Greatest British Boxers of All-Time

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  1. Flea Man

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    By that I meant Joe Lynch, great bantam that Wilde beat spotting him weight :good

    Although I'd take Benny to beat Wilde.
     
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    How do you figure? Overrated on what scale, (on a pound-for-pound ranking, regardless of weight) top-15, top-20?

    He's certainly not a top-15 greatest boxer of all-time and I would agree that he could be outboxed -- but everything he accomplished alone, then add to the fact he was fighting BELOW the minimumweight of today (105), against 115'ers.

    I'd have him top-20, for sure.

    Top-5, AT LEAST, for greatest nicknames. :good
     
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  3. Flea Man

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    Just overrated as a flyweight champion. I tried to say in the post you quoted; great fighter due to his P4P achievements :good
     
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    Oh okay, I understand. And as for Lynch; he just got lost in the shuffle -- HUGE omission on my end.
     
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    I don't understand, you said I was wrong to rate Calzaghe above Fitzsimmons yet Fitzsimmons hasn't even made your list yet Calzaghe has :huh
     
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  6. Flea Man

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    Check through the thread mate: I don't really consider Fitz a British fighter :good
     
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    I don't consider him British either.
     
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    The ten rounder against Legra was probably Winstone's best win Flea.
     
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  9. Flea Man

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    I always think about Winstone losing to Legra in the title fight. Yeah, it is :good
     
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    Bump.
     
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    Nice to know you are here - now tongue it :asskiss:smh:ass
     
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    And Funso Banjo :D
     
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  13. Neebur

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    Do you have a top ten?
     
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