**ESB British Forum ATG Brit & Irish Divisional Rankings** Light-Heavy List Now Up

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  1. Smith

    Smith Monzon-like Full Member

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    http://www.eastsideboxing.com/forum/showthread.php?p=4841276#post4841276 = THIS POLL IS NOW CLOSED, THE RESULTS ARE AS FOLLOWS.

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    1. Lennox Lewis 400
    2. Robert Fitzsimmons 205
    3. Henry Cooper 140
    4. Joe Bugner 136
    5. Frank Bruno 114
    6. Tommy Farr 106
    7. Tom Sharkey 73
    8. Henry Akinwande 31
    9. Don Cockell 31
    10. Danny Williams 29

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    (Note, we are doing the 8 original weight classes first then when that is through we will revisit the cruisers/super middles etc)


    http://www.eastsideboxing.com/forum/showthread.php?p=4890304#post4890304
     
    Smith, Aug 29, 2009
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  2. kosaros

    kosaros Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Go for it :good

    It was suggested before when I was doing the other ranking threads, but I will let you take this one on :lol:
     
    kosaros, Aug 29, 2009
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  3. ishy

    ishy Loyal Member Full Member

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    I like the idea, plus it would help posters like me learn a lot more about our past, great fighters.
     
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  4. Smith

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    Sweet. Seen as i've been reading up like a ***** lately, i'm well game.


    Start with the heavies on Monday?

    Hopefully make the esb front page with our collective final listings as well.

    Theres no other large group of people in the UK taht has such a widespread view on UK boxing in my opinion.
     
    Smith, Aug 29, 2009
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  5. ishy

    ishy Loyal Member Full Member

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    1.Lennox

    Everyone else

    ;)

    P.S, Are we classing Bobby Fitz as a Brit for this?
     
    ishy, Aug 29, 2009
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  6. Beeston Brawler

    Beeston Brawler Comical Ali-egedly Full Member

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    Class Bob Fitzsimmons as a Brit.

    I suggest the fighters can only be rated in the division in which they are ranked by Boxrec......
     
    Beeston Brawler, Aug 29, 2009
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  7. Smith

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    Despite how some people act on here, each and every one of us has very little knowledge compared to what is actually out there to learn.

    I'll be the first to admit my domestic knowledge is nowhere close to my world boxing knowledge.
     
    Smith, Aug 29, 2009
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  8. kosaros

    kosaros Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Nah, I say we should rate them based on what they did in the division. So, for example Eubank would be classed in both the middleweight and super-middle division.
     
    kosaros, Aug 29, 2009
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  9. Smith

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    I wouldnt agree with the boxrec placings, some are random. Look at the classic, we'll go by what they did at that weight compared to others in same category, hence fighters like Benn can easily be ranked highly at MW and SMW.

    Unlike the classic, we wont stick to the traditional divisions.

    I look forward to the lightweight category, should be interesting.
     
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  10. Smith

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    Haha beat me to it nearly word for word.
     
    Smith, Aug 29, 2009
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  11. ishy

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    Will we even do SMW though or only the original 8 divisions?

    edit: Don't matter, jus seen Smith's post above.
     
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  12. kosaros

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    :good
     
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  13. Smith

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    Absolutely.


    What I was pondering is whether to include republic of ireland fighters as well, i.e. UK and Ireland(s) rankings. Think that would work too.
     
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  14. Beeston Brawler

    Beeston Brawler Comical Ali-egedly Full Member

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    I will take the lead on this one.....

    Heavyweight...

    1. Lennox Lewis
    2. Henry Cooper
    3. Tommy Farr
    4. Joe Bugner - rated as Aussie on Boxrec :huh
    5. Frank Bruno
    6. Brian London
    7. Richard Dunn
    8. Joe Erskine
    9. Don Cockell
    10. Danny Williams

    Cruiserweight.....

    1. David Haye
    2. Glenn McCrory
    3. Johnny Nelson
    4. Carl Thompson
    5. Enzo Maccarinelli
    6. Mark Hobson
    7. Ola Afolabi
    8. Rob Norton
    9. John Keeton
    10. Derek Angol - a bit of Boxrec'ing here
     
    Beeston Brawler, Aug 29, 2009
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  15. GazOC

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    Great idea!!

    How about we do the 8 'cardinal weights' first and fill in the gaps afterwards if the interest is there?

    As Kos says simply rank fighters if they fought in (and by what they did in) a division rather make the call ourselves over what division to rank them in. So for instance Fitz would be eligible for ranking at HW, middleweight and Light heavyweight.
     
    GazOC, Aug 29, 2009
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