Joe Calzaghe and Britains top 168 lbers

Discussion in 'British Boxing Forum' started by bailey, May 7, 2012.


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  1. TBooze

    TBooze Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Fair list; You should not have Collins in there as he is not from Britain. You should not have Magee either as he is from Northern Ireland, but I presume the list actually means The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.

    So everyone under Collins should go up a place, Reid over Woodhall and Cook should go over Magee, as should Collins' replacement Henry Wharton.
     
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  2. Threetime no1

    Threetime no1 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Benn had nothing after McClellan.

    Collins was fortunate he got Benn and Eubank when he did and it's totally fair to say this.
     
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  3. bailey

    bailey Loyal Member Full Member

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    Its not my personnal list, its the list in Boxing Monthly. I noed about Collins being Aire, but Magee I believe comes under Britain
     
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  4. bailey

    bailey Loyal Member Full Member

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    Why do you say Benn had nothing after McClellan? It was a tough fight but after that fight Benn beat Nardiello who would go on to become a SMW world champ and only lost by SD to Malinga who became a SMW world champ again. Malingas back foot counter punching style gave Benn big problems when they first met.
    Eubank was undefeated when Collins beat him. I think Eubank could have beaten Collins but seemed to let it slip, which he had been guilty of before when you look at some of his fights, like against Close. When a fighter loses everyone seems to then say they were shot or had nothing left, but Eubank had just clearly beaten Henry Wharton who was mentioned, and who was world class and would go on to push Reid
     
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  5. TBooze

    TBooze Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    No, he is Northern Irish; he is part of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, which I think is what your (Boxing Monthly's) list meant. Northern Ireland is not part of (Great) Britain.

    I like your defence of Calzaghe. He is arguably not just the best UK 168lber, but maybe the best 168lber post 82. I only really see Jones Jr and from a pioneering sense, Park, having resumes to compete with him.
     
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  6. atberry

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    Collins was from Dublin, Republic of Ireland.
     
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