The ten most historicaly important British fighters of all time

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  1. janitor

    janitor VIP Member Full Member

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    The ten most historicaly important British fighters (not necisarily greatest) of all time in chronological order are:

    Jack Broughton

    Daniel Mendoza

    Tom Cribb

    Dutch Sam

    Tom Sayers

    Jem Mace

    Bob Fitzsimmons

    Ted Kid Lewis

    Lennox Lewis

    Joe Calzaghe

    Jem Driscoll dosnt make the cut despite being one of the greatest fighters of all time because he did not get the oportunities to make a historical impact. Ricky Hatton and David Haye can potentialy join this list depending on what they do next.

    The two living fighters on this list may be justifiably proud tyo be part of such a long historic tradition.
     
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  2. margo82

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    Hatton ahead of Calzaghe.

    Hatton's been part of the biggest non HW fight in British history (arguably)
     
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  3. janitor

    janitor VIP Member Full Member

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    Remember this is most historicaly important not greatest.
     
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  4. Jimbo

    Jimbo Super Sharp Shooter Full Member

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    :patsch Bigger than Hagler v Hearns, Leonard v Duran, DLH v Trinidad, Jones v Toney? These are the first ones off the top of my head from the last 30 years. I don't think it's arguable actually.
     
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  5. JonOli

    JonOli Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    :huh
     
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  6. margo82

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    BRITISH history

    :patsch
     
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  7. janitor

    janitor VIP Member Full Member

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    Biggest fight in British history would be a toughie.

    I guess Cribb Molineux got more coverage in the press than the battle of Trafalgar.
     
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  8. robpalmer135

    robpalmer135 Obsessed with Boxing banned

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    yeh hatton has gotta be there. in terms of public intrest and attendences. how many of those guys on the list can say they fought the number 1 p4p fighter in there prime?
     
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  9. GazOC

    GazOC Guest Star for Team Taff Full Member

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    Dave Green, Colin Jones, Randy Turpin ?????
     
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  10. icemax

    icemax Indian Red Full Member

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    Dave Green? The two highlights of his career were being knocked out by Sugar Ray, and a horse:deal
     
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  11. Beeston Brawler

    Beeston Brawler Comical Ali-egedly Full Member

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    Randy Turpin would have to be in a top 5, beating SRR who was something like 130-1 at the time......
     
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  12. berserkafied

    berserkafied Active Member Full Member

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    I'd have Jimmy Wilde in there (was the first official world flyweight champion) and is still considered as one of the hardest punching boxers p4p of all time!
     
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  13. brown bomber

    brown bomber 2010 Poster of the Year Full Member

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    Janitor- any possibilty of a brief description why for each fighter you've chosen. :good
     
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  14. stonerose

    stonerose Guest

    depends what you mean by important but ( and you may laugh ) frank bruno got a lot of kids into boxing and had huge crossover appeal, as too did the holy trinity of watson,eubank and benn.
     
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  15. robpalmer135

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    yeh i think benn and eubank gotta be in there
     
    robpalmer135, Nov 27, 2008
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