ESB Brit forum all-time British Welterweight list.

This is a pretty decent division by British standards. Honeyhan, Stracey, Kid Lewis, Colin Jones, Ernie Roderick, Dave Green, Kirkland Laing to name but a few.

Please post and discuss you lists/ candidates. Closing date, mid March (ish)



The rules and regs are still the same. To be considered a fighter must have EITHER been born in Britain OR Eire ORhave fought for a British title.

Please rank 10 fighters, the scoring will be as follows:

25 points for your #1.
15 for #2.
12 for #3.
10 for #4.
8 for #5.
5 for #6.
4 for #7.
3 for #8.
2 for #9.
1 for #10.

 

Anyone who doesn't have John Stracey near the top of their list is a **** :thumbsup

 

1. Lloyd Honeyghan
2. John H Stracey
3. Colin Jones
4. Kirkland Laing
5. Ricky Hatton
6. Brian Curvis
7. Kell Brook
8. Gary Jacobs
9. Ralph Charles
10. Dave Green

dont rank anyone pre war btw.

 

:think

I don't know how anyone can rank Brook above Dave "Boy" Green at this stage or the others you have listed below him.

 

1. Ted Kid Lewis
2. Lloyd Honeyghan
3. John H Stracey
4. Matt Wells
5. Ernie Roderick
6. Jimmy Gardner
7. Colin Jones
8. Tommy West
9. Kirkland Laing
10. Brian Curvis

Just a quick list. Have to read about certain fighters a bit more before it is a definitive list.

 

Hatton at number 5? He's a career 140. Had two meaningful fights at 147 and went 1-1 in those fights.

You can argue in his earlier career he fought at 142 etc but he shouldn't ranked that high on a 147 list.

 

in one of those fights he won a world title which is a higher honour than those below him on the list. in the other he went 10 rounds with a fighter thats one of the best off all time.

 

Kell Brook has won the British title outright. only welterweight to ever do it

 

David Barnes?

 

Are you sure Curvis hasn't done it? Also, look at the level of opponent he has beat - McIntyre was decent, the rest of his record leaves a lot to be desired.

 

Winning a Lonsdale outright is a good achievement but it's not the be all and end all.

I wouldn't waste time at domestic level beating up cannon fodder if I was clearly ready for a step up.

 

1. Ted kid lewis
2. Lloyd Honeyghan
3. John H Stracey
4. Colin Jones
5. Ricky Hatton
6. Ernie Roderick
7. Brian Curvis
8. Eddie Thomas
9. Gary Jacobs
9. Ralph Charles
10. Dave Green

 

The first few are easy

1. Lewis
2. Honeyghan
3. Stracey

Anyone think maybe Jackie Kid Berg could get in it?

 

This thread makes me lol.

Good to see you doing this GazOC, the ever unreliable self always starts something and never finishes it. Give me a link to your middles.

 

Bump!!