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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!
POUND-FOR-POUND TOP 10
1. Joe Calzaghe - Super-middleweight
Newbridge (45-0, 32KOs)
Calzaghe outpointed Bernard Hopkins on his US and light-heavyweight debut and may now face Roy Jones Jr in Las Vegas in the autumn. Britain's greatest ever boxer?
2. Ricky Hatton - Light-welterweight
Manchester (43-1, 31KOs)
Hatton lost out comprehensively to Floyd Mayweather in Las Vegas in December, but he remains a British great and returns against Juan Lazcano in Manchester on 24 May.
3. David Haye - Heavyweight
London (21-1, 20KOs)
Haye destroyed Enzo Maccarinelli to become undisputed cruiserweight king. Next step the heavyweight division, and the champions are unlikely to be queuing up to take him on.
4. Carl Froch - Super-middleweight
Nottingham (23-0, 19KOs)
Froch beat Poland's late replacement Albert Rybacki in Nottingham after Denis Inkin's withdrawal and could land the WBC title later this year.
5. Junior Witter - Light-welterweight
Bradford (36-2-2, 21KOs)
Witter was woeful in losing his WBC crown to Timothy Bradley - his dream fight with Ricky Hatton looks like it will now never happen.
6. Clinton Woods - Light-heavyweight
Sheffield (41-4-1, 24KOs)
Woods looked a spent force in losing to Antonio Tarver, although his camp claims he was suffering from a strain of meningitis and he may fight on.
7. Enzo Maccarinelli - Cruiserweight
Swansea (28-2, 21KOs)
There are still plenty of options for Big Mac despite his emphatic loss to Haye at London's O2. Look for the Welshman to bounce back in style.
8. Alex Arthur - Super-featherweight
Edinburgh (25-1, 19KOs)
Arthur was awarded the full WBO belt after champion Joan Guzman stepped up a weight. Promoter Frank Warren will want a straight-forward first defence.
9. Amir Khan - Lightweight
Bolton (17-0, 13KOs)
Khan dismissed Dane Martin Kristjansen in April, but it looks like he will have one more fight before getting a crack at a world title.
10. Nicky Cook - Featherweight
Dagenham (26-1, 15KOs)
Cook was outclassed by Steve Luevano in challenging for the WBO belt in 2007, but got back to winning ways with an easy win over Kirkor Kirkorov in February.
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