Who's your personal fave British fighter ever

He battered Vaca in the return. Starling was coming off a devastating K.O where he'd been so detatched from his senses he thought he'd broken his leg.

Honeyghan has enough nous to shift up his gameplan. Starling was the perfect foil to Honeyghan, and would've beaten him at any stage. He drubbed Lloyd after a competitive four or five rounds, and showed how perfectly able he was of dissecting Honeyghan.

I love Lloyd, I'm pretty sure his victory over Blocker is on the back if the paper of the day I was born, so it's apt I should be an admirer of his. But he changed completely into a machine after it had success for him after Curry. Against Starlight, he tried to use his full arsenal and range of skills. It did nothing for him.

Against Breland, he was a corpse, I agree with that wholeheartedly, sad to see. Breland looked the fighter he was billed to be there, and it was really down to the shell in front of him.

 

He looked poor against Vaca, though I thought he looked back to his best when he smashed Jorge in the return. It all unravalled rather quickly for Lloyd after that, Starling smashed him and his confidence, then Breland (a rock hard puncher, no matter what anyone says) finished off the little resilience that Lloyd had left. He found it hard to stay dedicated once he reached the top, IMO. That's why maybe he went into the Starling fight a little off-form. Still, even if he wasn't at his absolute peak, Honeyghan wasn't far enough detached from his prime to suggest that his peak-self would have fared significantly better. Honeyghan was still highly capable when he fought Starling (you could argue prime, though I think through lack of drive he had regressed a little), I don't think a prime Honeyghan would have came close to winning if I'm honest.

 

He wasnt the "greatest" but he's the only boxer to make me cry, Frank Bruno.

 

Starling was a very inconsistent fighter, he lacked motivation at times which led to losses against opponents he should have, and could have beaten handily, like Blocker. When Starling was on form, on point, he was terrific, gave Curry the fight of his life twice, and that's before Donald was weight draining. The Starling who was motivated, who smashed Lloyd, ?Jose Baret and Mark Breland, was a terrific fighter in just about everyway. If Starling was motivated for Blocker, if he didn't **** around, he would have dominated him.

Don't rate Blocker personally though, I've always thought little of him.

 

It means nothing. Blocker was the last fight of Starlings career and if Lloyd is getting a free pass for being disinterested in that fight then Honeyghan certainly is for Blocker.

Anyway, styles make fights and the Starling-Blocker fight was a close one (I had it to Blocker 115-113) you could easily say that Breland beat Honeyghan but Starling beat him twice (should've done, and destroyed him in their first fight) and beat Curry before Lloyd (I had their first fight a draw, a point either way is easily justifiable) so that sorta' A+B=C doesn't cut it here, not for a pro-Lloyd argument anyway.

Styles make fights; Starling was a bad for Honeyghan. He was a bad one for most really.

 

Nigel Benn.

 

It means nothing. Blocker was the last fight of Starlings career and if Lloyd is getting a free pass for being disinterested in that fight then Honeyghan certainly is for Blocker.

Anyway, styles make fights and the Starling-Blocker fight was a close one (I had it to Blocker 115-113) you could easily say that Breland beat Honeyghan but Starling beat him twice (should've done, and destroyed him in their first fight) and beat Curry before Lloyd (I had their first fight a draw, a point either way is easily justifiable) so that sorta' A+B=C doesn't cut it here, not for a pro-Lloyd argument anyway.

Styles make fights; Starling was a bad for Honeyghan. He was a bad one for most really.

 

Sorry for the double post

 

I also really like Walter McGowan, Michael Watson & Alan Rudkin. I would say Howard Winstone just based on what I've seen on him against one of the (maybe the) greatest featherweight of all time. But for some reason I just haven't got round to watching him finally claim a title against Seki.

As for the top 3, they mixed in somegreat competition, especially the little guys, who roamed a very dangerous battlefield of tiny destroyers from all around the World in the 60s.

 

The Dark Destroyer

 

Michael Watson was aesthetically pleasing with his tucked, smooth style, was matched very hard coming up as a kid and put in so many breathtaking performances (Lee, Benn, Christie, Eubank II).

Michael Watson.