Second Best Fighter From These Countries?

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  1. salsanchezfan

    salsanchezfan Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Pretty self-explanatory.

    Panama

    South Korea

    Argentina

    Canada
     
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  2. George Crowcroft

    George Crowcroft He Who Saw The Deep Full Member

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    Tough,

    For Panama I'll say it's Panama Al Brown.
    For South Korea? Pass. Tbh I only really know Chang from there anyway.
    Argentina, Carlos Ortiz.
    Canada? Again I have no idea, Langford's obviously number 1, I don't have a clue who's second
     
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  3. Jel

    Jel Obsessive list maker Full Member

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    I guess it depends on who you have at no. 1.

    Duran is clear cut as Panama's greatest ever. I'm assuming Monzon is the consensus choice for Argentina. And are we calling Sam Langford the greatest Canadian? I'd say South Korea is pretty open for the no. 1 spot.

    I'll think on it some more before I come up with the runners up spots.
     
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  4. roughdiamond

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    Panama Al Brown / Ismael Laguna

    Myung Woo Yuh

    Pascual Perez (hard to choose)

    Tommy Burns? (forgive my ignorance on Canada).
     
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  5. roughdiamond

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    Carlos Ortiz is Puerto Rican...
     
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  6. George Crowcroft

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    Shite

    Edit- Locche?
     
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  7. Jel

    Jel Obsessive list maker Full Member

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    Pascual Perez is worth a shout as no. 2 for Argentina.
     
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  8. roughdiamond

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    So he isn't classed as Irish?
     
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  9. George Crowcroft

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    Ding ding ding
     
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  10. roughdiamond

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    I was just looking it up. Its overly confusing lol. Doesn't help that he's called the Belfast Spider.
     
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  11. Flo_Raiden

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    Panama: Roberto Duran, Panama Al Brown
    South Korea: Jung Koo Chang, Myung Woo Yuh
    Argentina: Carlos Monzon, Nicolino Locche
    Canada: Sam Langford, Lennox Lewis
     
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  12. ChrisJS

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    Ortiz is from Puerto Rico. Pascual Perez would probably be a clear #2 from Argentina or perhaps Niccolino Locche.

    I’d say McLarnin is Canadian. He was a baby when he moved there. He’d be a clear #2. George Dixon and Tommy Ryan are great choices for Canada too.

    Myung Woo Yuh would be my choice from Korea. A superb champion at the same time as Chang. Sadly due to networks in Korea it didn’t happen.
     
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  13. roughdiamond

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    Well, I've always classified McClarnin as Irish, and will stubbornly continue to do so.

    And why do so many boxers have these odd nationalities?
     
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  14. scartissue

    scartissue Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Panama - Ismael Laguna
    SK - Ki-Soo Kim
    Arg - Victor Galindez
    Can - Clyde Gray
     
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  15. ChrisJS

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    He was three years old when he moved to Canada so I’d say he’s Canadian but he’s of Irish heritage. For the sake of national lists he’s Canadian. He’s never seen on all-time British lists, if he was he’d be top 3 on them all.

    He didn’t just learn to box in Canada he learned to walk and talk in Canada too.
     
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