BEST POUND FOR POUND BRITISH BOXERS EVER.........

I thought I posted that last night,could'nt have
submitted the post

Richard Dunn fought Ali in Berlin - it lasted five rounds, think Ali was holding Dunn up for four of 'em to give the crowd their money's worth.

Might be mistaken but no mention of Charlie Magri on this thread yet.

Reaseh....who knocked Dunn the bum out in seconds?

who's the black boxer who reckoned he was about 35
but they said he was over 40.Durable,maybe a light heavy
weight.Late 80s,early 90s?

Dennis Andries - penz

rscaughty - was Bugner,yep.

no mention of the swadlincote pig farmer yet?

tx-Andres,could get him.

Could give it rease - as for taking it I'm not convinced.

Disgrace that Naz has only been mentioned once in 5 pages. He might have been a bit of a n0b but he is easily one of the top ten British fighters of any era

Unless I've missed it, there's no mention of Michael Watson.  Not saying the best pound for pound British ever, but a classy boxer in a golden era (Benn, Eubank, Collins) and certainly better than many mentioned on here.

Ref Herol "Bomber" Graham - I arranged a mortgage for him around 10 years ago.....without giving any secrets away I would say he was at that time living on a pittance having been ripped off by his Management Team and various promoters......shocking to see how some of these legends got ripped off by some scum Promoters...

Naz dont make me laugh beat nothing went to group 1 class got mullered no heart and no chin.

I was just going to say that about Naz. Great handspeed but too flashy and once he met a world-class fighter who wasn`t on the way down he got hammered and retired. Plus unlike Graham he pocketed a hell of a lot and boy didn`t he flash it about. He was the most hated man in Sheffield for years.

Andres lived around the corner from me many years ago -Stamford hill- told me he couldnt see Tommys Hearns hands they were so fast.lol
Poor old Kirkland lang used to sit on a bench in Sandringham Road Stoke Newington out of his nut
and looked like a complete Vagrant, Lang would have been a great (no doubt) but he loved the Collyweed to much.

one of those two used to get a bus to his fights.
had his belts in a paper bag,may have been KL.

chopinnn, in the distant past I lived both on Stamford Hill and Sandringham rd.  Small World.

wow very small

kl penzance

Andres had a big old merc if my memory seves me right

Only just seen this thread after a few days off. Loving it. Some great names on here from my boyhood days of seeing the big fights a day late on 'Sportsnight With Coleman' and the like.

The Swadlincote farmer was Bodell right?  I remember when he was the next big thing after beating Bugner, but it all went wrong in an embarrassing hammring against McAlinden (???).   

Capewine - if you're still around.... any idea whatever happened to very obscure Welsh contender Tony 'Oompah' Davies, who lasted exactly one round as I recall against John McCluskey in one of the latter's very rare 1970s flyweight title defences.   

regards etc

You are having a laugh mate!!! Ricky Hatton should be number 1 by a country mile. The entertainment the fights beating pound for pound king like Kostya Tsyzu only legends like Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquio that beat him and them 2 would kill any of the guys on your list with ease!!!

no sorry Alun. McCluskey was vg. I drifted away for a while in Wales from 69 to 78.Not sure I went to a fight in that time.

OK no probs and thanks for reply.

thats amir khan off the list then

Randolp turpin taking the title off Sugar Ray was like the Yanks beating us 1-0  at football. But for me, John Conteh up until he won the World Title was the best I ever saw.... didn't hang about if he had his opponent rattled, and finished the job quickly !   

* Randolph Turpin

As much as i disliked him ...Eubanks was class.....Nigel Benn got knocked out on Hackney High st by an irate motorist he cut up...hahaha

Alan Minter was a nugget...and John Conteh..won it and then nose dived..but been a few like that..
Jim Watt was a good boxer

If prince naseem had stayed with brendan ingles,he would have been legendary,and gone on for alot longer.

RICKY HATTON,DONT MAKE ME LAUGH,THE WAYNE ROONEY OF THE BOXING GAME,MASSIVLEY OVERATED AND ALWAYS FOUND OUT AGAINST A GOOD UN!NICE FELLA THOUGH(RICKY THAT IS)

RICKY HATTON,DONT MAKE ME LAUGH,THE WAYNE ROONEY OF THE BOXING GAME,MASSIVLEY OVERATED AND ALWAYS FOUND OUT AGAINST A GOOD UN!NICE FELLA THOUGH(RICKY THAT IS)

fact machine, every person on here knows u r a joke, u bring laughter to the forum but at your expense, ricky hatton is proberly one of the best british ever, hes only lost to mayweather and pacman who r the two best pound for pound fighters ever! no disgrce in getting beat from them 2  ,u idiot u know nothing

DENMAN ,,KNOW ONE HAS EVER HEARD OF A BOXER THAT HATTON BEAT,NOW STOP BEING SILLY AND GO BACK TO BED

Kostya Tsyzu? r u for real

WHO?

