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  • Joeyzagz
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    #1

    Top 10 British Heavyweights

    Where would you rank Henry Cooper?

    Include all fighters with a tangential relation to the UK: ie Bob Fitzsimmons who was born, but was mostly an Aussie.

    -Legacy
    -Impact
    -Overall ability
  • Jeff Da Maori
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    #2
    Originally posted by JoeyZagz
    Where would you rank Henry Cooper?

    Include all fighters with a tangential relation to the UK: ie Bob Fitzsimmons who was born, but was mostly a New Zealander.

    -Legacy
    -Impact
    -Overall ability
    Fixed it for you bro.


    As you were.

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    • Barn
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      #3
      1.Fitzsimmons.
      2.Lewis
      3.Bugner
      4.Farr
      5.Cooper
      6.Bruno

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      • The_Demon
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        #4
        Barnburner nailed it with his top 6,difficult too fill the other spots,britain really havent had too many really good Heavies

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        • Barn
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          #5
          There was an article about Farr in a recent ring magazine and it's stuck in my mind.

          He was Joe Louis' first defence and put on such a good show people were questioning whether Louis was good enough!

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          • mickey malone
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            #6
            1. Lewis
            2. Fitzsimmons
            3. Bruno
            4. Bugner
            5. Cooper
            6. Farr
            7. Mason
            8. Williams
            9. Hide
            10. Erskine

            Arguably.... Akinwande should be in there, but i've refrained from making the list too dull.
            I'd also like to give honourable mentions to Don ****ell, Johnny Prescott, Billy Walker, **** Richardson, Jack Bodell, Brian & Jack, London, Richard Dunn, John L Gardner, Neville Mead, Gary Pearce and Noel Quarless. All of whom were not only great crowd pleasers, but a darn site better than Audley Harrison.

            I've also refrained on rating active fighters, ie Haye who i believe stands a good chance of beating Wladimir Klitschko if they fight in July so i'll try not to elaborate until the subject arises on the appropriate thread.

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            • Boxing Bob
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              #7
              1. Lewis
              2. Everyone else

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              • Forza
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                #8
                I dont see why fitz would be ranked higher than LL

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                • Barn
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                  #9
                  Originally posted by Forza
                  I dont see why fitz would be ranked higher than LL
                  I took everything Fitz did but, just purely on HW I agree.

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                  • StarshipTrooper
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                    #10
                    Originally posted by JoeyZagz
                    ie Bob Fitzsimmons who was born, but was mostly a Cornwall man.
                    Fixed it for you.

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