Fury, Joshua, Hatton, Haye: Who is the best British boxer of the last 20 years?

British boxing has seen quite the boom in recent history thanks to the likes of Tyson Fury, David Haye and Anthony Joshua.

In 2016, the UK had 13 reigning world champions. As such, picking the best of the bunch can be a frightfully tricky task, but the folks over at talkSPORT have given it a good go.

They have attempted to rank the ten best British boxers of the last 20 years in a list that could either play out to resounding applause, or to the sound of disquieted disagreement.

Here’s a list of Top 10 British boxers in the last 20 years.

10. Anthony Joshua

Last year’s defeat to Oleksandr Usyk should not damage Joshua’s legacy as an Olympic gold medalist and the legitimate number one heavyweight during Fury’s absence.

In a high-quality era, Joshua defeated Dillian Whyte, Wladimir Klitschko and Andy Ruiz Jr (in their rematch). At only 32, he still has plenty of time to add to his already impressive legacy.

9. David Haye

Haye’s image is easily affected by the end of his career, when injury and age affected his athleticism inside the ring.

During his prime, the Haymaker became a unified champion and grabbed a portion of the heavyweight title when he outboxed the gigantic Nikolai Valuev.

At his best, Haye was a freakish puncher with lightning fast reflexes.

8. Carl Froch

Froch squeezed the maximum from his talent.

During a super stacked middleweight era he beat a host of top contenders and world champions, ducking nobody.

Only the great Andre Ward beat Froch. His career ended on a high note with a victory over rival George Groves in 2014.

7. Josh Taylor

Josh Taylor has appeared in only 18 pro fights but in those he achieved more than all but a handful of British boxers.

The versatile boxer has unified every major