Who was the best fighter a Brit ever beat?

[Tuan_Jim]

Fair enough. I'd had my eye on Lacy for a while and knew he had no boxing IQ. Not to be cruel but he was never going to be anything at all in historic terms.

[Deserter]

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?

It's a good question and I think it's because while at his peak he looked incredible - his shot selection and poise were something else - his peak was so short-lived. He was never the same fighter after Honeyghan and McCallum finished him off. Watch his fight with McCrory if you want to see how special he was in his prime though:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kD0Y0TvbMJ4

[J]

i cant belive this isnt three pages of RANDY TURPIN.
followed by Duran.
anything else is outrageous.

[mickey1975]

i cant belive this isnt three pages of RANDY TURPIN.
followed by Duran.
anything else is outrageous.

I don't think many have actually taken the question on board.

[palooka]

Curry
Duran
Napoles
RJJ
Hopkins
Tysyu
Lguna
Tyson
Holyfield

good list and add Robinson and didn't Vic Andreeti beat Joe Brown as well? He was way past his prime but was a terrific boxer in his pomp.

[Datsue]

i cant belive this isnt three pages of RANDY TURPIN.
followed by Duran.
anything else is outrageous.

Yep, anything other than saying Sugar Ray, Benny Leonard or Durán is nuts, imo.

I mean... FFS... It's Sugar Ray Robinson, Benny Leonard & Roberto Durán, not Mikkel Fvcking Kessler or a post-"I've been knocked cold by Glen Johnson"-era RJJ.

[Monte Fisto]

IF khan beats mayweather and i appreciate its a big if, where do u folks think this would stand?

[handsofstone]

Second behind Robinson IMO,Im sure Duran,s safe thoughat number 2

[SNG]

i cant belive this isnt three pages of RANDY TURPIN.
followed by Duran.
anything else is outrageous.

Yep, anything other than saying Sugar Ray, Benny Leonard or Durán is nuts, imo.

I mean... FFS... It's Sugar Ray Robinson, Benny Leonard & Roberto Durán, not Mikkel Fvcking Kessler or a post-"I've been knocked cold by Glen Johnson"-era RJJ.

The era of the fighter is irrelevant, the RJJ win is up there (maybe top 5) going off the way the question was posed.

[Tuan_Jim]

The era of the fighter is irrelevant, the RJJ win is up there (maybe top 5) going off the way the question was posed.

You are wrong almost beyond comprehension.

How was Roy Jones the 'best' at anything in 2008, aged 40, coming off a series of losses?

If the corpse of Roy Jones is in the UK's 'top 5 finest wins' then we should burn down our boxing gyms.

[Final round]

The era of the fighter is irrelevant, the RJJ win is up there (maybe top 5) going off the way the question was posed.

You are wrong almost beyond comprehension.

How was Roy Jones the 'best' at anything in 2008, aged 40, coming off a series of losses?

If the corpse of Roy Jones is in the UK's 'top 5 finest wins' then we should burn down our boxing gyms.

The thread is the biggest name that a Brit beat. It says so in the thread starter post. Doesn't matter if they wheeled Jake La Motta out the old folks home and whooped his ass. Just as long as it was sanctioned. It counts!

[Horse]

You are wrong almost beyond comprehension.

How was Roy Jones the 'best' at anything in 2008, aged 40, coming off a series of losses?

If the corpse of Roy Jones is in the UK's 'top 5 finest wins' then we should burn down our boxing gyms.

[SNG]

The era of the fighter is irrelevant, the RJJ win is up there (maybe top 5) going off the way the question was posed.

You are wrong almost beyond comprehension.

How was Roy Jones the 'best' at anything in 2008, aged 40, coming off a series of losses?

If the corpse of Roy Jones is in the UK's 'top 5 finest wins' then we should burn down our boxing gyms.

[handsofstone]

Does 50% of posters not read the OP


The questions basically,name your pound for pound top fighter a brit has defeated,as in how would they be remembred historically in the boxing archives

I think we can all agree Robinson is number 1 but its interesting to see some of the other names British boxers have beaten over the years,some i never knew(Ezzard Charles,Benny Leornard)

Im not on about performances or defeating fighters a shadow of their former selves,just what names stand the test of time regardless how they performed in one fight

[Tuan_Jim]

The thread is the biggest name that a Brit beat. It says so in the thread starter post. Doesn't matter if they wheeled Jake La Motta out the old folks home and whooped his ass. Just as long as it was sanctioned. It counts!

Hold your horses.

That's the exact opposite of the thread title: 'Who was the best fighter a Brit ever beat?'

If it's the best fighter a Brit ever beat, a 40 year old Roy Jones doesn't belong there.

If it's the biggest name a Brit ever beat, that's a different matter. But it's not Roy Jones either way, and it's certainly a pointless discussion if it's a contest of names. Who gives a crap about washed up old men?

Whatever, not my fault if the original poster is retarded.

[handsofstone]

The thread is the biggest name that a Brit beat. It says so in the thread starter post. Doesn't matter if they wheeled Jake La Motta out the old folks home and whooped his ass. Just as long as it was sanctioned. It counts!

Hold your horses.

