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I was trying to complie a respectable ;) Top 10 of all time for the Brit Heavyweights.
This is the shortlist I came up with (in no order)
How would you rank the top 10?
Lennox Lewis
Frank Bruno
Bob Fitzsimmons
Tommy Far
Gary Mason
Don Cockell
Joe Erskine
Horace Notice
Herbie Hide
Henry Cooper
Joe Bugner
Danny Williams
Brain London
Hughroy Curry
Bruce Woodcock
1)Lennox
2)Fitzsimmons
3)Bruno
4)Farr
5)Cooper
6)Skelton
7)Brian London
8)Joe Bugner
9)Mason
10)Williams
Oh....a sad sad list.
OMG NO!!!! You've got Skelton and Mt Kipling in there :oQuote:
Originally Posted by hitmandonny
;D
I no i no :(
I'm sorry, i'm sorry for what iv labeled ur country :(
But i couldn think of anyone really better.
I mean Bugner? Joe freakin Bugner is on the list.
lmao my sense of british pride has been totally ripped from body ..Matt skelton top 10 british ATG HW.....what a shocking revalationQuote:
Originally Posted by BIG H
More than a bit sheepish about this but I'd actually have Bugner higher than Skelton & London.
Something like
1. Lewis
2. Farr
3. Bruno
4. Fitzimons
5. Cooper
6. Bugner
7. Mason
8. Williams
9. London
10.Hide
I nearly lost the will to carry on at about no. 8.
Like i said i think Skelton is actually progressing. But im actually embarassed that i couldn find anythin else to present as my list.
Haha - it's a horrible list to chose from innit ;DQuote:
Originally Posted by Googoogachoob
Sure I remember Britkid making a case for Johnny Nelson to be top 10 ;D
Hey David Haye has done more as a heavyweight on the international scene than most :D
Whoa should have thought about the potential reprecussions of that ;D
It really, really is (shakes head)Quote:
Originally Posted by BIG H
It's a list that, after no.1, you could make a case to have it in any order really.
I think Bugners to low
U rate Joe Bugner Scrap?
I thought he was decent even good, but his efforts Vs. Larry Middleton and Jack Bodell in his early career, alongside losses to Marvis Frazier and Frank Bruno in his Early career jus show him falling short of the line of "greatness."
And i remember seeing one of the Ali fights, (im sorry im not sure which one,) but i just thought he participated rather than fought, he was just there.
(If he's a friend of yours im sorry and im more than open to be told otherwise. I liked Joe)
#1 Lewis
#2 Bugnar
Joe had great talent, and what destoryed him was when he killed the belgium fella in the ring, anyone around at the time wouldof told you the same.Quote:
Originally Posted by hitmandonny
Who was it who said .....
"If every British heavyweight was laid out end to end .......... I wouldn't be at all surprised" ??
Bugner was better than people remember went the distance without any trouble against Ali twice Frazier who he had in trouble Ron Lyle. He had his moments at his best its hard to split him and Bruno he wasnt bad.
I agree mateQuote:
Originally Posted by Scrap
Ali was known to carry fighters tho. Karl Mildenberger n Jurgin Blin both went the distance with Ali. It was guys Ali found a real threat to his victory that he generally tried to take out.
He even had Frazier hurt and i remember that monster left hook that dropped Bugner he showed alot of bottle to get up from that.Quote:
Originally Posted by Scrap