Top ten Irish boxers making waves in Britain

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  1. slapbangwhallop

    slapbangwhallop The Sweet Scientist Full Member

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    slapbangwhallop, Mar 28, 2014
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    Solaris Boxing Junkie banned Full Member

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    Slim pickings when they need to claim Tyson.
     
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    gmurphy Land of the corrupt, home of the robbery! banned Full Member

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    iv heard Tyson say that the British will never accept him anyway because his an irish traveller
     
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    He'll say whatever depending on circumstance & financials.
     
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    gmurphy Land of the corrupt, home of the robbery! banned Full Member

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    He said it on sky sports in that heavyweight special programme so if anything it would financially hurt him
     
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    WinstonBarry Active Member Full Member

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    You misunderstand. I'm saying he's disingenuous.
     
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    gmurphy Land of the corrupt, home of the robbery! banned Full Member

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    Of course but he didnt have any reason for saying it, i dont take anything he says to seriously but he seemed serious when he said the british will only ever see him as a gippo. He is in a bad situation as far as his national identity goes, most people wouldnt consider him properly irish and most people wouldnt consider him english either
     
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    If Fury wins a world title the English will have no problem accepting him as one of their own.
     
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    :lol: Just like Andy Murray is a Brit when winning Wimbledon... but when he loses he's a jock.
     
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    Looooooool the top 4 are brits!!!
     
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    how andy lee anyway british?
     
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    gmurphy Land of the corrupt, home of the robbery! banned Full Member

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    Il say it again hows Andy Lee anyway british haha
     
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    gmurphy Land of the corrupt, home of the robbery! banned Full Member

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    im not hurt i just want to know how his english
     
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    gmurphy Land of the corrupt, home of the robbery! banned Full Member

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    but doesnt Enlgand claim Chisora born in Zimbabwe to Zimbabwen parent and only moved to London when he was 16?

    Dont ye claim Lennox Lewis born to Jamician parents in England and moved to Canada when he was 12 and won a gold medal for them

    Chris Froome is also claimed as British dispite being born in Kenya and living there all of his life

    Mo Farah was born in Somalia and moved to england when he was 8 but he is considered english.

    So i asked you the question under what criteria do you decide what nationality a person is?
     
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    Robney ᴻᴼ ᴸᴼᴻᴳᴲᴿ ᴲ۷ᴵᴸ Full Member

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    :lol::good

    Once a athlete does well he's seen as a full on member of the British Empire, once the person sucks the original nationality is mentioned.
     
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