Greatest British heavyweights of all time

Fury is #2 behind Lewis and might overtake him soon (if he beats an undefeated Usyk, maybe a couple of contenders on top).

Joshua is a way behind but it could be argued that he's made it to #3. He beat some ranked guys and was arguably #1 briefly. He might rise above Fury, if he can beat Usyk and then Fury.

Farr is still up in the top 5. Cooper might round out my list.

 

I missed out Fitzsimmons because I don't regard him as a British fighter.

.... also, he's skinny.

 

That's my list as well, though I'd entertain Fitzsimmons case over Fury. He beat the Wilder of his era twice (Peter Maher), he also beat lineal HW champion (though I'd say that Corbett is worse than even 40 years old version of Wladimir). On top of that, he has some wins that are better than the rest of Fury wins (Sharkey, Ruhlin, Choynski, Hall, O'Brien at LHW).

 

1. Lewis
2. Fury - who might surpass Lewis
3. Joshua
4. Bruno
5. David Haye

 

#05. Tommy Farr
#04. Anthony Joshua
#03. Tyson Fury
#02. Bob Fitzsimmons
#01. Lennox Lewis

My first thought is that despite AJ's shortcomings and known weaknesses, he's still an elite fighter with a good résumé. One which certainly has more meat to it than Fury's. The losses are a little problematic - Ruiz more than Usyk, but neither a good look - and what's more is you could argue the age of some of his best wins leaves a little to be desired. However, I do think holding wins over Whyte, Parker, Klitschko, Povetkin, and Ruiz is a good résumé, and Joshua is worthy of a higher ranking than Farr or Bruno.

As for Fury, I'm not so easily impressed by two wins over Wilder a good win over Wlad. He's definitely above Joshua, but I can't see him overtaking Lewis and there's absolutely nothing to place him above Lewis yet. I highly doubt there ever will be.

 

I can't see it happening.
Whyte's win over Parker was good on paper, but I thought it was a dubious win myself, could well have been a draw, and Whyte floored that first KD with a headbutt actually.

 

His resume looks good on paper, but basically all his notable wins were close calls.