Who is the greatest British super-middleweight since the division started ?

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  1. Legend X

    Legend X Boxing Addict banned Full Member

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    Of the last 20 years or so.

    I think the second Eubank-Watson fight was the first big British fight at 168 division. 1991.

    Since then we've had several good super-middles coming out of the UK.

    Who's number 1 ?
     
  2. bodhi

    bodhi Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Calzaghe hands down. Title defence record, unified. His resume is lacking but Mitchell, Reid, Lacy and Kessler are good enough wins.
     
  3. teeto

    teeto Obsessed with Boxing banned

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    Agreed.
     
  4. anarci

    anarci Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Calzaghe by far. Who else ? Benn and Eubank are a distant 2nd and 3rd
     
  5. Mr Butt

    Mr Butt Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    benn but i am biased and will happily admit it
     
  6. turpinr

    turpinr Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    yes and me too:good
     
  7. Bill Butcher

    Bill Butcher Erik`El Terrible`Morales Full Member

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    Anyone that says anything other than Calzaghe is a ****wit & should have their biased/hater ass ignored for the rest of time.

    The End !
     
  8. red cobra

    red cobra Loyal Member Full Member

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    I vote for the much maligned, disrespected Joe Calzaghe here...it's gonna take years for the myopic detractors of his to be proven wrong.
     
  9. turpinr

    turpinr Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    i like benn because he's far more exiting to watch.is he better than calzaghe........probably no.
     
  10. Vantage_West

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    robin reid



















































    aint i funny joe "40." cal
     
  11. Vantage_West

    Vantage_West ヒップホップ·プロデューサー Full Member

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    i'll go for eubank at 168 and benn at 160.

    eubank is better than some peeps are saying.
     
  12. Mantequilla

    Mantequilla Boxing Addict Full Member

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    I think it's close Between Benn, Eubank and Calzaghe.They all have some obvious strengths and weaknesses.
     
  13. PowerPuncher

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    I'm going with Benn, he beat a P4P top5 fighter in McClellan, arguably beat Prime Eubank (most had him winning that draw), 4 wins over WBC titlists Galvano (twice), Nardiello and Mallinga. Wharton was also 1 of the best in Europe and Piper 1 of Britains best. Then throw in destructive wins against Barkley and Dewitt at MW and you have a mighty impressive resume

    Calzaghe is unbeaten but his best win at the weight is probably a past prime weight drained Eubank, followed by Kessler and Lacy, followed by a contentious decision against Reid, past it Mitchell, and Brewer. All good wins but none as impressive as McClellan. At 175lbs he has a contentious win over a 43yo Hopkins and a Shot Jones

    Also although Calzaghe is unbeaten he arguably has losses to Hopkins and Reid
     
  14. PowerPuncher

    PowerPuncher Loyal Member Full Member

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    The thing is Eubank couldn't be assed at 168 and had many disputed decisions, perhaps because of the Watson incident
     
  15. Mantequilla

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    Wharton is underrated a bit.Not my kind of fighter, but he'd do really well were he around today.

    Very good chin, great power and terrific left-hook.His offensive skills were good, with a heavy sharp jab and some tidy combinations..triple left hooks, doubling up on the right hand etc..

    Also a one-paced plodder that looked far less impressive against anyone using a lot of lateral movement, but still....I'd have bet on him wrecking Froch, LAcy or Taylor.

    I thought the Eubank fight took a lot out of him though.Eubank was really sharp that night, despite the weight issues he was having by that time.Some great counterpunching from him in it.




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