Which of these British fighters is the most International HOF worthy?

Discussion in 'British Boxing Forum' started by JonOli, Oct 22, 2010.


  1. JonOli

    JonOli Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Which of these British fighters is the most International HOF worthy?

    Ricky Hatton
    Nigel Benn
    Chris Eubank
    John Conteh
    Naseem Hamed
     
  2. turpinr

    turpinr Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    at the moment, they are all worthy with the exception of hatton whose career is still to recent in the memory

    John Conteh
    Nigel Benn/Chris Eubank
    Naseem Hamed
    Ricky Hatton

    this is how i'd have them
     
  3. AndrewFFC

    AndrewFFC Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Id have Hamed just edging it for the prestige and interest he brought to the sports. Hatton got thousands into the sport but Hamed pretty much reinvigoragted a weight class, nobody really cared about featherweights before him.

    I dont know so much about but on acheivements Id have Hamed top asell, maybe on about parity with Benn.
     
  4. turpinr

    turpinr Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    i've got been just below conteh because benn is the most exiting fighter i have seen.he goes hand in glove with eubank so i couldn't split them
     
  5. GazOC

    GazOC Guest Star for Team Taff Full Member

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    1) Conteh
    2) Hamed
    3) Take yer pick.
     
  6. larsker

    larsker Well-Known Member Full Member

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    1.Naseem Hamed

    2.John Conteh

    3.Nigel Benn/Chris Eubank

    4. Ricky Hatton
     
  7. GPater11093

    GPater11093 Barry Full Member

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    Conteh

    The rest aint worthy IMO. Even Conteh is a sort of borderline pass for me.
     
  8. Boro chris

    Boro chris Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Conteh easily. A level above the others. However I'm not really sure what the HOF is supposed to mean nowadays.​
     
  9. FIN

    FIN Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Hamed,Benn,Contheh,Eubank..,Hamed ruled the featherweight division for 5 years,won all 4 major titles,knocked out nearly all his opponents,beat good fighters,Tom Johnson,Manuel Medina,Kevin Kelly,Wayne Mc Cullough,Cesar Soto,only ever lost to a great fighter,i think he should make it in,Eubank deserves to be in the least..
     
  10. AndrewFFC

    AndrewFFC Well-Known Member Full Member

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    I dunno, Benn had Barkley and McClellan as big marquee wins. I dont think Eubank had nearly the same international impact.
     
  11. Scotty321

    Scotty321 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Hamed. World belt at 21. Won 16 World title fights. Held WBO, IBF, WBA and WBC crowns. The only one who conquered America......and the Yemen too of course
     
  12. Leighton T

    Leighton T Active Member Full Member

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    Naz was one of a kind......
     
  13. jpab19

    jpab19 Exploding Muffin Dad Full Member

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    Does the ''McGuigan Rule'' apply here?
     
  14. antcull

    antcull Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Conteh was the most skilled, watching any of his fights you can see that.

    However, Hamed, Benn and Eubank all did more in the respective divisions and created a greater 'legacy' for themselves. IMO those 3 deserve to be in there.
     
  15. Mr Butt

    Mr Butt Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    i went for benn but am totally biased