Glen Johnson
Chris Byrd
Winky Wright
Those guys thrived outside their own nations.
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Glen Johnson
Chris Byrd
Winky Wright
Those guys thrived outside their own nations.
Yep that's your gold. That success is for him and Canada, sure.Quote:
Originally Posted by Beanflicker
I guess the same region where Lennox was taught how to box and won a gold medal for. ;DQuote:
Originally Posted by ryanmanWhat region of Canada speaks with a cockney accent by the way?Quote:
Originally Posted by BeanflickerRight, Lennox was the greatest Canadian fighter of all time.Quote:
Originally Posted by ryanman
Then he turned pro and wanted to represent his homeland so at that point Canada can fuck off ;)
Lennox was tired of the gay bars in Canada so he needed to live in an even gayer country to satisfy his needs.
Well Lewis wanted that UK cash because Canada just didn't support it's pro boxers like the UK did. So it was a business decision, not a decision of the heart.Quote:
Originally Posted by ryanman
Lennox lived in Canada, learned to box in Canada, won a gold medal for Canada, turned pro and was trained by a guy in Detroit (which is only several KM from Canada)... yet the Brits want to claim him. What a joke! ;D
If he had stayed in London and learned to box there, he would have been another Audley Harrison (without the olympic gold) IF HE WAS LUCKY.
Azumah Nelson going into Puerto Rico and bludgeoning Wilfredo Gomez. Brain Mitchell was the literal road warrior...won a trinket and defended in 7,8 different countries. Never his own for political reasons.
He was born in Britain and lived here until he was 13.Quote:
Originally Posted by BeanflickerWell Lewis wanted that UK cash because Canada just didn't support it's pro boxers like the UK did. So it was a business decision, not a decision of the heart.Quote:
Originally Posted by ryanman
Lennox lived in Canada, learned to box in Canada, won a gold medal for Canada, turned pro and was trained by a guy in Detroit (which is only several KM from Canada)... yet the Brits want to claim him. What a joke! ;D
If he had stayed in London and learned to box there, he would have been another Audley Harrison (without the olympic gold) IF HE WAS LUCKY.
He returned at 24 to turn pro thus ending his 11 year association with Canada.
Give it up man. Lennox is British.
(and Lennox could have been trained by a chimp in a tracksuit and been better than Audley).
Exactly. That's what I said! :pQuote:
Originally Posted by ryanman
It's what happened in those 11 years that matters.
Lets not forget either, the years between 13 and 24 are certainly the most crucial for a boxer to develop his craft. If Lennox had spent that time in the UK; he might have suffered a bunch of early stoppages, become to muscle bound and decided it was better to go out on his shield than to win. Never know right.
October 29, 1976
Castilla y Leon, Spain
Saensak Muangsurin ......... TKO 2 ....... Miguel Velazquez
WBC Light-Welterweight Championship.
'The Shadow of the Devil' recaptures his WBC Light-Welterweight Championship, by
dumping WBC Champion - Miguel Velazquez of Spain on the canvas '4-times' in Round 2.
It was a 'blow-out'.
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Yeah he did most of his initial learning in Canada. Not denying that. But calling him Canadian? No way Pedro!Quote:
Originally Posted by BeanflickerExactly. That's what I said! :pQuote:
Originally Posted by ryanman
It's what happened in those 11 years that matters.
I learned to play the didgeridoo while out in Australia. But that won't make me fucking Australian when I launch my highly successful didgeridoo career. :cool:
July 24, 1968
WBC Featherweight Championship
Wales, United Kingdom
Champion ....... Howard Winstone ... {Wales, United Kingdom}
Challenger ...... Jose Legra ..............{A Cuban living in Spain}
Jose Legra 'demolished' the Champion by a TKO 5.
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According to Howard Winstone >
"Judy Geeson was at Ringside, and she was wearing a very short skirt. While I was trying to get a 'peek', Jose Legra clocked me."
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Roman Gonzales, 3 titles won abroad.
June 26, 1959
World Heavyweight Championship
Yankee Stadium ~ Bronx, New York
Champion - Floyd Patterson {USA} ......... Challenger - Ingemar Johansson {Sweden}
'Ingo' smashes the Champion by TKO 3.
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"The 'three' best things about Sweden are, Ingemar Johansson and Swedish Meatballs."
Anita Ekberg
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Shawn Michaels over Brett Hart in Canada....oh wait....
You seem to be talking a lot about ......'Gay Bars', and 'Cocks', and Floyd Mayweather.Quote:
Originally Posted by ruthless rocco
Of course, this has nothing to do with the 'poster' on your bedroom ceiling.
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