British fighter of the decade (2000-2009)

First paragrapgh, Kessler destroyed the boy that took the apparent NO.2 to the death. It is now apparently a hot division. Thats a good indication. As for Calz-Hop then If you had it for Hop then thats your shout.

But Calzaghe was there,more than there for me,and the majority watching. And more important, the judges. In this question thats more than enough.



I dont think Hatton was getting it rough, I certainly wasnt holding those loses against him. But if youre picking a fighter of the this decade then all things considerd, Calzaghe comes out on top.

 

and let me guess you were one of the ones that was hyping everyone to beat calzaghe, go suck on a lemon theirs nothing you can do about it

 

Even as a Scotsman, I wish to say the following.....


2 ****s voted for Scott Harrison

 

Yes, simple.... the simple thing is that Lewis is 1 of the most overrated & Calzaghe 1 of the most underrated fighters on ESB, thats factual.

Calzaghe is better than Lewis PERIOD..... but in this decade ? dont make me laugh, no contest, Calzaghe by a shutout.

Only a jealous biased fool would try make it sound close.

Calzaghe is the best British fighter post war - which is pretty much all time as far as viewing pleasure.


Botswana :smoke

 

Calzaghe it is then

 

Lewis is better than Calzaghe, fact.

 

The only place Ive ever heard of Lewis being rated higher than Calzaghe p4p is here on ESB.... everything else Ive read & comments from experts n **** have always called Calzaghe the best post war Brit & I agree.

He was a more talented fighter with at least equal achievements.

 

Im glad most boxing experts dont share your opinion, most lists Ive seen regarding British fighters have Calzaghe over Lewis.... dont get me wrong, I myself dont think the `experts` word is gospel, I like to make my own mind up but its usually these ****s that get the final say with awards n **** & it would be a terrible injustice if Lewis won any kind of vote over Calzaghe.

Only on ESB is Lewis ranked over Calzaghe.... :good

 

And thats even debatable.

 

Bill Butcher - I wouldn't call not rating Calzaghe as an all time great as being bitter. I mean it makes absoutley no difference to my life if he is thought of as an ATG or not. This is a boxing forum therefore if I feel the need to disagree with someone then I have absolutely every right to do so. Could you imagin what this forum would be like if everyone had the same ideals and agreed with everyone elses opinion ?

And to Dom - Yes actually I thought Jones would have beaten Calzaghe. I felt he had the power to win this and IMO if he'd have gone for it in the first 2 rounds he could have stopped Calzaghe. Calzaghe has been put on his arse plenty of times in his career, but always got back up and done well which is testiment to his (Very Underated) chin and incredible fitness. However, when Jones knocked him down (I know it wasn't a clear punch) THAT HURT CALZAGHE !! And Jones in all honesty should have pushed for the stoppage there and then. After round 2 he looked like a bambi who was struggling/refusing to walk and punch at the same time. I stick to my opinion though that 5-12 years ago Jones would have wiped Calzaghe off his feet !

And for the record I really dont think anyone can compare Calzaghe to Lewis and I genuinely dont rate Lewis as highly as most !

 

pls can u post these experts polls,i put money on there pretty even,my vote went to lewis,and im the expert in my house,his record was nearly as good as JC's and he only fought for a few years this decade

 

Yeah I would genuinely like to see who when push comes to shove would really say that Calzaghe is better than Lewis ??

 

this is a tough one ..
do i let my heart rule my head and go for lewis,or do i take the sensible option over time and achievement and vote calzaghe,and would i be thinking any of this is hatton would have beat pacman or pbf ?.is haye finished article yet?
depends what i'm rating them all on..
defense?-attack?-ability to finish?-most emphatic?-no losses?

lets start with joe,first and foremost,the undefeated factor is still pretty special,took on some big names,though not all at peak,great defense in fact one of the best,not exactly emphatic,but has to be respected

ricky,untill the "big two",he ticked every box on a big scale and would have steamrolled this thread for me,enough said.

haye,he has a crap defense,but has done great things this far in cruiserweight,the thompson loss was the best thing to have happened to david,most certainly exciting and emphatic when he did the "french job",and i will include him when he does the "Russian job".

ah,now that leaves the only one to have done all things which the others have not,and coming in for me streets ahead is LENNOX LEWIS.surelyhas to be the best of this decade he went to the top and stayed there,taking out all in his way.enough said.

 

Lennox Lewis - he knocked Tyson out, finished Grant career on a world level, get revenge on Rahman, beated Klitschko and gave good fight against always dangerous David Tua.

 

that counts for less than the Jones win