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    Default Re: is John Conteh the most talented British boxer ever??

    Nobody has mentioned Ken Buchanan yet

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    Default Re: is John Conteh the most talented British boxer ever??

    Quote Originally Posted by BIG H View Post
    Nobody has mentioned Ken Buchanan yet
    I was thinking of Buchanan when I said there were a few between my choice and Conteh.

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    Quote Originally Posted by BIG H View Post
    Nobody has mentioned Ken Buchanan yet
    Haven't seen much of him there isn't much footage of him is there ? but yes for certain a great boxer and he slipped my mind totally.

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    Default Re: is John Conteh the most talented British boxer ever??

    I was always a fan of Dave McAuley his battles with Fidel Bassa ,his win over Duke McKenzie and his easy win over Jake Matlala proved he was a very good fighter. Both Duke and Jake went on to win some important fights .
    Not a great by any means but a very good fighter.

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    Default Re: is John Conteh the most talented British boxer ever??

    ken buchanan
    john conteh-when he wasnt gargling and riding other peoples wives
    howard winstone
    barry mc guigan
    jimmy wilde
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    Default Re: is John Conteh the most talented British boxer ever??

    chris eubank a crude fighter?? are you kidding?? he had some of the smoothest upper body movement i've seen at SMW(none of which you see from current fighters) and against the right kind of opponent he'd look like an extremely smooth technician. he sucked being the aggressor and looked sloppy at times, but otherwise he was a smooth technician.

    btw i meant conteh was the most skilled boxer i've seen from britain and one of the better technicians to have fought in the LHW division.

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    Default Re: is John Conteh the most talented British boxer ever??

    Joe Galzaghe has natural boxing skill and also suffered from bad hands. Turpin was skilled if he beat SRR.
    Tommy Farr went to points with Joe Louis.
    Lennox was very talented.
    Errol Christie was talented and skill full.
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    Default Re: is John Conteh the most talented British boxer ever??

    In terms of "talent" I'd say Naseem Hamed. He had the most "talent" he just lacked everywhere else. But talent-wise he had it all, fast hands, devastating power, great reflexes, flashy style, charisma whether loved or hated. So in terms of "talent" id say Hamed is in the top and above John Conteh.

    Also Eubank you have to list, Turpin, a lot of British, Herol Graham, all rank above John Conteh.

    So to me, Hamed, Eubank, Buchanan and Herol Graham and Lennox Lewis are above John in terms of talent natural talent. Some of them took great advantage over their talent(Eubank, Lewis, Graham to an extent) while others didn't achieve as high as they could (Hamed). However the level of 'talent" is unquestionable.
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