Top 10 Fighter to have Fought on British Soil

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  1. SkillspayBills

    SkillspayBills Mandanda Running E-Pen Full Member

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    Ginger Warrior's thread got me thinking, We've had some excellent fighters fight here.

    Who's in your Top 10 Foreign Imports.
     
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  2. DrMo

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    SRR, Langford, J.Johnson, Ali, Frazier, Tyson, Nelson, Hearns, Barrera & Winky

    Just off the top of my head, I'm sure there will be better lists to follow
     
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  3. StWerburghs

    StWerburghs Active Member Full Member

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    Most of the same I thought of...plus Hagler
     
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  4. GPater11093

    GPater11093 Barry Full Member

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    Dick Tiger

    Johnny Tapia
     
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  5. GazOC

    GazOC Guest Star for Team Taff Full Member

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    In addition to Dr Nos.

    Hagler, Curry, Joe Brown, John Lewis.
     
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  6. kosaros

    kosaros Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Some more names:

    Henry Armstrong
    Kid Gavilan
    Johnny Famechon
    Jose Legra
    Willie Pastrano
    Floyd Patterson
     
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  7. Furey

    Furey EST & REG 2009 Full Member

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    Tszyu
     
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  8. DrMo

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    Bob Foster deserves a mention
     
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  9. StWerburghs

    StWerburghs Active Member Full Member

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    Ah Armstrong...good call!
     
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  10. GazOC

    GazOC Guest Star for Team Taff Full Member

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    Arggh!! I was reaching for that one. The fight poster is up in my local!:patsch
     
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  11. mckay_89

    mckay_89 Haw you! Full Member

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    I like this one Mand'

    Sugar Ray Robinson
    Muhammad Ali
    Marvin Hagler
    Jack Johnson
    Henry Armstrong
    Mike Tyson
    Marcel Cerdan
    Georges Carpentier
    Marco Antonio Barrera
    Winky Wright


    That's ten guys off the top of my head. Obviously some of them were well past it by the time they fought in those shores (Tyson, Barrera) and I'm sure there's been better than Winky, although no disrespect to Wink.
     
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  12. kosaros

    kosaros Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    And some more:

    Archie Moore
    Ezzard Charles
    Ike Williams
    Emile Griffith
    Mark Johnson
    Gus Lesenvich

    Jack Solomons did a great job getting a lot of these guys over :good
     
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  13. GazOC

    GazOC Guest Star for Team Taff Full Member

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    Barrera was pretty much prime when he fought over here.
     
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  14. SkillspayBills

    SkillspayBills Mandanda Running E-Pen Full Member

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    Nice one McKay :good Nice list as well :yep. You're Top 10 lads not random names :lol:;) As tough as it is.
     
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  15. mckay_89

    mckay_89 Haw you! Full Member

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    ****ing hell, I'm shocked that some of these names fought over here.
     
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