British Top 30 P4P July 2009

[Horse]

1. (1.) Joe Calzaghe
2. (2.) Ricky Hatton
3. (3.) Carl Froch
4. (4.) David Haye
5. (5.) Clinton Woods
6. (6.) Junior Witter
7. (7.) Bernard Dunne (Irish)
8. (8.) Jamie Moore
9. (9.) Rendall Munroe
10. (10.) Amir Khan

11. (11.) Nicky Cook
12. (12.) Enzo Maccarinelli
13. (13.) Alex Arthur
14. (14.) Kevin Mitchell
15. (15.) Ian Napa
16. (16.) Kell Brook
17. (17.) Matt Skelton
18. (18.) Jonathan Thaxton
19. (19.) Matthew Macklin
20. (20.) Martin Lindsay (Irish)

21. (21.) Darren Barker
22. (RE.) John Murray
23. (NE.) Ajose Olusegun
24. (28.) Jason Booth
25. (22.) Sam Sexton
26. (23.) Martin Rogan (Irish)
27. (24.) John Duddy (Irish)
28. (25.) Gavin Rees
29. (26.) Ryan Rhodes
30. (27.) Paul McCloskey (Irish)

Out - (29.) Matthew Hall
Out - (30.) Wayne Elcock

[Horse]

Any comments, criticisms or P4P lists are very welcome.

[m89]

Hasnt Calzaghe retired?

[SOUTHPAW]

John Duddy does not deserve to be in there

[hitman09]

Enzo doesn't deserve to be in there anymore.

[banjo]

put Dunne above Witter and Woods, neither have done enough this year.

Darren Barker should be top 15, he's done more than Macca, Arthur, Mitchell and Napa have done this year.

I'd put Macklin and Murray in the top 15 as well.

[twenty six]

You've started a thread Jason Booth - rubbish.
The you've moved him up 4 places.

[leforge]

Calzaghe has retired, time to take him off the list.

[Horse]

Hasnt Calzaghe retired?

Yes, I like for there to be a period of inactivity before I take a retired fighter out.

[Dioufy]

Come on Horse my son, take Calzaghe out. If he does come back, then add him back.

[neil hibbert]

ian napas quite high isnt he?

[Coco]

Enzo doesn't deserve to be in there anymore.

Esp as Ola doesn't even get a mention

[stujones]

Ola is surely more British than Olusugun. I think both are worthy of inclusion.

[metropol]

Its pretty unbelievable that duddy is above mccloskey

[Horse]

John Duddy does not deserve to be in there

Duddy has wins over Campas, Bonsante, Eastman, Smichet and Vanda. He has a pretty good record and his recent loss should not negate that.

[Horse]

Enzo doesn't deserve to be in there anymore.

I think he does. He was the WBO champion not so long ago and he is still probably one of the top Cruiserweights in the world.

[WestEndRiot]

If Enzo is at #12, where is the Brit that KO'd him in his last fight?

[Horse]

put Dunne above Witter and Woods, neither have done enough this year.

They have not done much this year, but they have achieved a lot more than Dunne has over their careers. They both have title fights lined up for later on this year, if they lose then they will fall, but if they win then that will show that they belong at the top.

Darren Barker should be top 15, he's done more than Macca, Arthur, Mitchell and Napa have done this year.

It is not all about this year though. If Maccarinelli, Arthur, Mitchell and Napa don't do anything soon then they will fall below fighters like Barker soon.

I'd put Macklin and Murray in the top 15 as well.

If the proposed fight between Macklin and Facey takes place this month then maybe Macklin will be in the top 15 next month. The winner of Murray vs Thaxton will probably enter the top 15 as well.

[Horse]

You've started a thread Jason Booth - rubbish.
The you've moved him up 4 places.

I said the fight was rubbish, not Jason Booth.

I felt Booth should be above Sexton, so I moved him up that many places after his boring win over Dean.

[Captain Hook]

I can't believe people are still responding to this thread....

[Horse]

Calzaghe has retired, time to take him off the list.

I am planning to take him off the list in September for the start of the new boxing season.

[Horse]

Come on Horse my son, take Calzaghe out. If he does come back, then add him back.

But then the British No.1 will be a fighter coming off a humiliating knockout loss.

If I took out fighters as soon as they announced their retirements then the standard of the boxers in the list would drop, which is a bad thing.

[whiskey]

1)Hatton
2)Haye
3)Froch

Hatton and Haye have both held the Ring titles, plus have won all the titles in their respective divisions (except for WBC on Ricky's and IBF on Haye's).

Hatton has won a second title at another weight and Haye is set to try to do the same. Hence their pecking order.

Froch has that unbeaten record, cleaned out all domestic super middleweight rivals and has added a former unified / Ring champion to his record. Plus the WBC strap. And i suppose a win over the new WBC light-heavy champion in Pascal.

[brian13]

Mc Closkey would humilate Rees, so why is Rees still on the list and above Mc Closkey

[Horse]

ian napas quite high isnt he?

Yes.

Napa is scheduled to fight Davis for the British title later this month; if he wins then I think his position is reasonable, if he loses then he will drop down.