Monday 20 June 2016 23:13, UK
Ahead of Anthony Joshua's first world title defence, we asked Johnny Nelson to list the top five heavyweights in Britain.
IBF champion Joshua will battle Dominic Breazeale on Saturday night at The O2, live on Sky Sports Box Office, but where does he rank among his domestic rivals? Johnny offers his verdict..
Tyson Fury is No 1 because he's proven, he unbeaten, and he's beaten the man that nobody could beat, and everybody thought was a god.
The story might change, depending on what happens come July 9. Was it a fluke? Did Wladimir flatter Tyson Fury by going in there and underestimating him? We will find out in a few weeks' time, but so far it's got to be Tyson Fury at No 1.
When AJ fought for a world title in just his 16th fight I thought: 'wow, it's too early!' But then he blew us away with a devastating performance.
People are trying to take that away from him, trying to say that Charles Martin wasn't all that. Anthony Joshua didn't let him be anything more and I do believe Anthony has got a lot more left in the tank in regards to learning, hunger and desire.
Can he be No 1 in the future? Without a doubt. He has the discipline. Publicly he seems to have more discipline than Tyson Fury. When Tyson Fury is playing the fool, making out he's not bothered, he might be playing a game with us. But publicly, Anthony Joshua seems to have more discipline. Therefore I could see him eventually becoming No 1.
One, David Haye is the most experienced out of the bunch. Two, he's won world titles at cruiserweight and heavyweight, so he knows the highs in boxing.
We've seen his boxing ability. He has the speed of a cruiserweight and the knockout punch of a heavyweight. It's actually very hard for me to put AJ in front of him, but I'm just going on the last couple of performances of David Haye. If you measure that to Anthony Joshua, I would put Anthony Joshua above him.
I think Dillian Whyte did himself proud against Anthony Joshua. He was injured going into that fight, but still put up a great performance. I don't think the result would have changed, but he showed guts, drive and hunger as well. I like Dillian Whyte's attitude.
He's boxing again on the undercard on June 25 and I could see Joshua-Whyte happening again down the line.
I've picked Dereck Chisora at five because he's got the experience, but we've seen clearly that he's European level.
We're talking about the best in Britain and he's the gatekeeper for anyone that is below five in the list. He's boxed for a world title before, he's boxed for a European title, but he's shown that his level of competitiveness is maximum at European level. Anything above that, he seems to fall short.
Watch Anthony Joshua vs Dominic Breazeale live on Sky Sports Box Office from The O2, June 25. Book the event via your Sky remote or online here.
