Rank the top 5 British heavyweights in history

Or American?

 

Indeed. He was a US citizen when he beat Corbett, and spent more time there than anywhere else.

In reality, Britain, Australia, New Zealand and the US can all “claim” Fitz, without any having a cast-iron case.

 

A British-born, New Zealand-raised, Aussie-trained American citizen!

 

At a time when the concept of Australian and New Zealander nationality barely existed.

I’m not sure how reliable this is, but apparently he had the Stars and Stripes on his shorts for his fight with Gardner. American citizenship may have been a flag of convenience for him in some ways, when he was trying to get a fight with Corbett.

 

1-5. brian london

 

I'd bet that Bruno hits harder.

 

What about Gary Cornish?

 

Lennox, best ever, here is why

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Many in the UK saw Lewis as a Canadian boxer and British by convenience...so where does he fit in?

 

British born and raised until 12 and set the UK as a base upon turning pro.

He associated himself as British, and fought for British and European titles, indicating an intention to regain British nationality, if indeed he had ever lost it.

There isn’t a strong reason to exclude him from being “British”. The primary objection seems to be his accent, which should be way down the pecking order when considering nationality.

 

Wow! Thanks for teaching me something I didn’t know and couldn’t find out on Wikipedia lol.

I also know he moved back to the UK, because inhis words Canada was not able to give fighters a platform to develop contenders. So some in the UK did not embrace him and found his return one of convenience and considered him a Canadian who called himself British to have the boxing platform he could not find in Canada.

So my inquiry was following suit with the Fitz nationality discussion going on. I merely wonder if those who did not consider him a true Brittoner (not sure if that is grammatically correct lol), do so now.

 

Creedon also wore a US flag, not sure either means much of anything.