This has been a very much north American dominated thread so far, but I'm going to throw forward a few contemporary Brits and Europeans that I particularly admire, and that I know more about.

Jamie Moore - All round great guy, always went in there to fight, exciting to watch and whether he won or lost he was always gracious.

Enzo Maccarinelli - Pretty much the same things, doesn't really do defence, rather tries to solve his problems by throwing more punches.

Jason Booth - Faced some difficult problems in his life, and could have gone downhill in a similar way that his brother did, but overcame his addiction and went on to fight for a world title, and won British and Commonwealth belts.

Vitali and Wladimir - Dignified, professional and ruthlessly good at what they do. Very rarely allow themselves to get provoked, and very few have even come close to beating them recently.