Was Lennox Lewis British, Canadian, or Jamaican or a bit of everything?

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  1. WorldNo1

    WorldNo1 Guest

    I heard that he was Jamaican, fought in the amateurs for Canada, then moved to Britain for the money in boxing.

    Which is true?
    What does he class himself as?
     
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  2. Pecsaetan

    Pecsaetan It's egg in soup! Full Member

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    He's TKO6ian.
     
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  3. Bill C84

    Bill C84 Boxing Junkie banned

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    He was British when he won and Canadian when he lost.
     
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  4. JIM KELLY

    JIM KELLY Bullshyt Mr Han Man! Full Member

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    lennox diaspora Lewis.
     
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  5. AliShuffle

    AliShuffle Active Member Full Member

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    British/Jamaican.
     
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  6. On The Money

    On The Money Dangerous Journeyman Full Member

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    Afro Caribbean.
     
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  7. itsmeagain1

    itsmeagain1 Guest

    all 3
     
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  8. Nipple

    Nipple I hate my username banned

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    He changes his mind every day.
     
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  9. Robert

    Robert Boxing Addict Full Member

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    to be honest i think he had equel ties to them all, born in London to Jamaica parents so he was probably raised as though he was a Jamaican but moved to canada to attend high school i think
     
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  10. jdempsey85

    jdempsey85 Well-Known Member Full Member

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    He grew up in the rhondda valleys
     
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  11. True_Hero

    True_Hero Guest

    Doesn't he class himself as British?

    I think of him as British-Jamaican. So what if he moved to Canada for a while? I moved to China for a while, that doesn't make me Chinese :p
     
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  12. Slip!

    Slip! Gimme some X's and O's Full Member

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    He would tick the 'Black British Caribbean' box in one of those forms.
     
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  13. diggler

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    Swedish
     
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  14. eggboxer

    eggboxer Guest

    He didnt move to canada for a while,he grew up der since the age of 8 ...his only tie to england was that he was born der aand lived till he was 8
     
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  15. icemax

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