Across the history of professional boxing, British fighters have proved themselves up and down weight classes, making waves as some of the greatest fighters to grace the ring.
Whether that be the innovative Prince Naseem Hamed or the heavyweight icon, Lennox Lewis, a host of fighters as low as featherweight to as high as heavyweight have put the UK and its pugilists on the map over the last number of decades.
And this weekend, another heavyweight star looks to make history as Daniel Dubois vies for the undisputed championship against Ukraine maestro, Oleksandr Usyk.
Below, letβs rank the top 10 British fighters to ever enter the ring.
10. Prince Naseem Hamed (36-1)
Maybe a controversial inclusion on this list, but former featherweight kingpin, Prince Naseem Hamed, made massive inroads as a pay-per-view attraction in the 1990s during his lengthy pomp in the sport.
Suffering just a single professional loss in 37 fights, Hamed came unstuck in a massive showdown against Mexican icon, Marco Antonio Barrera in his pursuit of the vacant IBO featherweight crown in 2001.
A polarizing star during his prime, the brash Hamed proved more than elusive in the ring, chalking up some sizeable victories.
In 1995, Hamed stopped Steve Robinson to win the WBO featherweight crown, before adding IBF spoils to his mantle. Amongst his list of eye-catching wins, Hamed bested Kevin Kelley, Paul Ingle, Vuyani Bungu, and Augie Sanchez before his loss to Barrera.
9. Tyson Fury (34-2-1)
En route to stature as one of the best British boxers of all-time, amid his recent run of losses to the above-mentioned Usyk, Morecambe native, Tyson Fury has slipped down in estimations from many fans and critics.
Breaking through massively in 2015, Fury took home the WBA, IBF, IBO, and WBO heavyweight crowns against Wladimir Klitschko with a masterful unanimous decision win in Germany.
But remembered best for his trilogy clashes with then-WBC kingpin, Deontay Wilder, Fury would turn in a draw result in their first pairing, before closing their rematch and trilogy bouts with devastating knockout wins five years ago.
Following his wins over Wilder, British star, Fury would also turn in notable other victories against the likes of Dillian Whyte, and Derek Chisora in eye-catching knockout victories.
8. Ricky Hatton (45-3)
Unlikely to improve much in our rankings in the future, Ricky Hatton has a comeback fight in mind at the end of the year.
But during his pomp, the Stockport native enjoyed massive success before the 2010s at the light welterweight limit.
Suffering hellacious knockout losses to both Floyd Mayweather and a particularly brutal finish loss to Manny Pacquiao, Hatton went 43-0 to begin his career at the top of the sport.
Winning IBF and The Ring light welterweight crowns against Kostya Tszyu with a penultimate round stoppage in 2005, Hatton would also rack up victories over the likes of Juan Urango and Jose Luis Castillo in eye-catching wins. And in his final triumph, Hatton took out Paulie Malignaggi with another stoppage win.
7. Carl Froch (33-2)
Best known for his end-of-career showdowns with fellow talent, George Groves, former WBA and IBF middleweight champion, Carl Froch often goes overlooked when it comes to his stature amongst his British counterparts.
Landing back-to-back stoppage wins over Groves, Froch also took home a notable scalp in the form of a 2013 decision win over Danish megastar, Mikkel Kessler, to win those championships in a rematch class.
Another pair of notable victories on Frochβs rΓ©sumΓ© are his WBC super middleweight title win over Jean Pascal before the 2010s, and his knockout success against the veteran Jermaine Taylor to retain that belt.
6. Nigel Benn (42-5-1)
An icon of British boxing in the 1990s, former WBO middleweight champion, Nigel Benn is also best known for his pair of battles with Chris Eubank, and Cabra native, Steve Collins β the latter of which to close out his boxing career.
To go with his middleweight championship success, Benn would also win WBC super middleweight spoils before his retirement, taking out the likes of Mauro Galvano, Nicky Piper and Lou Gent, to name a few.
In another memorable, albeit upsetting clash, Benn would take out devastating knockout artist, Gerald MaClellan with a 10th round knockout win to defend his WBC super middleweight crown in 1995, leaving the American with brain injuries and unable to compete again in the sport.
5. Chris Eubank (45-5-2)
Similarly to long-time rival, Benn, veteran former super middleweight champion, Chris Eubank is one of the most recognizable figures in British boxing history.
And making a resurgence in the spotlight as of late, Eubankβs immense popularity, while polarizing was a pillar of his attraction in his pomp.
Winning WBO middleweight spoils against Benn back in 1990, Eubank would stop his rival with a knockout win in the 10th round of their first fight.
But fighting to a split decision draw in their rematch three years later, Eubank would beat the likes of Michael Watson, Thulani Malinga, Tony Thornton, and Lindell Holmes during his time as WBO super middleweight kingpin.
4. Ken Buchanan (61-8)
The late Edinburgh native, Ken Buchanan narrowly misses out on the top 3 of this list of best British boxers of all-time, leaving behind a decorated championship legacy amongst his elites.
A top figure in the 1970s, Scottish striker, Buchanan won the trio of the WBA, The Ring, and the NYSAC lightweight crowns against Ismael Laguna in a title affair in San Juan.
Sharing the ring with the iconic Roberto Duran during the peak of his powers, too, Buchanan would lose his WBA and The Ring lightweight crowns against the Panama pugilist.
3. Ted Lewis (191-32)
Another fighter from yesterday, Ted βKidβ Lewis competed as low as welterweight to as high as light heavyweight during his decorated career in professional boxing.
In 1915, Lewis would compete for the world welterweight championship opposite New York star, Jack Britton β defeating the huge American star to win the title.
At just 21 years of age, too, Lewis would become the first British fighter to travel to the United States and topple a defending American fighter for championship gold.
2. Joe Calzaghe (46-0)
One of the select few fighters lucky enough to end his professional career unbeaten, Welsh superstar Joe Calzaghe overcame fellow legend Roy Jones Jr. in his retirement fight back in 2008.
A dominant, marauding WBO super middleweight kingpin, Calzaghe ended the run of the above-mentioned, Chris Eubank back in 1997 via unanimous decision.
Eventually making the climb to the super middleweight limit in 2006, Calzaghe defeated Jeff Lacy to win the IBF and The Ring titles β retaining his own middleweight championships in the process.
The following year, in a Wales homecoming, Calzaghe defeated the above-mentioned Kessler β winning the WBA and WBC super middleweight championship at Millennium Stadium.
To end his career, Calzaghe beat Jones Jr. β that was after a light heavyweight title win over another iconic star, Bernard Hopkins.
1. Lennox Lewis (41-2-1)
An iconic heavyweight across the globe β during an era of heavyweight dominance in the 1990s, Lennox Lewis would turn in one of the best three-fight runs to round out his decorated career.
A skilled fighter no matter which style he utilized, Lewis would knock out both Hasim Rahman and then Mike Tyson in an infamous 2002 pairing, before battling Ukraine star, Vitali Klitschko in 2003.
Avenging his sole career losses to the above-mentioned Rahman and Oliver McCall, Lewis won the lot when it came to heavyweight titles.
Prior to the previously mentioned, Usykβs undisputed title ascension last year, Lewis was the last heavyweight to enjoy such a title.
His laundry list of wins have come over names including Frank Bruno, Tommy Morrison, Ray Mercer, Andrew Golota, Evander Holyfield, and Francois Botha to name a few, too.