BEST JAB Nobody bothered me with the jab. I expected a great jab from Mike McCallum, but his didn’t trouble me at all. BEST DEFENSE Sumbu Kalambay: Maybe Kalambay, but there wasn’t anyone who really excelled defensively. FASTEST HANDS Vinny Pazienza: For the most part my hand speed was superior, so it’s difficult to think of someone who troubled me. You could say Vinny Pazienza had the quickest hands. BEST FOOTWORK Nobody, come on now, don’t mess about (laughs)! SMARTEST Sumbu Kalambay or Mike McCallum. STRONGEST Sanderline Williams: Williams in 1985. BEST CHIN Charles Brewer. BEST PUNCHER Julian Jackson: The best puncher was Julian Jackson, come on, please. BEST SKILLS Sumbu Kalambay: Kalambay for the European middleweight title. BEST OVERALL: Mike McCallum.
I think The Bomber is being mis-understood somewhat here - I bet his comments about his handspeed and footwork were said with a twinkle in his eye and don't come across as intended when read on a page as opposed to listened to. I think Graham is being very honest with his assessments here. I've met Graham a few times and he is actually quite a shy person - extremely polite. He has suffered significant mental health issues - depression and psychosis I believe; I think it's perhaps a little harsh to judge him. As for a fight between him & Sibbo - post (or even pre-Hagler) Sibson would have had real trouble with Graham. I am (sadly) of the age to remember clearly what was going on in the UK scene at the time - I'm pushing 60 & lived through this era and went to most of the major shows in London at the time.
This and Lennox Lewis' Best I Faced were the two most wildly self-posturing set of answers I've seen. The first 4 answers of Graham's was all about him. And best chin was Charles Brewer? Really? One of the most chinny fighters to attain a title in some time and he has the best chin. Couldn't be because Graham dropped him twice, could it?