TOP 5 best British boxers ever

To be honest, I don't understand this post. Having written that, whatever you are trying to say here, none of that changes the fact that Vasquez was 37 and was stopped a couple of times before fighting Hamed, by fellows that I am sure you don't rate as high as Hamed. Here are the 2: 38- 12 Antonio Avelar stopped 25 year old Vasquez at 118 and Israel Contreras stopped 29 year old Vasquez just before Vasquez won the 122 title. And just for the record, I never brought up Morales fighting Zaragoza. Dunno why you mentioned it.

 

I dont know much about the past ones, but of the ones I seen actually box, those recent -

1. Lennox Lewis
2. John Conteh
3. Honeyghan
4. Barry McGuigan
5. Nigel Benn

 

Surprised you would have Honeyghan over Conteh. Personally, I rate John pretty damn highly.

 

ohe is.

oh wat did i do hang on. will edit.

 

Wins over:
Mushy Callahan
Andre Routis
Billy Petrolle
Tippy Larkin
Aren't worth commenting on?
Callahan a welterweight beat:
Pinky Mitchell
Jimmy Goodrichx2
Allie Stolz
Ace Hudkins

Larkin a welterweight beat:
Billy Graham
Willie Joycex2
Allie Stolz
Lulu Constantino
Freddie Red Cochrane x3

Petrolle a welterweight beat:
Stan Loayzax2
Sammy Fuller
Bep Van Klaveren
Bat Battalino x2
King Tut x4
Jimmy McLarnin
Tony Canzoneri
Jimmy Goodrich
Ray Miller
Bruce Flowers




In their second fight it was Welsh who out classed Leonard.

• Welsh "met his recent conqueror, Benny Leonard, in a ten-round bout and outpointed him as decisively as Leonard handed it to him a few months ago". (Ed Curley)

• "Excepting one round, the third, Welsh won all the way". (United Press)

Wolgast was a lightweight.
Chocolate won the NBA Super feather weight title and defended it 4 times.
Klompton like me ,couldn't care less what Papp did as an amateur, as a pro the best he managed was to become European middleweight champion.
What year was Papp the number one contender? Number 4 looks the highest ranking he ever attained.
Thanks for the entertainment.

 

Wins over:
Mushy Callahan
Andre Routis
Billy Petrolle
Tippy Larkin
Aren't worth commenting on?
In their second fight it was Welsh who out classed Leonard.

• Welsh "met his recent conqueror, Benny Leonard, in a ten-round bout and outpointed him as decisively as Leonard handed it to him a few months ago". (Ed Curley)

• "Excepting one round, the third, Welsh won all the way". (United Press)

Wolgast was a lightweight. World Champion1910-1912

Canzoneri was 3 division Worlds champion and held the World lightweight title twice1930-33 &1935-36

Chocolate won the NBA Super feather weight title and defended it 4 times.

He was faded when he lost to Berg in1932 ?

Chocolate would continue to fight for a further 6 years, retiring in1938 during those years he had 70 more fights, won a world's title and lost just 5 fights! What utter nonsense from you!
Klompton like me ,couldn't care less what Papp did as an amateur, as a pro the best he managed was to become European middleweight champion.
What year was Papp the number one contender? Number 4 looks the highest ranking he ever attained.
You're a complete idiot and will remain so, because you are incapable of admitting you are wrong and learning when you are corrected
Thanks for the entertainment.

 

petrolle > papp

 

1.You dismissed Berg's victories over Chocolate and Canzoneri saying they were career featherweights that Chocolate was faded.

I showed you that Chocolate had a further 70 fights over the following,losing only 5 and winning a worlds title in the process !
2.You said Chocolate was a feather weight so super feather weight Berg beating him doesn't count.
I showed you Chocolate won the super featherweight title and defended it 4 times!
3.You said the Super Featherweight title," wasn't an official title".
It was an official title and recognized as such by all the existing boxing organizations and also the Ring magazine

4.You said Canzoneri was a a featherweight.
I showed you he was lightweight championTWICE!
You say wins over those named below ,"aren't worth discussing"
Mushy Callahan
Tippy Larkin
Billy Petrolle

This remark encapsules your total ignorance of the sport of boxing in one sentence.
I gave their major wins which demonstrates just how good they were.
5.You excused earlier wins by Berg saying they were feathers ,yet wins over world class welterweights don't mean much either!
Rather than address facts that totally contradict your addled opinion ,you disappear up your own a*se.
You are a M***N!

 

Billy Petrolle beat:
Sammy Fuller
Stan Loayza
Bep Van Klaveren
King Tut
Jimmy McLarnin
Bat Battalino
Tony Canzoneri
Jimmy Mclarnin
Jimmy Goodrich
Bruce Flowers

Laszlo Papp beat?

 

Denial,denial,denial.
You are not only divorced from reality,you are a total stranger to it!

 

'>' means greater than mate.

on film papp does look like he's boxed before, but i never got why people go so crazy for guys like him and cerdan who settled for hometown money, fought almost exclusivley euro level opponents, and never put a decent (pro) resume together.

 

No worries it gave me an opportunity to emphasise the difference in quality of their scalps.

 

Yes, he is a honk.

 

it's irrelevant. you are arguing he is better/greater than people who did things based on him doing lesser things and not trying to do more.

 

Whatever that is ,I take it as a compliment!