2023 - Best domestic boxer

[SeanBrennan]

It being a barren boxing wasteland this weekend, thought I'd post this. Who do we have for the top 5 domestic boxers for 2023? Just a broad thread, can be based on domestic or global success, as long as they're Brits.

Here goes mine:

1. Leigh Wood
2. Chris Billam-Smith
3. Sunny Edwards
4. Anthony Joshua
5. John Ryder

[Bigdogsnose]

Agree with top 2.

After that its gash isnt it.

[SeanBrennan]

Agree with top 2.

After that its gash isnt it.

not guna lie I was reaching after two

[margaret thatcher]

joe samuel's win over shavkatzon was nice. gruelling, close fight, but well deserved over a very tough guy. very good fight. first defense tougher than expected but still a win over another tough dude. id have him up there.

sunny beat a totally rando chilean then got spanked by bam, i wouldnt have him in the discussion if we're talking resumes for the year

ryder didnt win at all this year, at most a round or two off canelo

[THEBUTCH]

Off the top of my head...Leigh Wood.


Dan Azeez might have been denied a worthy mention due to his injury causing the postponement of his clash with Joshua Buatsi.

[margaret thatcher]

going through records, it's a shame how many guys fight no more than twice a year

someone like nick ball could be much more prominent in this with an added win

[margaret thatcher]

in the boxrec top 15 p4p brits, only wood and aj fought 3x in 2023. most only fought once.

3 fights

wood (ko to lara, win over lara, win over warrington)
aj (frank, helenius, wallin)

2 fights
billam smith
cordina
sunny
ball
eubank
liam smith

1 fight
taylor
warrington
ryder
cacace
fury
hughes
davies

[THEBUTCH]

And therein lies the main problem !

[margaret thatcher]

guys like nick ball and liam davies should absolutely not be down to 2 fights a year already. get them on more like 4

2x is more fitting for a top level guy who is facing elite opposition each time out, has loads of experience already, and already a firmly established name. like how inoue did it this year. and even then you wanna see more. but guys who are still building up should be out there more.

[KiwiRider]

Leigh Wood for sure.
I did enjoy DDD really closing the show against Miller, but one energetic round probably doesn't cut it

[omalley]

FOTY - Leigh Wood
POTY - Daniel Dubois (Punch OTY)

[SeanBrennan]

FOTY - Leigh Wood
POTY - Daniel Dubois (Punch OTY)

good post.

[THEBUTCH]

I almost forgot a runner up.....

1) Leigh Wood
2) Chris Bilham-Smith
3) Anthony Joshua (deserves a mention beating 3 fringe contenders in 9 months)