Here We Go**UK & Ireland All Time Heavyweight Survey (poll NOW CLOSED)***

"To qualify for ranking a fighter must have been born in the UK or Eire or have fought for a British/ Irish title."

Not for the purpose of this exercise he isn't....even the most brass necked Paddy wouldn't try claiming him.

 

Meh.

 

it took us 40+ years to prove he had ancestors here...just give us another 5 years and we'll prove he was born here.

 

bump

 

I'll hopefully have my list up by Sunday.

 

:yep

 

He's not even Irish enough to get in Jack Charlton's "Ireland" football team, that's about how Irish he is.

 

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Gaz you typed that up on Word didnt ya

 

1. Lennox Lewis
2. Bob Fitzsimmons
3. Tommy Farr
4. Jack Sharkey
5. Henry Cooper
6. Henry Akinwande
7. Joe Bugner
8. Bruce Woodcock
9. Frank Bruno
10. Danny Williams

:think I'm still not happy with the list...

 

I'm the same with mine, every position after Lewis and Fitz is a mish-mash of compromises.

Yep Greg, in Word. So did Ishy!!!

 

Yes, people are finally putting Akinwande in their lists and I didn't have to make a big article about it! :happy

 

The all-time British heavyweight rankings are poor enough that a couple of wins against world class opposition gets a boxer in and Akinwande has that.

 

Yep, its sad that fighters are getting in based on who they lost against as well.

 

Who did Akinwande really beat though?

A faded Tony Tucker?
Axel Schulz?

Not really stellar oppo really is it?

I'd say Bruno beating McCall, Williams + plenty of others and giving Lewis fits for seven rounds eclipses that.