Greatest British Heavyweight Champion

[IronDanHamza]

My rating of them is:

1/. Fury - Defeated universally accepted World No1 Champion over in Germany.
2/. Lewis - Gifted title via hotly debatable decision, never defended against No1 contenders in poorest era in history 1999-04
3/. Bruno - Unfortunate loser to Lewis in 93, defeated Lewis conquer.
4/. Hide - Had decent undefeated run to 95
5/. Haye

Sonny, brother, come on.

[sonnyboyx2]

Sonny, brother, come on.

Lewis was "Gifted the title" November 1999...yet from october 92 when he won the WBC title, Lewis avoided all the top fighters of the 1990s many of who held titles. Moorer, Foreman, Tyson, Holyfield, Witherspoon, Hide, Bowe, Ruiz, Byrd, Wlad, Sanders..

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IMk1notdy_g

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JRbzfVS7Huc

http://www.thesweetscience.com/colum...corrie-sanders

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y0eins2DhSo

Choosing to fight hand-picked tomato cans in Grant, Botha, Akinwande, Rahman, Jackson, Butler, Mavrovic, Fortune and exposed shot` fighters Morrison, Mercer and Briggs..

Huge difference in class and ability, between those fighters who held titles and the fighters Lewis chose to fight.

Tyson Fury going to Germany as a 5/1 dog, to beat Wladimir Klitschko. Out-trumps anything Lennox Lewis ever achieved.

Lewis was odds-on favourite to defeat Drug addict Mike Tyson. Who was addicted to Anti-Depressants, Alcohol, ******* and Cannabis.

Lewis getting poleaxed by two mediocer journeymen, has to be added to the equation. It cannot be ignored when passing judgement on Lewis career and his ability.

[Elroy1]

Lewis was "Gifted the title" November 1999...yet from october 92 when he won the WBC title, Lewis avoided all the top fighters of the 1990s many of who held titles. Moorer, Foreman, Tyson, Holyfield, Witherspoon, Hide, Bowe, Ruiz, Byrd, Wlad, Sanders..

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IMk1notdy_g

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JRbzfVS7Huc

http://www.thesweetscience.com/colum...corrie-sanders

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y0eins2DhSo

Choosing to fight hand-picked tomato cans in Grant, Botha, Akinwande, Rahman, Jackson, Butler, Mavrovic, Fortune and exposed shot` fighters Morrison, Mercer and Briggs..

Huge difference in class and ability, between those fighters who held titles and the fighters Lewis chose to fight.

Tyson Fury going to Germany as a 5/1 dog, to beat Wladimir Klitschko. Out-trumps anything Lennox Lewis ever achieved.

Lewis was odds-on favourite to defeat Drug addict Mike Tyson. Who was addicted to Anti-Depressants, Alcohol, ******* and Cannabis.

Lewis getting poleaxed by two mediocer journeymen, has to be added to the equation. It cannot be ignored when passing judgement on Lewis career and his ability.

Great!!

What we have here is a new breed of animal..

It seems we have a modern time nut bag!

The very first member of the newly formed "MTNB" movement

[sonnyboyx2]

Great!!

What we have here is a new breed of animal..

It seems we have a modern time nut bag!

The very first member of the newly formed "MTNB" movement

is that it?... is this all you can come up with :blow:

[Zaroku]

1. Lennox Lewis
3 times World heavyweight champion

2. Bob Fitzsimmons
World heavyweight champion
Also held Word titles at middleweight and light heavyweight

3. Tyson Fury
World heavyweight champion

4. David Haye
WBA title holder
Also held World cruiserweight title

5. Frank Bruno
WBC title holder

6. Herbie Hide
2 times WBO title holder

If you choose to include these two, both who are British born:

7. Henry Akinwande
WBO title holder

8. Michael Bentt
WBO title holder

Excellent!
I agree with the additions, and ranking.
Let's not throw in the bare fisted brawlers.

[IronDanHamza]

Lewis was "Gifted the title" November 1999...yet from october 92 when he won the WBC title, Lewis avoided all the top fighters of the 1990s many of who held titles. Moorer, Foreman, Tyson, Holyfield, Witherspoon, Hide, Bowe, Ruiz, Byrd, Wlad, Sanders..

