Who’s the greatest British boxer, Joe Calzaghe or Lennox Lewis?
Dec 30 2009 by Martin Williams, Daily Post RINGSIDE View’s recent article asking who was the greatest ever British boxer – Lennox Lewis or Joe Calzaghe – seems to have fired up regular readers. Maybe it was the brandy and mince pies that helped stir up debate. Here are some of your thoughts: Ken Owen: “It has to be Joe Calzaghe. His record stands proud, despite the few that try to analyse and dilute his achievement. “Calzaghe was an extremely clever boxer in that he had the very rare ability of being able to change and adapt his tactics as the contest progressed. This was repeatedly seen in many of his fights, especially latterly. “As for Lennox Lewis – just ask yourself where would he have been if the likes of Ali, Joe Frazier, Ken Norton, George Foreman, Mike Tyson and others in their prime were around. “I think it would have been an early night for Lewis against most of these and he really did not have this level of opposition. “No denying, he was a good boxer but cannot be rated as
