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Hamed, Calzaghe, Honeyghan straight in as replacements for Cooper, Bugner and Watt.

It's between Lewis and Calzaghe. Quite a dropoff after that. Winstone might be #3.

Ambling Alp II wrote:It's between Lewis and Calzaghe. Quite a dropoff after that. Winstone might be #3.

Ken Buchanan is definitely top 3. I'd have him above Calzaghe. Lewis definitely n1.

As much as I love Lewis, his Canadian heritage often makes me lean toward other boxers on terms of my favourite, but the greatest British boxer he was.

Definitely some notable omissions but I'd have voted for Lennox anyway.

How have 7 people voted for Joe bugner?

Even big Joe - after a few refreshing bottles of Aussie plonk and some tinnies on the porch of Bugner Towers - would not put himself in this elevated company I suspect

Joe could really fight and he faced the best men and gave them a fight as well.

But I reckon he'd still be asking some questions like where's Conteh and Stracey in all of this - I seem to remember them beating a few good guys in my era and bringing home world titles as well

The obvious answer is Lennox Lewis.

My personal favourite is John Conteh & he should on the list.

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SaadOffTheDeck wrote:Lennox for me.

I actually think Cooper had the tools to beat Lennox. But Lewis would probably cut him up.

Let's say Cooper was invulnerable to cutting... He still lost to Amos Johnson, Zora Foley, Ingo Johansson, Floyd Patterson and other boxers who didn't cut him. They just kicked his ass.. Meanwhile Lennox Lewis won an Olympic Gold Medal... won more professional fights than Cooper did... and lost 2 fights while Cooper lost 14 times and was knocked out 8 times.. Cooper weighed less than 190 for most of his fights... Lewis weighed over 230 for most of his fights... Put all of that together with the fact that Lewis was a better athlete and better boxer, and it would take a lot of tools for Cooper to make a showing in that one.