Calzaghe greatest British boxer ever.

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  1. Max Molyneux

    Max Molyneux Liverpool Liver Tickler Full Member

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    Hatton hasn't fought Floyd yet to be even on that list.
     
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  2. TBooze

    TBooze Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Calzaghe took Watt off my list...
     
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  3. GazOC

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    Fair enough...
     
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  4. dwilson

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    Tommy Farr, Bob Fitsimmons, Lennox Lewis and so many other great champs and fighters who did not attain a belt are all superb credits to British boxing and to pick one over the other would be a great debate and would also be a fantastic book that I would treasure reading. Calzage for along time been the nearly man when mentioned with the likes of our true greats but after last night's win he deserves to be talked about with similar accolade and I would not argue too much when pressed with a better more thought out argument than mine if someone was to call him our best ever. Being a champ for over ten years, fighting many top dangerous fighters both domestic and foriegn, winning all the true recognised world belts, making 20 twenty defenses, being undefeated, having a huge loyal support and I could go on and on especially about how he has managed to dominate his opponents and how the future looks as bright now as it did ten years ago plus the fact that he is rated by press and peers internationally something many of our boys have failed to acheive. He also looks to have the beating of the guys at light heavy. So it is hard to find a way to say he isnt amongst our greats or maybe eventhe top.
     
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  5. GazOC

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    I still don't see Tommy Farr being anywhere near that list....
     
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  6. Mantequilla

    Mantequilla Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Conteh was better than Calzaghe.

    THe light heavyweight Napoles, he did waste his talent but would still have handled Joe comfortably.

    Better than Buchanan as well.
     
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  7. janitor

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    He has certainly placed himself among the elite of grear British fighters but not in the number one slot.

    That place is reserved emphaticaly for Bob Fitzsimmons.
     
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  8. brown bomber

    brown bomber 2010 Poster of the Year Full Member

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    I expect better from you Max :-( :lol:
     
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  9. brown bomber

    brown bomber 2010 Poster of the Year Full Member

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    lol!! :patsch
     
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  10. brown bomber

    brown bomber 2010 Poster of the Year Full Member

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    Achievement or capability?
     
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  11. Bummy Davis

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    LB 4 LB , he is up there Ken Buchanan is top 5 Lewis also but Calzage is better all around then them, Ben, Turpin, Cooper,Farr, Eubanks top 10, I would have to say Joe may be the best
     
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  12. GazOC

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    For achievements the top 3, in whatever order, as got to be JC, Lennox and Fitz IMHO.
     
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  13. kerrminator

    kerrminator Boxing Addict Full Member

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    For achievements you have to give him a mention now as he has held all the most prestigeous belts and never lost any of them in the ring but to say he is the best british fighter of all time is being rather bold imo.

    I would say the most naturally gifted fighter from the UK was Hamed (although he never fullfilled his full potential after he sacked long time trainer Ingle and believed his own hype)

    Lewis was a 3 time HW champ (although people say that as if it is better than a 1 time HW champ but in reality he had to lose the belt twice and win it back again in order to become 3 tim champ) who beat everyman he ever faced and was actually a great technician for a man as big as he was.

    Buchanan imo is the top of the tier (but others opinions may differ from that as its all about opinions afterall and without them we'd have a very quiet forum lol) and his heart, talent and determination is still echoed in boxing circles today.

    Eubank was a fighter that rarely needed an introduction and has been the provider of many a cracking bout and lets not forget his counterpart Nigel Benn who must surely be up there aswell (Benn had the passion of a poet with regards to boxing and the heart of a lion)

    Ricky Hatton is not the top brit of all time imo but if he beats Mayweather (doubtful imo) then he has to be recognised for that achievement alone never mind his other fights.

    Jim Watt was another tough cookie who as someone mentioned earlier was a title holder back when the belt was far more sought after than today dut to the fact there was only two at the time.

    There are many more ...Wilde, McGuigan, Conteh, McCullough and Fitzsimmons etc etc etc
     
    kerrminator, Nov 4, 2007
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  14. Haye

    Haye Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Well its debatable as to whether he is the best welsh fighter ever. You guys ever heard of a little fella called jimmy wilde? Look at an ATG p4p list, near the top 20 or so. You are sure to find him
     
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  15. GazOC

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    Don't patronise....:roll:

    Wildes been mentioned several times in this thread....:deal
     
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