1 Lennox Lewis dominated the heavyweights and beat everyone he faced)
2 Ken Buchanan (lightweight who won respect on both sides of the atlantic and denied rematch by duran
3 Naseem Hamed (longevity beat some respected names over 6 years)
4 John H Stracey (beat a great champion in the lions den)
5 Joe Calzaghe (longevity)
6 Ricky Hatton (could be a bit high but based on a win over a great when people bet against him)
7 Duke McKenzie (3 world titles)
8 John Conteh (on potential alone)
9 Lloyd Honeyghan (see Hatton)
10 Nigel Benn (won both titles abroad and defended)
notable mentions
Chris Eubank, Herol Graham
Randolph Turpin (for one great win alone)
Barry McGuigan (if he was Northern Irish he would definitely be in)
Jim Watt
Dave McAuley (Northern Irish flyweight usually overlooked)