Britain's Top 10 All Time Middleweights?

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  1. mcvey

    mcvey VIP Member

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    Who are Britains top ten all time middlweights?
    Some options.

    Minter
    Finnegan
    Lewis
    Turpin
    Benn
    Watson
    McAvoy
    Sibson
    Downes
    Graham
    Eubank
    Harvey

    What's your pick?
     
  2. Tancred

    Tancred Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    1.eubank
    2.turpin
    3.minter
    4.benn
    5.downes
    6.mcavoy
    7.graham
    8.harvey
    9.finnegan
    10.sibson
    11.watson
    12.lewis



    Left fitz out as it's going to far back you have to stop somewhere
     
  3. lencoreastside

    lencoreastside Obsessed with Boxing banned Full Member

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    But tanker old boy Eubank was(effectively) beaten by Benn, Watson and dominated by COLLINS was he not?

    Or am I fantasising what I used to be looking at with my own eyes?
     
  4. Westy78

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    I'm pretty sure Eubank beat Benn in there first fight by TKO
     
  5. Tancred

    Tancred Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Collins not british and fight was at super-middle so I refer to the thread tittle

    Also he got the nod over Watson at middleweight and stopped benn at the weight

    Both benn and Watson rematches were at super-middle
     
  6. Mr Butt

    Mr Butt Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Mcvey , a question how good was johnny Pritchett and have you a view on his dq loss in Italy to Carlos Duran .

    Was he winning the fight?

    And was his a talent wasted
     
  7. scrap

    scrap Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Yes Pritchett is very underrated, great middle.
     
  8. Bulldog24

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    Herol Graham was the best.
     
  9. Bulldog24

    Bulldog24 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Its hard to argue against Eubank though based on those wins over a prime Benn and prime Watson. He also brutally stopped Hugo Corti who had taken out legendary iron-chinned Hugo Corro with one punch.
     
  10. lencoreastside

    lencoreastside Obsessed with Boxing banned Full Member

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    Steady on there!
    Benn threw the first fight away with crummy preparation, and Watson REALLY won against EUBANK. in fact had the verdict been correct in the first fight there would have been no eubankvwatson rematch and poor Watson prob be healthy today.
     
  11. Westy78

    Westy78 Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Total bollox - Benn lost to the better man that night - that was eubank in his prime
     
  12. mcvey

    mcvey VIP Member

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    I remember reading Pritchett was jobbed, but I haven't seen the fight for years.
     
  13. AlFrancis

    AlFrancis Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    I've got that fight on film, i will upload it.
     
  14. TBooze

    TBooze Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    10 Bunny Sterling
    9 Richie Woodhall
    8 Michael Watson
    7 Nigel Benn
    6 Herol Graham
    5 Terry Downes
    4 Chris Eubank
    3 Bob Fitzsimmons
    2 Alan Minter
    1 Randy Turpin

    Others shortlisted: Len Harvey, Dick Turpin and Kevin Finnegan
     
  15. Mr Butt

    Mr Butt Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    :good

    Thanks Al, how did you get it