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Brits who were the best in the division (post war)
Posted: 26 Feb 2025, 08:23
by Jimmy2025
Lennox Lewis at heavyweight
Tyson Fury, perhaps, briefly at heavyweight?
David Haye at cruiserweight, or is this debatable?
Joe Calzaghe at super middleweight
Is that it?
Re: Brits who were the best in the division (post war)
Posted: 04 Mar 2025, 12:47
by Ezzard
Lloyd Honeyghan
Josh Taylor
Alan Minter
Re: Brits who were the best in the division (post war)
Posted: 04 Mar 2025, 13:07
by JC
Ken Buchanan at lightweight for a couple of years in the 1970s
Re: Brits who were the best in the division (post war)
Posted: 04 Mar 2025, 14:05
by Expug
Charlie Magri at Flyweight.
Re: Brits who were the best in the division (post war)
Posted: 04 Mar 2025, 14:15
by margaret thatcher
there was a small period after ward retired/left 168 and before froch retiring that froch was very arguably best super middle
Re: Brits who were the best in the division (post war)
Posted: 08 Mar 2025, 17:02
by Perseus
Ricky Hatton at light welter
Re: Brits who were the best in the division (post war)
Posted: 08 Mar 2025, 17:59
by Expug
John Conteh at Light heavyweight
Re: Brits who were the best in the division (post war)
Posted: 11 Dec 2025, 20:29
by cfang
Lewis at heavy
Conteh at lt heavy
Calzhage at super middle
Froch was a great fighter but wards career crossed his
Haye at cruiser
Fury at heavy
Hamed at feather maybe? Until Barrera moved up?
Re: Brits who were the best in the division (post war)
Posted: 11 Dec 2025, 21:13
by cfang
margaret thatcher wrote: ↑04 Mar 2025, 14:15
there was a small period after ward retired/left 168 and before froch retiring that froch was very arguably best super middle
Re: Brits who were the best in the division (post war)
Posted: 11 Dec 2025, 21:13
by cfang
Ah yes ofc
Re: Brits who were the best in the division (post war)
Posted: 12 Dec 2025, 06:31
by bennie
Expug wrote: ↑04 Mar 2025, 14:05
Charlie Magri at Flyweight.
Charlie has just been diagnosed with Alzheimer's, sadly. I hope some people can help.
https://www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding/charlie-magri
Re: Brits who were the best in the division (post war)
Posted: 12 Dec 2025, 13:40
by giacomino
Randy Turpin
Howard Winstone
Re: Brits who were the best in the division (post war)
Posted: 12 Dec 2025, 15:56
by Controversial
Dave Charnley worth a mention, one of the best to never win a world title