Will Britain ever have....

Lennox is an ATG - none of the men listed above wanted to fight him. Avenged both losses by KO

Hatton - toughie, British ATG

Calzaghe - ditto

Benn & Eubank - never got the chance to fight Jones/Toney etc. Who knows what would happen

Hamed - totally agree

 

Benn and Eubank have multiple losses?

Doesn't harm Ali and SRR in the all time greats list does it?

Anyway we could have an ATG, hell if calzaghe were to fight 2-3 more times against good opponents he would be one, if he isnt already.

 

You realise Jimmy Wilde and Bob Fitzsimmons are cast iron top 50 greats on any well thought out list? The latter could even make 25.

I'm pretty sure most people would have Lewis in there, considering by consensus he's a top 5 heavy.

Overall Britain seems to be struggling for many in the modern era, agreed. It's difficult to find a case for Hamed, Eubank or Benn and even if you did it would be a paper thin argument that could be easily argued the other way. Certainly not unquestionable.

 

Lennox Lewis and Jimmy Wilde are ATG, by any reasonable definition.

 

This thread is stupid

 

In terms of modern greats Lennox Lewis is certainly one.

Much avoided, and he sought out the best competition in his time and beat them.

You could make a case for him ducking fighters - but it's extremely weak. For the most part they ducked him.



Other than him - yeah, you've got your job cut out for you :deal.

 

Nigel Benn battered G-Man.
That victory in my opinion is just a good a scalp as Toney would have been

 

Lennox Lewis
Jimmy Wilde
Bob Fitzsimmons

All bona-fida British ATG's.

 

O'Driscoll.

 

i think lewis has to be an all time great...he was propping up the heavyweight division for years before his retirement .

 

wilde, Fitz, Ted Lewis, Lennox Lewis, Buchanen, Driscoll, Calzaghe we have plenty of all time Greats.

 

he possibly means from his own lifetime, as there are no boxers listed from before the mid 80s

 

I'm presuming you mean modern greats;

Lewis - ATG no issues.

Calzaghe - potentially ATG for me it depends on Kessler and how his career pans out. British ATG easy

Hatton - at the moment not an ATG. But if he can resurrect his career under Floyd Snr and then go on to fight (and beat) Pac then he jumps a big way. Potentially opening a door for a rematch with Floyd Jr. A lot of ifs and buts but I'm a man of faith

Benn - difficult one. Ability to be ATG but didnt get the chance against the right opponents at the right time. But a win over Barkley is a good win over a good boxer.

Eubank - similar to above, replace Barkley with G-man

Naz - not. a. chance.

 

If you stick enough monkeys in a room with a typewriter, they'll eventually reporoduce the complete works of Shakespere....

Apparently.

We just need more monkeys.