Best fighter from your home town

they don't call him the nova scotia tar baby.

just like how nobody refers to hearns being from memphis.

 

Probably because it didn't have the same ring.

George Dixon, Langford's idol, moved to Boston at an early age in order to have a better chance of succeeding as a boxer, but is still considered Canadian. The same applies for Langford.

If you considered place of birth to be the equivalent of nationality, then Dixon and Langford are most assuredly Canadian, and to the best of my knowledge, neither of them ever renounced their citizenship at any point.

 

What about James Toney?

 

Well damn...Tavistock isn't exactly known for its sparkling array of professional boxers.

Best option would probably be Scott Dann, from nearly Plymouth. Good at a domestic level.

 

Toney is frim Ann Arbor.
ANd he forgot Roger Mayweather.

 

houston texas.....obviously big george

 

Nobody major, but Marlon Starling was about 30 minutes up the road.

 

Nobody done Liverpool yet?
Oh go on then!

John Conteh
Ernie Roderick
Alan Rudkin
Paul Hodkinson
Nel Tarleton
Shea Neary

You could also include Charley White aka Charles Anchowitz born in Liverpool but fought out of Chicago fought for world titles at lightweight and welterweight 4 times knocking Benny Leonard out the ring in one of his failed challenges.