Best brit since 1980? ?

[elgaringo]

Between Lewis and Hamed, easily.

Calzaghes as good a fighter as Naz ever was! also Calzaghe has, and it proving it!

[AJ53]

He was Very talented. But his form of training was dancing the night away, and the only supplement he used was *******.

yeah mate but in a thread titled best brit,
talent dont count for **** unless it was used.
laing never used his talents apart from on one night!!
like james buster douglas he showed us all what he could do for one night only.
looking at the list lewis hamed and benn stand head and shoulders above the others.

[Mattyp151]

Calzaghes as good a fighter as Naz ever was! also Calzaghe has, and it proving it!

I wouldn't exactly claim a Sakio Bika fight proves anything except that Joe continues to bypass publicly desired challengers for easy W's and money.

[Smashing]

Lewis for being the undeafeted Heavy champ beating everyone he faced..and Calzaghe...for being the longest reigning champ

[SHB]

I wouldn't exactly claim a Sakio Bika fight proves anything except that Joe continues to bypass publicly desired challengers for easy W's and money.

Aye, because that fight is the beginning, middle and end of his career.

Out of interest, who are the publicly desired challengers he bypassed?

[butterfly1964]

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[Mattyp151]

Aye, because that fight is the beginning, middle and end of his career.

Out of interest, who are the publicly desired challengers he bypassed?

Mundine would've been an intriguing fight

The Kessler/Beyer winner has already been pushed aside for the likes of Johnson or Woods.

As for his career resume, when people highlight Mitchell and Brewer as two of your biggest wins, and those guys are hardly even remembered in American boxing, you have some serious holes in your career. True, one fight does not determine a career, but Bika is the same type of fight Joe has taken 40 times in his career. Robin Reid was the only guy outside his typical opponent, he actually moved, jabbed, and showed something other than power and a chin, and he gave Joe the toughest fight of his career.

[The Noose]

Mundine would've been an intriguing fight

The Kessler/Beyer winner has already been pushed aside for the likes of Johnson or Woods.

In the UK Woods and Johnson are bigger names than Kessler or Beyer.
In terms of the public.

[Toddy]

il have to go with lennox lewis

[Mattyp151]

In the UK Woods and Johnson are bigger names than Kessler or Beyer.
In terms of the public.

For a guy who many claim is the best 168 ever, I would like to think he was past domestic "superfights" and should've moved on about 10 fights ago.

PS: Woods and Johnson may be bigger names in the UK, but with the 168 crown being 2 fights away, why not finish what you said you would finish?