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.
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