Best Of British - The Results

[m1kee50]

Thanks to all who voted. 13 lists recieved. Any Errors in Maths or Nationality - who cares, Its only a bit of fun.

1. Lennox Lewis

2. Jimmy Wilde

3. Bob Fitzsimmons

4. Ted Lewis

5. Ken Buchanan

6. Naseem Hamed

7. Nigel Benn

8. Benny Lynch

9. Lloyd Honeyghan

10. Joe Calzaghe

11. Randy Turpin

12. Jack Berg

13. Jim Driscoll

=14. Freddie Welsh

=14. Ricky Hatton

[observer1]

big surprises being no Eubank, but top 10 seem about right-ish

[whiskey]

Ranking is based on Risk vs Success.

Lennox's record reads like the who's who of heavyweight boxing !

Evander Holyfield
Vitali Klitchko
Mike Tyson
Ruddock
David Tua
Tommy Morrison
Ray Mercer
Frank Bruno
Tyrell Biggs
Gary Mason
Hasim Rachman
Oliver McCall

He has fought in Vegas x5, Madison sq garden, Memphis, Royal Albert Hall, Wembley Arena, New Jersey...

But i dont feel the Britishness of say a Benn or a Hatton with him - am i insane ? or is this feeling common.

[Poncey]

I agree. I didn't warm to Lennox until the late nineties. Beating Bruno didn't help his cause IMO.

[stujones]

Well, I have been probably Joe's harshest critic in recent weeks, but that ranking is low.

He's surely got to be ahead of Benn etc.

Personally, I'd have him in 5th place at the least - from the names above him.

[Poncey]

I have a feeling there was some Hatton and Calzaghe hating going on with the voting.

[states]

Frankly, I'm surprised Witter wasn't number one......

[Poncey]

It is rumoured he's have created the Earth is 5 days, not 6, like that lazy bones Messiah.

[DavidPayne]

Benn beat...
McClellan, Barkley, (draw) with Eubank.

Lost to...
Collins, Watson, Eubank, Malinga




Calzaghe beat...
Eubank, Lacy, Hopkins, Reid

Lost to...

[Poncey]

Benn beat...
McClellan, Barkley, (draw) with Eubank.




Calzaghe beat...
Eubank, Lacy, Hopkins, Reid

Think the losses should also affect Benn's legacy though.