Ricky Hatton's place among the British greats?

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  1. mcvey

    mcvey VIP Member Full Member

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    Ever heard of Owen Moran ? Benny Lynch,Peter Kane,Joe Bowker?
    ps Charley White was born in Liverpool.Mclarnin Belfast,do they qualify? :lol:
    England's best? With Wilde in it?
    Is Florida in Texas? Lynch of course is Scottish
     
  2. mcvey

    mcvey VIP Member Full Member

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    If Hatton was horrible to watch where does that leave the Klits?
     
  3. mcvey

    mcvey VIP Member Full Member

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    No he wasn't,I saw a lot of Green, up close ,he was a face first fighter who got to domestic level and did not progress from there.
     
  4. janitor

    janitor VIP Member Full Member

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    Hatton is always going to score higher on acomplishments than on skill.

    On paper his resume aint half bad.
     
  5. mcvey

    mcvey VIP Member Full Member

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    Iv'e no problem accepting he was several levels below great, but horrible to watch? I thought he was entertaining.
     
  6. anarci

    anarci Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Of course ive heard of them,you obviously didnt read all the post. Ok Dont get Butt hurt cause im unsure of your mixed up geography, I said Englands best not the whole UK.

    According to WIki

    England and Wales is a legal unit within the UK it consist of England and Wales 2OF THE FOUR COUNTRIES inTHE UK!!! UNlike Scotland and Northen Ireland:deal ( There that explains my inclusion of Wales and not putting Scotland ,Northern Ireland. But ill go on)

    England and Wales follow the legal system known as ENGish Law and the 2 form the constitutional succesor to the former Kingdom of England.
    ENGLAND AND WALES ARE THEREFORE TREATED AS A SINGLE UNIT.



    By the way of course Florida isnt in Texas, are you stupid or something:lol: They are 2 states in the US. Anyways my intentions on this thread is not to argue with you about your country.
    I stated in an earlier post that id rate Buchanan on Par with Lewis and Calzaghe and Lynch just slightly below. Mclarnin dont qualify hes more canadian, i met the man and i detected no IRish accent he was raised in Canada i believe. I forgot to include Owen Moran and PEter Kane :patsch But i wouldnt put them in the top 10. Top 15 i might. Charley White is more american.
     
  7. Flea Man

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    Yeah, being from Britain, Wikipedia is obviously a much better source :lol:
     
  8. Mr Butt

    Mr Butt Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    mcvey we differ for once i feel in a match-up between the two green would of beaten hatton but it would be a very close fight .and yes green was a face first fighter i did not intend to make him sound like a slick boxer
     
  9. anarci

    anarci Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Good im glad you agree with me:good

    Cool Avi:good
     
  10. essexboy

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    Dave Charnley probably deserves to be above Hatton as well. Im not even a Hatton detractor but I keep thinking of more worthy fighters.
     
  11. anarci

    anarci Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Charnley was a good fighter and beat some good names but i wouldnt put him above Hatton.

    Looks like Hatton is another in the long list of modern fighters that is underrated.
     
  12. ron u.k.

    ron u.k. Boxing Addict banned

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    You beat me to it. Charnley is always criminally ignored on these lists.
     
  13. mcvey

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    I would.