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Who is the greatest English champion of all time?

Posted: 09 Jan 2011, 16:35
by Horse
Main contenders

Peter Haymer - Spartacus, Brookes, Oakey & Alliss
Danny McIntosh - Spartacus, Anderton, Barney & Oakey
Nigel Wright - Hickman, Bosworth, Reid, Daws (Draw) & Harrison
Andrew Facey - Macklin, Woolcombe & McDonagh (Draw)
Danny Hunt - John, Maynard & Meager
Steven Bendall - Smillie, Elcock (Lost), Smith & McDermott (Lost)
Darren McDermott - Bendall & Butler
Scott Lawton - Bull & Gethin
Martin Gethin - Fewkes, Lawton (Lost) & Higginson


Significant others

Ryan Kerr - Walls, Cover & Hearn (Draw)
Stephen Foster - Hughes & Thornhill
Matt Skelton - Holden & Francis
Michael Jennings - Saunders & Down
Adnan Amar - Lloyd & Glover
Andy Bell - Nelson & Bloy


List of English title fights (scroll through divisions): http://boxrec.com/title_search.php?titl ... &SUBMIT=Go

Re: Who is the greatest English champion of all time?

Posted: 09 Jan 2011, 17:05
by derry
Horse wrote:Main contenders

Peter Haymer - Spartacus, Brookes, Oakey & Alliss
Danny McIntosh - Spartacus, Anderton, Barney & Oakey
Nigel Wright - Hickman, Bosworth, Reid, Daws (Draw) & Harrison
Andrew Facey - Macklin, Woolcombe & McDonagh (Draw)
Danny Hunt - John, Maynard & Meager
Steven Bendall - Smillie, Elcock (Lost), Smith & McDermott (Lost)
Darren McDermott - Bendall & Butler
Scott Lawton - Bull & Gethin
Martin Gethin - Fewkes, Lawton (Lost) & Higginson


Significant others

Ryan Kerr - Walls, Cover & Hearn (Draw)
Stephen Foster - Hughes & Thornhill
Matt Skelton - Holden & Francis
Michael Jennings - Saunders & Down
Adnan Amar - Lloyd & Glover
Andy Bell - Nelson & Bloy


List of English title fights (scroll through divisions): http://boxrec.com/title_search.php?titl ... &SUBMIT=Go
i beat chinnock then when on to beat foster

Re: Who is the greatest English champion of all time?

Posted: 09 Jan 2011, 17:10
by Horse
derry wrote:i beat chinnock then when on to beat foster
If you had beaten Foster in an English title fight then you would have been a contender.

Re: Who is the greatest English champion of all time?

Posted: 09 Jan 2011, 17:19
by Deno1986
Facey's wins over Macklin and Woolcombe would be enough to put him at the top in my opinion.

Re: Who is the greatest English champion of all time?

Posted: 10 Jan 2011, 00:19
by Brute
Kid Lewis.

Re: Who is the greatest English champion of all time?

Posted: 10 Jan 2011, 09:22
by TheGoods
Great thread. Like saying who was the greatest landlord of the Dagmar. I'm saying James 'Wilmott' Brown.

Re: Who is the greatest English champion of all time?

Posted: 10 Jan 2011, 09:26
by el_grande_mauro_mina
TheGoods wrote:Great thread. Like saying who was the greatest landlord of the Dagmar. I'm saying James 'Wilmott' Brown.
:lol:

Showing your age there!

Re: Who is the greatest English champion of all time?

Posted: 10 Jan 2011, 09:42
by THEBUTCH
Peter Haymer came to mind before I even opened the thread. :TU:

Re: Who is the greatest English champion of all time?

Posted: 10 Jan 2011, 10:28
by gobbles
James Figg, no question

Re: Who is the greatest English champion of all time?

Posted: 12 Jan 2011, 15:23
by Horse
THEBUTCH wrote:Peter Haymer came to mind before I even opened the thread. :TU:
I thought he would be doing better in the vote.

Re: Who is the greatest English champion of all time?

Posted: 12 Jan 2011, 15:55
by Scrap
Strange one :lol: ,Boxed for the World European British Commonwealth, and won the English last Month, Going in reverse :lol:

Re: Who is the greatest English champion of all time?

Posted: 13 Jan 2011, 05:23
by Bomber 1
Terry Dunstan for me...

Re: Who is the greatest English champion of all time?

Posted: 13 Jan 2011, 05:28
by Scottrf
gobbles wrote:James Figg, no question
:TU:

Depending on the source, 1 loss in around 300 fights (although most were not solely boxing), no equal.

Re: Who is the greatest English champion of all time?

Posted: 13 Jan 2011, 05:32
by bigped
just based on there english title wins?

Re: Who is the greatest English champion of all time?

Posted: 13 Jan 2011, 08:41
by Horse
bigped wrote:just based on there english title wins?
It is just meant to be based on their English title fights.

Re: Who is the greatest English champion of all time?

Posted: 13 Jan 2011, 09:41
by Chambers2
Matt "My name is Brian Williams" Skelton IMO

Re: Who is the greatest English champion of all time?

Posted: 13 Jan 2011, 11:10
by brian13
Nigel Wright gets my vote.

If Danny Mc Intosh wins in France than it would be very hard to go against him. He has only lost to Nathan Cleverly.

Re: Who is the greatest English champion of all time?

Posted: 13 Jan 2011, 11:15
by bigped
brian13 wrote:Nigel Wright gets my vote.

If Danny Mc Intosh wins in France than it would be very hard to go against him. He has only lost to Nathan Cleverly.
think its just based on there english title wins, if that was the case carl froch would be a choice as he was english champion,

Re: Who is the greatest English champion of all time?

Posted: 17 Jan 2011, 14:01
by Horse
Nigel Wright seems to be considered the greatest English champion of all time, although McIntosh and Facey run him close.

Re: Who is the greatest English champion of all time?

Posted: 17 Jan 2011, 14:11
by hurlock
for calibre of win's & fashion of win..mcintosh easily.