LISTEN MY FRIEND,IF U WANT TO KNOW HOW GOOD HATTON WAS,JUST LOOK AT HIS FACE.HUMAN PUNCHBAG.

Kostyu Tsyzu well he did every light welt belt going for 5 years, but a thick fu ck like uo who knows **** all wont know that

LISTEN IF U BELIEVE HATTON WAS A GOOD EN,THEN ITS QUITE OBVIOUS U KNOW FK ALL ABOUT BOXING!

do u have to type in caps to make urself feel better? u loser hope u get hit by a falling tree

THAR CARE IN THE COMMUNITY,ITS THE WORSE THING THEY EVER DID,GOOD NIGHT,HOPE U GET BETTER SOON

denman85

You are a nasty piece of work - Half of you ran down your mothers leg

I was witness to you having a good laugh at poster stewarty b when he lost money

Any poster that thinks it funny when another poster loses money is very sick and needs help

An entertaining little tete a tete until denman threw the toys out of the pram,lack of a sense of humour is destined to end in tears on here,just ask Mad Max.

i can remember watching CHARLIE MAGRI, in the 70s i would guess, he liked a tear up...

_Scotboyass_ These imposters will destroy this forum - We are all doomed _Scotboyass_

joe calzaghe the best to date , kell brook could be the best weve had

Doomed Captain Mainwaring.........doomed.

It has probably already been mentioned in this topic but I will post it anyway

I thought the Benn Eubank fight was a cracker and was shocked when Eubank was judged the winner, on what I can remember the fight I am thinking of was the second time they met, to this day I consider Nigel Benn was the winner - Nigel gave it everything, what a great fight that was

Agreed inono,I am prejudiced because I hated Eubank with a passion whilst having a lot of respect for Benn.Eubank was a lisping clown who just brought out hateful thoughts every time he fought.

Like Naseem ham head and aga Khan,I just wanted to see their arrogant mugs flattened,oh dear.

Noel Murless has to make the list

_Scotboyass_ I had no time for Eubank or Naseem, they did themselves no favours with their arrogance, I will go as far as saying there must have been a majority wishing them to be beaten

Nigel Benn was different to the above, he was more the peoples fighter. I am shocked that Nigel has turned to God - God help him

I think I read somewhere on the net that ewewanks son is boxing and is pretty good?

Btw did Randolph Turpins great great grandad used to be a jockey,seem to remember him as winning at York on a nag called Black Bess or he might have pulled it and got lynched by some irate punters?

Also did his sister work in the Rovers Return? Sorry for these questions if the answer is obvious but mad maxies madness has infected my laptop.

2THEMAX  - Delve deeper, I will say no more

inono -1876.5 Who cares Max

And in the real world max..........15 winners from the last 19 tips posted (16 if you include the place lay the other day) 102 winners from 119 tips posted and 249 consecutive days of profit provide for 4 fellow forumites.All proofed or posted on here.

Playing a guessing tipping game is fun but does not earn cash,however i do have multiple prizes from RUK and for fairness have only twice put up an info horse in the tipping game.

If you consider that arrogance fine.......but it is fact....and others benefit free of charge.hth

Btw only 3 of the losing tips actually lost money on failed trades.

And how many tips have you ever given max?

Betting is about using resources,not guessing........it is why you are a loser.hth

Yeah right max you want me to give up backing tips up to 45/1.........no odds on and 102 winners from 109 to follow your guesses?

Btw the method which does not rely on tips or guesses has made the lads in excess of £15,000 from a £200 bank since April if they have followed the rules.

2THEMAX - Calm down a little, go steady

Max is ok really inono,he just cant figure out how a molerat can be more successful than any other tipster in the world,it eats at him.

If he backed the tips instead of seething he would be financially sound,lets face we hate ewebanks but it wouldnt stop us backing his tips if they were winning.

Honeyghan gave one of the best away performances i can remember, battered Curry all over the place and was around 13-2 to win the bout!!

"lets face we hate ewebanks but it wouldnt stop us backing his tips if they were winning"

Never truer words spoken - Dont bet from the heart

I TAKE MY HAT OFF TO ANYONE WHO HAS HAD THE BALLS TO STEP INTO A BOXING RING,BUT THE GAME IS IN DECLINE DUE TO THE 5 OR SIX VERSIONS OF A WORLD CHAMPION AT ONE WEIGHT AND THE MEDIORACY OF SOME OF THOSE TITLE HOLDERS,THATS WHY CAGE FIGHTING(MMA)IS BECOMING MORE AND MORE POPULAR,NOT THAT LONG AGO IT WAS A SPORT DOMINATED BY FAILED BOXERS.

PS DENMAN,MOST BOXING EXPERTS(NOT FROM THIS COUNTRY)THOUGHT KOSTA BEAT RICKY HATTON IN THERE WORLD TITLE FIGHT.DONT FORGET TO TAKE YOUR TABLETS THIS MORNING

Brian London's dad.