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IMk1notdy_g

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JRbzfVS7Huc

http://www.thesweetscience.com/colum...corrie-sanders

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y0eins2DhSo

Choosing to fight hand-picked tomato cans in Grant, Botha, Akinwande, Rahman, Jackson, Butler, Mavrovic, Fortune and exposed shot` fighters Morrison, Mercer and Briggs..

Huge difference in class and ability, between those fighters who held titles and the fighters Lewis chose to fight.

Tyson Fury going to Germany as a 5/1 dog, to beat Wladimir Klitschko. Out-trumps anything Lennox Lewis ever achieved.

Lewis was odds-on favourite to defeat Drug addict Mike Tyson. Who was addicted to Anti-Depressants, Alcohol, ******* and Cannabis.

Lewis getting poleaxed by two mediocer journeymen, has to be added to the equation. It cannot be ignored when passing judgement on Lewis career and his ability.

I get all that.

But, there is no way in hell you could argue that Tyson Fury is a more accomplished fighter than Lennox Lewis at this stage of his career.

And I am a Tyson Fury fan and certainly not a fan of Lewis.

[soul_survivor]

Frank Bruno, Tyson Fury, Herbie Hide, David Haye, Lennox Lewis.. which order do you rate them?

Bruno
Fury
Hide
Haye
Lewis

wait what? greatest british champion or world heavyweight champion but either way, your listing is absolutely ludicrous.

It's obviously

Hide
Fury
Bruno
Haye
Lewis

[D-MiZe]

Muhammad Ali traced his roots to a postman from Devonshire, we'll claim him.

[sonnyboyx2]

I get all that.

But, there is no way in hell you could argue that Tyson Fury is a more accomplished fighter than Lennox Lewis at this stage of his career.

And I am a Tyson Fury fan and certainly not a fan of Lewis.

Greatest British Heavyweight Champion ---- is what the thread is titled.
Not more accomplished fighter. Fury defeating Wladimir Klitschko in Germany, out-trumps anything Lewis ever done.

Let me explain to you Dan.

Lewis picks belt out of rubbish bin in 93. Lewis losses title to journeyman in 94. Lewis wins vacant title from drug-addict journeyman in 97. Lewis unfortunate to only get draw against old Holyfield 99. Lewis very fortunate to get decision over old Holyfield 99. Lewis losses title and regains it from journeyman 01.

Fury 5/1 underdog in Germany against Universally acknowledged World No1 and 1/5 favourite Wladimir Klitschko.

Bruno defeats journeyman who had poleaxed Lewis in 2rds.

Hide defeats Michael Bent, losses to Rid**** Bowe. wins vacant title against shot` Tony Tucker, losses to Vitali Klitschko.

Haye wins decision over mediocre champion. Humiliated in losing unification fight against Wladimir.

[IronDanHamza]

Greatest British Heavyweight Champion ---- is what the thread is titled.
Not more accomplished fighter. Fury defeating Wladimir Klitschko in Germany, out-trumps anything Lewis ever done.

Let me explain to you Dan.

Lewis picks belt out of rubbish bin in 93. Lewis losses title to journeyman in 94. Lewis wins vacant title from drug-addict journeyman in 97. Lewis unfortunate to only get draw against old Holyfield 99. Lewis very fortunate to get decision over old Holyfield 99. Lewis losses title and regains it from journeyman 01.

Fury 5/1 underdog in Germany against Universally acknowledged World No1 and 1/5 favourite Wladimir Klitschko.

Bruno defeats journeyman who had poleaxed Lewis in 2rds.

Hide defeats Michael Bent, losses to Rid**** Bowe. wins vacant title against shot` Tony Tucker, losses to Vitali Klitschko.

Haye wins decision over mediocre champion. Humiliated in losing unification fight against Wladimir.

You don't need to explain this to me Sonny you know full well I know all these things already.

Fury had a great win over Wladimir, but his resume is extremely thin after that.

You can argue Lewis lost the 2nd Holyfield fight when he won the Title, which I would agree with you on. But, on the same token, Lewis clearly beat Holyfield the first time and was robbed of being Champion. So it works both ways.

Lennox Lewis accomplishments AT HEAVYWEIGHT blow Furys out the water. It's just that simple. And I'll repeat that I am no fan of Lewis.