Who was the best fighter a Brit ever beat?

[handsofstone]

I,m not talking about career best performances or beating an elite boxer in their prime,im talking about whose the biggest name,star,legend,whatever you wanna call it a british fighter ever defeated?

It doesnt matter if it was controversial or the "star" was way passed his prime or whatever,just what brit has the best "all time great" victory on their CV?

I can think of 2 obvious ones off the top of my head but i,ll let someone get the ball rolling if they wish

[Sklar]

There's only one answer to this one and it's so obvious it doesn't need writing.

[daviddee]

Joe Calzaghe v Roy Jones jnr

And as much as I hate to say

Lennox Lewis v Mike Tyson

[SNG]

Randy Turpin?

[SNG]

Joe Calzaghe v Roy Jones jnr

And as much as I hate to say

Lennox Lewis v Mike Tyson

I'd pick Holyfield over Tyson.

[Sklar]

Randy Turpin?

Why the question mark?

[SNG]

Randy Turpin?

Why the question mark?

Wondering if Turpin's win is one of the two he was thinking of. I assume it is, it's the obvious answer.

[belowthebelt]

Randy Turpin?

Why the question mark?

Wondering if Turpin's win is one of the two he was thinking of. I assume it is, it's the obvious answer.

i assumed turpin and maybe honeyghan were the two obvious ones unless ive forgotten a bigger one

[belowthebelt]

kostya tszyu is a good one also

[Boxerbeetle]

Joe Calzaghe v Roy Jones jnr

And as much as I hate to say

Lennox Lewis v Mike Tyson

I guess technically Danny Williams v Mike Tyson would also count?

[handsofstone]

Turpins a great shout,got to be the winner already


Lewis/Williams defeats of Tyson were my obvious ones

Calzaghes win over Jones is another good shout,Hopkins as well

Khan,s win over Barrera

Probably not gonna be a long topic but hey......

[Final round]

Curry
Duran
Napoles
RJJ
Hopkins
Tysyu
Lguna
Tyson
Holyfield

[gilgamesh]

Turpin's win over Ray Robinson is definitely the answer.

In the past 20 years Lennox Lewis' win over Holyfield is the best.

I think Calzaghe's win over Hopkins was a better win than the Roy Jones Jr. win. Roy was well past his best by the time Joe fought him, whereas obviously Hopkins still had a lot left to offer, and is still competing at a World Class level even several years after losing to Joe.

[littlepug]

pedrosa ? if barry qualifies as a brit that is

[handsofstone]

I thought Honeyghan,s win over Curry would come up as it is genuinely regarded as the best win for a british boxer but TBH as much as i know how good Curry was meant to be(p4p etc) i read a bit about boxing past and present and the only time i really see Curry,s name is in relation to Honeyghan,s win so why hasnt he got the adulation as such that other p4p greats have got :?? Lack of rivals?

[littlepug]

bit like tyson too short a time at the top

[handsofstone]

Duran was another great shout,im amazed at some of the ones that slipped my mind

[Tomasino]

Joe Calzaghe v Roy Jones jnr

And as much as I hate to say

Lennox Lewis v Mike Tyson

Come on man, what's in that Dundee water? Both beat shot fighters. How about Sugar Ray Robinson or Don Curry? Roberto Duran maybe....

[SNG]

Who beat Duran?

[Final round]

Who beat Duran?

Laing

[SNG]

Who beat Duran?

Laing

Oh yeah!

[Final round]

It doesnt matter if it was controversial or the "star" was way passed his prime or whatever,just what brit has the best "all time great" victory on their CV?

[stevedoc]

Duran was another great shout,im amazed at some of the ones that slipped my mind

you beat me to it ,obviously ray robinson as well.

[Final round]

Turpins a great shout,got to be the winner already


Lewis/Williams defeats of Tyson were my obvious ones

Calzaghes win over Jones is another good shout,Hopkins as well

Khan,s win over Barrera

Probably not gonna be a long topic but hey......

I was going to say Barrera

[JimJim2009]

There's only one answer to this one and it's so obvious it doesn't need writing.

Indeed. Audley Harrison beating Sonny Liston. Unfortunately it was the dutch version......