All very good fighters and fighters I got the priviledge to see. It's hard to pick one from so many since they all had traits I admired. Pre-Watson Eubank was the ultimate counter puncher. That low stance and those pouncing attcks. Lethal at hurting his opponent with a perfect counter and absolutely ruthless in the finish once he had them going. Even after the Watson tradegy he could smell when the opponent was hurt and he would get the job done in an efficient way. The guy could take a dig too and he had heart that belied his ridiculous showboating. Just watch him beat the count in the first round when he was clearly on the decline and fight a hard, gritty fight eventually in vein, to an upcoming Joe Calzaghe. Eubank never lacked grit nor determination to win. He was a touch of class, despite the fact he is a right pompous pr*ck and not someone I ever held in much esteem out of the ring. He's my pick of this bunch.
Benn was awesome though, the best to watch. Benn-McClellan, horrible ending aside, is required viewing. What a fight.
Calzaghe has been winning me over as time has gone on. I really thought he dropped that decision to Robin Reid in 1990 in Newcastle. I thought The Grim Reaper did enough to get the nod. He had Joe eating the left hook counter all night. When it came to the Lacy fight I was pretty certain Joe would be found out. Lacy looked strong and determined and from what I had seen of him, amatuer and pro, he looked like an Iron Mike, only at Middle. Joe dominated him. No other way to describe it. That was a world class performance without doubt. I think if Joe can stay injury free then there are some very lucrative fights particularly if he wants to travel over the pond to where he has sparked an interest with the US boxing public. With the exception of B-Hop (assuming he fights again) I think Joe has a good chance with Tarver, Johnson, Woods and a massively faded Roy JJ. The US is where it is in terms of boxing success. If he wins there against one of the Big Dogs then he'll jump right up the list of great British Middles.
I think this discussion has to involve Turpin and Minter. I never got to see them live like the other guys in this thread, but it wouldnt be complete without them getting a mention.