WelshDevilRob Posted May 6, 2017 Share Posted May 6, 2017 Jeff Powell of the Daily Mail has compiled his list of Top British Heavyweights. It reads like this: Lennox Lewis Anthony Joshua Tyson Fury Frank Bruno Henry Cooper David Haye What do you think of the list and is anyone missing? Best British boxers of all time - Jeff Powell | Daily Mail Online Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cableaddict Posted May 6, 2017 Share Posted May 6, 2017 (edited) Re: Top British Heavyweights list - right or wrong? Remind me again what David Haye has actually done at HW. Cooper arguably KO'd Ali. Haye dominated a shot-to-shit (and never really anything special) Chisora, then lost to a blown-up LHW. Edited May 6, 2017 by Cableaddict Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WelshDevilRob Posted May 6, 2017 Author Share Posted May 6, 2017 Re: Top British Heavyweights list - right or wrong? Remind me again what David Haye has actually done at HW. Beat Valuev, Ruiz, Harrison in title fights. Destroyed Monte Barrett and Derick Chisora plus the Polish guy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
APW Posted May 6, 2017 Share Posted May 6, 2017 Re: Top British Heavyweights list - right or wrong? Henry Akinwande and Herbie Hide!!! Unbelievably both champions, but above any of those guys? No way Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
selij Posted May 6, 2017 Share Posted May 6, 2017 Re: Top British Heavyweights list - right or wrong? What a mug Powell is. I've never seen such a load of old tripe in all my life. And is he talking top British HW of all time on the world stage ? Or just top British-level heavyweights :noidea: You can obv say Lennox is correctly up there but hes's Canadian. AJ - love him to bits but made heavy weather of a 41 year old and got put on his arse, nowhere near a world level great, yet. Time will tell. He's making so much $ he will get out early and dont blame him. Bruno, again love him to bits, but got lucky one night, a bit like Leicester winning the Prem. Pinkie, brilliant CW useless heavyweight - if he's THAT good where is he now? Missing from list if we're talking British level: Joe Bugner (took Ali the distance twice, 15 rounder and a 12 rounder) Tommy Farr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cableaddict Posted May 6, 2017 Share Posted May 6, 2017 Re: Top British Heavyweights list - right or wrong? Beat Valuev, Ruiz, Harrison in title fights. Destroyed Monte Barrett and Derick Chisora plus the Polish guy. And that's supposed to be impressive? Seriously? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steelfistsmith Posted May 6, 2017 Share Posted May 6, 2017 Re: Top British Heavyweights list - right or wrong? not a great list a part from Lewis what about Bob Fitzsimmons and Tommy Farr but Jeff Powell looks like hed have Richard Dunn before those two Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LondonRingRules Posted May 6, 2017 Share Posted May 6, 2017 Re: Top British Heavyweights list - right or wrong? --- I'd put Bobby Fitz as the best ever fighter out of England, and he was in the first ever full length film that was also the first international blockbuster. Good shout for Bugs and Farr, but Bugs a lot more Austrian than Lennox is Canadian. Also Len Harvey who well could have contested a title shot at heavy had he opportunity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ton Posted May 7, 2017 Share Posted May 7, 2017 Re: Top British Heavyweights list - right or wrong? Kind of highlights the shit standard of heavyweight boxers we've had/produced over these shores! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robprosser Posted May 9, 2017 Share Posted May 9, 2017 Re: Top British Heavyweights list - right or wrong? --- I'd put Bobby Fitz as the best ever fighter out of England, and he was in the first ever full length film that was also the first international blockbuster. Good shout for Bugs and Farr, but Bugs a lot more Austrian than Lennox is Canadian. Also Len Harvey who well could have contested a title shot at heavy had he opportunity.I though Bugner was Hungarian. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LondonRingRules Posted May 9, 2017 Share Posted May 9, 2017 (edited) Re: Top British Heavyweights list - right or wrong? --- When I was a schoolboy, our world maps showed that area as Austria-Hungary probably in deference to being unable to keep up with the constant changes in those parts. Original point stands that Joe was born outside the commonwealth as a foreigner whereas Lewis born in England via Jamaican parents of the commonwealth. Did I get that right or is their more to it other than Bugs was eventually naturalized? BTW,Bugs for the HOF! Edited May 9, 2017 by LondonRingRules Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WelshDevilRob Posted May 9, 2017 Author Share Posted May 9, 2017 Re: Top British Heavyweights list - right or wrong? Kind of highlights the shit standard of heavyweight boxers we've had/produced over these shores! The Americans labelled us Horizontal Heavyweights. Lennox Lewis finally claimed the titles for Britain, after an almost 100 year wait. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_budweiser Posted May 11, 2017 Share Posted May 11, 2017 Re: Top British Heavyweights list - right or wrong? I read a recent Best British Heavyweights on the BBC. Who is Great Britain's greatest heavyweight? Joshua? Fury? Lewis? You decide - BBC Sport There will always be controversy with these polls as there not just open to boxing fans but are open to the general public. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_budweiser Posted May 11, 2017 Share Posted May 11, 2017 Re: Top British Heavyweights list - right or wrong? I read a recent Best British Heavyweights on the BBC. Who is Great Britain's greatest heavyweight? Joshua? Fury? Lewis? You decide - BBC Sport There will always be controversy with these polls as there not just open to boxing fans but are open to the general public. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cableaddict Posted May 11, 2017 Share Posted May 11, 2017 Re: Top British Heavyweights list - right or wrong? I read a recent Best British Heavyweights on the BBC. Who is Great Britain's greatest heavyweight? Joshua? Fury? Lewis? You decide - BBC Sport . Wow - Fitzimmons started as a MW ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GianMan Posted May 28, 2017 Share Posted May 28, 2017 Re: Top British Heavyweights list - right or wrong? sounds about right Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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