The UK's best vs. The Soviet's Unions best at heavyweight.

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  1. Tonto62

    Tonto62 Boxing Addict banned Full Member

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    Who did Boytsov ever beat?
     
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    Small technical clarification: Ukraine (Klitschkos), Uzbekistan (Chagaev) and Russia (Liakhovich) were but Bulgaria (Pulev) was never part of the USSR
     
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    Get a few Cubans added then for sure!
     
  4. JackSilver

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    Before my time but still weren’t they all still under the Soviet’s commie control?
     
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    Lennox would be the last man standing if it was a tournament.
     
  6. Mendoza

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    Bloc in General, controlled by the USSR.
     
  7. Tonto62

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    Fitzsimmons was actually English, before becoming a naturalised American citizen.

    Since you thought Laguna was Cuban, I don't think you should be giving lectures on Geography! lol
     
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    Woodstock? Are you wishing to promote a new outdoor pop concert venue?
     
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    Do you mean Cornwall?
    Actually Fitzsimmons has 19 verified fights in Australia,most of those listed on Box Rec were exhibitions.My source is the heavily praised and exhaustively researched biography of Fitzsimmons by Adam Pollack,which strangely enough I have been browsing through this afternoon!
    You are wrong again on Fitz being "many times Australian Middleweight Champion ,"too.
    On Jun19th 1889 , he fought Jim Hall in a bout advertised as for the Australian Middleweight title but it was not generally recognized.
    It was a scheduled 8 rounder and Fitz won by a 5th rd ko, but he was not accepted as Champion.
    The only time he actually fought for the recognized title was against Hall on Feb11th1890 and he lost in what may have been a fixed fight!
    Fitzsimmons was never officially the Australian Middleweight Champion.

    That's what happens when you rely on BoxRrec for your tiny bit of knowledge!
    Why would I care how you perceive Lewis? It's not like anyone here gives any of your opinions any credence is it?
    ps Don't you ever get tired of everyone correcting and ridiculing you?
     
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    This is your post.
    "He left England as child (actual Cornwish), begin to box in Down Under, where he had at least a third of his bouts and was many times Australian champion, for which he attempt even in the twentieth century multiple times."

    1.Fitz only fought for the Australian title once.
    2.He lost that fight.
    3.He was never Australian Middleweight champion.
    4. Fitzsimmons was born in Helston Cornwall not Cornwish, second time I've corrected you on this.
    5..Fitz had only 19 fights in Australia the rest were exhibitions.
    6.Fitz became an American citizen as soon as he was eligible.
    You are a certified MORON who cannot admit to ever being wrong
    . The buffoon of the forum!
     
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  11. The Mighty G

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    You're right actually, Belarussian, I got Liakhovich wrong
     
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    Cooper wasn't even a modern day cruiserweight.
     
  13. The Mighty G

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    Absolutely but not all part of the USSR. There's a big difference really.