What happened to British Boxers?

I think Lewis was the best one Calzaghe could have been greater had he went over to the states earlier and fought more world class opponents at a earlier age but still a HOFer nonetheless. I don't think this bunch is as bad (minus the cockiness) Eubank and Benn are both HOFers, Hatton just was not talented and did not look good against Collazo and lost to the greats in his era Mayweather and Pacquiao very easily but he had a ton of heart and that counts for something.

Khan could become real special if he stops thinking of Mayweather and tweak his amatuerish style.

Froch has balls and fights anyone in his path most of the time he wins just got beat by a real special fighter in Ward. He does have a solid resume of Reid, Taylor, Dirrell (not matter how you scored it), Abraham, Pascal, and Johnson.

Fury could make alot of noise especially once the Klistschkos retire that insane height and boxing skills can come along way especially if Manny Steward gets a hold on him.

DeGale I admit I have not seen much of him to have a real good opinion on him

Brook Seems like a good prospect so far I would like to see him in there with a guy like Collazo as a first test.

 

It's true that in '92-'93 we had Eubank, Lewis and Benn as world champions and Bruno, Hamed and Calzaghe as future world champions.

But Eubank and Lewis learned their trade while living in North America, and Benn and Bruno had outrageous African genes for muscular physical prowess (as did Eubank and Lewis).

The African-rooted in inner-city Britain today are much more into dealing crack cocaine than going to the boxing gym - because we haven't had boxing on free TV since '95. So the Benn/Bruno-like gened ones out there, are undiscovered.

Hamed and Calzaghe were freaky good but Khan is kind of freaky good too in some ways (hand speed).

 

Because a few of them have lost a fight? **** article.

 

Seriously, the way people are talking about Khan and Degale like they're scrubs or something for losing two close fights... some people here are ridiculous...

 

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Come back kid will save the day.

 

Same as the Americans. The Berlin wall fell and all the British went into the NFL and NBA.

 

Degale I feel is a little overrated at this point and was skooled by Grooves but both have a lot of potential and still early in their careers and also have time on side. Hamed definitely need to join the greats, I feel as if he should've come back from the Barrerra skooling but the ego was the true person which killed Hamed's career.

Hatton was also a good fighter who cleaned up apart from Pacman and Floyd, he was just a little unlucky that both were in his era otherwise Hatton would've have been a great. Even Floyd til this day has given him props.

I would not put Bruno in there as a great either, great heart but not a great fighter.

 

Good point mate. Another huge contributing factor...he could have come back with new trainer/management but still feel he never really got over the Barrerra defeat...

 

yep, serious ****ing shame...

 

Same as any country, some good, some bad, some nice guys, some arseholes... nothing really to do with countries & more to do with humans is my guess.