Top 5 British and Irish super middleweights of all time?

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  1. porkypara

    porkypara Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Super middle has always been a strong division for UK.

    Who is our top 5 ever?
     
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    porkypara Well-Known Member Full Member

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    1-Calzaghe
    2-Froch
    3-Benn
    4-Eubank
    5-Collins
     
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    Bensub Boxing Addict Full Member

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    spot on for me

    1-Calzaghe
    2-Froch
    3-Benn
    4-Eubank
    5-Collins
     
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    TBooze Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    We done this a few years ago (for UK fighters), so my list slightly updated and adding Collins would be:

    1: Joe Calzaghe
    2: Carl Froch
    3: Nigel Benn
    4: Chris Eubank
    5: Steve Collins
    6: James Degale
    7: Glenn Catley
    8: Robin Reid
    9: Richie Woodhall
    10: Herol Graham


    Mentions: James Cook, Michael Watson, Sam Storey, Mark Kaylor, Slugger O'Toole (Fidel Castro Smith), Henry Wharton, Ray Close, David Starie, Dean Francis, Brian Magee and George Groves

    Since doing this last. Froch has gone up to #2; Degale has entered the top 10, and Collins too, as the previous list was for the UK; thus Cook and Watson have dropped out.
     
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    TBooze Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    There seems to be a pattern here!
     
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    beachie17 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    1. Benn
    2. Froch
    3. Calzaghe
    4. Collins
    5. Eubank

    Same guys different order for me. Resume dictated that I changed the order around, you have to beat top guys to be at the top and I feel Calzaghe benefited a bit from having a weaker division to compete in.
     
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    delboy82 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    1. Calzaghe
    2. Benn
    3. Froch
    4. Collins
    5. Eubank

    I watched a docu on Roy Jones not that long ago and Naazim was talking about Joe he described him as this "he was an truly ambidextrous fighter who threw quick combo's from different awkward angles, constantly kept on the move and could do it all night long. I mean how the f**k do you deal with that !" Calzaghe resume and when he fought certain fighters tarnish his name slightly but that doesnt take away from how great he was.
     
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    TERRYTIBBZ Champion Full Member

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    1 Froch
    2 Calzaghe
    3 Collins
    4 Eubank
    5 Buglioni
     
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    michael watson is better than all them fighters listed 6-10
     
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  10. TBooze

    TBooze Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Yes overall, but he only had one 'official' fight as a Super Middleweight though.
     
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    TERRYTIBBZ Champion Full Member

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    stfu..catley, woodhall , and reid above him... lol! you just exposed yourself KILLER KOVALEV you BNP ****
     
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    TBooze Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Watson had the one fight at Super Middleweight, the tragic defeat to Eubank. Catley, Woodhall and Reid had careers and alphabet titles at 168lbs.

    I hope you are just joking/attention seeking and are not really paranoid.
     
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    he battered and dominated eubank though, so shows what you know about boxing ****head
     
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    TBooze Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    He had the better of the bout for ten and three quarters of the rounds, but sadly it was not to be.

    Unfortunately fighters are rated on achievement, not if they are nice people, or a personal favourite.
     
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    watson is better than all of them - FACT

    where in south london are you from Tbooze? if you want we can discuss this face to face sweetheart
     
    TERRYTIBBZ, Sep 11, 2015
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