Top 10 British fighters of this century

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  1. BoxingAnalyst

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  2. Jquik

    Jquik Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Not being a troll or anything but Tony Bellew?

    I'd put Mathew Hatton above him and that's how much I rate Bellew.
     
  3. Knottos

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    Lewis
    Hatton
    Calzaghe
    Haye
    Froch
    Burns
    Khan
    Harrison
    Nelson
    Maccarinelli - maybe
     
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    good point, i was trying to think fast
     
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    I think it's more interesting if you can only include fights that the boxers have been involved in this century. So Lennox's record, for example, starts from the Grant fight.
     
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    I see you rate Farr very highly! ;)
     
  7. JFT96

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    That's what I tried to do with my list. I think to be honest Lewis, Calzaghe, Nelson etc. who were already champions by 2000 still did more than enough afterwards to merit being in there
     
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    Lewis
    Hatton
    Froch
    Haye
    Calzaghe
    Khan
    Burns

    Can't think of anyone else that's worth mentioning....

    I thought Kevin Mitchell had great potential until Katsidis gave him a beat down.Big Enzo Macs career was put in a choke hold by the Hayemaker.Kell Brook still has not won a world title or proved he is world class even.Macklin,Barker and Murray still yet to prove themselves....

    Hmmmm this was a tough one,so many potentially good fighters hopefully 2013 is a better year for the British.
     
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    1.Lennox Lewis
    2.Joe Calzaghe
    3.Naseem Hamed
    4.Carl Froch
    5.David Haye
    6.Nigel Benn
    7.Chris Eubank
    8.Amir Kahn
    9.Ricky Hatton
    10.Ola Afolabi
     
  10. garymcfall

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    Lewis
    Calzaghe
    Froch
    Hatton
    Haye
    Khan
    Scott Harrison
    Burns
    Witter


    Really struggling to think of a tenth...
     
  11. Shane mcphilben
    Sid razak
    That light heavyweight from scunthorpe(jody meikle)
    tommy tolan
    That bloke from hull who just charges with hands down
    Hastings rasani
    robin deakin
    kristian laight
    Struggling now.....how about paul mcclosky and pro tony jeffries
     
  12. Primadonna Kool

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    I wrote 10 out but it was from 1900 and onwards...

    Seen the thread title, and i now can't be bother thinking of another 10.
     
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    1. Lewis
    2. Calzaghe
    3. Froch
    4. Hatton
    5. Haye
    6. Khan
    7. Woods
    8. Burns
    9. Witter
    10. Williams
     
  14. JFT96

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    Very solid list. I moved Williams down to 11 when I remembered Witter after my original list and had Nelson in there but apart from that, that's the exact order I'd put them in.

    The only 2 debatable ones for me are Calzaghe & Lewis if we're going solely post-2000 which is a close one and possibly Woods and Khan. But I think you've got it right in having Lewis and Khan ahead.
     
  15. Knottos

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    Might settle with

    Lewis
    Hatton
    Calzaghe
    Haye
    Froch
    Burns
    Khan
    Harrison
    Nelson
    Woods