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for the real boxing historians amongst you .... I nominate Tom Cribb or Jem Mace
Mace was probably 100 years ahead of his time.

The Question says British and not English so I'm going with one of Maces students Sam Langford. In the early 1900's Canada was as British as Britain and flew the Union Jack. Our Army was British right down to food rations and we took orders from Britain including going to war.