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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. David Haye - Heavyweight London (23-1, 21KOs) Haye did what he had to do to claim the WBA heavyweight crown from Nikolay Valuev. John Ruiz, and provided he wins that one, the Brothers Klitschko.
2. Carl Froch - Super-middleweight Nottingham (26-0, 20KOs) Froch's debut in the Super Six tournament may have left both himself and fans frustrated, but a win is a win. However, he will have to be greatly improved if he is to beat Mikkel Kessler.
3. Ricky Hatton - Light-welterweight Manchester (45-2, 32KOs) Hatton was knocked out in two rounds by pound-for-pound king Manny Pacquiao in Las Vegas and his extraordinary career may now be over.
4. Amir Khan - Lightweight Bolton (21-1, 15KOs) Khan claimed the WBA light-welterweight title with a classy victory over Andreas Kotelnik to silence the doubters. His first defence will be against Dmitriy Salita on 5 December.
5. Junior Witter - Light-welterweight Bradford (37-3-2, 22KOs) Witter's hopes of fighting Amir Khan went up in smoke when he lost to Devon Alexander in trying to reclaim the WBC light-welterweight belt. Difficult to see what options he has left.
6. Kell Brook - Welterweight Sheffield (20-0, 13KOs) Originally a product of the same Sheffield gym as Naseem Hamed, Brook has been tipped for world honours. Defends his title against Michael Jennings next.
7. John Murray - Lightweight Manchester (28-0, 16KOs) Was stripped of his British title after coming in too heavy against Scott Lawton, but won it back with a fourth-round stoppage of Jon Thaxton in October. Will now be scenting bigger prizes.
8. Kevin Mitchell - Super-featherweight Dagenham (28-0, 21KOs) The British champion's world title hopes have been frustrated by injuries, to both himself and potential opponents, but defends his title against Scotland's Ricky Burns in December.
9. Nathan Cleverly - Light-heavyweight Cefn Forest (18-0, 8KOs) Cleverly, 22, already owns the British and Commonwealth titles, and following his defeat of Courtney Fry, his fifth straight within the distance, will have his eye on European honours.
10. Rendall Munroe - Super-bantamweight Leicester (19-1, 8KOs)
Munroe defends his European crown against Italy's Simone Maludrottu in November, a fight which he hopes will double as a world title eliminator.
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