The vet I used to work for always said that with all their health issues, English Bulldogs would (and should be) extinct if humans would just stop interfering. They can hardly reproduce naturally, and they are always sick and extremely high maintenance. Sadly, this being a USMC community, they are way overbred here.
The same can be said for all brachycephalic breeds.
A friend has a Bully who is way off “standard” and she can breathe just fine thanks to her not-show-quality longer muzzle.