Greatest British boxer of all time?

[yvonne]

Not in any order my top 10.

Lennox Lewis
Joe Calzaghe
Jimmy Wilde
Freddy Welsh
Jim Driscoll
Bob Fitzsimmons
Ted Lewis
Ken Buchanan
Randy Turpin
Jack Berg

Guys like John Conteh, Nigel Benn, Chris Eubank, Lloyd Honeyghan, Naseem Hamed, deserve a mention aswell.

He has to be in the list mate!Squeeze him in there and i'll rep you,go on make my day mate

Im not so sure he was one of my favorite fighters, and i've watched most of his fights. And he did have some very good wins abroad, but bad losses to Watson, Eubank, Collins x2, Malinga, hurt his legacy somewhat.

I'll tell you one match up i would have payed to see and thats Julian Jackson vs Nigel Benn, can you imagine how awesome that match up would of been ?

Yeah that would have been a great fight!Another one i think would have been good too is Calzaghe vs Benn!For me anyhow

[Spicoli]

Hoko.......not the greatest but very exciting

[porkypara]

Hoko.......not the greatest but very exciting

Do you mean Paul "Hoko" Hodkinson? WBC featherweight champ?

[Spicoli]

Hoko.......not the greatest but very exciting

Do you mean Paul "Hoko" Hodkinson? WBC featherweight champ?

You know it.Loved his frontal style.Took his share of licks though,Villasana comes to mind but he got him back.

[WelshDevilRob]

Lennox Lewis for me - the man did it all.

[yvonne]

Lennox Lewis for me - the man did it all.

Short and sweet!Well said.I agree,he was awesome!

[WelshDevilRob]

Lennox Lewis for me - the man did it all.

Short and sweet!Wll said.I agree,he was awesome!

Haha Yes abit lazy on my part.

Heres my list of best in each weight

Heavyweight Lennox Lewis
Cruiserweight David Haye
Light Heavyweight Dennis Andries
Super Middleweight Nigel Benn
Middleweight Randolph Turpin
Jnr Middleweight Maurice Hope
Welterweight Lloyd Honeyghan
Jnr Welterweight Jackie Kid Berg
Lightweight Freddie Welsh
Jnr Lightweight Jim Mcdonnell
Featherweight Barry McGuigan/Jim Driscoll
Super Bantam Naseem Hamed
Bantamweight Duke Mckenzie
Flyweight Jimmy Wilde

[Drago]

Lennox Lewis for me - the man did it all.

Short and sweet!Well said.I agree,he was awesome!

yes defo fought so many times in the other mans backyard as well, people dont give him enough credit for that!

[porkypara]

Hoko.......not the greatest but very exciting

Do you mean Paul "Hoko" Hodkinson? WBC featherweight champ?

You know it.Loved his frontal style.Took his share of licks though,Villasana comes to mind but he got him back.

Was ringside for his fight with Steve Robinson.Think it was voted domestic fight of the year.

Total war!

[Spicoli]

Do you mean Paul "Hoko" Hodkinson? WBC featherweight champ?

You know it.Loved his frontal style.Took his share of licks though,Villasana comes to mind but he got him back.

Was ringside for his fight with Steve Robinson.Think it was voted domestic fight of the year.

Total war!

Seemed to be his way yeah.I caught him on the tail end overhere.They had a spell when one of the cable channels would show 'Sky TV'...I think that was it?Everything was taped delayed by weeks and put on in the wee hours of the A.M.The first fight with Villasana was just brutal.Looked as if he had gone head first through a car windshield after but man he was all heart.Have not seen the Robinson fight,have to find it.

[Taeth]

IMO Wilde has to be number one, he is the only person from Brittain in the top 50 all time, and Lennox would have to deserve a higher spot than Calzaghe, fought better guys.

[C.J.Rock]

Lennox Lewis was the bes by far BUT the fans favorites were Henry Cooper & Frank Bruno.
Calzaghe doesnt come close, he needs to rematch, and this time beat Bernard Hopkin legitimately before he comes close

[porkypara]

Lennox Lewis was the bes by far BUT the fans favorites were Henry Cooper & Frank Bruno.
Calzaghe doesnt come close, he needs to rematch, and this time beat Bernard Hopkin legitimately before he comes close

In mst people eyes He did beat Hopkins LEGITIMATELY dispite Hopkins using and geting away with ever trick in the book to survie the 12 rounds.

[CutMeMick]

Heres how I see it, based on what I've seen from the fighters.

1. Wilde
2. Lennox
3. Calzaghe
4. Fitzsimmons
5. Eubank
6. Benn
7. Buchanan
8. Randy Turpin
9. Naz
10. Lloyd


Honors: Minter, Nelson, Jim Watt, Graham, Conteh, Stracey and Laing.

*Havent seen enough of Ted Lewis to rate him or Jack Berg or for that matter any of the older fighters.

[WelshDevilRob]

Heres how I see it, based on what I've seen from the fighters.

1. Wilde
2. Lennox
3. Calzaghe
4. Fitzsimmons
5. Eubank
6. Benn
7. Buchanan
8. Randy Turpin
9. Naz
10. Lloyd


Honors: Minter, Nelson, Jim Watt, Graham, Conteh, Stracey and Laing.

*Havent seen enough of Ted Lewis to rate him or Jack Berg or for that matter any of the older fighters.

A Welshman 1st and 3rd - someone on this site must be paying you Mick.