Whyte vs Browne: Top five British heavyweights? Our experts pick theirs

We asked our experts to select their top five British heavyweights – and you can pick your own.

Anthony Joshua rules the roost and will aim to unify his world titles with Joseph Parker’s, live on Sky Sports Box Office next weekend, after Dillian Whyte fights Lucas Browne on Saturday, live on Sky Sports.

But who makes our experts’ top five?

Tony Bellew

Tony Bellew’s top five British heavyweights

1. Joshua
2. Haye
3. Whyte
4. Chisora
5. Price

I’m not going to rank myself!

David Haye, or Deontay Wilder, is the most dangerous heavyweight in the world with a single punch.

The minute Tyson Fury fights, he’s No 2. Until then, he can’t be. Fury is potentially the best in the world but how can you rank someone who hasn’t fought in over two years?

Dereck Chisora has been on a bad run but [Joe Joyce and Daniel Dubois] are massively unproven. It’s OK to do things in the gym but it’s another to do it under the lights.

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Carl Froch

Carl Froch’s top five British heavyweights

1. Joshua
2. Fury
3. Haye
4. Whyte
5. Joyce

Josh stands out at the top, all on his own. He is not only the best heavyweight we’ve got, he is the best in the world right now.

Fury has to be next. He’s big, skilful, unbeaten and opened it all up by taking those belts away from Wladmir Klitschko.

Then I am going with Haye. Yes, he is a friend of mine but he was a world heavyweight champion and did we really see [the real him] against Tony Bellew? We’ll know more next month, but Bellew has only had one fight as a heavyweight, which is why I am leaving him out.

Whyte is the interesting one. He is the only one in the list who has not only fought Joshua but caused him a bit of a problem. He has built from that and is active and on the way up.

There are a few heavyweights coming through but again, on merit, Joe Joyce comes in. I’ve seen plenty of him in the gym and believe me, his constant pressure gave Josh plenty of trouble as well. He’s not exactly a ‘young’ prospect, but I’m going on what I’ve seen.

Jamie Moore

Jamie Moore’s top five British heavyweights

1. Fury
2. Joshua
3. Whyte
4. Chisora
5. Price

The big question is where you rate Fury? I put him No 1 because of the way he dominated Klitschko, compared to Joshua‘s performance against Klitschko. Fury dominated far better than Joshua did.

Whyte is No 3 because he beat Chisora, who is a close fourth. Price is fifth despite his setbacks – some of the damage done to him is undoable because it’s psychological but his physique, size and power make him a good addition to this mix.

Matt Macklin

Matt Macklin’s top five British heavyweights

1. Joshua
2. Fury
3. Whyte
4. Bellew
5. Haye

You can’t look past Joshua when it comes to the No 1 and I’ve got to put Fury second. It is difficult to talk about him because he’s not boxed for two years, but could he beat Joshua? We only know the Fury we saw who beat Wladimir Klitshcko.

There’s a big gap down from those two, but Whyte is busy, he looks to be getting better and learning and is on the way up.

There are a few guys coming through and I know Bellew has only had one professional fight at heavyweight but he did win it. He was a heavyweight as an amateur as well, so I’ve got to include him. Haye is super-talented but his inactivity and injuries play a part.

Johnny Nelson

Johnny Nelson’s top five British heavyweights

1. Joshua
2. Whyte
3. Dubois
4. Bellew
5. Haye

I want to say Fury but you can’t rank someone based on what they say – you rank people based on what they do. Daniel Dubois is No 3.

Haye is the most experienced out of everyone but he and Bellew are cruiserweights who fight certain heavyweights – but they’d still beat the others [who aren’t included].

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