Top 10 British Fighters of all time

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  1. Vano-Irons

    Vano-Irons Obsessed with Boxing banned

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    say what :admin:admin:admin

    I like Barerra, but no. Just no. Calzaghe definately deserves to be ahead of Naz IMO, and I'm also a fan of Naz.

    And as ive said before, ricky is above all lists :deal
     
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    wrimc Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Calzaghe is definitely ahead of Naz they each had one top opponent in their careers and Naz was outclassed by his whereas Calzaghe beat his
     
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    Joey had more than 1 top opponent IMO. BHop is the obvious one, but he also beat Kessler, Lacy (who was the favourite), Robin Reid. You could even count Bika as a good win
     
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    Im talking HOF level RJJ doesn't count because it wasnt the HOF RJJ he was fighting.
     
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    Is Joe Lynch the only stand out win on his record? If so I'd say just comparing names on their records that Dempseys KO wins over Sharkey, Willard, Carpentier, Levinksky and Fulton look better.

    Just sticking to Flyweights I'd say Fidel LaBarba had a better record. In his first year as a pro he beat Brown and Ganaro, went the distance with Jimmy McLarnin and later in his career beat Kid Chocolate.

    I'm pretty ignorant on Wilde but one great win and some wins over bigger men is exactly what Randy Turpin did. There seems to be to much missing from Wilde to break away from the pack imo.