Joe Calzaghe or Lennox Lewis?

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  1. Championship

    Championship Lineal Full Member

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    A lot of casual fans (and even some pundits) are proclaiming Calzaghe as the greatest British boxer ever (or post-war). Some are biased against Lewis as not being totally British.

    This poll isn't who is the greatest Brit, but who was the best in their careers between Joe Calzaghe and Lennox Lewis.

    (dunno why i have so few posts now, had about 100 before)
     
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  2. treva1977

    treva1977 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    none of them are britains greatest..... jimmy wilde is.
    out of those two i would have to go with calzaghe by close call,undefeated pushes me.
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  3. Slider75

    Slider75 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Fan of both! but pick Lewis as #1
     
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  4. El Cepillo

    El Cepillo Baddest Man on the Planet Full Member

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    Lennox Lewis, by a distance.

    Lennox has a better resume, and a better legacy.

    Calzaghe has a '0'.
     
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  5. Realspitts

    Realspitts Boxing Addict Full Member

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    b/c its the same **** over and over.

    Lewis is. and he'll get the most votes as usual.

    :smoke
     
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  6. Monstar

    Monstar The Future.. Full Member

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    Lewis...not even close really
     
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  7. Championship

    Championship Lineal Full Member

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    what you mean the same ****?

    I know Lewis should get the vote, but I keep hearing top UK pundits like Bunce and McGuigan and fighters like Hatton going on about how he's the best ever so I wanted to see hot many knowledgeable fans actually thought so. Even though some people seem to think it, they're not publicly voting as such.
     
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  8. Realspitts

    Realspitts Boxing Addict Full Member

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    no disrespect to your thread champ.

    its just i came across hundreds of "lewis or joe" threads and the majority of the polls always tilt towards LL.

    anyway, my vote = lewis
     
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  9. hellblazer

    hellblazer All-Time Great™ Full Member

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    Lennox Lewis
     
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  10. Carlos Primera

    Carlos Primera Boxing Addict Full Member

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    lewis.
     
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  11. SnakeFist7

    SnakeFist7 Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Lewis
     
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  12. WhataRock

    WhataRock Loyal Member Full Member

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    Wilde







    Lennox



    Calzaghe

    Note..And thats not to say that others go in between those names..I just wanted to point out whos greater and try and give an idea of the margin between them. Wilde is the greatest..Lennox is a bit greater than Joe.

    Guys like Ted Lewis, Jim Driscoll, Jack Berg..even Owen Moran could be argued over at least Joe IMO. And of course Fitzsimmons if you consider him a Brit.
     
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  13. Mookhound

    Mookhound Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Lewis best British boxer of all time imo. Calzaghe top five-ish.

    Brits were lucky enough to have these two and Hamed broadly crossover, all of whom should be dead certs for the HoF, even under more rigorous selection criteria than is presently employed. I don't think we've ever been in that situation before, and I doubt we'll be in it again.
     
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  14. BigBone

    BigBone Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Lewis wins this one based on amateur success, I usually rate amateur results pretty high. In the pros, and while I like Lennox and his achievements, I think in 10 years or so, looking back, I might have people agreeing with me that Calzaghe's run was better. But like I said, Lennox started his pro career with a huge achievement already in his bag, so he should be ranked higher, and I don't see that changing in time.
     
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  15. JonOli

    JonOli Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Lewis

    I'd give Lewis a great chance against any HW in history.
     
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