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    Default Greatest British boxer of all time

    I really want to hear from you guys in the UK. Who was the best British boxer of all time? (All opinion no right or wrong answer)
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    Default Re: Greatest British boxer of all time

    Jimmy Wilde, Bob Fitzsimmons, or Ted 'Kid' Lewis.

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    Default Re: Greatest British boxer of all time

    Nigel Benn - I am a big fan of Ricky Hatton in the modern era both are very exciting crowd pleasing fighters.

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    Default Re: Greatest British boxer of all time

    There will never be another Sir Lennox

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    well if i had to choose....obviously im goner say my faves....nigel benn...jus above chris eubank

    but it has to be lennox the lion... cos he the one that got the biggest titles and took the biggest fights... he was no where near as entertaining as benn or eubank but he won the big fights and the big titles and quit on top ...which i respect the guy for....
    theres ricky hatton... hasnt quite made it yet but i doubt he'll disapoint...
    and naz was good... too cocky but a great fighter who could have probably if he had of picked that one big fight right.. maybe he'd have beat morales or another great featherwieght ...but he picked barrera and didnt make it as big as he could have so he doesnt have top spot..
    n steve collins is jus there... never a big fan .. i jus found him ..ok lol :P
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    Quote Originally Posted by body head banger
    well if i had to choose....obviously im goner say my faves....nigel benn...jus above chris eubank

    but it has to be lennox the lion... cos he the one that got the biggest titles and took the biggest fights... he was no where near as entertaining as benn or eubank but he won the big fights and the big titles and quit on top ...which i respect the guy for....
    theres ricky hatton... hasnt quite made it yet but i doubt he'll disapoint...
    and naz was good... too cocky but a great fighter who could have probably if he had of picked that one big fight right.. maybe he'd have beat morales or another great featherwieght ...but he picked barrera and didnt make it as big as he could have so he doesnt have top spot..
    n steve collins is jus there... never a big fan .. i jus found him ..ok lol :P
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    I still don't buy it that lennox was proper british, the same way as I didn't buy it when Vinnie Jones said he was welsh to play for the national football team. He may have been a large percentage british, but to quote the HP ads....he wasn't greasy spoon and chips n gravy british

    Anyhow, my favourite British boxers current are Calzaghe, Alex Arthur, Hatton, Clinton Woods, andTyson Fury (still an amateur...never seen him fight, but that name and growing reputation must mean he's a bright prospect.

    As for all time, I'd agree with those who said Eubank, Henry Cooper on what I've heard from my betters, and Welsh legend Tommy Farr. Then again, my knowledge on boxing before 2000 is pretty sketchy on the whole I'm afraid, but that's my two-penneth worth anyway.

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    Default Re: Greatest British boxer of all time

    Yeah,

    Number:

    1. Chris Eubank - Arrogant and likes to pose.

    2. Naz Hammed - Same as above.

    3. Nigel Benn/Joe Calzaghe?


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    Quote Originally Posted by body head banger
    well if i had to choose....obviously im goner say my faves....nigel benn...jus above chris eubank

    but it has to be lennox the lion... cos he the one that got the biggest titles and took the biggest fights... he was no where near as entertaining as benn or eubank but he won the big fights and the big titles and quit on top ...which i respect the guy for....
    theres ricky hatton... hasnt quite made it yet but i doubt he'll disapoint...
    and naz was good... too cocky but a great fighter who could have probably if he had of picked that one big fight right.. maybe he'd have beat morales or another great featherwieght ...but he picked barrera and didnt make it as big as he could have so he doesnt have top spot..
    n steve collins is jus there... never a big fan .. i jus found him ..ok lol :P
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    Morales would have handed Naz his ass imo, although it would have been more of a war what with MOrales tendency to brawl.. But Naz still couldn't stand up to him I don't think, he'd crumble badly and may have even been stopped.

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    Quote Originally Posted by p4pking
    Quote Originally Posted by body head banger
    well if i had to choose....obviously im goner say my faves....nigel benn...jus above chris eubank

    but it has to be lennox the lion... cos he the one that got the biggest titles and took the biggest fights... he was no where near as entertaining as benn or eubank but he won the big fights and the big titles and quit on top ...which i respect the guy for....
    theres ricky hatton... hasnt quite made it yet but i doubt he'll disapoint...
    and naz was good... too cocky but a great fighter who could have probably if he had of picked that one big fight right.. maybe he'd have beat morales or another great featherwieght ...but he picked barrera and didnt make it as big as he could have so he doesnt have top spot..
    n steve collins is jus there... never a big fan .. i jus found him ..ok lol :P
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    Morales would have handed Naz his a** imo, although it would have been more of a war what with MOrales tendency to brawl.. But Naz still couldn't stand up to him I don't think, he'd crumble badly and may have even been stopped.
    youre not wrong... but i see it at two extremes....
    either naz would out box el terrible in a close fight....
    or erik would knock naz out... i think barrera could have but he jus had a solid plan to stick to..
    would have been sweet to see morales naz thou no doubt!!
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    Default Re: Greatest British boxer of all time

    Has to go to Wilde.......
    About Naz IMO Marquez, Pacman, Barrera and Morales are all too good for him, just simply a cut above him.