That's the exact opposite of the thread title: 'Who was the best fighter a Brit ever beat?'

If it's the best fighter a Brit ever beat, a 40 year old Roy Jones doesn't belong there.

If it's the biggest name a Brit ever beat, that's a different matter. But it's not Roy Jones either way, and it's certainly a pointless discussion if it's a contest of names.

Whatever, not my fault if the original poster is retarded.

Your the one splitting hairs,im sorry if i never worded it a way which your shit for brains wouldnt understand but keep reading it over and over and you might just get it

[expe]

The thread is the biggest name that a Brit beat. It says so in the thread starter post. Doesn't matter if they wheeled Jake La Motta out the old folks home and whooped his ass. Just as long as it was sanctioned. It counts!

Hold your horses.

That's the exact opposite of the thread title: 'Who was the best fighter a Brit ever beat?'

If it's the best fighter a Brit ever beat, a 40 year old Roy Jones doesn't belong there.

If it's the biggest name a Brit ever beat, that's a different matter. But it's not Roy Jones either way, and it's certainly a pointless discussion if it's a contest of names. Who gives a crap about washed up old men?

Whatever, not my fault if the original poster is retarded.

I would suggest you learn to read then, if you'd read the OP you might understand.

[Horse]

Hold your horses.

That's the exact opposite of the thread title: 'Who was the best fighter a Brit ever beat?'

If it's the best fighter a Brit ever beat, a 40 year old Roy Jones doesn't belong there.

If it's the biggest name a Brit ever beat, that's a different matter. But it's not Roy Jones either way, and it's certainly a pointless discussion if it's a contest of names. Who gives a crap about washed up old men?

Whatever, not my fault if the original poster is retarded.

Stop digging, you've lost.

[Tuan_Jim]

The thread is the biggest name that a Brit beat. It says so in the thread starter post. Doesn't matter if they wheeled Jake La Motta out the old folks home and whooped his ass. Just as long as it was sanctioned. It counts!

Hold your horses.

That's the exact opposite of the thread title: 'Who was the best fighter a Brit ever beat?'

If it's the best fighter a Brit ever beat, a 40 year old Roy Jones doesn't belong there.

If it's the biggest name a Brit ever beat, that's a different matter. But it's not Roy Jones either way, and it's certainly a pointless discussion if it's a contest of names. Who gives a crap about washed up old men?

Whatever, not my fault if the original poster is retarded.

I would suggest you learn to read then, if you'd read the OP you might understand.

I'm being told to read by the semi-literate now? Hey, you wrote a sentence without the C-word for once, well done.

I read the thread title. Not my fault the text then goes on to ask a completely different question. I'm not going to trawl through three pages and 60+ posts just to check whether someone's faculties are sound.

[Tuan_Jim]

Hold your horses.

That's the exact opposite of the thread title: 'Who was the best fighter a Brit ever beat?'

If it's the best fighter a Brit ever beat, a 40 year old Roy Jones doesn't belong there.

If it's the biggest name a Brit ever beat, that's a different matter. But it's not Roy Jones either way, and it's certainly a pointless discussion if it's a contest of names. Who gives a crap about washed up old men?

Whatever, not my fault if the original poster is retarded.

Stop digging, you've lost.

What's to lose? I answered the thread title.

Go quote your bible. Say some prayers for Tyson Fury tomorrow.

[Horse]

What's to lose? I answered the thread title.

Go quote your bible. Say some prayers for Tyson Fury tomorrow.

Oh dear.

[expe]

Hold your horses.

That's the exact opposite of the thread title: 'Who was the best fighter a Brit ever beat?'

If it's the best fighter a Brit ever beat, a 40 year old Roy Jones doesn't belong there.

If it's the biggest name a Brit ever beat, that's a different matter. But it's not Roy Jones either way, and it's certainly a pointless discussion if it's a contest of names. Who gives a crap about washed up old men?

Whatever, not my fault if the original poster is retarded.

I would suggest you learn to read then, if you'd read the OP you might understand.

I'm being told to read by the semi-literate now? Hey, you wrote a sentence without the C-word for once, well done.

I read the thread title. Not my fault the text then goes on to ask a completely different question. I'm not going to trawl through three pages and 60+ posts just to check whether someone's faculties are sound.

You don't have to trawl through three pages, just the opening post. It is usually common practice when opening a thread to read the first post to see what it's about.

[Evander]

Lloyd Honeyghan v Don Curry in 86 was the last time I can think of an English fighter compromising the Top 10 Pound 4 Pound ranks.

Curry was seen at that time as almost unbeatable with McCrory, Jones and Starling victories.

[jessi]

It's a very frustrating thread as all the Brits beating all time greats were (shot all time greats). And all the Brits up against prime greats got destroyed !

Curry was unbeaten when Honeyghan beat him, had won his last 2 fights in 2 rounds each and was only 9 months from when he destroyed Mcrory to unify the title. Tysuzu was also a hot favourite against Hatton and certainly want shot.

Tysuz grew old that night, what did he do after ?
Is Honeyghan the only one then

[dragons]

Sugar Ray Robinson

Don Curry

Duran

Hopkins

Mike Tyson