My 2015 list of the top 60 fighters of Queensberry rules era in the UK

Discussion in 'British Boxing Forum' started by TBooze, Jul 17, 2015.


  1. TBooze

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    Below is my list. The number in brackets is the placing of the fighter the last time I did the list in 2011 (http://www.boxingforum24.com/showthread.php?t=311044).

    I have considered all UK fighters who began their pro career before 17/7/2005, or have not fought since 2013.

    60 Richie Woodhall (44)
    59 Kell Brook
    58 Robin Reid (57)
    57 (Sir) Henry Cooper (47)
    56 Colin McMillan (55)
    55 Joe Bugner (40)
    54 Tony Sibson (46)
    53 Michael Watson (41)
    52 Herbie Hide (51)
    51 Carl Thompson (53)
    50 Terry Downes (38)
    49 Junior Witter (48)
    48 Clinton Woods (35)
    47 Ricky Burns
    46 Paul Hodkinson (52)
    45 Steve Robinson (37)
    44 Johnny Nelson (39)
    43 Scott Harrison
    42 Tommy Farr (49)
    41 Billy Plimmer (32)
    40 Alan Rudkin (59)
    39 Frank Bruno (31)
    38 Owen Moran (36)
    37 Jackie Paterson (34)
    36 Amir Khan
    35 Pedlar Palmer (25)
    34 Len Harvey (43)
    33 Terry Marsh (30)
    32 Maurice Hope (29)
    31 Dave 'Boy' McAuley (26)
    30 Jim Watt (33)
    29 Howard Winstone (28)
    28 Alan Minter (22)
    27 Freddie Mills (42)
    26 John H Stracey (23)
    25 Herol Graham (24)
    24 David Haye
    23 Dennis Andries (21)
    22 Ricky Hatton (19)
    21 Nigel Benn (13)
    20 Jem Mace (20)
    19 Chris Eubank (12)
    18 Duke McKenzie (16)
    17 Randy Turpin (11)
    16 Lloyd Honeyghan (17)
    15 Barry McGuigan (27)
    14 John Conteh (18)
    13 Naseem Hamed (8)
    12 Carl Froch
    11 Joe Calzaghe (7)
    10 Jack 'Kid' Berg (6)
    9 Rinty Monaghan (14)
    8 Freddie Welsh (9)
    7 Ken Buchanan (15)
    6 Ted ‘Kid’ Lewis (5)
    5 Lennox Lewis (3)
    4 Benny Lynch (10)
    3 Jim Driscoll (4)
    2 Jimmy Wilde (2)
    1 Bob Fitzsimmons (1)
     
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  2. rayrobinson

    rayrobinson Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    OK , here goes.

    Froch way way too high. He isn't some over rated bum either. But outside of the top 20.

    Conteh and Hatton also too high , very popular but in reality were both pretty limited.

    I also struggle with Haye, fought in a very poor era of Cruisers then went and beat the worst Heavy champ in living history. Bruno would smash him to pieces.
     
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  3. Brixton Bomber

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    1-60: Chris Eubank

    - atberry/Bulldog24.
     
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  4. TBooze

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    Froch is a toughie to place. He did have an amazing run of top quality fights, but he could not conquer Ward...

    I think he will not get any higher, and may indeed dip in due course.

    Conteh was a brilliant natural talent as well as very popular. And although he did not live up to his full potential, he certainly built an impressive resume.

    Hatton was not as gifted and indeed failed against the very best of his era. But the form he showed leading up to and including the Tszyu fight was as good as anything in the UK at the time.

    I take Bruno to beat Haye in a prime vs prime performance. But I do not think a 200lbs Bruno beats a 200lbs Haye. I also do not see the depth of resume from the Bomber that you see from David's.
     
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