Top 10 Greatest ever British fights ever?

John H Stracey v Dave Boy Green
Alan Minter v Kevin Finnegan (all 3 fights)
Mark Kaylor v Errrol Christie
Mark Kaylor v Roy Gumbs
John Conteh v Chris Finnegan (both fights)
Wally Swift Jnr v Tony Collins

 

Anyone remember Wayne Rigby v Michael "Chaka" Ayers, both fights ?.

 

Hi Noel.
Great choices, I was ringside for all but the Swift/Collins fight, my pick of the bunch : Kaylor / Christie, not least because I won a few bob.
stay safe buddy, chat soon, your friend Mike.

 

Michael Brodie v Neil Swain was great with a fantastic knockout.

Warrington v Frampton was also good.

 

Jamie Moore was in some absolute crackers. The Macklin fight being the stand out, but then also the 3rd fight with Jones and also Ryan Rhodes

 

Let's give a shout to forgotten classics.

Martin Jolley v Phil Ball.

 

Nigel Benn v Lou Gent.

Enjoyed that one

 

I did a feature on the best contests involving a British boxer fighting on British soil back during Covid for Boxing News and this was my list;

1. Benn v Eubank 1990
2. Minter v Finnegan 1976
3. Winstone v Salvidar 1967
4. Moore v Macklin 2006
5. Feeney v Cattouse 1982
6. Powers v McKenzie 1979
7. Benn v McLellan 1995
8. Arthur v Gomez 2003
9. Boon v Danahar 1939
10. Joshua v Klitschko 2017

 

Colin Jones-Kirkland Laing I and II were two great little contests with the superlative boxer racing to big early lead only to be taken out by one of the hardest punchers in British boxing.

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Fitz v Fowler in recent times.

Lewis Ritson v Robbie Davies Jr.

 

A bit of a throwback and perhaps I'm showing my age here but who remembers Ian Napa vs. Martin Power? On the Friday night boxing shows at York Hall. Some great domestic fights.

Also, purely for entertainment, I'd put Audley Harrison vs. Michael Sprott near my top 10 list.

 

Haye was still winning the fight comfortably. He was 4-1 up after 5 rounds Haye was dreadful in the first and fought like a novice. Haye was clarrly better round 2-5 with Bellew doing next to nothing, then Haye’s ankle went.

 

Lewis was poor after 6 rounds bit it was still level at that point. Up until the 7th round that was probably the best Bruno ever fought. As soon as Lewis hit him clean everyone knew what was coming next.