Lemiex and mattysse putting france on the boxing map

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  1. Forza

    Forza Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Marcel cerdan would be proud of these 2 french warriors, they even look similar with that french nose.
     
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    CST80 The Hesitant Nihilist Staff Member

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    Please go back edit and spell their names correctly.:good
     
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  3. hoopsman

    hoopsman Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Lucas'heritage is primarily German ( mother's side) and Dutch (father's side), however.
     
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    lewis gassed The Bronze Dosser Full Member

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    You forgot Ginade'y Goleauvkieux
     
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  5. Bollywooden

    Bollywooden Boxing Addict Full Member

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    I would have thought Matthysse is a German name, would be more likely from his father's side?

    Lemieux apparently is half-French, but also half-Armenian.

    But let's keep it real, they're Argentinian and Canadian. There are real French boxers out there like N'Dam, Soro and Rebrasse.
     
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    Swollen Liver Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Lemieux is half french-canadian and half-armenian...
    French people and french-canadians are two completely different things.
     
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  7. hoopsman

    hoopsman Boxing Addict Full Member

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    There is an excellent article about Lucas' heritage by Diego Morilla. In it Morilla mentions that his father's people hail from Holland.

    Your larger point is correct, however. Lucas considers himself Argentinian.
     
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    TinFoilHat Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Do real frenchman have glass chins?

    :think
     
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    shadz96 Active Member Full Member

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    isnt ndam cameroon, soro ivory coast
     
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  10. OvidsExile

    OvidsExile At a minimum, a huckleberry over your persimmon.

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    Even though one's Canadian and the other is Argentine and I don't think either has ever been to France? That map of yours has some weird geography.
     
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  11. Forza

    Forza Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    nah his mother is dutch/german and his father is french. Mattyhsse is a miss spelling of a french last name.
     
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    CST80 The Hesitant Nihilist Staff Member

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    So what are you saying being genetically and ethnically part French doesn't count for anything.:confThey're far more French that Takam and N'Dam for sure.
     
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  13. Leoh

    Leoh Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    With that reasoning Wilder is putting the Central Africa on the boxing map.
     
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  14. hoopsman

    hoopsman Boxing Addict Full Member

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    His last name is French.

    Nevertheless, his father's people emigrated from Holland. His mother's are ethnic Germans that emigrated from Russia.

    Look up the article written by Diego Morilla.
     
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    theword Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Matthysse was born in Argentina and claims Argentinian citizenship. I can see why you think that would make him French.
     
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