Best British Boxer Of All Time?

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  1. dwilson

    dwilson Guest

    Benny Lynch deserves a shout.
     
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  2. ianb

    ianb UK Fight Fan Full Member

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    If you want to see great boxing technique watch Sugar Ray Leonard in his prime (movement, silky skills, heart, desire, speed, power when needed etc) then watch Joe and compare. No contest! I guess you have all found out my Greatest Boxer of all time now .... trouble is he belongs to Uncle Sam!
     
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  3. brown bomber

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    :lol:
     
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  4. brown bomber

    brown bomber 2010 Poster of the Year Full Member

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    I love watching Joe Louis, Robinson and Chavez.... For me they were just so incredibly perfect fighters..... Even now you watch them and it really is like watching poetry in motion..... Calzaghe is like watching some chavs mc-ing in a garage over 'shooting star' Helter Skelter remix.
     
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  5. ianb

    ianb UK Fight Fan Full Member

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    yeah but now we are talking real class now my friend ..... THE GREATS.
     
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  6. robpalmer135

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    Calzaghe.
     
    robpalmer135, Apr 24, 2008
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  7. janitor

    janitor VIP Member Full Member

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    I will give some names that nobody has mentioned but sombody should have.

    Daniel Mendoza

    Dutch Sam

    Tom Cribb

    Jem Mace

    Bob Fitzsimmons

    Jem Driscoll
     
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  8. ThePlugInBabies

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    modern times, lewis and calzaghe.

    back in the day, fitz.
     
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  9. GazOC

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    Good call on Fitz and Driscoll.
     
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  10. ThePlugInBabies

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    with all due respect the only one of those who you could make a solid favourite over calzaghe is RJJ.
     
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  11. brown bomber

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    :lol: :lol: :lol: Brilliant. Post of the day!! Are you Fwank?
     
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  12. ThePlugInBabies

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    solid favourite! should of worded it better but by that i mean the only one i'm close to 100% sure of beating joe is RJJ.
     
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  13. GazOC

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    The only one in that list I would want to try to make a case for Calzaghe beating is SRL based on size, even then I wouldn't fancy my chances of convincing too many people.
     
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  14. PaddyD1983

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    I'd put Hagler in same category.

    SRL and TH P4P are better but head to head at SMW I fancy Joe
     
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  15. ianb

    ianb UK Fight Fan Full Member

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    Sorry have to disagree SRL, TH, MH and RJJ all in their prime would have beaten Joe. You are talking about Legends here. Calzaghe is over rated. He is a pressure fighter ... all those guys would have handled him!
     
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