Top ten greatest Brit boxers of all time.

How on earth has no one mentioned Jimmy McLarnin yet??? he is the Greatest British boxer of all time!

 

Sounds like he got on better than most, selling of the belts is very common among ex pugilist champions. Lack of business sense and too generous with money is a common problem.

Good to hear about him though.

 

A bit of a push; I think most would define him as Irish American; although yes he was born in Northern Ireland, and is nearly as 'British' as Bob Fitzsimmons...

 

Bingo, not one mention of Jock till this post.[/QUOTE]

ah read the extensive well named post #41

 

Bingo, not one mention of Jock till this post.[/QUOTE]
Has anybody put Peter Kane in their top ten ??

 

Cannot have Froch anywhere near the top 20.

Biggest wins were against either smaller fighters or fighters who had already been beaten.

And if anyone mentions Groves as a great win then its a definite that he is outside the top 20.

Got to give a good mention to Hatton, he gets a hard time but he went up in weight to face the best boxer of his generation and pushed him close for 6 rounds.

None of our fighters have fought at this level for a long time.

 

Kman though.. if the guy was the champion at the weight.. then the person who beats him is better.. it's different to a Roy Jones..

And lets face it.. yesterdays boxing is like films back then.. it doesn't compare.. being 3 weight champion when gold didn't really exist isn't saying that much..


The 3 weight heavyweight champion gets beat.. by the British Lennox..

 

It doesn't bode well if head to head they get beaten..