Who was the best boxer ?.

[Uncle Spielberg]

Middleweight

Eubank, Benn, Watson or the 20 match unbeaten Calzaghe ?.

Who was/is the best ?.

 

[Dave the OAP]

Thomas The Hit Man Hearns

 

[Lammy]

Unfortunately it was Eubank. Calzaghe has the potential but has a way to go yet...

 

[Southover Street Seagull]

Has Calzaghe ever boxed for titles at Middleweight?

 

[Rougvie]

The hype and interest surrounding those fights was amazing.

I always wanted Benn to win, but you cant argue with Eubank's record or his ability which shades it for me on who was the better.

 

[Southover Street Seagull]

Sugar Ray Robinson, also what about Benard Hopkins?

 

[The Wookiee]

Harry Andrews

 

[Sid James]

Can't speak for Calzaghe because I don't watch anymore.

I think it was Watson, he was outclassing Eubank prior to THAT haymaker. Eubank had a fantastic chin and was a very good counterpuncher but he looked silly whenever he had to go after someone. Benn was a great scrapper and all heart.

Steve Collins might have something to say on this as well

 

[watsongooal]

Unfortunately it was Eubank. Calzaghe has the potential but has a way to go yet...

Not really. he is what 33 so not much potential left. I think he would beat all of them myself. Eubank lost it after watson and wouldnt hit anyone.

 

[Basil Fawlty]

Chris Eubank, without a shadow of a doubt.

 

[watsongooal]

Chris Eubank, without a shadow of a doubt.

On what basis?

 

[Ernest]

My favourite

 

[Chicken Run]

I'm sorry after the Benn Watson scrap at the finnsbury park super tent I go watson as an alround performer, courage ect

 

[Marshy]

Calzaghe, and its not even close to be honest.

 

[Gritt23]

I think it was Watson, he was outclassing Eubank prior to THAT haymaker.

I thought that was the sign of a great champion. The fight was close, and Eubank had made a habit of sneaking the decision in a few close ones, so it was far from clear cut which way the scoring would be.

Then Watson floored him, and facing a 10-8 round, Eubank summoned up everything he had to try and recover the situation, and threw a tremendous upper-cut - not a haymaker in my book - that floored Watson (and of course worse, when his head hit the bottom rope).

You make it sound lucky, but that's what true champions do, they pull it out of the bag when they absolutely have to do it.

 

[Napper]

voted Eubank , although since the Wwatson incident he was a shadow of his former self.

Benn was explosive and a warrior and would get vote for entertainment.

Calzaghe has fought to many bums although if he wins the supposed big fight next March then you'd have to say him really

 

[Sid James]

I thought that was the sign of a great champion. The fight was close, and Eubank had made a habit of sneaking the decision in a few close ones, so it was far from clear cut which way the scoring would be.

Then Watson floored him, and facing a 10-8 round, Eubank summoned up everything he had to try and recover the situation, and threw a tremendous upper-cut - not a haymaker in my book - that floored Watson (and of course worse, when his head hit the bottom rope).

You make it sound lucky, but that's what true champions do, they pull it out of the bag when they absolutely have to do it.

I didn't mean it to sound that way and I agree that he was a very good champion and far from lucky. I was just using that fight to put forward the point that Watson was a better technical boxer, but then as you say Eubank was a fighter, just not the best boxer imo.

 

[Trigger]

Out of that lot, in their prime Eubank was always the best, no question.

 

[Trufflehound]

That's Mister Benn to you.

 

[m20gull]

Middleweight

Eubank, Benn, Watson or the 20 match unbeaten Calzaghe ?.

Who was/is the best ?.

Was - Eubank. Calzaghe is a fine champion but not Eubank at his best.