Just re watched an old bout from 1986 or 1987 Danny Collins defending his European Welterweight title against I think Jean Jacques. It raised for me many queriesd, which as this is almost 34 years ago might be impossible to answer its so long ago, but maybe one of you might remember something. Kent was saying that Danny was going to get a crack at the WORLD welterweight title. In typical Kent fashion the information was a tad vague, it was on the cards and he knew the reigning champion was a Mexican but he did not appear to know his name. It made me wonder did this ever happen and was not on tv? Danny could not have been successful or we would have heard. I know Kent can be a bit fanciful but this does not strike me as something he imagined. Rather him asking for info and being told this by a promoter? Just seems to off field for him to make up. Does anyone have any records of this bout taking place? My second question is no easier again due to the 30 plus time span. Does anyone have any information they can share on his european challenger this Jacques? We had seen him a few weeks earlier against a Reg Crawley on tv and he demolished him easy. Does any one have any records of him wrestling elsewhere on his visit to the uk? Or did he just do the two tv bouts. Kent tells us he is french and comes from Paris. Does anyone have any info on this guy? He looked a very useful wrestler would have been interesting to see him against Alan Dennison, Steve Grey etc was he well known on the french circuit? Or did he disappear like the phantom of the opera after his two uk bouts? Surely not. To me with his odd get up he did not even look french he looked more North American! I know this is a cold case but even a snippet of info will be appreciated.
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Chenok wrestled a fair few British wrestlers in the German tournaments.
Danny won the title from Jorg Chenok he was actually German. The only world championship Kent could have meant would have been the Mexican promotion UWA, the championship was held by the Blue Panther at the time, Its doubtful if could have been anything else. Bur personally I think it was on of Kent's 'fact or statements ' which we automatically took to be true as there was no way of checking at the time.