The Brit Forum's Top 10 Fave Fighters

Roy Jones Jnr
Muhammed Ali
Lennox Lewis
Ricky Hatton
Naseem Hamed
Mike Tyson
Joe Calzaghe
Chris Eubank
David Haye
George Foreman

 

Hoko is a scouser and as I was getting into boxing he was just about reaching his prime. So him, Tyson and Nigel Benn were my first favourite boxers. Everyone else on my list I've got into retrospectively (other than Hatton obviously). Conteh i got into because he's also a local lad.

 

Off the top of my head


Nigel Benn
Mike Tyson
Lennox Lewis
Roberto Duran
Ricky Hatton
Marco Antonio Barrera
Mohammed Ali
Naseem Hamed
Michael Watson
Joe Calzaghe

 

Not on achievement or anything.

Only for reasons of style, and he's a good, likeable character.

 

I'm with you on this, Kessler is definitely one of my favourite around at the moment. Love his warrior style and his 'no sh!t' attitude!

 

Heres a few of my favs in no particular order:

Muhammad Ali
Carlos Monzon
Mike McCallum
Prince Naseem Hamed
Sugar Ray Leonard
Pernell Whitaker
Arturo Gatti
Ricky Hatton
Erik Morales
Ken Buchanan
Roberto Duran
Shane Mosley
Salvador Sanchez
Israel Vasquez

 

1. Lennox Lewis - Versatile, great power
2. Lloyd Honeyghan - Got me interested in boxing
3. Marvin Hagler - great warrior
4. Nigel Benn - hugely entertaining
5. Evander Holyfield - early, all round power boxing technique
6. David Haye - speed, entertaining
7. Naseem Hamed - frustrating, brilliant
8. Ricky Hatton - earlier on, the balance and feints
9. Roy Jones - was the best fighter on the planet
10. Mike Tyson - compelling

 

Plus a huge honourable mention to James Toney. Punch perfect performance vs Jirov.

 

my favourite not the best butmy favourite

of all time

1. Willie Pep- A masterful boxer with te best footwork and movement i have ever seen. He was the best pure boxer ever and his jab was poetry. He came though adversity in the form of being the only survivor of a plane crash. He was also alikeable guy out side of the ring. I could watch Pep fighting for days on end.

2. Marvin Hagler- A no-nonsense fighter. Hagler didnt like judges and his fists were his judges. I loved his boxing skills combined with his aggresive attitude. His fight with Hearns is my favourite fight.

3. Joe Louis- The cool calm demeanor of this guy was scary. He was some fighter and had an excellant jab followed by a wicked right cross. I loved his combinations they were some of the best i have ever seen. The man is also my personal role model.

4. Muhammed Ali- The Greatest. A brillaint boxer who broke the mould. He was in many respects bigger than boxing and a great person. His skills before the exile were phenomanal but the heart he showed after the xile was truly astonishing. If i could be have the boxer and man of Ali i ould consider myself great.

5. Roberto Duran- A warrior of the highest order. He combined Latino passion with brillaint cute skills. He was a monster, he was scary and was scared of no-one. His style is brillaint with his inbuilt defence and intelligent pressure he is one of the best ever.

6. Alexis Arguello- A true gentleman in and outside of the ring. His punches were hard and accurate and is one of the est ever fighters. His fight with Pror was a classic and this was him after his prime. He should be a role model for any young boxer.

7. Julio Cesar Chavez- This guy worked with what he got and look at the result. One of the best inside fighters ever. He was pure workrate and determination.

8. Floyd Mayweather Jr- This guys skills are superb. I love his defensive technique and his movement in is younger days. He seems arrogant but he makes me laugh. I find it hard to believe he could be that much of a ***** without it being an act as he was humble as a young world champion.

9. Benny Lynch- One of the most naturally talented guys ever. He died young but was still one of the greatest British boxers. His skill combined with his power made him formiddable. A true great of British boxing and a sad but intresting story.

10. Ken Buchanan- One of the best Scottish boxers. His skills were good but his heart is what impresses me. Unlucky to run into Duran as champion and lost afew dodgy desicions but was a brilliant fighter.

HM: Ray Robninson, Ray leonard, Jack Dempsey, Joe Calzaghe, Erik Morales, Ezzard Charles, Salvador Sanchez, Carlos oriz, Ismael Laguna, Arturo gatti, Bernard Hopkins, Carlos Monzon, Antonio Margarito,

top 10 british

1. Benny Lynch
2. ken Buchanan
3. Joe Calzaghe
4. Ted Kid Lewis
5. Randy Turpin
6. Jimmy Wilde
7. Scott Harrsion
8. Jackie Kid Berg
9. Bob Fitzimmons
10. Chris Eubank

 

GPater, PBF deserves an argument for my list. What he did to Hatton in the last four rounds was up there with Toney-Jirov for boxing perfection. Cortez was wrong, Hatton was ridiculously frustrated, but the man still had to fight... and PBF was brilliant that night, whatever anyone thinks of Hatton.

 

PBF is brillaint. If you want a punch perfect fight of his watch the corrales fight. that is a dismatling of a fellow p4per.

i would say he is also a better technician than tonewy also

 

I'm really not that sold on Corrales, I think he actually improved after the PBF fight. But, yeah, a masterful performance.