Rank the best British Isles fighters of the modern era....

1. Lewis
2. Calzaghe
3. Hamed
4. Benn
5. Eubank
6. Honeyghan
7. Hatton
8. Haye
9. McGuigan
10. Bruno

 

What you laughin at you mug?

 

gasman you serious?

Collins wasnt even on the list to choose from, if we could choose who we wanted from the 'modern' era that for me is 1920s onwards so m y liost would be completley differnet

and there is afew not so good choices in your list

 

Collins did beat Benn and Eubank but i think Benn at least would of beat him in his prime.
How anyuone is putting Calzaghe ahead of Lewis is beyond me though

 

Right, I didnt know we had to stick with the first list, I only scanned the first page. As for good/bad choices, that is everyone's perogative...

 

ok no problem mate quite a debatable list you have could you jusify it as i am intrested in the reasoning behind it

ill be more than happy to provide reasoning behind mine

 

I don't think Benn would have beat Collins at any time, period.

My low listing of Lewis reflects the fact that the heavyweight division has been shite for years. Calzaghe, for me is an absolute legend, he does get the respect that he has earned.

 

Lewis
Calzaghe
Hamed
Hatton
Benn
Eubank
Honeyghan
Haye
McGuigan
Bruno

 

Lewis a clear number 1 for me, Calzaghe or Eubank 2nd.

 

Naz was over-rated, I recall a powder puncher like Wayne McCullough, who caused him all kinds of trouble, and his career was really short, unlike Hatton - who I believe on the whole has had better victories on his cv and a longer career.

Lewis probably should be higher, but his low position reflects my low opinion of the heavyweight division in his time.

My high rating of McGuigan is what I expected to be pulled up on, that one, I admit is totally biased.

 

Awful.

 

McClellan win seals it.

I put him high on beating Pedroza - past prime admittedly - and the way he united Ireland when he fought, which certainly wasn't an easy thing to do in the 80's.