british linear / undisputed champs.

[fanman]

i'm bored so i will compile a list of all british and irish linear champions in boxing history. i will research it more soon but first i will go off of memory.

heavyweight champ - lennox lewis
h/w champ and m/w champ - bob fitzsimmons
cruiserweight champ - david haye
light heavy and super middle champ - joe calzaghe
m/w champ - randy turpin
welter champ - lloyd honeyghan
l/w champ - ricky hatton
featherweight champ - naseem hamed

please contribute more historical champs from these fine islands, fellow members ...

[banjo]

Ken Buchanan Lightweight

[fanman]

i think so ... and what about mcguigan? worlds champ or 1/2 champ?

[handsofstone]

Benny Lynch and Jimmy Wilde :??

[JC]

Kid Lewis
Kid Berg
Freddie Welsh
Terry Downes (?)
Alan Minter (?)

[banjo]

Terry Downes indeed he beat Paul Pender

[Tangerine]

Jim Watt

Does Charlie Magri count?

[JC]

Jim Watt

Does Charlie Magri count?

Not sure Jim Watt was ever undisputed champ was he? I'd assume after Duran vacated to go up to 147lb the titles were split until Chavez unified.

[Cholo_cws]

John H. Stracey

[Jack B]

Heavy - Bob Fitzsimmons, Lennox Lewis
Cruiser - David Haye
Light Heavy - Bob Fitzsimmons, Freddie Mills, Joe Calzaghe
Super Middle - Joe Calzaghe
Middle - Bob Fitzsimmons, Randy Turpin, Terry Downes, Alan Minter
Welter - Matt Wells, Ted 'Kid' Lewis, John H. Stracey, Lloyd Honeyghan
Jr Welter - Jackie 'Kid' Berg, Ricky Hatton
Light - Freddie Welsh, Ken Buchanan
Feather - Barry McGuigan, Naseem Hamed
Bantam - Joe Bowker
Fly - Jimmy Wilde, Benny Lynch, Peter Kane, Jackie Paterson, Rinty Monaghan, Terry Allen, Walter McGowan, Charlie Magri

[JC]

Heavy - Bob Fitzsimmons, Lennox Lewis
Cruiser - David Haye
Light Heavy - Bob Fitzsimmons, Freddie Mills, Joe Calzaghe
Super Middle - Joe Calzaghe
Middle - Bob Fitzsimmons, Randy Turpin, Terry Downes, Alan Minter
Welter - Matt Wells, Ted 'Kid' Lewis, John H. Stracey, Lloyd Honeyghan
Jr Welter - Jackie 'Kid' Berg, Ricky Hatton
Light - Freddie Welsh, Ken Buchanan
Feather - Barry McGuigan, Naseem Hamed
Bantam - Joe Bowker
Fly - Jimmy Wilde, Benny Lynch, Peter Kane, Jackie Paterson, Rinty Monaghan, Terry Allen, Walter McGowan, Charlie Magri

Well played sir.