ATG British Boxers??

Who do you feel were the best british boxers ever. and what would your list look like????

I was trying to update a few of my lists, and looked at my top british boxers: Who is to high/low or who is missing or should not be on it???

1. Jimmy Wilde
2. Bob Fitzsimmons

3. Ted "Kid" Lewis
4. Jack "Kid" Berg

5. Lennox Lewis

6. Jim Driscoll
7. Ken Buchanan
8. Benny Lynch

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Wow, I was not excpecting Benn to be a major issue??? What in your mind(s) makes Benn so close to or even above Eubank??? Eubank holds a stoppage win over him, 2 wins over Watson who beat Benn...How come no one is saying watson should be over Benn, to be honest that is one I am struggeling with..What makes Benn higer ranked than Watson??? Do you feel Benn's resume outside of watson is that superior to Eubank???

I really don't want to make this into a Benn-Eubank debate, as I was wondering more about the overall rankings (Welsh is a bit low from Lora's perspective???), but what is it that makes Benn so comprable to Eubank???

 

No disrespect to Haye, but I was trying to stay away from fighters who are still active (at least in a major way)...Like on my HW list I do include Holyfield, but not either Klit...not out of disrespect, but rather I am not sure we or more to the point I can rank them fairly without seeing the entire body of work..I imagine Haye will find himself on many lists of this type in the future!!!

 

in 89 Benn breaks into the ring rankings at 9, but loses to #6 Watson.

in 90 Benn beats dewitt for the WBO MW title, #5 Barkley & loses to #6 Eubank.

Eubank beats WBO champ..year closes with eubank rated 6 & Benn 9.

91- Eubank beats #8 Watson 2X's (disputed or not these are the results) defending the WBO MW title and winning the WBO SMW title in the return bout. rated #3 at SMW

Benn- does not have a major fight and ends up #6 at SMW

92- Eubank beats #8 Thorton and makes 5 defenses.

Benn beats Galvano for the WBC strap and makes defense.

Eubank rated #3 Benn #5

93- both make 2 defenses and fight to a draw...

Eubank rated #3 Benn #4

94- Benn makes 2 defenses...Eubank makes 6 defenses and beats #8 & #9 ranked close and Rocchigiani

Benn ranked 2 Eubank 3 (not sure why Benn jumped him this year, but he did)

95- Benn beats McClellan and makes 3 defenses..Eubank loses to #3 Collins 2X's

benn rated 2 Eubank falls out

96 Neither guy is ever a factor again! (Although Eubank does come bak into the ratings in 97)

Benn rates at 9-9-6-5-4-2-2 (rated 7 years top 5 4 X's)
Eubank rates *-6-3-3-3-3-*-9(rated 6 years top 5 4X's)
during the 5 years they were rated Eubank was higher 4 of those years

Benn 4-2-1 against ranked opponents (not counting 96+)
Eubank 6-2-1 (with his losses coming in his final year as a peak fighter to collins)

Eubank 18-2-1 in title fights (0-3 96 on)
Benn 11-5 in title fights

Benn WBO MW Champ 4 months (loses title to Eubank)
Eubank WBO MW Champ 11 months (Vacates)

Benn- WBC SMW Champ 3 years 5 months
Eubank- WBO SMW Champ 3 years 6 months

I agree there is not a great disparity, but Eubank to me clearly rates ahead of Benn!

Beat more rated opposition, had a longer reign and made more defenses and had a better record in title fights, rated higher 4 of 5 years when both were ranked...and won the H2H encounter to seal the deal for me!

 

My appologies!!!