Best ever European heavyweight ?

Going by Britain being part of Europe,it's got to be Lennox Lewis,easy. Following Lennox would be,at a pinch,Max Schmelling. Thoughts ?

 

Bob Fitzsimmons still has an argument for the No2 slot.

 

i suppose maybe bugner {after lewis and fitzsimmons}, but my grandad always drummed it into me about how good tommy farr was, if he was here, he'd say farr..

 

Yeah,Farr and Bugner would be up there. Bruno too.

 

Farr was the best British heavyweight between Fitzsimmons and Lewis, no doubt about it.

It is a damn shame in many ways that his prime coincided with Louis's, or we might have had a British lineal champion in the middle of that hundren year famine.

 

V. and W. Klitschko.

If you meant western Europe only, I would say Schmelling too.

 

Maher, Sharkey, Ingo, Carnera, Neusel, Golota, Uxcuden, Bruno would be top 10 contenders.

 

All solid calls.

I think Don Cockel is in the argument also.

 

Not Golota. But Wlad should be in consideration.

I go with Schmeling though. But I maybe a little bit biased here.

 

If Don Cockel is in the argument, is it really an argument worth having?

 

Head to head or based on achievement?


There's a difference.

Based on achievement:

1. Lennox Lewis

2. Wladimir Klitschko

3. Max Schmeling

 

Guys picking bruno over a klitschko?

 

I think so.

Cockel for all his limitations was the #2 ranked heavyweight contender at one point.

 

Working on the assumption that the Ukraine is part of Asia:

1. Lennox Lewis
2. Max Schmeling
3. Bob Fitzsimmons (Strong argument for #2 slot)
4. Primo Carnera
5. Ingemar Johansen

Then Sharkey, Maher and Farr can fight it out for the #6 slot.

 

Why would you do so?