has joe calzaghe supplanted jimmy wilde as the greatest fighter from the uk?

[AntonTheMeh]

jimmy a legend from wales,is my no.10 in my top ten p4p list,with that said what is your opinion?is joe greater after his victory over kessler?

[Thread Stealer]

no he has not.

[-CANE-]

Joe Calzaghe is the greatest fighter from the u.k ever.

[McGrain]

What makes you so sure Wilde is #1? I have Fitz at #1...

1 - Fitzimmons
2 - Wilde

Then you have Lewis, Calzaghe, Ted Kid Lewis, and maybe Hatton. Hatton will be third if he beats Mayweather, that much is clear to me. I'm happy with anyone who rates Calzaghe above Lewis and Lewis, I'd be happy to hear him called p4p #1 post war from Britain if Hatton loses.

[McGrain]

Joe Calzaghe is the greatest fighter from the u.k ever.

"Greatest"? If you want to argue he is best because of generational advantages that's fine (though wrong) but "greatest"? How is he greatest than a three weight world champion and one of the hardest punchers of all time?

[Jim_Davis]

Fitzsimmons left the UK when he was 9 and then became a US citizen.

However, he was British when he won the championship, and a yank when he lost it

[!! Mr. Soprano]

won 137 (KO 99) + lost 5 (KO 3) + drawn 2

[AntonTheMeh]

What makes you so sure Wilde is #1? I have Fitz at #1...

1 - Fitzimmons
2 - Wilde

Then you have Lewis, Calzaghe, Ted Kid Lewis, and maybe Hatton. Hatton will be third if he beats Mayweather, that much is clear to me. I'm happy with anyone who rates Calzaghe above Lewis and Lewis, I'd be happy to hear him called p4p #1 post war from Britain if Hatton loses.

fitzsimmons isn't any different than lewis,he's more kiwi than he is a brit,lennox belong to the world,britain canada jamaica.

[!! Mr. Soprano]

you need to define "Greatest"

Do you mean he has the greatest skill?
or
Has he acomplished the most?

[AntonTheMeh]

you need to define "Greatest"

Do you mean he has the greatest skill?
or
Has he acomplished the most?

yes,and the second,i think he beats hopkins he answers the second question