Whats the greatest win by a British fighter of all time?

[Prince Mongo]

It has to be Randolph Turpin's win over Sugar Ray Robinson. Robinson is considered the greatest boxer ever so a win over him is impossible to trump.

[taansend]

It has to be Randolph Turpin's win over Sugar Ray Robinson. Robinson is considered the greatest boxer ever so a win over him is impossible to trump.

Did you read the initial post, Mongo

[CraigM]

Just thought of a another

Hatton vs Tszyu

[BattlingNelson]

It has to be Randolph Turpin's win over Sugar Ray Robinson. Robinson is considered the greatest boxer ever so a win over him is impossible to trump.

Winner!

That's far and away the greatest British win.

[Tom Cruise]

It has to be Randolph Turpin's win over Sugar Ray Robinson. Robinson is considered the greatest boxer ever so a win over him is impossible to trump.

Winner!

That's far and away the greatest British win.

Sorry lads I excluded that one from contention, wouldnt be much discussion if that win is included!

[Bodyshot3]

@D-Mize - nice call. Buchanan an elite British fighter and another guy who does not get name-dropped enough on the board imo.

[taansend]

@D-Mize - nice call. Buchanan an elite British fighter and another guy who does not get name-dropped enough on the board imo.

Best pure boxer from the British Isles, in my humble opinion.

[- Ram Raid -]

Just thought of a another

Hatton vs Tszyu

Good call.

It's always nice to give John H. Stracey's win over Jose Naples a mention, with him being such a decent man and all, God bless him.

Going way back when, before these heady days of watching champions take a **** in Popeyes, way back before the Queenbury rules even, the ex ******ian slave Tom Molineaux's challenge to the English champion Tom Cribb in 1810 caused quite a stir amongst the Fancy and was considered one of the events of the Regency. (Rumour has it that Cribb once had sketches commissioned, printed in pamphlet form and distributed the length and breadth of England picturing the champion relieving himself on his chamber pot. . . the more things change, the more they stay the same!)

Anyhow, being the gentlemanly sort and showing their progressive views towards an ex slave, after 19 hard fought rounds the English fans rushed the ring and broke one of Molineaux's fingers. Despite this obvious disadvantage he found himself dominating and in the 28th round Cribb was seemingly unable to rise. In an act Angelo Dundee would have been proud of, one of Cribb's seconds leapt up with cries that Molineaux was a swine and had concealed lead bullets in his fists. By the time the charge had been refuted, Cribb had recovered his vigour and the fight slogged on.

With the contest barely into the 'championship rounds', Molineaux's bad fortune continued when the challenger hit his head upon one of the stakes at the corner of the ring (The rumour mill abounded that 'Tiny' Gerry O'Connor, diminutive forefather of modern day man in the middle, 'Big' Terry O'Conner upheld the family name by jabbing the American unaware with the rough end of the rosewood before the official fight artist had time to capture the incident in oils). Sadly for the brave ******ian, he was unable to finish the 39th round, and was forced to conceded the fight.

The following year the two would meet again before a crowd of up to 20,000 in what the Times described as a 'most obstinate and sanguinary combat'. Much improved, this time Cribb defeated an ill prepared Molineaux to the acclaim of the English fight fancy, who hadn't had to resort to finger breaking to carry their hero through. (In an fight poem that may well have appeared in the Hampshire Chronicle, the bard John Hauser, famous for his biography of the great James Belcher, alluded that Cribb's victory was down to a underhanded concoction of liniments and ointments that increased the champions potency. Alas, the verse was largely ignored.)

In the great contest of United States Vs. . . After conceding the opening salvo the Americans would reverse the score, over and over and over and over and over again until they'd whipped themselves into an orgy of nationalistic pride. But, that one time in 1810. . . . . . . .

[slimshandy69]

Lewis was schooling him in the 2nd half of the fight. Vitali looked like he was going to past out from loss of blood. It's been a decade dude.. let it go.. Jesus you **** ***.

Did a British Black guy *** your mom or EX-GF or something?

Lewis had the belt and was down on ALL 3 score cards by 2 rounds.

sO IF he was schooling vitali in the second half of the fight the score cards must be completely wrong, which they wernt. I had Lewis down by 4 rounds.

Also Lewis should have been disqualified for illegal hitting and holding and elbowing.

The fight was stopped via injury, not Lewis doing any schooling.

the fights on youtube and the score cards are well know.

You lose.

[taansend]

Lewis had the belt and was down on ALL 3 score cards by 2 rounds.

sO IF he was schooling vitali in the second half of the fight the score cards must be completely wrong, which they wernt. I had Lewis down by 4 rounds.

Also Lewis should have been disqualified for illegal hitting and holding and elbowing.

The fight was stopped via injury, not Lewis doing any schooling.

the fights on youtube and the score cards are well know.

You lose.

You also had Froch beating Dirrell by at least 4 rounds, mate, & that was a close, close fight.

But Vitali won the first 4 rounds & Lewis the last two. He'd figured Vitali out and was on the way to a win.

Of course, this is boxing & anything could have happened had the fight gone on but Lewis landed the big punches that opened the big cut & the fight was rightly stopped in Lewis's favour.

Edit to say: All three judges had Vitali up 4-2 in rounds so are they all wrong or right? You're using the judges to back you up but then disagreeing with their scoring. You had scored it 5-1 to Vitali.