Top 10 British fighters of all time

I think the conclusion from the first fight was Molineux was probably screwed....

But you are right, he was given a shot in the first place, and Cribb did give him a rematch, and neither of them events were at the time likely to happen in the States.

p.s. I would say Bill Richmond was the original black icon of the sport in this country and help out Molineux to get the Cribb fight.

 

Hatton on the evidence of Sunday seems like he may comeback from his Duran (Mayweather), Buchanan never quite did.

Obviously only time will tell and if Hatton does not rebound well, then yes Ken would have to go down as the better fighter.

 

Didn't bounce back? He won about 12 fights in a row. In this day and age the Ortiz contest would have been for a vacant 'world' title no doubt.

 

Record, obviously. I wonder how many of you actually ever 'say' resume in reality?

 

Yes, IMO that's even worse.

 

1. Bob Fitzsimmons
2. Ted Kid Lewis
3. Jimmy Wilde
4. Lennox Lewis
5. Ken Buchanan
6. Freddie Welsh
7. Jim Driscoll
8. Owen Moran
9. Joe Calzaghe
10. Randy Turpin

 

1. Jimmy Wilde
2. Bob Fitzsimmons
3. Jim Driscoll
4. Ted Kid Lewis
5. Owen Moran
6. Jackie Kid Berg
7. Freddie Welsh
8. Ken Buchanan
9. Lennox Lewis
10. Benny Lynch

My rating of Driscoll is pretty high I realise, and it's probably based more on potential than accomplishments. He was likely the best fighter ability-wise out of this whole lot.

Joe Calzaghe and Howard Winstone would probably be the next names on the list. Guys like Randy Turpin, Lloyd Honeyghan, Naseem Hamed, Jim Watt and Ricky Hatton are in line as well.

 

Watt? Honeyghan? Ahead of Conteh. Crazy. If there's a British poster here (who knows his boxing) that agrees with you i'll take it back. But it won't happen. The Top 10 is very good nonetheless.

 

i like this guy more and more. " resume " is the most grating word i've ever come across, and its used so much on here. record is just fine.

 

how many boxers use the word resume ? its the most weedy ,patheitc word since " indie " .

 

Thanks mate. I think it's just that we're both proper 'Northeners'.


It's so ****ing annoying how many British posters are using it on here. I sometimes have to get out of a thread when I see it.*


I mean, if someone's used it for years then fine. I just don't get a bloke of, say, 28 years old, one day deciding that resume is what he calls someone's boxing record. :huh



* I think that must be their plan actually. :yep