Countries That Had Only One Real Boxing Star

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  1. George Crowcroft

    George Crowcroft He Who Saw The Deep Full Member

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    Both had plenty of unheralded greats.
     
    George Crowcroft, Jul 2, 2020
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    TBooze Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    If only that was so...

    The Basque region is in what is now Spain and France. The Basque state has sadly not been a thing in the modern (Queensberry Rules) era of boxing. Andorra is the nation between France and Spain.
     
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  3. Italian Stallion

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    Nice choice! So in your opinion Laszlo Papp be considered a general star, more than an amateur star?
     
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  4. Italian Stallion

    Italian Stallion Active Member Full Member

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    Uzcudun counts for Spain only I believe. He fought under that country's flag.
     
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  5. Devon

    Devon Boxing Addict Full Member

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    I can only think of Duran from Panama, and Monzon from Argentina
     
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  6. George Crowcroft

    George Crowcroft He Who Saw The Deep Full Member

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    Well, Panama has Marcel, Pedroza, Laguna, Zapata, Al Brown ect; and Argentina has Accavallo, Perez, Locche, Laciar, Galindez, Castro ect.

    Both are actually pretty stacked.
     
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  7. Eddie Ezzard

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    Oh, I don't know. He walked to the ring to fight Foreman. Hang on ...

    Big Frank would be right to feel miffed if he was known as the English Rodrigues.
     
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  8. TBooze

    TBooze Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Big Maguila did not avoid Hughroy Currie...
     
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    Elisha Obed - Bahamas
    Marcel Cerdan _ Sidi-Bel-Abbe,s - Algeria
     
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  10. scartissue

    scartissue Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Emile Griffith
     
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    Seamus Proud Kulak Full Member

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    Both have been powerhouses in various classes during the 20th century.
     
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    mattdonnellon Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Peter Jackson was born there too...maybe his great grandpa? :tiburon:
     
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    mattdonnellon Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Apparently the US.
     
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    In the UK it's a standing joke that Americans have only the haziest idea about Geography.
     
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    He was briefly a top ten ranked middleweight,not a great fighter,but to my knowledge the best Hungary has produced so far.
     
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