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    Default Re: Greatest British boxer of all time

    don cockell

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    Quote Originally Posted by p4pking
    Quote Originally Posted by body head banger
    well if i had to choose....obviously im goner say my faves....nigel benn...jus above chris eubank

    but it has to be lennox the lion... cos he the one that got the biggest titles and took the biggest fights... he was no where near as entertaining as benn or eubank but he won the big fights and the big titles and quit on top ...which i respect the guy for....
    theres ricky hatton... hasnt quite made it yet but i doubt he'll disapoint...
    and naz was good... too cocky but a great fighter who could have probably if he had of picked that one big fight right.. maybe he'd have beat morales or another great featherwieght ...but he picked barrera and didnt make it as big as he could have so he doesnt have top spot..
    n steve collins is jus there... never a big fan .. i jus found him ..ok lol :P
    peace
    Morales would have handed Naz his a** imo, although it would have been more of a war what with MOrales tendency to brawl.. But Naz still couldn't stand up to him I don't think, he'd crumble badly and may have even been stopped.







    EH I wouldn't bet the house on it...Naz had a better chin than most realize...Hamed went down a lot more due to the fact he was off balance a lot with his awkward style rather then hurt...Plus he was a DAMN!!! hard hitter......Not saying Morales couldn't have neat him but you make it sound like a walk through....At that time no one was just walking through Naz...I think he underestimated Barrera and thats why that fight turned out so bad ( it was ugly actually) for him...Again I am not saying if he was more prepared he would have beaten Barrera just wouldn't have been so bad...Hamed is defiatly one of the best in his division of all time
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    Quote Originally Posted by DaxxKahn
    Quote Originally Posted by p4pking
    Quote Originally Posted by body head banger
    well if i had to choose....obviously im goner say my faves....nigel benn...jus above chris eubank

    but it has to be lennox the lion... cos he the one that got the biggest titles and took the biggest fights... he was no where near as entertaining as benn or eubank but he won the big fights and the big titles and quit on top ...which i respect the guy for....
    theres ricky hatton... hasnt quite made it yet but i doubt he'll disapoint...
    and naz was good... too cocky but a great fighter who could have probably if he had of picked that one big fight right.. maybe he'd have beat morales or another great featherwieght ...but he picked barrera and didnt make it as big as he could have so he doesnt have top spot..
    n steve collins is jus there... never a big fan .. i jus found him ..ok lol :P
    peace
    Morales would have handed Naz his a** imo, although it would have been more of a war what with MOrales tendency to brawl.. But Naz still couldn't stand up to him I don't think, he'd crumble badly and may have even been stopped.







    EH I wouldn't bet the house on it...Naz had a better chin than most realize...Hamed went down a lot more due to the fact he was off balance a lot with his awkward style rather then hurt...Plus he was a DAMN!!! hard hitter......Not saying Morales couldn't have neat him but you make it sound like a walk through....At that time no one was just walking through Naz...I think he underestimated Barrera and thats why that fight turned out so bad ( it was ugly actually) for him...Again I am not saying if he was more prepared he would have beaten Barrera just wouldn't have been so bad...Hamed is defiatly one of the best in his division of all time
    Yeah if Naz was at his best I wouldn't count on it... But I was responding to a post which stated Naz's mistake was simply picking Barerra to fight.. I think that his mistake was he stopped training hard and wasn't focused.. If he fought Morales INSTEAD of Barerra, under all the same circumstances, is what I meant.. and I think then Morales would have beaten him just as bad, and even had a chance to stop him in that form. And I don't buy that Naz underestimated MAB, it was obviously far and away his toughest opponent yet.. He just had been overestimating himself, for several years even imo.

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    Default Re: Greatest British boxer of all time

    I was gonna post my opinion then I realised your post states 'You guys in the UK'

    Maybe next time.

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    Quote Originally Posted by superheavyrhun
    Quote Originally Posted by body head banger
    well if i had to choose....obviously im goner say my faves....nigel benn...jus above chris eubank

    but it has to be lennox the lion... cos he the one that got the biggest titles and took the biggest fights... he was no where near as entertaining as benn or eubank but he won the big fights and the big titles and quit on top ...which i respect the guy for....
    theres ricky hatton... hasnt quite made it yet but i doubt he'll disapoint...
    and naz was good... too cocky but a great fighter who could have probably if he had of picked that one big fight right.. maybe he'd have beat morales or another great featherwieght ...but he picked barrera and didnt make it as big as he could have so he doesnt have top spot..
    n steve collins is jus there... never a big fan .. i jus found him ..ok lol :P
    peace
    I still don't buy it that lennox was proper british, the same way as I didn't buy it when Vinnie Jones said he was welsh to play for the national football team. He may have been a large percentage british, but to quote the HP ads....he wasn't greasy spoon and chips n gravy british

    Anyhow, my favourite British boxers current are Calzaghe, Alex Arthur, Hatton, Clinton Woods, andTyson Fury (still an amateur...never seen him fight, but that name and growing reputation must mean he's a bright prospect.

    As for all time, I'd agree with those who said Eubank, Henry Cooper on what I've heard from my betters, and Welsh legend Tommy Farr. Then again, my knowledge on boxing before 2000 is pretty sketchy on the whole I'm afraid, but that's my two-penneth worth anyway.
    Why not ? He was born in this country and fought unde the British flag as a pro so what is there to dispute

    As for Nas - I think he may have beaten Morales if he took th eother route cuz Erik was easier to hit and cant box as well as Barrera but public demand forced Nas to meet the real winner Barrera . Big mistake

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