should Americans be able to get Martinez and Khan because they fight here? I ask this question because people seem to forget that Pascal is from Haiti and Bute from Romania.
Pascal's family came in Québec when he was 4. Bute learned French and he has Candian citizenship, unlike Matinez or Khan.
Martinez lives in Oxnard California, Khan knows English and Martinez knows Spanish, 2nd most important language in the USA. :deal
:huh OK. Simple question: do they have American citizenship? If not, they're not legally American. End of the thread.
What about Bute's citizenship? What about the fact that he did all his pro career here, with a Quebec coach and a Quebec promoter? I consider Bute as a Québécois but I can see why Romanian people consider him as Romanian. What about Pascal? He lived here almost all his life, learned boxing here, represented Canada in the Olympics. Coached and promoted by Quebec people. What is Haitian in him? What's your point again?
No - Bute and Pascal started their careers in earnest in Canada. We get guys like Glen Johnson (born in Jamaica) and Sam Peter (born in Nigeria).
You know Ward or Froch is gonna beat that azz Same with B-Hop this coming saturday when he executes the frenchiee
Anyone remember the media making a deal out of Oleg Maskaev's American citizenship when he was champion?
I guess it depends on what the fighters consider themselves, Bute says he's a romanian-québécois and Pascal says he's a québécois, has Amir Khan ever said he's an american?
Go to 5:00. Igali was born in Nigeria and see what he does: [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-yrBlAzTJwE&feature=related[/ame]