who is the better fighter to have come out of Britain Lewis or Calzaghe
im not trying to flame the Calz fans i was just thinking about it today after the Jones v Calz press conference cause Jones rates Joe very highly and he gives him a lot of respect
he definetly respects the fact that Joe has had 40+ good nights
so i started thinking who is the better fighter to have come out of Britain Lewis or Calzaghe and based on the high regard i view Lennox Lewis i would have to pick Lewis he performed in a much harder division and division where you can be knocked out by nearly any oponents he avenged his losses and beat the best out there and fought mainly in the states etc
i rank Lennox in my top 5 HW of all time he is for me one of the top 5 best HW in the history of Boxing and that alone puts him above Joe
IMO of coarse
Lennox and easily. Wilde is the greatest to come out of your Island though.
the truth.
calzaghe isn't even the best fighter out of wales.
people who rate joe higher have short memories.
the only thing joe has over lennox is the undefeated record , but considering lennox avenged all his losses doesn't mean much.
lennox defeated 2 guys who are sure HOFers in evander and tyson. joe just one.
lennox also beat them in more convincing fashion than joe did.
Tough call.
Both were underappreciated, overlooked and avoided by their more famous counterparts.
Both suffered from competing in a poor division yet both beat most of the people that mattered.
Both have since proved their doubters wrong time and time again.
Im give Lennox the edge right now, but we should probably wait till Joe retires
I think Joe is the better fighter but Lewis maybe accomplished more.
Ryno is correct in mentioning Wilde though, perhaps the only Brit with legit claims on being the all time best in his division.
I don't understand why you are saying Lewis had harder fights, thats just his weight divsion, just like Calzaghe, he just fights the best in there weight class, you can't put a super middleweight and a heavyweight in a ring and say who wins is the best, you have to look at the way they train, the way they fight and things like that, i mean its not fair on Lewis saying Calzaghe is faster when in reality he is going to be faster, like your point about being knocked out, yet again thats the weight class....
This question is void really...
Personally i will have to go with Joe, i've always liked him and rate him highly, and also he has never had to revenge a loss, having never lost...:boxing: