Naz? Lewis? Calzaghe? Who is the greatest British boxer of all time? 🤔

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  • @TheBoss-ov5tk
    @TheBoss-ov5tk 4 роки тому +592

    It has to be Ronnie Pickering, fought everyone in their prime and never ducked anyone.

    • @---lc2qo
      @---lc2qo 4 роки тому +29

      Who?

    • @littlefish1167
      @littlefish1167 4 роки тому +7

      And he always had his daughter with him. she didn't say a lot but very supportive

    • @tomshaw7738
      @tomshaw7738 4 роки тому +3

      The Boss what about big john fury?

    • @TheBoss-ov5tk
      @TheBoss-ov5tk 4 роки тому +5

      @@tomshaw7738 Big Papa John makes a mean pizza!

    • @victorspencer9159
      @victorspencer9159 4 роки тому +1

      I bet the ticket prices were expensive to see that.

  • @jameslarios4687
    @jameslarios4687 3 роки тому +76

    Calzaghe all day long. Cleared out his division, beat 2 fellow legends in America and never looked in any real trouble throughout his career

    • @anthonymcken6050
      @anthonymcken6050 Рік тому +1

      Calzaghe shouldn't even be in the conversation.

    • @H.K.5
      @H.K.5 5 місяців тому +4

      @@anthonymcken6050 Yeah he’s too good to be in the conversation 😂

    • @meandmynine_tm9684
      @meandmynine_tm9684 28 днів тому

      Calzaghe fought 2 current champions in his entire career. Stop it

    • @meandmynine_tm9684
      @meandmynine_tm9684 28 днів тому

      To good? He achieved half as much as Lewis. ​@@H.K.5

  • @asyouwere553
    @asyouwere553 4 роки тому +491

    *JOE CALZAGHE*
    Most underrated technical boxer, unbeaten and his dad was his trainer.

    • @haarist2422
      @haarist2422 4 роки тому +23

      Joe Calzaghe honestly was very unlucky because of the time he was fighting most the division was past their prime so its difficult to say whether or not he is the greatest

    • @jameschaloner7484
      @jameschaloner7484 4 роки тому +8

      @@haarist2422 he beat a prime unbeaten Kessler did he not the guy who is one off wards and frotches best wins

    • @arber124
      @arber124 4 роки тому +7

      flint the kaka harris prime is not measured by age, there are a lot of factors, I like Joe don't get me wrong and that was his career's performance, I have him on top with Lewis

    • @haarist2422
      @haarist2422 4 роки тому +15

      @flint the kaka harris Age isn't the factor here Roy Jones wasn't the same fighter when he fought Calzaghe in comparison to when he was fighting in the 90's

    • @haarist2422
      @haarist2422 4 роки тому +8

      @@jameschaloner7484 I don't rate Froch or Andre Ward up there with Calzaghe tbh

  • @victorspencer9159
    @victorspencer9159 4 роки тому +97

    Joe Calzaghe has to be undefeated and technically the best, he made some very good boxers look very ordinary.

    • @SuperMuneera
      @SuperMuneera 4 роки тому +3

      Calzaghe didn't fight the elite in their prime. Lewis didn't fight Tyson in his prime but he fought plenty of others at their best. Being undefeated has to be put it into context. Who did they fight? When did they fight them? How did they win each fight?
      Andre Ward totally outclassed a world class fighter in Froch and would have beaten Calzaghe if they fought in the same era. Roy Jones JR a few years before their fight would have won easily.
      Hatton is the only one who fought his opponents in their prime.

    • @kryptonitea1662
      @kryptonitea1662 4 роки тому +7

      @@SuperMuneera Hatton got stopped on both occasions he fought the two best fighters on his resume. Mayweather and Pacquiao. Lewis couldn't fight Tyson in his prime it was impossible. Tysons prime is regarded as being between 85/89. Lewis didn't turn pro until 1989. When Tyson lost to Douglas in February 1990, Lewis was a 7 fight novice still fighting 6 rounders.

    • @deanarnold10
      @deanarnold10 3 роки тому +1

      @@SuperMuneera tzyu was not in his prime when he fought Ricky

    • @Jake-pm3pz
      @Jake-pm3pz 3 роки тому +2

      @Billy Cain Calzaghe's mother was Welsh.

    • @Bullet-Tooth-Tony-
      @Bullet-Tooth-Tony- 2 роки тому +1

      @@SuperMuneera Lewis fought a Prime Klitschko

  • @donspartan5403
    @donspartan5403 4 роки тому +294

    Uzzy Ahmed

    • @tobyplayzzz9654
      @tobyplayzzz9654 4 роки тому +2

      Don Spartan the goat

    • @muz4050
      @muz4050 4 роки тому +34

      Don Spartan Uzzy Ahmed had the ring walk of Naz and the chin of Khan

    • @stevecray8282
      @stevecray8282 4 роки тому +3

      😂😂😂😂🤪

    • @stevecray8282
      @stevecray8282 4 роки тому +3

      @@tobyplayzzz9654 I do like people with a sense of humour 👍

    • @staffh3815
      @staffh3815 4 роки тому +2

      Some physique on him

  • @Danfranco
    @Danfranco 4 роки тому +182

    Fat naz should come back as a heavyweight v ruiz.

  • @joebriggs8106
    @joebriggs8106 4 роки тому +277

    I knew fury would pick himself😂

  • @Roo986
    @Roo986 4 роки тому +66

    "I'd beat all these bums, seven days a week, twice on Sunday" - The Wealdstone Raider.

  • @paulmorden3130
    @paulmorden3130 4 роки тому +43

    Joe calzaghe. Even when he damaged a hand, his ring craft was to good. He kept them on his good hand and still threw more punches.
    Class. Would love to meet him.

    • @Matt5bm
      @Matt5bm 4 роки тому

      He's a great guy! My old man regularly picks him up and he is always happy to sign stuff for me and to get the odd picture 👊

    • @sleeperawake9818
      @sleeperawake9818 4 роки тому

      I couldn't have said it any better, cheers

  • @phreffable
    @phreffable 4 роки тому +110

    Calzaghe. Fought everyone, including in their own back yard. He beat the lot and never lost. He is the British ‘non-pareil’.

    • @phreffable
      @phreffable 4 роки тому +2

      @@Tom-uv7ry ​ Tom Joe, 3x ABA CHampion at different weights.
      . He beat Roy Jones Jr
      Bernard Hopkins.
      Chris Eubank
      and 43 others. Never lost once.
      Froch beat Groves, Kessler, Bute. 35 wins and 2 losses. As an Amateur he won 2 ABA titles at Middeleweight. Joe had more 8 more fights so clearly fought a wider selection that Froch. The main factor is the '0'. Apart from that, it's like comparing apples with pears. As Damon Runyon remembered, "comparisons are odious."

    • @o2xb
      @o2xb 4 роки тому +12

      didn't fight his best opponents in their prime!

    • @mdluk199
      @mdluk199 4 роки тому +2

      Fought the best when they were washed up and had a boring style with little personality. We remember Benn, Eubanks, Froch & Lewis because they had great fights and were great personalities. Fury can join that list but Calzaghe although good just never captured the public's imagination.

    • @Guttlegob
      @Guttlegob 4 роки тому +9

      Joe Calzaghe had a boring style? LMAO. He threw a thousand slaps per round

    • @SerBallister
      @SerBallister 4 роки тому +4

      @Vault Dweller Avoided Ottke ? Hahahahaha ... OTTKE?

  • @KJJ8518
    @KJJ8518 4 роки тому +28

    Calzaghe every day of the week. What a duo him & his old man were. TOP Enzo!

    • @robertbradshaw5281
      @robertbradshaw5281 4 роки тому +1

      It has to be fury now

    • @warfarewarrior
      @warfarewarrior 2 роки тому +1

      @@robertbradshaw5281 Fury? seriously he is so overhyped who has he fought? Nowhere near the best just lucky to be in a era of not so good heavyweights!

  • @jonh6912
    @jonh6912 4 роки тому +25

    Had the pleasure of meeting Joe Calzaghe (profile picture) and what a gent. Threw his arm around me and was more than happy to speak. True champion in my humble opinion.

    • @jonh6912
      @jonh6912 4 роки тому +3

      @M rod Yeah, my profile pic on here is me an JC

  • @StanPW88
    @StanPW88 4 роки тому +246

    It has to be Lennox Lewis. He came out on top in one of the most competitive heavyweight eras and nobody has been undisputed champ since him...

    • @suhelsheth4621
      @suhelsheth4621 4 роки тому +15

      EEEER NO he took the Tyson fight when he knew Tyson was washed up.... Lewis is a fake ... will never be considered the best British boxer from any one who has real knowledge about boxing Fury ranks better then Lewis

    • @phreffable
      @phreffable 4 роки тому +2

      Oliver Reynolds Bollocks. Lost too many fights.

    • @lavishtalks1708
      @lavishtalks1708 4 роки тому +16

      @@phreffable He lost 2 fights ?. Nd he beat both of them in a rematch

    • @phreffable
      @phreffable 4 роки тому +3

      Lavish Talks Too late. He has 2 losses on his record. Calzaghe has 0, and there’s the magic.

    • @gabrieltsgardner9942
      @gabrieltsgardner9942 4 роки тому +15

      @@phreffable Lewis has the record of beating every man he ever faced, in a far more tumultuous division. Also has the benefit of being the Undisputed champ at the end of one of the toughest era's of boxings hallmark division.
      In a head to head sense, I think Joe beats any Super Middleweight ever, and troubles most of them at Light Heavy too, but I think he left it a little too late to push for something legacy defining. I'd have them tied for first, maybe Joe just behind.

  • @jhaych
    @jhaych 4 роки тому +122

    Carl froch shouldn't of even been mentioned, joke, calzaghe would of had him for dinner.

    • @geoffreygoodyear3746
      @geoffreygoodyear3746 4 роки тому +5

      Until froch hit him, pillow fists no match for a granit chin

    • @jhaych
      @jhaych 4 роки тому +13

      @@geoffreygoodyear3746 froch wouldn't land a punch, calzaghe had a better chin as well

    • @muz4050
      @muz4050 4 роки тому +35

      @@geoffreygoodyear3746 pillow fists? Tell that to Eubank Joe didn't always have bad hands. But even when he did he still whooped Kessler, who Froch lost to. Froch also got beat by Ward, where as Joe holds the record for title defences at 168 then moved to light heavy and beat B Hop and RJJ. Froch had a tough chin but he was too slow and too limited at the top level. Calzaghie would of been too fast and busy. Plus he ALWAYS adapted if things got tough, another thing Froch couldn't do.

    • @jhaych
      @jhaych 4 роки тому +6

      @@muz4050 bang on

    • @Falconer710
      @Falconer710 4 роки тому +7

      J haych
      Froch lol 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂joe is in a different world

  • @sedglislim1793
    @sedglislim1793 4 роки тому +212

    If we gonna go of achievement and resume no British boxers Is even in Lennox Lewis's league.

    • @bobbysmith15
      @bobbysmith15 4 роки тому +3

      Aj is far better than lewis

    • @joshh8430
      @joshh8430 4 роки тому +58

      Bobby Smith aj has a better resume than Lennox Lewis? 🤣😂🤣😂🤣

    • @sedglislim1793
      @sedglislim1793 4 роки тому +41

      @@bobbysmith15 wow... really. AJ may end up being better but at this stage he is in NO WAY on Lewis level in terms of sporting achievement. I'm not talking about money here

    • @DeGeneralLuvsWeed
      @DeGeneralLuvsWeed 4 роки тому +5

      Relax his black....these fools will never give him that

    • @bobbysmith15
      @bobbysmith15 4 роки тому +4

      @@sedglislim1793 lewis ducked tyson for years and only fought him when he knew it would be a easy win h

  • @thomasfirmin257
    @thomasfirmin257 4 роки тому +135

    Naz is a legend

    • @paulanthony5274
      @paulanthony5274 4 роки тому +7

      @C B I know,Nigel Benn has a much better resume,and I'd put Benn between 7 and 10 but still ahead of Naz,he only just crept past a past his best Kevin Kelley and was soundly beaten by barrera,he has the odd good win but not really any big names on his record.

    • @DeGeneralLuvsWeed
      @DeGeneralLuvsWeed 4 роки тому +7

      @C BSomeone with a brain. He got dominated and humiliated by a proper fighter. After he retired cause he couldnt hack it. All these excuse about his hands and couldnt make weight is bullshit. Floyd and many other fight had hand issues and still made it work. He could have moved up in weight. The guy is nowhere near great.

    • @russell2890
      @russell2890 4 роки тому +3

      The only moment nas fought a guy who can fight, his face got punched repeatedly towards retirement

    • @psychoticpurse6579
      @psychoticpurse6579 4 роки тому +4

      Naz beat sub par opposition. His only claim to fame was his unorthodox style and good knockouts. His record is on par with Deontay Wilders, maybe a little better because he had an odd win that was good. But nothing that really stands out when compared to other "British Greats".

    • @ralphenrile2793
      @ralphenrile2793 4 роки тому +4

      @@psychoticpurse6579 yes his opposition was not that great. But truth is that he was so good he earned mils before becoming world champ. He was so good the best ducked him, leading him to fight shot opposition, a bit like Mark Too Sharp Johnson, who was ducked by many flyweights like Danny Romero, Michael Carbajal and Johnny Tapia (RIP), which lead Too Sharp to fight shot opposition. Naseem is the former undisputed featherweight champion of the world. He brought in heavyweight attraction to such a low division, and he made boxing easy and fun to do. Hes the most remembered fighter in the UK, and fighters like Mayweather acknowledged this. He is awesome no matter what.

  • @docholidayproductions
    @docholidayproductions 4 роки тому +13

    Joe calzaghe vs Jeff Lacy...Lacey was the next Mike Tyson he was hyped up and undefeated..Joe calzaghe boxed his head off for 12 rounds in one of the most masterful boxing performances ever in the ring. That's what I remember most about Joe calzaghe's boxing career he's a legend and I think he's one of the greatest ever in the ring.

    • @mitchtheboss5730
      @mitchtheboss5730 Рік тому

      I seen in a British boxing ring in my time

    • @mitchtheboss5730
      @mitchtheboss5730 Рік тому

      They all avoided Joe even after 1997 when he beat Eubank Steve Collins said he couldn't fill out a Paris church he was chasing roy jones

    • @meandmynine_tm9684
      @meandmynine_tm9684 28 днів тому

      ​@@mitchtheboss5730all avoided Joe? There was no one to fight in a division so dead him and svenne ottke could rack up 42 title defences each at the same time. That's why he isn't the best. Hiding out in dead divisions pretending he couldn't get fights, whilst smaller men Hopkins and Jones made it to higher weights sooner than him and campaigned there longer. And they were natural middleweights

  • @markdavis8430
    @markdavis8430 4 роки тому +15

    Joe is mine But respect them all Hatton had some nights I’ll never forget Love British boxing!

  • @fatapples3838
    @fatapples3838 4 роки тому +8

    Joe for me..... Lennox was out of this world with great power and technique but Calzaghe was so exciting, threw so many punches, never got beat and never drew, got knocked down multiple times and still got back up to win and was just seemingly invincible. Loved Naz also but Joe is the best

  • @secretbillionaire463
    @secretbillionaire463 4 роки тому +80

    Lennox Lewis hands down.

    • @comedy-en5yc
      @comedy-en5yc 4 роки тому +3

      Well he did have his hands down against Rahman

    • @dyschromotopia
      @dyschromotopia 4 роки тому +1

      heard of Randolph Turpin?

    • @lifeofkima
      @lifeofkima 4 роки тому

      For now...

    • @Martrex296
      @Martrex296 4 роки тому

      @@dyschromotopia Yeah, he lost the rematch though.

    • @dyschromotopia
      @dyschromotopia 4 роки тому +1

      @@Martrex296 Nevertheless, & Turpin suffered profound mental health problems ....yet, he beat SRR with his skills......in the build up to the rematch, RT was suffering heavily from anxiety, depression & could not deal with the fame his victory bought him. & there are plenty of others who fought in a far more talent rich era.

  • @SyedRizvi786110
    @SyedRizvi786110 4 роки тому +70

    Terms of talent Prince Naz
    Term of achievement Lewis
    Terms of desire Calazaghe
    Let’s just celebrate the legends we had

    • @karlparratt1730
      @karlparratt1730 3 роки тому +5

      Desire would be Carl Froch. What he lacked in boxing ability he made up with determination, stamina, desire and a granite chin

    • @Blank-km4qr
      @Blank-km4qr 3 роки тому +3

      I think that Lennox Lewis isn’t even British. Left here when he was 12, boxed for Canada and doesn’t hv a British accent

    • @officialv8567
      @officialv8567 3 роки тому +3

      @@Blank-km4qr But he was born there eh?

    • @jamesbearn550
      @jamesbearn550 2 роки тому +3

      Regarding Lennox's nationality he was born in England he's English, his ethnicity, his parents are Jamaican he's Jamaican, he represented Canada in Olympics, He's Canadian. They are all just labels and lines on a map. He most certainly could be described as a British boxer, seeing as how he was born in London and fought in the squared circle, under queensberry rules with a union jack on his shorts. 🇯🇲🇬🇧🇨🇦🦁🌍🥊

    • @warfarewarrior
      @warfarewarrior 2 роки тому +1

      Terms of talent Prince Calazaghe
      Term of achievement Calazaghe
      Terms of desire Calazaghe

  • @matherspad
    @matherspad 4 роки тому +8

    Calzaghe for me, if he had gone to America a few years earlier he would of accomplished even more. It would of been nice to see him school froch in 2006/7 when froch was coming up but not to be.

    • @ritzkola2302
      @ritzkola2302 4 роки тому +2

      Jamie Mather He would’ve taken a L coming to America earlier.

    • @mitchtheboss5730
      @mitchtheboss5730 Рік тому

      Froch had it with Groves up and cummer. Gave him his chance struggled the first fight 2nd sparked him

    • @mitchtheboss5730
      @mitchtheboss5730 Рік тому

      He had bigger fish to fry hence Joe did. U can't say froch struggled with kessler joe didn't doesn't mean joe would win but joe would of boxer his ears of

    • @mitchtheboss5730
      @mitchtheboss5730 Рік тому

      The vest 168 fight i would of liked to see was joe vs Andre ward still have joe winning

    • @meandmynine_tm9684
      @meandmynine_tm9684 28 днів тому

      ​@@mitchtheboss5730canelo had bigger fish to fry. He then went back and beat his undefeated domestic rival munigua. Joe wanted no part of froch. Canelo also had like 20 more fights but still took care of business

  • @rippermedia489
    @rippermedia489 4 роки тому +17

    JOE CALZAGHE.

    • @meandmynine_tm9684
      @meandmynine_tm9684 28 днів тому

      Stayed in a division so dead, him and svenne ottke could rack up 42 title defences each at the same time. Hardly worth mentioning bro lol

  • @sammylong3704
    @sammylong3704 4 роки тому +37

    My personal top 3 in are. Joe Calzaghe, Lennox Lewis and Prince Nas.

    • @conf1ciusw809
      @conf1ciusw809 4 роки тому +5

      So basically the title what everyone says? Lol

    • @choice12ozborne
      @choice12ozborne 2 роки тому

      Tyson Fury should be taken into account

  • @Topsey2000
    @Topsey2000 4 роки тому +17

    Calzaghi's the best I've seen. A fighter at 168 and 178 who can throw that many punches is insane. Great chin. He could beat every fighter he fought even in their prime apart from Roy....

    • @Jason-me1bs
      @Jason-me1bs 4 роки тому +2

      Vault Dweller That’s exactly what Lacy said. Look how that turned out.

    • @Jason-me1bs
      @Jason-me1bs 4 роки тому +3

      I don’t think that Roy beats Calzaghe in his prime. It’s an interesting match but Calzaghe has an insane work rate and granite chin. Jones doesn’t have Calzaghe’s resolve. It’s a tough call.

    • @craigk621
      @craigk621 4 роки тому

      @@Jason-me1bs we can only go on what happened really.
      A bit like arguing that Lewis would've lost to Tyson in his prime.
      Both Jones Jr and Tyson shouldn't have took the fights really and kept their auras of invincibility.
      That's why I believe Lennox did 100% right retiring when he did rather than risk losing to Vitali in the rematch. Considering that, it's another reason to make Lennox no. 1.
      Joe cherry picked his defences at the end really. Whereas Lennox didn't .

    • @jimmynich4791
      @jimmynich4791 4 роки тому

      @Vault Dweller That was after problems with his hands, they were like glass by the end of his career.

    • @jeffallinson8089
      @jeffallinson8089 4 роки тому +2

      @@Jason-me1bs I'd go with Calzaghe on work rate alone.

  • @robiulahmed
    @robiulahmed 4 роки тому +47

    Lewis. Undisputed heavyweight champion - the highest achievement in boxing.

    • @TheTruthDon
      @TheTruthDon 4 роки тому +9

      Arm Head yeah it has to be Lewis, to beat Vitali and Tyson.... calzaghe beat Roy Jones jr who is one of the greatest ever but when he was older.

    • @hkukok
      @hkukok 4 роки тому +4

      Highest achievement in sport.

    • @brucewayne2397
      @brucewayne2397 4 роки тому

      Naz was undisputed too i believe

    • @robiulahmed
      @robiulahmed 4 роки тому +1

      @@brucewayne2397 Naz came close, but he wasn't undisputed. He never won the WBA. Having said that, he was the lineal champ, so there's that.

    • @TheTruthDon
      @TheTruthDon 4 роки тому +2

      ell arr ess that’s true man, I think the heights of jones were hit sooner... he had already achieved everything and Joe didn’t hit the heights yet which may have made him more hungry. Remarkable to think what he did but in the overall conversation I just favour Lennox.

  • @kobistrzala4629
    @kobistrzala4629 4 роки тому +35

    No mention of jimmy Wilde or bob fitzsimmons

    • @paulanthony5274
      @paulanthony5274 4 роки тому +7

      Or Turpin

    • @minteastwood79xbox59
      @minteastwood79xbox59 4 роки тому +4

      Jimmy Wilde all day long. If it didn’t happen in living memory then it didn’t happen at all for most people unfortunately. But as boxers these guys should know their sports history. Wilde,Calzaghe,Lewis for me.

    • @jizzmonkey9679
      @jizzmonkey9679 4 роки тому

      Tylerstown terror definitely the greatest British boxer.

    • @Jake-pm3pz
      @Jake-pm3pz 4 роки тому

      Jimmy wilde 131-3 99kos

    • @davegonnaway6007
      @davegonnaway6007 4 роки тому +1

      Yes Wilde deserves a mention or 20

  • @hclandscapes
    @hclandscapes 4 роки тому +29

    Joe calzaghe, probably one of the most underrated champions.
    He fought all the best in his era and never got defeated!

    • @benrobbo2902
      @benrobbo2902 3 роки тому +1

      The best in his era was back in the 90s and early 2000 and he waited till they were past it to fight them

    • @camerongladwin5984
      @camerongladwin5984 3 роки тому +2

      @@benrobbo2902 hardly waited 😂 was just age difference when they crossed paths

    • @Blank-km4qr
      @Blank-km4qr 3 роки тому +2

      @@benrobbo2902 they wouldn’t give him the fights he campaigned for them

    • @benrobbo2902
      @benrobbo2902 3 роки тому +2

      @@camerongladwin5984 fair enough on that one

    • @benrobbo2902
      @benrobbo2902 3 роки тому +1

      @@Blank-km4qr although there was a short span of time that calzaghe pursued jones but i beleive jones moved up for the james toney fight or anoher title fight

  • @AuthenticSelfGrowth
    @AuthenticSelfGrowth 4 роки тому +6

    Probably Lennox Lewis. Undisputed heavyweight champion of the world is no mean feat especially in a stacked division.

    • @free2player553
      @free2player553 4 роки тому +1

      @C B nope fury would sweep the floor FOR him.

  • @lonestar6709
    @lonestar6709 4 роки тому +7

    Jimmy Wilde. By an absolute mile frankly.
    He was 103-0 at one point. Longest undefeated run in Boxing history.
    _"The Ghost with a Hammer in his Hand"._

    • @RyanAllanPodcast
      @RyanAllanPodcast 4 роки тому

      he was 92-0-1 before his first loss and those first 92 wins only took 4 years to amass! Boxing was a different sport entirely to the one it is now so it is really silly to compare fighters from vastly different eras. I notice he fought his first 27 fights in under 12 months! Imagine that, a fight every other week

  • @muz4050
    @muz4050 4 роки тому +4

    For me Joe Calzaghie is the best boxer Britain as had in my lifetime. Floyd Mayweather gets all the credit in the world for retiring undefeated but when it comes to Joe Calzaghie the yanks dismiss him. They also berate Joe for fighting at home for most of his career, but not the likes of Mayweather and Ward for fighting EXCLUSIVELY at home.
    Did Calzaghie spend too much of his career defending one belt? Yes but that wasn't his fault and even at the end of his career he beat some elite guys and a couple of legends. Just imagine what he could've done in his prime if Frank Warren would've let him off his leash. Joe beat everyone he faced and retired an undisputed 2 weight world champ 46-0

    • @WELLBRAN
      @WELLBRAN 4 роки тому +1

      And even if he went after other belts others would have avoided him bit like Donnie nietes situation, nobody wants good fighters !

  • @flexibleatheist
    @flexibleatheist 4 роки тому +11

    I'll go with Lewis because he fought monsters of the HW division and emphatically avenged the 2 he lost. He unified the HW division. Calzaghe a close 2nd.

    • @mangococo8429
      @mangococo8429 2 роки тому

      Your forgetting Henry Cooper who in my opinion won against Ali floored him fight was stopped because off cut

    • @choice12ozborne
      @choice12ozborne 2 роки тому

      He's toughest foe would have been Riddick Bowe. They buckets in the amateurs I think but that was a fight that never came to fruition at the pro level. Don't forget that he was down on the cards when the Klitschko fight was stopped because of a cut. So what's that fight and ask yourself why I wish there no rematch? Because Lennox Lewis retired is the answer. He didn't want anything else to do with Klitschko

  • @emmadeeba2038
    @emmadeeba2038 4 роки тому +10

    Joe calzaghe all day long!!!

  • @tonywilliams1607
    @tonywilliams1607 4 роки тому +26

    Has to be Jimmy Wilde, had a record of 131-3-1 with 98 ko's.

    • @mrjw6701
      @mrjw6701 4 роки тому +1

      Yeah as much as I like Calzaghe I have to go with Jimmy Wilde unbeaten in his first 93 fights and only lost 2 more times right at the end of his career.

    • @Jake-pm3pz
      @Jake-pm3pz 4 роки тому

      @@mrjw6701 he was actually unbeaten until he was 103-0 its a record

    • @mrjw6701
      @mrjw6701 4 роки тому

      jakob Ellicott no that’s wrong he lost his 94th fight against Tancy Lee via a TKO.

    • @Jake-pm3pz
      @Jake-pm3pz 4 роки тому

      @@mrjw6701 no he holds the world record for longest unbeaten run 103-0 look it up

    • @mrjw6701
      @mrjw6701 4 роки тому

      I checked his fight record.

  • @kennethdodd5924
    @kennethdodd5924 4 роки тому +4

    Naz shouldn't be mentioned in the same breath as Lewis or Calzaghe. Unlike Naz, Lewis chose to "Avenge" his losses.

  • @nicknewman7848
    @nicknewman7848 4 роки тому +4

    I know Eubank was the pantomime villain and everyone hated his arrogance (huge insecurity) but he has to be mentioned.. in his prime he was unbelievable. Great athlete, could take a punch, fast, brave.. Was never the same after Watson but he's got to be up there. Hatton was people's champ but when he came up against true class his lack of strategy and intelligence as a fighter was exposed.. big time. In conclusion.. Calzaghe over Lewis any day of the week ;)

  • @Tropicaltemp
    @Tropicaltemp 4 роки тому +5

    Calzaghe just above Lewis for me.
    He found a way to win, even with broken hands.

  • @macaulayjones1116
    @macaulayjones1116 2 роки тому +2

    Calzaghe all day long what a fighter he was

  • @waddjantachi
    @waddjantachi 4 роки тому +6

    Calzaghe = undisputed, undefeated, GOAT!!!

  • @here.3070
    @here.3070 3 роки тому +4

    I’m in pieces......Ingle said Carl Froch. Oh my. 😂😂😂😂😂

  • @nathantucker4306
    @nathantucker4306 4 роки тому +12

    Joe all the way a true champion

    • @meandmynine_tm9684
      @meandmynine_tm9684 28 днів тому

      A true champion? But has an unofficial belt for 98% of his career. I couldn't think of a champion less deserving of that name lmao

  • @Silverwidows
    @Silverwidows 4 роки тому +16

    Fury if he beats wilder, aj and whyte. Right now lewis, followed closely by naz, hatton, calzaghe

    • @geedee1264
      @geedee1264 4 роки тому +1

      Ummm Jimmy Wilde says hi.

    • @H.K.5
      @H.K.5 4 роки тому +1

      @@geedee1264 Jimmy Wilde fought in a era of bums.

    • @domingorubies656
      @domingorubies656 4 роки тому +1

      Well he already beat Wilder

    • @Silverwidows
      @Silverwidows 4 роки тому

      @@domingorubies656 I posted this a month ago before the second fight. Yes most people inc myself believe fury won the first, but its still down in history as a draw.

    • @dyschromotopia
      @dyschromotopia 4 роки тому

      fury, shocking.

  • @amjadismail7226
    @amjadismail7226 4 роки тому +10

    Prince Naseem hamed was amazing!

    • @sayhellotomylittlefriend1627
      @sayhellotomylittlefriend1627 4 роки тому +1

      The best showmen in history but calzaghe had a better career

    • @amjadismail7226
      @amjadismail7226 4 роки тому

      @Terry Tibbs amir khan: hold my beer

    • @muz4050
      @muz4050 4 роки тому +1

      @@amjadismail7226 Khan fought an old Barrera (his last fight ffs) and Barerra had never fought at lightweight either plus it was in Britain. Even after all the advantages Khan had in that fight it should've ended in a no contest because it was stopped on cuts before 4 rounds were completed, the whole thing was a farce.

  • @henrysalisbury3175
    @henrysalisbury3175 4 роки тому +17

    Calzaghe
    Lewis
    Nas
    Froch
    Hatton
    Fury - Pending

    • @SameerAhmed-bh2wn
      @SameerAhmed-bh2wn 4 роки тому

      Henry Salisbury amir khan

    • @haarist2422
      @haarist2422 4 роки тому

      Bit unfair not to throw AJ in their

    • @henrysalisbury3175
      @henrysalisbury3175 4 роки тому +1

      KIZDOM KRASH Current fighters - pending lol. I think fury beats AJ

    • @fablenumber1fan
      @fablenumber1fan 4 роки тому

      @@henrysalisbury3175 Fury would box AJ's head into next week and come out scratch free.

    • @Sonny-oq1km
      @Sonny-oq1km 4 роки тому

      Henry Salisbury Benn???

  • @salahmanefriminolfc7618
    @salahmanefriminolfc7618 4 роки тому +4

    Joe calzaghe was is and forever be the greatest British boxer of all time. Very under rated unlike naz, who after defeat took the easy way out. Calzaghe wanted to fight the greats earlier than he did but they always ducked him. Such a shame he'll never get the full credit hevdo tightly deserves

    • @meandmynine_tm9684
      @meandmynine_tm9684 28 днів тому

      Nobody ducked him. There was nobody in his division to fight. Unless your on about trying to pull little middleweight Hopkins upto supermiddleweight? Always trying to pull in smaller men joppy, Jones and Hopkins. Why didn't he try and fight people from the weight above him? Plenty of talent there. Maybe because he was a bully? Very quiet calling out light heavyweights wasn't he

  • @danielhaddon8653
    @danielhaddon8653 4 роки тому +10

    Little old Joe from Wales 👌 he could change styles mid fight like Floyd 👌👍👌👌👌

  • @keepsafeandsound6722
    @keepsafeandsound6722 4 роки тому +19

    Bet froch has watched this haha. Calzagie and Lewis.

    • @LadooCrew
      @LadooCrew 4 роки тому +1

      He’s gonna watch it everyday now

  • @andrewk9037
    @andrewk9037 4 роки тому +3

    Lennox Lewis ... Undisputed Heavyweight Champion ... He Beat the Best Out there ... Riddick Bowe Ducked him ... That is How Good He was .

    • @andrewk9037
      @andrewk9037 4 роки тому

      @C B
      Nonsense ...

    • @andrewk9037
      @andrewk9037 4 роки тому +1

      @C B
      Manny Pacquiao got floored by Marquez ... Just because a Fighter gets Knocked out doesn't mean he has a Glass Chin ...

  • @Carl-fp6xt
    @Carl-fp6xt 4 роки тому +3

    Joe Calzaghe, one of the best boxers of all time, never mind in Britain. 46-0. Say no more.

  • @stusmithmmm
    @stusmithmmm 4 роки тому +2

    No mention of Gary Mason or
    Audley Harrison...... Strange 😁

  • @amadeuschavez.
    @amadeuschavez. 4 роки тому +14

    One of them retired after losing to Barrera and the other one went undefeated after fighting great fighters when they were in their 50s
    Comparing them to Lennox is laughable.

    • @jackcap3409
      @jackcap3409 4 роки тому

      Lennox beat a 50 year old Tyson

    • @userjim83
      @userjim83 4 роки тому

      Lewis did as much cherry picking as joe tbh
      And kessler wasn’t 50 either was he to be fair

    • @TheTruthDon
      @TheTruthDon 4 роки тому +2

      Lewis banged out a fresh Klitschko.

    • @amadeuschavez.
      @amadeuschavez. 4 роки тому +3

      Jonny Crabapple Tyson had already lost before Lewis turned pro, there was never a perfect time for them to fight prime for prime. Calzaghe never beat a prime opponent who will go down in history, unlike Lewis.

    • @userjim83
      @userjim83 4 роки тому

      VaaaughN no he didn’t 🙄
      What is it with muppets on the internet making comments about stuff they clearly have no clue about...

  • @welshjohn
    @welshjohn 4 роки тому +4

    46 fights
    46 wins
    32 by KO

    • @Jake-pm3pz
      @Jake-pm3pz 4 роки тому +1

      Jimmy wilde 131-3 with 99kos and also welsh

  • @Rebelskating
    @Rebelskating 4 роки тому +3

    John Conteh? Henry Cooper? Ken Buchanan?

  • @Joker-bg8kk
    @Joker-bg8kk 4 роки тому +3

    Let’s be honest, Lennox Lewis is not a British fighter. I’d say he is more like a British born Canadian fighter.

    • @staffh3815
      @staffh3815 4 роки тому

      Born and lived in London till he was 12 .?

    • @dsavage6618
      @dsavage6618 2 роки тому

      @@staffh3815 he’s Jamaican

  • @hurricane2030
    @hurricane2030 4 роки тому +6

    Jimmy Wilde. 104-0 unbeaten streak. Nothing left to say.

    • @H.K.5
      @H.K.5 5 місяців тому

      He fought 104 bums.

    • @meandmynine_tm9684
      @meandmynine_tm9684 28 днів тому

      ​​@@H.K.5calzaghe fought 40 odd bums. So similar really. Wilde just fought much more frequently and couldn't hide behind the unofficial wbo. He had to fight the best every time

  • @ayaankhan4316
    @ayaankhan4316 4 роки тому +3

    Calslappy .... really?

  • @MichaelRyanUK
    @MichaelRyanUK 4 роки тому +8

    Super, Super Joe, Super Joe Calzaghe the greatest SMW of all time!!, followed by Nas and Lennox 🥊

  • @jcdova29
    @jcdova29 2 роки тому +1

    Ricky Hatton is pure class. I love the way he attacked the body. Tyson Fury is a beast in the ring.

  • @benziescha5438
    @benziescha5438 4 роки тому +4

    John Conte close second to Super Joe

  • @gordonferrar7782
    @gordonferrar7782 4 роки тому +2

    Calzaghe fought through so many issues with injuries.
    Imagine a fighter of his talent now getting the big fights with Hearn and not having to take fights to pay his mortgage.
    All the big fights came when he was past his prime he still outclassed Lacy and Kessler.

  • @markneal7406
    @markneal7406 4 роки тому +3

    Going back a bit but what about Randolph Turpin, one time he did beat Sugar Ray Robinson considered to be THE best middleweight ever.

  • @hamdanfalcon
    @hamdanfalcon 4 роки тому +11

    Prince Naseem Hamed

    • @hamdanfalcon
      @hamdanfalcon 4 роки тому

      Prior to that, he was unbelievable.

  • @stringsgb8833
    @stringsgb8833 4 роки тому +4

    Calzaghe for sure

  • @leonleon2276
    @leonleon2276 11 місяців тому +2

    Hatton saying he fought some better boxers then Joe…..can only mention pac man and mayweather…..Joe can trump that with easily with fighting the executioner and a true goat in Roy jones jr……sit down ricky.

  • @sniperherbo77
    @sniperherbo77 4 роки тому +22

    I say naz

  • @zahideahmed3069
    @zahideahmed3069 4 роки тому +2

    I would have giving it to Joe Calazage if he won a World titel at light heaveyweight so il go with Lenox Lewis

  • @sud75
    @sud75 4 роки тому +4

    Henry Cooper

  • @yourlegalassistant
    @yourlegalassistant 2 роки тому +1

    Ingle picked the guy whose style he liked most. The guy he liked watching most and by that standard, Froch is a good shout.
    But as best ever boxers skill wise - no way. He looked bad in many of his fights including wins against Taylor and Dirrel.
    Brilliant to watch but no way Britain's best ever skill wise.

  • @DavidByrne85
    @DavidByrne85 4 роки тому +7

    Jimmy Wilde

    • @marknorris1381
      @marknorris1381 4 роки тому +1

      Head and shoulders above the rest.

    • @karlparratt1730
      @karlparratt1730 3 роки тому

      Longest unbeaten run in boxing? Legend that doesn't get the recognition he should

  • @jasonmillar4673
    @jasonmillar4673 4 роки тому +1

    1 - Jimmy Wilde
    2- Lennox Lewis
    3- Joe Calzaghe

  • @Jason-me1bs
    @Jason-me1bs 4 роки тому +7

    Naz failed miserably when he hit the top tier so for me he is a non contender.

  • @Don2Boxeo
    @Don2Boxeo 4 роки тому +2

    Lennox Lewis ? Lineal champ? Definitely Lewis.

  • @richardbrown74
    @richardbrown74 4 роки тому +9

    Oh come on . It has to be audley Harrison suerly lol

    • @paulanthony5274
      @paulanthony5274 4 роки тому +1

      Got to be Fraudley

    • @swiftlessytvlogs5637
      @swiftlessytvlogs5637 4 роки тому +1

      I mean Peter Buckley has definitely got to be up there no question!

    • @DRSOHOUSEMUSIC
      @DRSOHOUSEMUSIC 4 роки тому

      Fought everyone.
      Lost. Got up. Lost. Got up. Lost
      Whats more British than that

    • @hobbitguy9933
      @hobbitguy9933 4 роки тому

      Your joking? It's got to be David price!

    • @Librazhd76
      @Librazhd76 4 роки тому

      Surprise nobody mention his name 🤔

  • @piratezippy
    @piratezippy 4 роки тому +1

    all recent boxers. just to throw a few names not in there. Lloyd Honeygan was a class act in the ring. Dennis Andres, johnny nelson. Duke Mckenzie 3 weight divisons world champion, Tommy Farr and Ken Buchanan need a mention. As does Randolph Turpin

  • @Bill-Butcher
    @Bill-Butcher 4 роки тому +2

    Calzaghe for me.... but Naz had the potential to have been the greatest.

  • @IvorBrynMike
    @IvorBrynMike 2 роки тому

    Joe Calzaghe was my neighbour when he 1st turned pro gotta support anyone from Newbridge

  • @courtneyjames9345
    @courtneyjames9345 4 роки тому +17

    THE LEGEND THE GREATEST JOE CALZAGHE

  • @craigcassidy6078
    @craigcassidy6078 4 роки тому +1

    Calzaghe no question.. the prince quit soon as he got tested by a proper champ so calzaghe for me personally

  • @MD-sp9zu
    @MD-sp9zu 4 роки тому +3

    The fact that Dubois said Frank Bruno is an embarrassment to the sport

  • @A.R.B.J.
    @A.R.B.J. 4 роки тому +1

    It us without a doubt Joe Calzaghe. He was an undefeated world champion, NONE of the other boxers in the conversation can make the same claim.

  • @oscarroe2965
    @oscarroe2965 4 роки тому +16

    No mention of the great Jimmy Wilde?

    • @ohgodyeahgamer2987
      @ohgodyeahgamer2987 4 роки тому +2

      I know, wtf

    • @tobyplayzzz9654
      @tobyplayzzz9654 4 роки тому +2

      Or Henry cooper, I’d put him up there. Along with fitzsimmons

    • @free2player553
      @free2player553 4 роки тому

      @@tobyplayzzz9654 yeah cooper was a damn good fighter. It's a shame that he's only ever remembered for his fight with Muhammad Ali. Cooper had the misfortune of fighting at a time when guys like liston, Ali and Frazier were walking around.

    • @RuffRyder2011
      @RuffRyder2011 4 роки тому

      Or randy Turpin he beat sugar Ray Robinson won the title

  • @r33z35
    @r33z35 2 роки тому +2

    Calzaghe, 100%. He's a Gangsta! undefeated boxer! Underrated!

  • @pugilistking5606
    @pugilistking5606 4 роки тому +4

    Lennox Lewis.

  • @kurir000
    @kurir000 4 роки тому +2

    Tough call. Lewis number 1. But Froch most underrated.

  • @davidwakely1332
    @davidwakely1332 4 роки тому +6

    Calzaghe was a legend

  • @Daveyboyz1978
    @Daveyboyz1978 4 роки тому +2

    I'd go Joe Calzaghe... Simply because his work rate and style. He never stopped throwing despite his broken hands. Lewis had a great and well managed career but I favour the more aggressive style.

  • @freshfinesse9874
    @freshfinesse9874 4 роки тому +4

    Lewis 1,Calzaghe 2.

    • @freshfinesse9874
      @freshfinesse9874 4 роки тому +2

      C B he got Em back, in the worst way.

    • @freshfinesse9874
      @freshfinesse9874 4 роки тому +2

      C B so Manny Pacquiao ain't great, Joe Louis ain't great, Roy Jones wasn't great, Wladimir klitschko wasn't great, etc etc? Nonsense

  • @redrum4100
    @redrum4100 4 роки тому +1

    Anyone who knows the history of boxing will know that, post The Marquess of Queensburys rule, Jimmy Wilde is Britain's greatest boxer. Pre Gloves was James Figg.

  • @nathantrask3371
    @nathantrask3371 4 роки тому +3

    Joe calzage welsh pride world wide

  • @SRC267
    @SRC267 4 роки тому +1

    Dubois is the best.

  • @iainglen5390
    @iainglen5390 4 роки тому +2

    I’m 33 and in my lifetime.....Joe Calzaghe but in 10 years that may change to Tyson Fury

  • @joebloggs1297
    @joebloggs1297 4 роки тому +3

    Randolph Turpin beat the best p4p ever

    • @williamsullivan3702
      @williamsullivan3702 4 роки тому

      Sugar Ray Robinson was the greatest p4p fighter of all time

    • @lordlycan5035
      @lordlycan5035 4 роки тому

      @@williamsullivan3702 And that's who he beat, Turpin got a good hiding in the rematch though

  • @lowal8
    @lowal8 4 роки тому +1

    Lennox Lewis - Lennox fought and beat everybody in his era. Undisputed heavyweight champion. Skills, heart, power...

  • @joshh8430
    @joshh8430 4 роки тому +5

    Dubois saying Frank Bruno is a joke

    • @irena7777777
      @irena7777777 4 роки тому +1

      He is friends with Bruno so is probably saying it to be nice. Frank Bruno was no slouch, however.

  • @sadiqsheikhuna317
    @sadiqsheikhuna317 4 роки тому +1

    If Fury can unify against Joshua and remain undefeated he has a serious claim

  • @ocnbxng5038
    @ocnbxng5038 4 роки тому +3

    Who the hell is Carl Froch

    • @-NemoMeImpuneLacessit
      @-NemoMeImpuneLacessit 4 роки тому +2

      A very tough fighter who got better as his carrier progressed right up to the end.

  • @Blank-km4qr
    @Blank-km4qr 3 роки тому +1

    Randolph Turpin doesn’t get enough love

  • @aarondawson880
    @aarondawson880 4 роки тому +3

    Joe calzaghe

  • @joehutton4603
    @joehutton4603 4 роки тому +1

    Has to be Lennox Lewis because he fought in the hardest era in boxing history and came out on top and he also fought every good heavyweight from that era

  • @MrLeoMessio
    @MrLeoMessio 4 роки тому +5

    Lennox Lewis and Tyson Fury