is John Conteh the most talented British boxer ever??

[ICB]

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.

[Dark Lord Al]

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.

[johnmaff36]

ken buchanan
john conteh-when he wasnt gargling and riding other peoples wives
howard winstone
barry mc guigan
jimmy wilde
benny lynch

[sumkalambay]

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.

[Master]

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.

[Majesty]

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.

[sumkalambay]

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.

ur talking about athleticism there... hamed was certainly explosive, graham prolly the slickest to come out of britain and buchanan with his quick feet.. but none of them had conteh's technical skills, buchanan comes close but he had some serious issues with his technique.

[johnmaff36]

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.

Are you seriously going to put Hamed over conteh You must not have watched too much of conteh if you came to that conclusion. Hamed was better when it came to jumping over ropes, flying carpets and harley davidsons, but when it came to fighting he was found out by the first good fighter he fought. Its ok all this posing and shit when you have a 3rd rate fighter who would have to take a flying leap to reach you. Boxing-wise conteh was far better i feel and proved it by mixing with the best. Believe it or not, theres a rumour thats been flying about for years that Ronnie Corbett paid heavies to break Contehs hands for lashing his bit on the side. Ha ha ha! find it hard to believe myself but you dont let the facts get in the way of a story like that.