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

1. Lennox Lewis- Undisputed champion

2. Bob Fitzsimmons- Another era, almost another sport but can't be discounted as much as i'd like to for this particular debate.

3. Frank Bruno- One time champion with some decent performances against world class opposition.

4. Henry Akinwande- Under-rated performer, former world champ with decent wins over Jeremy Williams, Zolkin, Johnny Nelson, Tony Tucker, Orlin Norris.

5. Joe Bugner- Wins over Cooper, Brian london, Jimmy Ellis, James 'quick' Tillis, Greg Page and Bonecrusher smith plus competitive losses to peak Ali and peak Frazier. Amazing.

6. Henry Cooper- Wins over Brian London, prime Zora Folley, Joe Erskine and Jack Bodell plus comp loss to prime Ali.

7. Danny Williams- Wins over Harry Senior, Mark Potter, Keli Meehan, Julius Francis, Micheal Sprott, Audley Harrison, Matt Skelton, Scott Gammer, John Mcdermot and Mike Tyson.

8. Brian London- Wins over Joe Erskine, Pete Rademacher, Billy Walker, Zora Folley, plus a very unfortunate loss to Ingemar Johnason who was unconsious at the final bell. 9. Tommy Farr- Took Louis the distance. Lost a close dec to Jim Braddock.

10. Herbie Hide- Wins over Mike Bentt, Tucker and Rudiger May plus a belt holder.

 

Holdinwande is way too high at #4, surely Jeff?

I am contemplating Hide actually - his only really good win is over Tucker, but he had been battered from pillar to post by both Lewis and Tyson previously..... Bentt had a lucky 3 minutes against Morrison whilst Rudi May was stopped by Johnny Nelson.

I like your mention of Williams though, I copped a bit for that yesterday!

 

bugner above cooper ?

 

Tommy Farr?

 

Akinwade above Cooper ?

 

Well he did beat him

 

by 1/4 of a point in a very contriversal decision in coopers last fight.

 

It was a jokey answer, hence the

 

yeah...i guessed, but wasnt 100% sure :good

i have a feeling jeffro will argue the point though

 

Bugner a better fighter anyway!!! Cooper was exposed by Patterson whereas bugner walked the walk at top level. Farrs at number 9 his record isn't that impressive! Akinwande would have beaten cooper and bugner. Hide is poor and scrapes through on the bentt win-

 

Ran the run more like

 

Bugner Frazier was a great fight

 

Lennox Lewis
Henry Cooper
Frank Bruno
Joe Bugner
Jack Petersen
Bombadier Billy Wells
Gary Mason
Bruce Woodcock
Tommy Farr
Herbie Hide

Fitzsimmons was a LightHeavyweight and you know it!

 

do you really think bugner would have beaten a younger cooper ?

 

1. Lewis - Undisputed champs, big wins in Holy 2, Tua, Golota, Tyson beat alot of ranked contenders. cleaned out division. H2H ranks well

2. Fitzy boy - Cleaned out White people in his division good wins over Maher, Sharkey and Corbett.

3. Cooper - Cleaned out European level fighters and top contenders. Fell short at the best level in 2 great champs in Patterson and Ali.

4. Bugner - Again top European level. just fell short at top level.

5. Bruno - Alphabet champ, good wins over top contenders.

6. Farr - Top contender in his time good wins over contenders and european level.

7. Sharkey - Top contender in his time.

8. Brian London - top wins over contenders and a strong european reign

9. Henry Akinwade - tp contender in his day

10. Williams - strong domestic reign