British Fans

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  1. GeoffMD

    GeoffMD New Member Full Member

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    A Few Of My Favourite Fighters.

    Hatton - English
    Paccy - Philippino
    Marg - Mexican
    Cotto - Puerto Rican
    Haye - English
    Tyson - American
    Dela Hoya - Mexican
    Naseem Hamed - English

    Im British but i certainly dont have a Bias towards British fighters, I Like fighters that fight and mix it up, i love fighters that are exiting and then make your heart rate rise. Most american fighters dont leave their own country yet expect every other boxer to come there to prove themselves, if you look at the current champions list most are from outside if America so this is a lame arguement for weather a boxer has proved themselves. The only reason that boxers would need to go to America is for the money not the fighters. Unfortunatley Growing up in Britian the most fights we get to watch are with British fighter so naturally we know them and become fans of them more than other fighters of different nationality.
     
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  2. brickfists

    brickfists The Nonpareil Full Member

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    british fighters are **** allways were allways will be
     
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  3. joekirkbycobra

    joekirkbycobra King Of The Ring Full Member

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    so our numerous world champions are **** despite winning world titles
    which all are champions could knock you spark out
     
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  4. alba

    alba Guess who? Full Member

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    stop fishing!:happy
     
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  5. smellmyfinger

    smellmyfinger tiger Full Member

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    Thats a good point.
     
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  6. joekirkbycobra

    joekirkbycobra King Of The Ring Full Member

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    im brittish and i dont have one brit in my top 10 favourites ever (but i do believe we've had some great fighters)
     
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  7. barrington

    barrington Active Member Full Member

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    Spot on,absolutely spot on.
     
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  8. Taylex

    Taylex Boxing Addict Full Member

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    I dont buy this argument about needing to go to America to make good money. These European champs can make excellent money fighting in Germany or the UK and I am sure there are plenty of examples to back that up.

    However, I think all top level fighters should fight overseas now and again to embrace the global appeal that boxing has and show some love to their international fans if they have any.
     
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  9. El Cepillo

    El Cepillo Baddest Man on the Planet Full Member

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    Lennox Lewis, Jimmy Wilde, Naseem Hamed, Ted Lewis, Ken Buchanan, Ricky Hatton, Henry Cooper, Joe Calzaghe, Chris Eubank, Lloyd Honeygan, Benny Lynch, Owen Moran and Nigel Benn....

    ....Yeah, British fighters are **** in comparison to such legendary Irish fighters as ..... :huh
     
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  10. cityofgod

    cityofgod Worcester warrior Full Member

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    The only division where the yanks travel.... is now the Heavyweight division.

    TRUE.
     
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  11. steveedster

    steveedster Member Full Member

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    Kevin McBride aka The Clones Colossus :lol:
     
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  12. GeoffMD

    GeoffMD New Member Full Member

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  13. stakeout

    stakeout Active Member Full Member

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    That's fine but there is nothing wrong with wanting fighters from your own neck of the woods to succeed. It encourages other fighters to come through and raises the possibility of you seeing great fights on your own doorstep. I would nearly always back a Briton fighting another nationality.

    Most Filipino people are unashamedly pro Pac and why shouldn't they be? He has done much to put their country on the map.
     
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  14. Ilesey

    Ilesey ~ Full Member

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    As opposed to what, troll. :blood
     
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  15. jim22uk

    jim22uk Active Member Full Member

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    what the **** so calzaghe,hatton,lewis,conte,benn,hamed,eubank,honeghan, to name a few were all **** were they
     
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