I think Lennox lewis is the best British of all time. He lost only two times throughout his career and he redeemed loses. He also hold wins over Mike tyson and Evander holyfield. The guy is an all time great and his legacy will be remembered.
Calzaghe and Hatton have nothing on Lennox Lewis. Not only is Lewis the best British H.W but a top 10 ATG Heavyweight, higher than Holyfield and Tyson.
It's definitely between Jimmy Wilde and Joe Calzaghe. Greatest Flyweight of all time and The greatest Super Middleweight of all time. Wilde went his first 104 fights undefeated and Calzaghe was a World Champ for over a decade. Wilde would Knockout Welterweights for fun in Exebitions and Calzaghe was a three time, three weight ABA Champion. Its common knowledge among boxing experts that Wilde would wipe the floor with Paquiao anywhere upto 130lbs and Ray Leonard Said It's he would never be able to beat Calzaghe. between them two but I really can't decide.
Its between Jimmy Wilde and Bob Fitzmmons. Lewis follows then comes Calzaghe.
Historical greats like Jimmy Wilde and Bob Fitzsimmons will always be mentioned, but in modern times Lennox Lewis and Joe Calzaghe's names come up most often. My favorite Brit of all time was an Irish fighter named Wayne McCoullah, the little Olympic silver medalist was always a class act as a pro, and a multi-division champ and very under appreciated by the media.
The greatest British boxer p4p has been Bob Fitzsimmons.
The man was the undisputed champion from middleweight to heavyweight & everywhere in between. Only Henry Armstrong has ever equaled such a feat.
The greatest heavyweight boxer from Britain is Lennox Lewis.
Of course we mean modern boxing, not in bare knuckle boxing. Allot of people forget that boxing has several centuries of history, before Sullivan; most of boxing was bare knuckle and the best were from the common wealth.
My fav John Conteh
of all time? it has to be jimmy wilde.
Personally i think its between calzaghe and hatton
