Janitors ten most historicaly important British fighters and a bit about each of them

I really like the Benn/Fitz angle and I will admit I have crossed from side to side on this issue. Fitz was a born puncher of the likes that were never really surpassed. No, Benn did not hit as hard and he was known to commit to his punchers in much the same way those in the Fitz' era did. I will also add that Benn had a notoriously brutal training schedule. He was a former RAF guy and never flinched at pain.

 

Was Daniel Mendoza of Italian/Spanish Descent? I've never seen/heard a british with that name, :huh.

 

Thanks for answering :good.
wow, i never knew you were british :good.
respect.

 

I want to know what makes Calzaghe more historically important than someone like Jackie Kid Berg, Owen Moran, Ted Kid Lewis, Freddie Welsh or Jim Driscoll.

Cleaning out 168 (which he didn't even do) and beating an ancient Hopkins is not historically significant. Pretty much the only reason Joe gets on this list is because he still has his '0', but I don't see that as all that important.

 

And an ancient eubank, :good.

 

Too right.

 

Mace helped invent the first points system, he did not invent it. But Mace probably did invent the Jab as an offensive weapon, as well as the uppercut.

Eubank and Benn probably did get more press than Mace. Mace was big in Australia and the USA but very much under-appreciated in Britain.

Also like I stated previously, for your criteria for the list to work, Dick Turpin needs to be there IMO.

 

The two children in my avatar invented the jab 3500 years ago.:good

 

You maybe right, I do not have that stuff switched on.

Just to clarify, Mace was the first to put a bit of science behind the tactic of using a straight left to damage an opponents eye.

If that makes any sense!