Who's The Greatest Ever British Boxer?

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Who's The Greatest Ever British Boxer?

  1. Joe Calzaghe

    19 vote(s)
    30.6%

  2. Jimmy Wilde

    6 vote(s)
    9.7%

  3. Ken Buchanan

    4 vote(s)
    6.5%

  4. Lennox Lewis

    24 vote(s)
    38.7%

  5. Benny Lynch

    0 vote(s)
    0.0%

  6. Carl Froch

    2 vote(s)
    3.2%

  7. Tyson Fury

    4 vote(s)
    6.5%

  8. Ted Kid Lewis

    1 vote(s)
    1.6%

  9. Bob Fitzsimmons

    2 vote(s)
    3.2%

  10. Lloyd Honeyghan

    0 vote(s)
    0.0%
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  1. DefinitelyTheBestMan

    DefinitelyTheBestMan New Member banned Full Member

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    vote!:D
     
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    littlebrain Active Member banned Full Member

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    The Pride of Wales in a very close contest although Fury may overtake him should he beat Usyk to become undisputed.
     
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    Lennox.

    Calzaghe a close second although his fear of flying seemed to disappear whenever a fighter was past their prime. His opponents over a 9 year stretch between Eubank and Lacy were pretty much all crap.
     
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    Furey EST & REG 2009 Full Member

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    1. Lennox
    2. Calzaghe
     
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    Mitch87 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Lewis for me. Undisputed HW champ that cleared a talented deep division at the time. A record that consists of wins over Hollyfield, Tyson, Vitalli, Mercer, Tua, Golota, Tucker, Morrison, Bruno, Briggs, Rahman and Grant. Had two losses which he avenged (granted the Mccall avenge was under very controversial circumstances as Mccall shouldn't have been allowed to fight).
     
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    I have Joshua 1,998 in my list of UK greats with Whyte 11,002 and Chisora 11,003
     
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  7. Noel857

    Noel857 I Am Duran Full Member

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    My Top 5
    1 Jimmy Wilde
    2 Benny Lynch
    3 Lennox Lewis
    4 Bob Fitzsimmons
    5 Ted Kid Lewis
     
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    robert ungurean Богдан Philadelphia Full Member

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    If you consider him a British fighter then it's Fitz for me
     
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    Tyson Fury, and by some distance.
     
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    Jack 'Kid' Berg should be on the list but I'd agree with @Noel857 on the top five although I would place Lennox at 5th with Fitz and Ted Lewis at 3rd and 4th.
     
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    For pure boxing brilliance and overcoming career threatening adversity it has to be Joe for me, it's just a brilliant story, the last of the old school.
     
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    I'd have thought Calzaghe, and by a country mile.

    Lennox number 2.

    Froch must be high up the list, Hatton also.

    John conteh top 5 perhaps?
     
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    Are we saying Carl Froch was better than Eubank or Benn?
     
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    Not exactly.
     
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    KermitTheFrog The people doing the banning are idiots Full Member

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    Is there any reason why Tommy Fury isn’t an option?
     
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