The Brits have been here, are here, and will be here for some time.

[holmcall]

With Tyson Fury out of the picture, many observers might think the fighters from across the pond have lost their panache. Not so; not by a long shot..The depth of solid fighters from the UK is astounding with guys like Dillian Whyte (who fights Dereck Chisora on December 10), Martin Murray (who battles Dmitrii Chudinov on November 12), and former amateur star Khalid Yafai, providing bottom strength-- and a too inactive David Haye on the outside looking in.\

After Anthony Joshua dispatches Eric Molina on December 10, a mega bout with Wladimir Klitschko will position young AJ to vault to the top of the heavyweights and bring back the glory days of Lennox Lewis.

In the meantime, Kell Brook did nothing to hurt his reputation in a loss to a bigger and stronger Gennady Golovkin. And Anthony Crolla came through the Linares loss with his gravitas intact.


However, Carl Frampton’s defeat of Leo Santa Cruz gave new meaning to discipline and following a fight plan. Arguably, he is the hottest boxer in the UK, but a rematch with Santa Cruz will sort things out.


James DeGale (who goes up against Badou Jack in January), Scott Quigg (who battles the dreaded TBA on the Joshua-Molina undercard) , Lee Selby, and Billy Joe Saunders have all leaped pass Amir Khan mainly because Khan gets knocked out too many times. Mancunian Terry Flanagan is another who needs a good matchup to move up in the rankings.

If tough Dillian Whyte gets by Derek Chisora,look for him to call out AJ for a rematch—or even better—look for Whyte to call out Shannon Briggs if Briggs gets by Lucas Brown. Whyte can become a lynchpin in the heavyweight division.

Tony Bellew’s dismantling of B.J. Flores, while somewhat predictable, was impressive in its ferocity. He has called out Denis Lebedev and David Haye, but Tony is simply not at their level and caution should be exercised,

Ricky Burns is one of three British three-weight world champions. Nathan Cleverly is a champion over an injured Brahmer, and George Groves is on the way back, while Chris Eubank Jr. shows promise but still needs to beat a top-tier opponent.



Callum Smith and Luke Campbell look very promising as well. Jamie McDonnell could fight Lee Haskins down the line and that would open things up.


There are many others but the point is manifest, The Brit are here, have been here, and will be here for quite some time.