Top 10 British boxers ever P4P?

****ing hell, that is a diabolical list.

I'm surprised they didn't stick Bruno in.

 

Driscoll
Lennox
Wilde
Lynch
Buchanan
Ted 'Kid' Lewis
Jack Berg
Freddie Welsh
Joe Calzaghe
Lloyd Honeyghan

Off the top of my head thats the order I'd go with. I could gladly swap Calzaghe/Honeyghan with Conteh, who was superior to both in ability IMO. The first 8 make my top 100 P4P. Calzaghe and Honeyghan don't. I'd say Honeyghan has the better single win out of him and Calzaghe, given the way he performed in that fight as well, Calzaghe gets points for longevity and H2H, little for depth of resume.

I've probably made a glaring omission, and by the way I don't consider Fitz British. If I did he'd be number 1.

 

Calzaghe above those guys is fairly unjustifiable IMO...but not bad at all :good

 

I've nicked this Top 10 from a very knowledgeable poster on another site. His knowledge of British boxing is exceptional.

1) Ted 'Kid' Lewis
2) Jimmy Wilde
3) Lennox Lewis
4) Ken Buchanan
5) Joe Calzaghe
6) Jim Driscoll
7) Owen Moran
8) Jack 'Kid' Berg
9) Randolph Turpin
10) Naseem Hamed

I just wanted to put this up as it deserves to be put out there. Each place would have been painstakingly deliberated over.

 

Would love to know his reasons for omitting Benny Lynch.

 

I forgot to add that in this list Fitzsimmons is not considered British due to leaving Cornwall as a 9 year old boy. Basically he grow up as a New Zealander, fought in Australia before travelling to fight in America and become an American citizen. This is contentious but Fitz never fought in a British ring and never showed any intention of doing so. He never held a British title. These are the list creators views.

He has said if Fitz is included then he would go in at No.1.

 

Lynch is 15 in the list. Without the bottle Benny could have been right up there.

 

I guess Sal Sanchez would've been great if he hadn't died so young Lynch defeated some top quality fighters in his career, was World Flyweight champ and had a formidable style all of his own. He was stopped once, at Bantamweight, pissed.

A lock for the top ten IMO, especially one that features Naz. Who was at 11-15 if you don't mind me asking?

 

These are exactly my views on the matter. Lennox however, flew the flag despite having represented Canada.

 

11) Freddie Welsh
12) Ricky Hatton
13) Lloyd Honeyghan
14) John Conteh
15) Benny Lynch

It does look a bit harsh on Lynch seeing as the IBRO has Lynch at No.5 Flyweight of All Time.

Jackie Brown and Peter Kane are Lynch's biggest scalps. Going against Lynch I suppose is that he he never left Britian. Finishing at 25 hurts also his legacy. Personally I wouldn't have a problem putting Lynch at No.10. I've never had much time for Naz but that reflects a petty personal dislike of the man.

 

Hatton that high??? Ouch.

 

I agree on Lennox, as a fighter he fought for British, European and Commonwealth titles, that alone makes him a British fighter. Lennox played the game a bit but as a professional fighter he's British.

Describing fighters who fight for a British title as British can get a little hot when Barry McGuigan is the topic.

 

Agreed

 

I think studying Hatton's record show's him in a good light if you can block out Manny and Floyd. Off the top of my head he was The Ring No.1 LWW for 4 years and he won a lot of title fights. Throw in the 2 weight division belts and his record stands up well against the other Brits.

Ricky gets so much slagging off it's hard to keep perspective I think. It's the same with Khan and now Haye. People have great memories of Eubank and Benn but on paper Hatton is ahead of them and can't be accused of avoiding anyone (well maybe Witter but hey...).