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    Default British boxers all time favourites

    1 Ken Buchanan A great ring technician , very highly underrated IMO .
    2 Tony Sibson This guy loved a row , loved his style , fought everyone including marvin Hagler .
    3 Benny lynch Fearsome fighter , fearsome drinker, brilliant .
    4 Lennox Lewis When pushed a very very good heavyweight , classy guy .

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    Default Re: British boxers all time favourites

    Quote Originally Posted by roberto duran legend View Post
    1 Ken Buchanan A great ring technician , very highly underrated IMO .
    2 Tony Sibson This guy loved a row , loved his style , fought everyone including marvin Hagler .
    3 Benny lynch Fearsome fighter , fearsome drinker, brilliant .
    4 Lennox Lewis When pushed a very very good heavyweight , classy guy .
    Your number one is mine as well. Such a great technician, a tough guy and a great champion.

    Jimmy Wilde would be next. The idea that he fought almost his whole career giving up 10-15 pounds and was a huge KO puncher? Astonishing!

    He was only on the seen a short time, but I thought Colin Jones was just exemplary. Not a great athlete, but a hard, hard man.

    Howard Winstone was undisputed world champion while missing parts of three fingers. I'm not even sure how to think about that!
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    My favourites are varied; some great & some not:-

    Carl Thompson - I'm a huge fan of The Cat. Tough as old boots & was always involved in exciting fight.

    Lennox Lewis - Class act that never ducked anybody & the best heavyweight of his generation.

    Pat Barrett - Short career, but very exciting fighter that could be hugely explosive.

    Prince Naseem Hamed - I loved his swagger; brutal punch power & a real crowd pleaser.

    Nigel Benn - A true warrior who never knew when he was beaten, except for his last fight.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Syntax Error View Post
    My favourites are varied; some great & some not:-

    Carl Thompson - I'm a huge fan of The Cat. Tough as old boots & was always involved in exciting fight.

    Lennox Lewis - Class act that never ducked anybody & the best heavyweight of his generation.

    Pat Barrett - Short career, but very exciting fighter that could be hugely explosive.

    Prince Naseem Hamed - I loved his swagger; brutal punch power & a real crowd pleaser.

    Nigel Benn - A true warrior who never knew when he was beaten, except for his last fight.
    Nigel was everything you want wasn't he?
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    Quote Originally Posted by Syntax Error View Post
    My favourites are varied; some great & some not:-

    Carl Thompson - I'm a huge fan of The Cat. Tough as old boots & was always involved in exciting fight.

    Lennox Lewis - Class act that never ducked anybody & the best heavyweight of his generation.

    Pat Barrett - Short career, but very exciting fighter that could be hugely explosive.

    Prince Naseem Hamed - I loved his swagger; brutal punch power & a real crowd pleaser.

    Nigel Benn - A true warrior who never knew when he was beaten, except for his last fight.
    i like your list

    not sure about lewis, never really warmed to him

    and how could you leave out bruno?
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    Quote Originally Posted by marbleheadmaui View Post
    Quote Originally Posted by Syntax Error View Post
    My favourites are varied; some great & some not:-

    Carl Thompson - I'm a huge fan of The Cat. Tough as old boots & was always involved in exciting fight.

    Lennox Lewis - Class act that never ducked anybody & the best heavyweight of his generation.

    Pat Barrett - Short career, but very exciting fighter that could be hugely explosive.

    Prince Naseem Hamed - I loved his swagger; brutal punch power & a real crowd pleaser.

    Nigel Benn - A true warrior who never knew when he was beaten, except for his last fight.
    Nigel was everything you want wasn't he?
    He certainly was.

    Benn was a joy to behold as a fight fan.

    I just wish that there were more like him nowadays.
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    Quote Originally Posted by erics44 View Post
    Quote Originally Posted by Syntax Error View Post
    My favourites are varied; some great & some not:-

    Carl Thompson - I'm a huge fan of The Cat. Tough as old boots & was always involved in exciting fight.

    Lennox Lewis - Class act that never ducked anybody & the best heavyweight of his generation.

    Pat Barrett - Short career, but very exciting fighter that could be hugely explosive.

    Prince Naseem Hamed - I loved his swagger; brutal punch power & a real crowd pleaser.

    Nigel Benn - A true warrior who never knew when he was beaten, except for his last fight.
    i like your list

    not sure about lewis, never really warmed to him

    and how could you leave out bruno?
    Good point.

    I should have added Bruno too.

    A decent campaigner who persevered until he finally won a world title.

    Only really let himself down in his last fight.
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    Chris Eubank- Not for his boxing but for his mouth.


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    i enjoyed eubank in the ring too, he'd have to be up there
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    Benn for me. # 3 fav boxer all time. Hoko is up there, helluva blood and guts scraper.

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    Billy Hardy who fought a close fight with Orlando Canizales
    Shean Neary because of his war with Andy Holigan
    Nigel Benn for sheer viciousness
    Paul Ingle for heart and determination in beating Junior Jones in New York
    Lloyd Honeyghan for beating the great Curry and defending the undisputed title on a number of occasions.
    Kevin Luishing who dropped Trinidad and fought an epic fight against a local fighter whose name I have forgotten
    Richard Williams who could have been a contender and lost to Martinez before he came famous.
    Ricky Hatton for beating the great Tzsyu and becoming undisputed champ at the weight by not hiding behind Frank Warren's apron unlike Joe Galzaghe.
    Froch for having the mettle to fight Pascal, Taylor, Dirrell, Kessler, Abraham, and then Johnson, Andre Ward next.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Master View Post
    Billy Hardy who fought a close fight with Orlando Canizales
    Shean Neary because of his war with Andy Holigan
    Nigel Benn for sheer viciousness
    Paul Ingle for heart and determination in beating Junior Jones in New York
    Lloyd Honeyghan for beating the great Curry and defending the undisputed title on a number of occasions. Kevin Luishing who dropped Trinidad and fought an epic fight against a local fighter whose name I have forgotten
    Richard Williams who could have been a contender and lost to Martinez before he came famous.
    Ricky Hatton for beating the great Tzsyu and becoming undisputed champ at the weight by not hiding behind Frank Warren's apron unlike Joe Galzaghe.
    Froch for having the mettle to fight Pascal, Taylor, Dirrell, Kessler, Abraham, and then Johnson, Andre Ward next.
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    I am not British but many of my favorites are. Lloyd Honeygan, Ken Buchanan, Carl Thompson and of course Chris Eubanks but Nigel Benn, what a wrecking ball and the list goes on.

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    Michael Brodie LEGEND!!

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    Quote Originally Posted by skel1983 View Post
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