he was not exciting but he had a lot going for him, stamina, uses both hands, great card, adapted to different styles, beat some great fighters for sure, longevity, and more. I agree he was a bully and cheap fighter at times but at the same time he fought them all. He did enjoy going after
Nevin Markwart, suckering Paul boutelier, and butt ending
Rick Middleton but fought them all such as
Dave Brown and
Larry Playfair who he fought about 15 times between them. YIKES. He won many against these two despite giving away a lot of size.
Guys, here is another myth. Please give me your opinions. The myth is that
Jay Miller dominated or at least beat
Chris Nilan most of the times. I did not see it that way. I have it like very even. Nilan did well and I see some of those fights that Miller is being said to win but I have it even or maybe even Nilan. Nilan again very much held his own against Miller. I maybe give him a little edge too in some of those fights. I might post them and get some opinions.
In this series, it is tough to call and some of you have it Playfair 2-1-1 while admitting you hated Nilan. Everybody hates
Chris Nilan. LOL. I got no problem with a close decision for Playfair here but Nilan was right there. Playfair was a great fighter at this time and one of the all time great too. I remember Nilan during an interview say that some fans yell at him but most of the time it is from across the street. The he stopped as if to say...Say it to my face instead of across the street. I cannot believe he was challenging fans almost to a fight on the local news in his hometown. That is
Chris Nilan. He was so hateable. He was chippy and dirty and was a bully and had that "**** you: attitude on his face all the time.