Who were or are the most charismatic British boxers?

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Who were or are the most charismatic British boxers?

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We were blessed in the 1990s. Eubank, Benn, Hamed... then Lloyd Honeyghan in the 80s. 2010s - Tyson Fury. NOT Hatton unfortunately- ‘if you found him in bed with your wife you’d tuck him in.’
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Naz - in my time anyway.
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Cooper, Bruno, Mason, Eubank, Hamed...
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Jack Petersen, Eric Boon, Dave Charnley, Randy Turpin, Terry Downes, Lloyd Honeyghan, Jack Berg, Ted Lewis, Alan Minter, Henry Cooper.
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Haye
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Definitely Honeyghan for me,followed by Hamed.
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Kirkland Laing had a certain charm about him.
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Naz..

You know if more boxers today had charisma, boxing in the UK would be even better..
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What's charismatic about Tyson Fury? What he displays is just lad culture, go out in any town in the UK and you'll find that personality.
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Eubank snr out there on his own for me, the gear he used to wear coupled with his constant waffle about anything and every thing makes him stand out from everybody else
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samwbr wrote: 02 Nov 2017, 03:55 Kirkland Laing had a certain charm about him.
Quite right - wonderfully unique.
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I wouldn’t have called Naz charismatic. He was cocky and able to back it up and a bona fide superstar. But, to me charismatic means getting people onside, whereas I always found Naz OTT
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Re: Who were or are the most charismatic British boxers?

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Jack Doyle.
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Eubank Snr and Haye.

Some on the list I would call well managed, great PR etc.
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Lee Froch
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Not sure if charismatic is the right word, but the following are characters that draw your attention, good or bad

Fury
Hatton
Haye
Eubank
Benn
Hamed
Bruno
Audley

Some are just idiots... fury
Some are pretty weird... eubank
Some are golden... Hatton

They all had a bit about them personally to gather interest though
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Taansend wrote: 02 Nov 2017, 01:18 Dave Charnley
Charismatic?
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Cooper and Bruno are obvious ones, I never found Hamed charismatic despite his great ability and showmanship.
Good advice is to never meet your heroes.
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George Groves has a certain charisma when he's either interviewed or at a presser trying to start the mind games off.

He's a quiet guy doesnt say a lot but when he speaks he chooses every word carefully and its fascinating to listen to when hes winding someone up.
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Benn for me. Always charismatic but especially later in hus career
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ewenhay wrote: 03 Nov 2017, 07:14 Benn for me. Always charismatic but especially later in his career
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LancashireLoyal wrote: 02 Nov 2017, 16:54 George Groves has a certain charisma when he's either interviewed or at a presser trying to start the mind games off.

He's a quiet guy doesnt say a lot but when he speaks he chooses every word carefully and its fascinating to listen to when hes winding someone up.
i like groves a lot more now, grown up a lot , become a man
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bennie wrote: 02 Nov 2017, 05:58Jack Doyle.
He’s Irish, not British
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boxingknockout wrote: 03 Nov 2017, 21:01
bennie wrote: 02 Nov 2017, 05:58Jack Doyle.
He’s Irish, not British
Yesssssss! Caught out mr Boxing Encyclopaedia! I want a medal!!! :lol:
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it is funny but i find it a really tough one, i would say hatton , maybe spencer oliver before his big fight not such they were charismatic ,more like able ,barry mcguigan
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