Are there any good Canadian boxers?

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  1. 123ko

    123ko Active Member Full Member

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    Lennox Lewis was Canadian ,,,his grammars ,ant's ,uncle's mother's dad had one British blood sell :hooters:blah
     
  2. Royal-T-Bag

    Royal-T-Bag Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    sam langford is one of the greatest fighters ever most have him ranked anywhere from 3-5 of all time....other canadian greats include George Dixon (first black champion ever from any country), Tommy Burns (middleweight who won the HW title as a MW and had record setting run for the time), Jimmy McLarnin (certified top 30 all time great pound for pound fighter), Arturo Gatti (one of the most exciting fighter ever).

    and we've had a buncha belt holders in recent time who are good enough to be worldclass but lose against the best of the divsion and fellow belt holders when trying to unify or stepping up to A+ level....dudes like molitor, bute, hilton

    had a few good heavy's.... always loved razor ruddock and george chuvalo, also kirk johnsons heavyweight run before he got too fat was fun to watch

    Jean Pascal (grew up and trained in canada but actually haitian) is good and world class, just a step below elite and will most likely beat Tavoris Cloud in his upcoming fight.


    Mikaël Zewski looks to be a very good prospect......best since Lemieux fizzled
     
  3. PityTheFool

    PityTheFool Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Was a huge fan of Razor.In the days before the internet,my pal and I used to take turns buying Ring every month(back then it was even further behind time arriving in the UK than it is now) hoping for news on Razor's career post-Tyson...
    But it rarely came.:verysad
     
  4. Royal-T-Bag

    Royal-T-Bag Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    ruddock was beast and would kill wlad
     
  5. PH|LLA

    PH|LLA VIP Member Full Member

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    Bute, Pascal, Lemieux, Cote, stevenson, Decarie, Ross
     
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    HerolGee Loyal Member banned Full Member

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    Canada is actually seen as very cool over here in England.
     
  7. platnumpapi

    platnumpapi Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    i think pascal is the best from that neck of the woods. im picking him to beat cloud when they fight.
     
  8. Samurai's Slice

    Samurai's Slice ESB Legend Full Member

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    Bute, Pascal clearly the best, exposed for not being " Great " but def still good fighters.


    Also Canada has Mikael Zewski, Pier-Olivier Cote, Dierry Jean, Eleider Alvarez, Adonis Stevenson, Logan McGuinnis, Antonin Decarie and some others in the prospect area.
     
  9. turbotime

    turbotime Hall Of Famer Full Member

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    Definitely. My boy Lucian Bute, even though he got Froch'd up. Pascal obviously. Adonis Stevenson and Pier Cote are also ones to look out for.
     
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  11. SimplyTheBest

    SimplyTheBest Heavyweight Destroyer Full Member

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    No love for Kirk Johnson? He was good until Vitali harpooned him.
     
  12. Royal-T-Bag

    Royal-T-Bag Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    i mentioned johnson!!! he was fun to watch for while. not as good as ruddock though
     
  13. Leon

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    so he's credited as the inventor of shadow boxing. nice