greatest uk fighter ever

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  1. Furey

    Furey EST & REG 2009 Full Member

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    ???

    Froch has a decent jab, nothing spectacular though.

    Groves controlled the jab exchanges in his last fight for example.
     
  2. JonStevo10

    JonStevo10 Well-Known Member Full Member

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    He said Froch chin.
     
  3. lencoreastside

    lencoreastside Obsessed with Boxing banned Full Member

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    Maybe if you did you would know a bit about boxing.

    Funny you say you " haven't the time" ......yet you on here all
    day long spouting about every subject under the sun!!
    It's not like you have an important job, ( or any job), or a wife and family, or in fact any role in society.....

    Find a new hobby for 2014, loser......
     
  4. Solaris

    Solaris Boxing Junkie banned Full Member

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    Shall we both post our next pay cheques on here? I'm game if you are.

    I am due about 5k after tax. I assume you make far more?
     
  5. lencoreastside

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    Very tough question...but, I'll make like OJ and have a stab at it!!

    Best overall pure boxer...can't separate Conteh and Buchannan..
    Most extravagant talent Herrol closely followed by Naz..
    Pound for pound one punch power...Benn
    Best overall pressure fighter, wee Barry.
    Mentally and physically toughest, Collins/Buchanan

    Best current/ future boxer ...possibly maybe Carl.
     
  6. HerolGee

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    hmmmm
    what I seen in the flesh -

    best mental - Buchanan - 2nd2nunn
    Greatest skill - Herol Graham -unreal defensive ability, sure was some reverse psychology in play calling him 'The Bomber'
    best puncher - Benn/Naz -nuff said
    Best chin - Froch/Eubank -can eat shots forever, its what kept them in fights against superior opps.
    Highest athleticism/fitness - Joe Calzaghe -can literally keep moving forever, would have made a runner.
    Highest achiever -Lennox obviously
     
  7. HerolGee

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    s'up.
     
  8. lazarus20000

    lazarus20000 Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Interesting on who has a better chin, Eubank or Froch. But has Froch been hit by a bigger puncher than Benn? Punching power will go to Naz p4p. Lewis was an all round great fighter.
     
  9. Jquik

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    Eubank fought nothing but nobodies all through his career its hard to say how good his chin is.
     
  10. Westy78

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    He fought Nigel Benn twice who at the time was considered one of the best punchers in the division
     
  11. Jquik

    Jquik Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Besides Benn??

    Steve Collins,Carl Thompson and Joe Calzaghe are the only decent names on Chris Eubanks record besides Benn and he lost to all three of them.

    I like Chris Eubank but he was highly protected and rarely went out of his comfort zone to test himself against the best fighters in the division.

    You cant compare him to Froch.
     
  12. Westy78

    Westy78 Well-Known Member Full Member

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    I agree he was highly protected, be he always admitted that. He was in it for the money and thats it.

    As for the loses mentioned you do know the circumstances around some of those fights don't you?? A simple statement of a lose is doing them a dis-service.

    Even Joe C admitted Eubank was his hardest fight
     
  13. Jquik

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    Calzaghe only had 20 fights or so when he fought Eubank,he was domestic level at the time so of course it was going to be his toughest fight,fortunately for him Eubank was well past it,Calzaghe then went on to fight 15 fringe contenders as a world champion and milked his title.He wasnt exactly fighting world beaters himself so its no surprise he said Eubank was his toughest fight.
     
  14. Furey

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    Suggest you re-read again as he started the sentence with 'jab wise'.