Cooper in front of Bugner any day.

Jimmy Wilde.

ttt

No mention for Lennox Lewis he was a class boxer .

ttt

I dunno about best ever fighters but most memorable and bravest performance to me was a guy called Battling Laurel (English bloke did most of his work in  USA) who took on a real mean steward called Mugsy Long, who was a genuine world title contender.  English guy took the fight under duress and wasn't at all  prepared but he gave it his all.  Long was a very heavily backed (even, apparently, by Laurel's own management!) long odds on shot and the fight ought to have been a complete mismatch but against all the odds, and by adopting some questionable holding tactics, Laurel managed to take out Long with what can only be described as an iron fist. Amazing fight and amazing scenes.  I'm pretty sure it was pre-WW2.  Can anyone confirm this?

After spending a couple of days researching this subject i am in agreement with quite a few others that Jimmy Wilde must be the best British pound for pound boxer ever.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jimmy_Wilde

inono     11 Dec 11 21:30 
It has probably already been mentioned in this topic but I will post it anyway

I thought the Benn Eubank fight was a cracker and was shocked when Eubank was judged the winner, on what I can remember the fight I am thinking of was the second time they met, to this day I consider Nigel Benn was the winner - Nigel gave it everything, what a great fight that was


that fight ended in a draw,mate but you are correct a great fight

Not British but it was great to hear Danny Kellys interview with Sugar Ray Leonard on talksport,what a legend,and all the memories came flooding back,I was going to school when he fought the great Duran,he has been my idol ever since the night of the rematch.

just going to bump this up

Dave boy green AKA human punch bag.
Why is'nt Peter Till on the list

so much talent and great sparring partner Coventry Errol Christie,fists of fury but a chin crafted in Waterford..Honeyghan beating Curry was immense possibly best performance I saw.Latterly Calzaghe was special,went on a couple of fights too long IMO but glad his record was intact.

Just read this thread. Joe Bugner ? You are having a laugh !! As for going the distance twice with Ali - never tried a yard in case he walked into a punch. A total non-trier and a match for the purses of the participants but an insult to the paying public.

K Buchanan lost very narrowly to the immense R Duran,Joe Calzaghe "been there done it"/J Watt under-rated very good boxer,B McGuigan could have been better if he was managed more assiduously.

Joe Bugner? You're joking.

What about:

Jimmy Wilde
Jack 'Kid' Berg
Ted 'Kid' Lewis
Tommy Farr
John Conteh

Didn't realize this thread was still going   


Thought the late Johnny Owen would have been worth a mention somewhere on the thread and bet the many Kirkland Laing fans on here remember both fights with Colin Jones , watching their 2nd fight you could be forgiven if you thought you were viewing a repeat of the first.

Well worth spending 2:41 secs reliving the second fight drama commentated on by the late Harry Carpenter...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xWVuc-nl6QU



Good thread   

One of the best left hooks in the business

Some great boxers mentioned here lads.

Joe Bugner has to be no1.Far far better than the rest and fought tough hard fights against the very best.

any additions to the boxers already mentioned

dominic elsworth

Chavvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvv

This was a really good thread so decided to resurrect it

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John Conteh up until he won the World Championship... then it went a bit Randolp Turpin !

Alan Rudkin.
Charlie Magri until he took on an opponent with a good chin and a good punch - then the lights went out !

THE FLYWEIGHT......SOFT SHOE SKINTO ......THE EAST COAST HAMMER

.. heard he's an ''iron! ?''

USED TO WEAR ONE IN HIS GLOVE

^ thought it was his boots....   iron huffda !

When is a circle a square ?




























When it's a Boxing Ring ! we open our Christmas crackers early round here !

BOOM BOOM BASIL

Do you mean 'BOOM BOOM Alan Minter' ?

Kirkland Laing was class.the closest thing we had to Ray Leonard,loved d'erb ,maybe he could've achieved more if
he wasn't stoned all the time.great talent though ,didn't need a guard ,he could just lean out the way

I think that people underestimate what Lloyd Honeyghan achieved, and the way he achieved it, the night he smashed up Don Curry, who was regarded as the pfp no.1 at the time, in what was a golden age of the game.

I couldn't say who was the best of all time among British fighters, having never seen Turpin, Wilde and all those old fighters, and it would be hard even to say who the best fighter of my lifetime has been, but Honeyghan put up the best performance, and by some way imo. He pummelled a great fighter into helpless submission.

Don't understand the couple of people who have slated Dave Green. No disgrace losing to Carlos Palomino, a great fighter, nor to the best of them all Sugar Ray Leonard. Was also a big fan of Eubank, shame how what he did to Watson affected him.

Ridiculous to have Watt anywhere near the top imo.

barry mcguigan