Tyson Fury's standing among all time British heavyweights

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  1. Stevie G

    Stevie G Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Where would everyone place him on their list?

    For me he's runner up to Lennox Lewis.
     
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  2. ZiggyBowie

    ZiggyBowie Member Full Member

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    This.
     
  3. naranja

    naranja Member Full Member

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    Top 3 obviously
     
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  4. Accurate

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  5. Jamal Perkins

    Jamal Perkins Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Lennox Lewis wouldve knocked him out.
    I see Herbie Hide flooring him before losing.
    Akinwande would be a test.
    Frank Bruno would likely be leading after 8 or 9 before being stopped on his feet in 10 or 11.

    Dubois and AJ are better

    All in than he's 4th.
     
  6. destruction

    destruction Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    You can’t rank an active fighter in an ATG list.

    Infact you shouldn’t really rate them on a list until they’ve been retired for at 3 years.

    As it stands he is 2nd behind Lennox Lewis.
     
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  7. Bob Flaps

    Bob Flaps Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Agree with this. The rest would be a pick-em from AJ, Bruno, Bugner, Cooper and assorted WBO-level heavies that passed through the 90s. AJ gets credit for the Olympics and his record up to Ruiz.
     
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  8. ZiggyBowie

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    Give over. Probably anybody who has a vague interest in boxing would put Fury 2nd.
     
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  9. ZiggyBowie

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    AJ was gifted the gold medal. He got a couple of gift decisions on his way to getting the gold medal. Audley Harrison’s gold medal has more credibility than AJ’s.
     
  10. Jolly Roger

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    I haven’t a clue how to rank the guys outside of Lennox Lewis, and I’m reluctant to rate either Fury or Joshua over the other given they’ve never been that eager to fight eachother, all we’ve had for years from them is hot air. Maybe in the next 12 months we’ll be able to say Dubois is number 2, beating Parker will give him a good case for it.
     
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  11. Heisenberg

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    Let him and AJ contest the wooden spoon at Wembley next year before we rate their historical British standing.
     
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  12. Jamal Perkins

    Jamal Perkins Well-Known Member Full Member

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    That's your opinion. Not as you think anybodies ' who has a vague interest in boxing'.
     
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  13. haileris

    haileris New Member Full Member

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    Wasn't so long ago the (allegedly) second best UK heavy ever scraped by a novice by the name of Ngannou. Klitschko was a nice win, downhill ever since...
    Isn't it about time he fought Chisora again :)
     
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  14. pow

    pow Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Agree. Trying to advertise that as a 'trilogy' was embarrassing.
     
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  15. ruffryders

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    Fury possibly 2nd or 3rd.
    It’s bad when that’s some of best we have and he had a very short reign of 3defences.
    Uk is lagging.