Carl Froch has refused to wear the crown as Britain\u2019s all-time greatest fighter, believing that one of his fellow countrymen crafted a more revered legacy.<\/p>\n
Many would agree that Froch, while a Hall of Famer, is not in the conversation for UK supremacy across all weight classes.<\/p>\n
Instead, the two legends that most frequently get mentioned are Joe Calzaghe and Lennox Lewis<\/a>, who defeated every fighter they faced in a professional ring.<\/p>\n Before retiring with a record of 46-0 in 2008, Calzaghe had made the most consecutive world title defences (21) of any super-middleweight in history.<\/p>\n Among those he defeated at 168lbs were Mikkel Kessler, who was unbeaten at the time, and Jeff Lacy, a knockout artist who was thought to be one of American boxing\u2019s next breakout stars.<\/p>\n Calzaghe then moved up to 175lbs and outpointed a still-serviceable version of Bernard Hopkins<\/a>, before doing the same against a more faded Roy Jones Jr<\/a>.<\/p>\n Arguably the greatest achievement for Lewis, meanwhile, came when he dethroned Evander Holyfield for the undisputed heavyweight crown in 1999.<\/p>\n Either side of that fight, \u2018The Lion\u2019 suffered shock defeats to Oliver McCall and Hasim Rahman, before ultimately ending his career with stoppage victories over both men.<\/p>\n