The EE & ED Hardmen - Who is the most skilled?

[@RandomUploads-ch3bh]

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[@Mohammed27204]

I say phil has better boxing technique than all of them

[@RandomUploads-ch3bh]

This isn't completely in order, it's more done in the best way for the video to flow, though most of them are round about where I'd place them. This is easily the most ambitious project I've ever attempted and I like to think it's one of the most ambitious projects any soap channel has attempted. This series has been inspired by H.K.5, Steve Davidson, Qasim Hussain, BBC Soap Historian and SlimSlimyEdits, either through conversations I've had with them or through videos/shorts they've uploaded. Thank you to everyone whose clips I included, especially Retro UK TV who uploaded a clip specifically for this project. Is there anyone who you think I've missed, who deserves recognition for their skill?

[@charlieslater312]

Have I not inspired you?

[@H.K.5]

@@charlieslater312 You’ve inspired me.

[@charlieslater312]

@@H.K.5 what do you mean

[@RandomUploads-ch3bh]

@@charlieslater312 Of course you inspire/motivate me, but I just mean in terms of this specific series! I have lots of people who I love talking to and I love their content, but it's these guys who specifically got me thinking about strength ,skill, durability etc. I would list all the youtubers that I like in general, but I'd just be listing 15-20 people haha.

[@charlieslater312]

@@RandomUploads-ch3bh lol

[@24s..]

The EE & ED Hardmen - Who is the most skilled Characters: 1. Graham Foster, 2. Sean Slater, 3. Phil Mitchell, 4. Grant Mitchell, 5. Beppe Di Marco, 6. Ravi Gulati, 7. Jason, 8. Clyde Tavernier, 9. Vincent Hubbard, 10. Dennis Rickman, 11. Zak Dingle, 12. Ned Glover, 13. Al Chapman, 14. Cain Dingle, 15. Aaron Dingle, 16. Ross Barton, 17. Jack Branning, 18. Billy Chapman, 19. Matthew King, 20. Lachlan White, 21. Keanu Taylor, 22. Mick Carter, 23. George Knight, 24. Martin Fowler, 25. Mark Fowler, 26. Andy Sudgen, 27. Terry Woods, 28. Eli Dingle, 29. Masood Ahmed, 30. Yusef Khan, 31. Johnny Allen, 32. Ben Mitchell, 33. Billy Mitchell and 34. Ian Beale.

[@Darskul]

Grant is far more skilled than Phil and displays more skill than Phil ever has, even as teens we see Grant beats him in sparring. I would also put him ahead of Sean, he displays more skill feats and displays them against more impressive opponents. Sean's opponents: Jack Branning, Max Branning, Teenage Dean Wicks, random people. Grant's opponents (who he all beat easily including Phil): Phil Mitchell (in his prime), Dennis Rickman, Danny Moon, Jake Moon, Beppe Di Marco, David Wicks, random people and one-off characters. Dennis Rickman and Danny Moon are both better than Max Branning for me, I might even put David ahead of him, and Max Branning is the best opponent Sean legitimately out-skilled every time. In terms of pure skill feats, Grant out-skills Sean in every way, no-diffing Danny Moon, David Wicks, Dennis Rickman, controlling Phil legitimately and repeatedly when they grappled when Phil was in his prime ... These things make Grant better than Sean in terms of on-screen feats.

[@RandomUploads-ch3bh]

@@Darskul I'd be interested to see your top 10, 15 or even 20 lists for each of these categories

[@Darskul]

​@@RandomUploads-ch3bh Top 5 for skill: Graham Foster for 1, Prime Grant Mitchell for 2, Sean Slater for 3, Prime Phil Mitchell = Warren Fox for 4, Brian Tilsley from Corrie for 5. In their primes then George Knight probably takes a spot but he's too old. After that it's too difficult for me.

[@RandomUploads-ch3bh]

@@Darskul That's fair and decent list. How about just other hardmen in general that deserve a shoutout for their skill? How about strength, durability, feats etc? Also, I'm thinking of making some Star Wars videos and would be interested on hearing your opinion on some things

[@RandomUploads-ch3bh]

Revised list: 1. Graham Foster 12:16 2. Grant Mitchell 9:44-10:20 3. Sean Slater 11:44 4. Phil Mitchell 10:09 5. Matthew King 4:13 6. Zak Dingle 7:38 7. Al Chapman 7:15 8. Cain Dingle 6:33 9. Vincent Hubbard 8:28 10. Dennis Rickman 7:54 11. Paul Trueman 8:22 12. Ravi Gulati 9:06 13. Lachlan White 4:03 14. Aaron Dingle 6:00-6:44 15. Billy Fletcher 4:33 16. Jason 8:51 17. Charlie "Tubbs" Savage 3:07 18. Beppe Di Marco 9:10 19. Ned Glover 7:28 20. Current Phil Mitchell 11:29 21. Jack Branning 4:54 22. Clyde Tavernier 8:39 23. Ross Barton 5:39 - 5:59 24. Jase Dyer 2:05 25. Keanu Taylor 3:56 26. Mark Fowler 2:09 - 2:31 27. Mick Carter 3:43 28. Eli Dingle 1:39 29. Andy Sugden 1:58 30. Tyler Moon 31. Joey Branning 32. Johnny Allen 1:03 33. Ben Mitchell 0:25 34. Terry Woods 1:51 35. Martin Fowler 2:24 36. Masood Ahmed 1:26 37. Yusef Khan 1:10 38. Pete Beale 39. Arthur Fowler 40. George Knight (Probably between 1st - 4th in his prime) 3:34

[@24s..]

3:57/3:58 5:36 8:39

[@qasimhussain1678]

Why didn’t you include Ravi’s two punches on Jack’s head?

[@RandomUploads-ch3bh]

I didn't class it as skill because Jack was already down

[@RandomUploads-ch3bh]

Have you got a top 10 or so list for this?

[@qasimhussain1678]

@@RandomUploads-ch3bh I’m so clueless when it comes to skilled Hardmen, I wouldn’t even know where to start😂

[@RandomUploads-ch3bh]

@@qasimhussain1678 I get that, it took me a while. I had to watch all these fights obsessively to analyse them haha. My list is quite different since I made the video

[@qasimhussain1678]

@@RandomUploads-ch3bh I might do a list once I’ve watched all those videos you’ve uploaded, so I’ve only watched “EE and ED Hardmen who is the strongest” and I’m halfway “EE and ED Hardmen who is the most skilled”.