Which British boxer has had the greatest single win within the last 20 years?

Have you seen the Mercado fights recently Jeff? The first knockdown was a push & the second was clearly a result of the altitude Hopkins hadn't had the time to adjust to. He took much bigger shots from Echols, one in particular clean on the break that didn't move him. No way G-Man beats Hopkins.

 

Gerald McClellnan
Roy Jones Jnr
Julian Jackson
James Toney
Chris Eubank
Nigel Benn
Michael Nunn

when these guys were in the middleweight division Hopkins was not even a champion

Hopkins took over when the "elite" left

Hopkins is not a "superstar"

every major pay per view fight he has been in has been to do with him fighting the "other" guy - Trinidad and De La Hoya etc

he is a good pro no doubt

but the only middleweight he fought of the above mentioned was Roy Jones

and Jones beat him comfortably - with the "one hand"

 

How many Hopkins fights have you actually watched Flint? Also, how many boxers do you actually consider true superstars? Feel free to PM me because I don't want to be accused of taking this thread off topic.

 

I seen quite a few Hopkins fights - followed his career since the days when he was knocking out Joe Lipsey Jnr and unifying the title against Keith Holmes and knocking out the two blown up welterweights and battering William Joppy. In recent times I seen him fight on the De La Hoya undercard when he dropped that guy with a monster right hand and the calzaghe fight and the Antonio Tarver fight.

He is a crafty sod and a top pro - prob schooled Calzaghe if they fought a few years ago.

but Hopkins is considered by some a superstar

disagree

as Enzo Calzaghe said he is a "boring twat"

I consider the elite superstars of boxing over the last decade to be

(worldwide famous or/and big box office)

Tyson
Holyfield
Lewis
Riddick Bowe
George Foreman (commerical appeal - and still active in 90's)
Roy Jones
De La Hoya
Trinidad
Mayweather
Ricky Hatton
Naseem Hamed

not even Calzaghe is a true superstar

neither does Hopkins belong on this list - its a small list thats because it is "elite" and Hopkins is not a big a star as I heard Steve Bunce describe him as

the difference with them guys on that list their name can stand alone and still be a big event regardless of who they are fighting

Calzaghe has his loyal following in Wales but he is not a "superstar" like them guys

I'd say there was alot more interest in Felix Trinidad V William Joppy

than Bernard Hopkins V Keith Holmes

because Trindad is the bigger name

 

Agreed, nice work Flint.

 

I am torn between Lewis over Ruddock, Calzaghe over Kessler or Eubank over Benn. Americans do not usually rank McLellan very highly and it's importance seems to be inflated by Brits only. Hatton vs Kostya was a win over an old Kostya but mostly it was a less than good fight marred by excessive holding and dirty tactics. Really nothhing to be proud of except for the w next to Hatton's name.

 

out of them three Eubanks over Benn has got to be the best win - the underdog stopping the fericous punching champion in a absloute firece war.

the other two

Lewis just blew the guy away - so it was a easy nights work - power was all it took

and Calzaghe had too much experience for Keelser and was the favorite to win in the manner he did - points decsion after outboxing him

 

lennox lewis over everyone

 

I think Hatton - Tzsyu is possibly the best in recent years, although Calzaghe - Lacy and about half a dozen different Lewis fights could be up there.

 

Clearly Harrison against Samuel Kadebe

 

I know you have asked for the greatest victory, but I cannot let Pat Cowdell's brilliant performance against Salvador Sanchez go by the wayside.

Granted, Cowdell didn't emerge victorious that night, but he made the great Sanchez dig deep. It was a SD in the end. Anyone who has not seen the fight, I would advise to try to get footage of it. Cowdell's performance was a great showing.

Sanchez was a great, great fighter & Pat pushed him extremely hard indeed.

 

Salvador Sanchez TKO Azumah Nelson

thats how good he was

 

Remember Sanchez got a lot of grief for his poor performance in that fight.

 

Me personally i felt Lennox's win over Holyfield was what English boxing needed more than anything.