BBC pound-for-pound British rankings

BBC pound-for-pound British rankings

After much deliberation, staff at the BBC Sport website have come up with their top 10 British fighters, pound-for-pound.

Ignoring weight, this subjective list takes into account fighters' recent results, their skills, resilience and punching power.

The list will be updated periodically and should be treated as a talking point. Let the debate begin.

1. Carl Froch - Super-middleweight

Nottingham (30-2, 22KOs)

Froch was once again in devastating form in beating Yusaf Mack and is set for a rematch against old rival Mikkel Kessler in London on 25 May. A bona fide British great.

2. Ricky Burns - Lightweight

Coatbridge (35-2, 10KOs)

After a string of fights falling through and joining Frank Warren from Eddie Hearn, Burns will finally defend his WBO title against Jose Gonzalez in Glasgow on 11 May.

3. Kell Brook - Welterweight

Sheffield (29-0, 19KOs)

After two cancellations, Brook will finally challenge for Devon Alexander's IBF belt in Atlantic City on 18 November. Has the tools to pull off the job.

4. Nathan Cleverly - Light-heavyweight

Cefn Fforest (24-0, 11KOs)

Cleverly finally faces Robin Krasniqi on 20 April. The Welshman needs big fights to get his career back on track and a win could land him a shot at Bernard Hopkins.

5. Amir Khan - Light-welterweight

Bolton (27-3 19KOs)

Khan got his career back on track with a defeat of Carlos Molina in December and fights in Britain for the first time in two years against former world champion Julio Diaz on 27 April.

6. Matthew Macklin - Middleweight

Birmingham (29-4, 20KOs)

Macklin bounced back from his gallant defeat by Sergio Martinez with a quick-fire win over Joachim Alcine in Las Vegas, a victory that put him right back into the world title mix.

7. Tony Bellew - Light-heavyweight

Liverpool (19-1-1, 12KOs)

Bellew looked pretty ordinary in drawing a final eliminator for the WBC title and will probably have to do it all again against the awkward Malian Isaac Chilemba.

8. Carl Frampton - Super-bantamweight

Belfast (15-0, 10KOs)

Frampton continued his rise through the super-bantamweight ranks with an impressive win over European champion Kiko Martinez and can't be far off a world title shot.

9. Scott Quigg - Super-bantamweight

Bury (25-0-1, 18KOs)

Quigg made former world title challenger Rendall Munroe look old last December and will now go in search of a world title in 2013 - unless he can get to Frampton first.

10. Martin Murray - Middleweight

St Helens (25-0-1, 11 KOs)

Murray was unlucky not to win a world title when drawing with Felix Sturm in 2011 but gets a second chance against Brit-slayer Sergio Martinez in Buenos Aires on 20 April.