A Simple Question...

Discussion in 'British Boxing Forum' started by El Cepillo, Nov 4, 2008.

  1. El Cepillo

    El Cepillo Baddest Man on the Planet Full Member

    Joined:
    Aug 29, 2008
    Messages:
    17,221
    Likes Received:
    4
    Who is your favourite British boxer of all time and why?
     
  2. kosaros

    kosaros Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

    Joined:
    Jul 21, 2008
    Messages:
    26,593
    Likes Received:
    5
    Nigel Benn

    The fight against McClellan explains why.
     
  3. TFFP

    TFFP Guest

    Joe Calzaghe

    He never loses.
     
  4. bored

    bored rent boy Full Member

    Joined:
    May 19, 2008
    Messages:
    1,774
    Likes Received:
    0
    I don't really have one tbh. I guess LL, i like Ricky Hatton too although his career dissapoints me. I like Munroe, have been too watch him a few times. Kevin Mitchell too is probably my fave atm.
     
  5. El Cepillo

    El Cepillo Baddest Man on the Planet Full Member

    Joined:
    Aug 29, 2008
    Messages:
    17,221
    Likes Received:
    4
    Where are all the Herbie Hide fans at? :huh
     
  6. El Cepillo

    El Cepillo Baddest Man on the Planet Full Member

    Joined:
    Aug 29, 2008
    Messages:
    17,221
    Likes Received:
    4
    Obviously Audley is your first choice, but Benn is a good #2.
     
  7. toffeejack

    toffeejack Boxing Addict Full Member

    Joined:
    Apr 30, 2007
    Messages:
    5,064
    Likes Received:
    1
    Joe Calzaghe.

    Followed his career from the start.

    Love his attitude, his fighting style, he can box or go into the trenches when need be and he's overcome career threatening hand injuries to get where he's at which a lot of people forget.

    Keeps himself to himself and some people have a go because he's boring but it's a good quality to have when you're that famous but don't see the need to put yourself in the limelight all the time and put on an act in front of the cameras unlike some other fighters I could mention.
     
  8. El Cepillo

    El Cepillo Baddest Man on the Planet Full Member

    Joined:
    Aug 29, 2008
    Messages:
    17,221
    Likes Received:
    4
    Think he will preserve that 'o' until retirement?
     
  9. El Cepillo

    El Cepillo Baddest Man on the Planet Full Member

    Joined:
    Aug 29, 2008
    Messages:
    17,221
    Likes Received:
    4
    Fair enough, honestly I'm undecided about Calzaghe personality wise, I get the feeling he may be a big of an arrogant twat, but I may be wrong.

    Did you see the Calzaghe vs. Thornberry fight on Nuts TV last night?
     
  10. TFFP

    TFFP Guest

    Yes in all likelihood, but I can't see into his mind to determine whether he's likely to fight on one fight too many. He seems to have his head switched on about this.
     
  11. Claypole

    Claypole Boxing Addict banned

    Joined:
    Aug 4, 2007
    Messages:
    7,071
    Likes Received:
    4
    Lennox Lewis. I loved the way he got under the skin of the American critics. (The thrashing of Michael Grant is one of my all time favourite boxing moments)
     
  12. toffeejack

    toffeejack Boxing Addict Full Member

    Joined:
    Apr 30, 2007
    Messages:
    5,064
    Likes Received:
    1
    No missed it mate I was watching the show about him on Setanta.

    If I remember rightly it was one of his below par performances though. He had 3 or 4 of them in succession after Eubank.
     
  13. El Cepillo

    El Cepillo Baddest Man on the Planet Full Member

    Joined:
    Aug 29, 2008
    Messages:
    17,221
    Likes Received:
    4
    How many is 1 too many do you think?

    I'm kind of hoping for a good domestic against Froch before Joe calls it a day.
     
  14. stuey

    stuey Never bet on England Full Member

    Joined:
    Aug 13, 2004
    Messages:
    3,568
    Likes Received:
    0
    nigel benn. all action, hard hitting,but a little vunerable too,made every fight so exciting. he was genuinely passionate too, let people get right under his skin and then had the tear up he promised. awesome fighter....
     
  15. El Cepillo

    El Cepillo Baddest Man on the Planet Full Member

    Joined:
    Aug 29, 2008
    Messages:
    17,221
    Likes Received:
    4
    It was quite entertaining, this Thornberry charecter had a massive heart, everyone thought he was going to get blasted in the first round, including him (he put his hands up at the bell at the end of the first - as if to celebrate) but he went to the distance, honestly Joe nearly had him early on and then just got lazy, he wasn't really trying, Frank Warren was screaming at Joe to knock the dude out, it was an odd fight.