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Quote Originally Posted by IamInuit View Post
The Question says British and not English so I'm going with one of Maces students Sam Langford. In the early 1900's Canada was as British as Britain and flew the Union Jack. Our Army was British right down to food rations and we took orders from Britain including going to war.
Again, the British piggy-backing on OUR fucking boxing glory.
Surely somebodies birthplace and who they identify themselves as is what determines their nationality not where they spent the second decade of their life ? Lewis did not feel celebrated by the ignorant Canadians who could not get past his skin colour despite what he did for your country after only being there 6 years.


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I have always been English, ever since I emigrated from England and since the kids in Canada beat me up at the age of twelve for having an East London Cockney accent. I thank them for the cockney taunts because the beatings turned me on to boxing."


Lennox Lewis