When I say the highest level I mean p4p. Calzaghe was regarded as p4p 2 or 3 in the world. Benn and Eubank never reached that kind of level. Its usually a testament to how good a fighter is/was if he can fight on well into his 30s at world level. Recent examples are Hopkins, Calzaghe and Lewis....all greats.
I'm with Paddy's rankings on this one, also a major fan of The Force, Michael Watson - would have been right up there if his last fight had not gone against the run of play and he ended up hurt. A very underrated boxer and clever as all hell: I could watch his fight with Benn non-stop! Benn was another favourite his fight with Lou Gent is one that I wil always remember. Not one for the purists but gee it was fun while it lasted!
in benn,eubank and collins time,p4p dident really come into it,it was defo not talked about like it is now,to me its utter bollocks. how can manny pac now be p4p no1 after beating a real **** DLH,when you got ,lets say hopkins (who's record is far superior to pacs)beating a talked about future ATG in pavlik. i think i could go on about this p4p shite all night,there is always someone out there to beat you,thats why JC has called it a day,he don't wanna fight hopkins again,thats for sure.