Pound for pound...

[Walken]

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I know @Walken is an admirer of Lewis, he's not my cup of tea.

Yeah nev big lewis advocate as you know, we have had some good debates on that, always good to chat boxing with you. I think a case can be made for lewis and a strong one for a very under appreciated british sportsman. Generally i dont like crossing eras, but lewis is the name that springs to mind, plenty, benn and eubank both fine fighters, even though eubank has a winning record over him i have benn higher mainly due to his win over mclennan. Calzaghe is up there, mcguigan though a touch overated, was a guy who lived and breathed the sport and was very very good, id like to break the rules and through buchanen in there as well. I hope in a few years there willbe a few more names to put in, we have the talent

 

[TheFinnFan]

1. Calzaghe
2. Lewis
3. Hatton
4. Eubank
5. Froch

Cant you really find any better than Froch from British boxing history?

 

[Milk]

Jonny Owen would have been up there. RIP.

Wont be long before Anthony Joshua is mentioned with all those already talked about:

 

[steken1]

I actually had calzaghe on another level to Froch, until one of the chaps on here pointed out their relative records....

Hattons win over tzu, who was the best fighter in the world at the time, takes him to no.1 for me. I can't think of anyone else who did that?

 

[Azzurri]

Cant you really find any better than Froch from British boxing history?

I was hoping for a bite to be honest, Finners. I'd have Nigel Benn in there really, but Froch has been a good fighter.

 

[Azzurri]

I actually had calzaghe on another level to Froch, until one of the chaps on here pointed out their relative records....

Hattons win over tzu, who was the best fighter in the world at the time, takes him to no.1 for me. I can't think of anyone else who did that?

As I said before, Lewis beat Tyson and Holyfield.

 

[steken1]

As I said before, Lewis beat Tyson and Holyfield.

Tyson was finished mate, had been for a while. Evander Holyfield was a very tough guy, was never the yardstick though. Lewis lost to a couple of no marks too.

 

[Librarian]

Calzaghe is possibly the most overrated sportsman of all time.

Take a closer look at his resume.

Didnt fight anyone until Robin Reid, a fight most people agree he actually lost. Beat a broken and uninterested Eubank, the appallingly hyped Jeff LAcy, an 82yo Hopkins (again most knowledgeable boxing fans agree this should have been another L for the Welshman) and a parody of Roy Jones.

Kessler is the only impressive name on there once you accept he actually lost to Hopkins.

Thems the facts.

Lennox Lewis is probably our best boxer of all time. True Legend.

I agree with most of this, if I remember, a washed up Eubank took that fight at short notice. The Hopkins decision was particularly baffling, Reid was close and the point deduction probably won it for Calzaghe. He was very impressive against Kessler, you have to give him that but I struggle to think of any other stand out performances.

 

[Blue 1]

Speaking of Duran, anyone remember Kirkland Laing ?? He beat Duran.

http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/...nt-from-hero-to-zero-in-30-years-8102784.html

Not bad for a Pot head Like, Mad style he used to have.

Shame he ended up on the Crack and booze.

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He was very entertaining to watch. Sad story.

 

[Fresh Prince of Belle Val]

Shea Neary

 

[Kurt.]

Calzaghe is possibly the most overrated sportsman of all time.

Take a closer look at his resume.

Didnt fight anyone until Robin Reid, a fight most people agree he actually lost. Beat a broken and uninterested Eubank, the appallingly hyped Jeff LAcy, an 82yo Hopkins (again most knowledgeable boxing fans agree this should have been another L for the Welshman) and a parody of Roy Jones.

Kessler is the only impressive name on there once you accept he actually lost to Hopkins.

Thems the facts.

Lennox Lewis is probably our best boxer of all time. True Legend.

Lewis is Canadian, Calzaghe is welsh..... Get that huge English chip off your shoulder lad.

Joe was a phenomenal fighter, fought 1 handed against Lacey and taught him a boxing lesson. Lacey thought he was surrounded.

 

[Kurt.]

Big shout for Steve Collins too..... That man was granite.

 

[Azzurri]

Big shout for Steve Collins too..... That man was granite.

Real name Stephen Collins
Nickname(s) Celtic Warrior
Rated at Super Middleweight
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Reach 71 in (180 cm)
Nationality Irish
Born 21 July 1964 (age 50)
Cabra, Dublin, Ireland


Thread asks for the best British boxer of the last 30 years. You named an Irish man born in Dublin. Well done, Kurt.

 

[Kurt.]

If you're having Lewis I'm having Collins haha

 

[sportbillyblue]

I

Yeah nev big lewis advocate as you know, we have had some good debates on that, always good to chat boxing with you. I think a case can be made for lewis and a strong one for a very under appreciated british sportsman. Generally i dont like crossing eras, but lewis is the name that springs to mind, plenty, benn and eubank both fine fighters, even though eubank has a winning record over him i have benn higher mainly due to his win over mclennan. Calzaghe is up there, mcguigan though a touch overated, was a guy who lived and breathed the sport and was very very good, id like to break the rules and through buchanen in there as well. I hope in a few years there willbe a few more names to put in, we have the talent

A beered-up Buchanan got lairy with me in the Marcliffe, Aberdeen many years ago ... he was not so convincing pissed.

If we're going back that far, then Conteh should be considered .. his victory over Bob Foster was arguably the best victory by a British boxer .. ever.

From the Eubank, Benn era you have Michael Watson ... who I believe beat them both.