Boxers who went to hostile territory and won

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  1. quintonjacksonfan

    quintonjacksonfan Active Member Full Member

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    Just got done watching Honeyghan travel to the U.S.A and beat who many thought would become a all-time great in Donald Curry. Ali beat Henry Cooper,Chuvalo & Karl Mildenberger as well as a few others. I know Usyk won a bunch of fights in a fighters hometown. Any other examples?
     
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  2. Russell

    Russell Loyal Member Full Member

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    Marcos Villasana.
     
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  3. Flo_Raiden

    Flo_Raiden Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Azumah Nelson stopped Wilfredo Gomez, Pat Cowdel, and Jeff Fenech in their hometown.

    Orlando Salido also beat up Juan Manuel Lopez twice in his hometown of Puerto Rico.
     
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  4. Roughhouse

    Roughhouse Active Member Full Member

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    All I thought of when I saw this thread is that slew of bottles flying towards Marvin Hagler's head after he curb stomped Minter in GB.
     
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    James Toney-Michael Nunn
    Azumah Nelson-Jeff Fenech 2
    Matthew Saad Muhammad-Marvin Johnson 2
     
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  6. AwardedSteak863

    AwardedSteak863 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    McCallum did his entire career. He fought Watson and Graham in London, Kalambay in his adopted Itay, Collins in Boston which is practically Ireland and Tiozzo in France.

    South African Brian Mitchell is probably the ultimate road warrior.
     
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  7. FThabxinfan

    FThabxinfan Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Duràn pretty much got every single title above lightweight outside of Panama.
    Kuniaki Shibata had success outside of Japan as he won 2/3 of his three titles outside of Japan, ironically he was knocked out in his hometown mostly.
     
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  8. bolo specialist

    bolo specialist Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Monzon over Benvenuti
    Esparragoza over Steve Cruz
    Spence over Brook
    Injin Chi over Brodie
    Virgil Hill over Maske & Tiozzo x2
    Julio Gonzalez over Dariusz
    Glen Johnson over Clinton Woods
     
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    Melankomas Prime Jeffries would demolish a grizzly in 2 Full Member

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    Johnson beating Jeffries

    Sullivan beating John Flood
     
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    Eddie Perkins' whole career.
     
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    Marvin Haggler vs Alan Minter is a good example.

    British posters will understand.
     
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    scartissue Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Lionel Rose against Fighting Harada and Takao Sakurai in Japan and against Chucho Castillo and Jose Medel at the Forum.
     
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    Buchanan / Laguna
    Ted Kid Lewis / Jack Britton
    Owen Moran / Battling Nelson
     
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    Chartchai Chionoi/Efren Torres
     
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  15. Anubis

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    Mike Weaver's WBA Title run, over LeDoux in Bloomington, MN, John Tate in Knoxville and Coetzee in SA.
     
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