Who are your top 10 British heavyweights of all time based on resume an achievements? I mean their achevements in HW division only, because if we take the whole career of Bob Fintzimmons he would be #1, but at HW he would be not only behind Lewis, but also behind Fury and Joshua IMO. I think Lennox Lewis is clear #1 British heavyweight as for now, with Fury and AJ being #2 and #3. I also think Fitzimmons should be ranked at #4, because even though he didn't have that many bouts at HW division and lost his title in the first defense, he got some very good wins over Corbett, Sharkey, Ruhlin and Maher. But then things get more complicated. Who is #5? Bruno? Cooper? Bugner? Akinwande? Hide? Or maybe you prefere fighters from the older eras like Cockell, Woodcock, Peterson? How do you place those guys in you top 10 list?
1. Brian London 2. John L. Gardner 3. Joe Bugner 4. Richard Dunn 5. Henry Cooper 6. Jack Bodell 7. Lennox Lewis 8. Frank Bruno 9. Tyson Fury 10. Bunny Johnson
I know, but Fitzsimmons has stellar HW resume: Jim Hall Peter Maher x2 Joe Choynski Tom Sharkey x2 Jim Corbett Gus Ruhlin Jack O'Brien Joshua didn't face the best contenders available outside of Wladimir.
Did he not? IIRC, Parker, Povetkin, Ruiz, Wlad and Martin were all ranked top three in the world at time Joshua beat them, with either Fury or Wilder at number two. Wilder clearly avoided Joshua, and the Fury fight hasn't been properly on the table. I'd comfortably rate Parker higher than those guys who Fitzsimmons beat. Dillian Whyte is a win which has aged well too.
