top 10 African decent fighter

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  1. Bummy Davis

    Bummy Davis Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    should be at least 1/2 African decent, I heard Ali has Irish on one side and Madagascar on the other but I think he makes it with 50%

    1) SRR
    2) Sam Langford
    3)Ali
     
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  2. Seamus

    Seamus Proud Kulak Full Member

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    Those guys were better than decent, I would say.
     
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  3. Ken Ashcroft

    Ken Ashcroft Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Sorry but what are we talking about here?

    top 10 black american fighters?
     
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  4. Bummy Davis

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    American,British,etc. as long as they are at least 1/2 African roots
     
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  5. ForemanJab

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    African is a nationality not a race.
     
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  6. Bummy Davis

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    Black
     
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  7. The Long Count

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    You're missing the S - it's descent. Ali did have Irish in him not sure about Madagascar heritage. Tough list to compile there are many good fighters.
     
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  8. Bummy Davis

    Bummy Davis Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    sorry looked right to me until I looked again descent

    Clay was born in Jefferson County, Kentucky, the son of Herman H. Clay (March, 1876 – February 1, 1954) and Edith E. Greathouse (December, 1890 – December 30, 1971[4]). He had a sister and four brothers, including Nathaniel Clay.[5][6] Clay's paternal grandparents were John Clay and Sallie Anne Clay; Clay's sister Eva quoted that Sallie was a native of Madagascar.[7]
     
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  9. Bummy Davis

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    ha ha my spelling again, not a word I use much these days
     
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  10. WhyYouLittle

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    Langford, Robbie, Armstrong, Ali, Gans, Ezz, Louis, Williams, Walcott, Dixon,... Doesn't exactly narrows it down a lot.
     
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  11. The Long Count

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    Very interesting. Thanks
     
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  12. Seamus

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    African is in reference to a continent not a nationality.
     
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  13. ForemanJab

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    No ****.

    I am aware Africa is not a country but what do you call a Zimbabwean other than a Zimbabwean? A Kenyan other than a Kenyan? The point was being an African has nothing to do with race.
     
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  14. frankenfrank

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    By the TS' definition of African decent it is too stacked for a top 10, but here is my list:

    I am sorry for leaving mafia entertainers out, but this is the way I go.

    1) Mike McCallum
    2) Oliver McCall
    3) Shane Mosley
    4) Tony Tucker
    5) Muhammad Qawi
    6) Evander Holyfield
    7) Marvin Hagler
    8) Richard Ihetu
    9) James Toney
    10) Reggie Johnson

    And since it is so stacked :

    11) Michael Spinks
    12) Eddie Mustafa Muhammad
    13) Glen Johnson
    14) Dingaan Thobella
    15) James Smith
    16) James Douglas
    17) Isufu Quartey
    18) Tim Witherspoon
    19) Aaron Davis
    20) Vince Phillips


    21) Frankie Randall
    22) Sumbu Kalambay
    23) Tommy West
    24) Malik Abdul Aziz
    25) Nate Miller
    26) Bert Cooper
    27) Orlin Norris
    28) Chris Eubanks
    29) Carl Thompson
    30) Lovermore Ndou

    (31) Tim Bradley
    (32) Ross Puritty
    (33) Antonio Tarver
    (34) Robbie Sims
    (35) Julian Jackson
    (36) Gerald McClellan
    (37) Olawale Afolabi
    (38) Pinklon Thomas
    (39) Marlon Starling
    (40) Simon Brown

    (41) Joe Frazier
    (42) Kennedy McKinney
    (43) Kevin Kelley
    (44) Junior Jones
    (45) Montell Griffin
    (46) Eric Harding
    (47) Jimmy Ellis
    (48) Floyd Patterson
    (49) Roy Jones Jr
    (50) Ray Mercer

    (51) Tony Tubbs
    (52) James Tillis
    (53) Jesse Fegusson
    (54) Marion Wilson
    (55) Dwight Davison
    (56) David Bey
    (57) Renaldo Snipes
    (58) Mark Wills
    (59) Mike Hunter
     
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  15. Seamus

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    Then don't call it a nationality unless you want to be known as a simp?
     
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