Top 10 uk boxers of all time ?

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  1. pro8186

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  2. ero-sennin

    ero-sennin Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Calzaghe at number 1? I think Bill just popped a blood vessel.
     
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  3. TBooze

    TBooze Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    My last attempt went:

    10 Benny Lynch
    9 Freddie Welsh
    8 Naseem Hamed
    7 Joe Calzaghe
    6 Jack 'Kid' Berg
    5 Ted ‘Kid’ Lewis
    4 Jim Driscoll
    3 Lennox Lewis
    2 Jimmy Wilde
    1 Bob Fitzsimmons
     
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  4. Bronxbull666

    Bronxbull666 The Beast From The East Full Member

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    I'd have to have 'Nipper' Daly in there somewhere. That story is remarkable.
     
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  5. kosaros

    kosaros Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    And Calzaghe at number 1 is one of the least worrying things about that list!! :lol:
     
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  6. Bill C84

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    I very nearly popped my clogs, I swear I just had a mild heart attack, I don't want to be melodramatic or ott but anybody that has Calzaghe at number 1 needs to be shot.
     
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  7. USA Rob

    USA Rob Boxing Addict banned

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    kal yafai
     
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  8. artful

    artful *practice makes perfect* Full Member

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    Jesus..
     
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  9. Bill C84

    Bill C84 Boxing Junkie banned

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    Just looking at that list again. :lol:
     
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  10. pro8186

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    This list was actually off "david price's" fan page on facebook.
     
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  11. Jack Dempsey

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    So Britain had no decent boxers pre 1970?
     
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  12. pro8186

    pro8186 pro2013 Full Member

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    Excatly what I thought. To say the list was made up by mutiple boxing critics there hasn't been much thought gone into it. For a start hatton has won a lot more titles that barry mcguigan :D
     
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  13. p.Townend

    p.Townend Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Can only go with ones I actually saw fight live and followed their careers. I dont feel I can rate fighters I never saw at their time.
    1,Lennox Lewis
    2,Naz
    3,Nigel Benn
    4,Chris Eubank
    5,Loyd Honeyghan
    6,Barry Maguiggan
    7,Carl Froch
    8,Joe Calzaghe
    9,Dennis Andries
    10 Herol Graham
    It is hard to do,very hard and Ive probably missed out a lot of fighters who deserve to be on a list. Anyway I think all mine deserve a mention on any list of Brits.
     
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  14. Mr Butt

    Mr Butt Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    I know we claim fitz but I think claiming Jesus might be pushing it a bit to far
     
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  15. atberry

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    From what I saw live.....

    #1 - Herol Graham
    #2 - Chris Eubank
    #3 - Lennox Lewis
    #4 - Nigel Benn
    #5 - Naseem Hamed
    #6 - Joe Calzaghe
    #7 - Ricky Hatton
    #8 - Kirkland Laing
    #9 - Lloyd Honeyghan
    #10 - Michael Watson


    From what I know of.....

    #1 - Ted Kid Lewis
    #2 - Owen Moran
    #3 - Jimmy Wilde
    #4 - Bob Fitzsimmons
    #5 - Herol Graham
    #6 - Jack Kid Berg
    #7 - Chris Eubank
    #8 - Ken Buchanan
    #9 - John Conteh
    #10 - Jim Driscoll
     
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