Britain's Second Greatest Heavyweight

Mac Foster?

 

I thought he was from Hungary?

 

He is of course.

 

If only it was that straightforward. Born in England, emigrated to NewZealand with his family as a child. Boxed as an amateur in NZ. Moved to Australia and turned pro and then had already taken out American citizenship when he won the Heavyweight crown.

Maybe we should just settle for the first British-born world heavyweight champion?

 

The first three slots are fairly clear cut in my opinion:

1. Lennox Lewis
2. Bob Fitzsimmons
3. Tyson Fury

 

born in england then hes can claim to be english by definition. Though seeing as hes Cornish he might well prefer Briton.

 

LL - undipusted hw champ atg
bob - undisputed LHW and HW champ, certainly HoF
TF - beat a 37 year old

naaa Furys not in there.

 

Fury's status as Britain’s third lineal heavyweight champion makes it hard not to put him at three, even if the rest of his resume is lacklustre.

I had Tommy Farr pretty solidly wedged at #3, before the new British generation crashed the party.

 

I would have Fitz number one, but if LL has top spot, then for me it is Fitz at 2, and Fury merely by the lineal title 3rd.

 

you are where you are born, meathead, dont pretend its not the case. You cannot change where that occurred, no matter how many citizenships you take up for employment/marraige/convenience to make life easier.
anything else is just extra layers.

 

I commend on your choice of not going with a H2H standard which becomes nonsensical.
I go with whice country is generally associated with the fighter.

Fitz gets my vote,

 

of course bruce lee can claim to be american, he was born there! mercury was born in east africa when it belonged to britain, hence why he his claim to be british is valid!
schmeling was german meathead, born there. Whereas you were born in frootloop land. no more of your mad drivel, thank you.

 

where have I said its not? and why would i claim that??

u truely are a fruitloop of the highest order, do not answer me in future with nonsense posts.

 

Nonsense!!! Bugner has dual citizenship of the UK ,Australia, and Hungary he came to the UK at the age of 6 and won the British title the Commonwealth title and the European title whilst representing the UK .
Bugner had 11 fights in Australia,5 in the US, and 58 in the UK!
Errol Flynn?
Errol Leslie Flynn was an Australian-born American actor who achieved fame in Hollywood after 1935. He was known for his romantic swashbuckler roles in Hollywood films, as well as frequent partnerships with Olivia... wikipedia.org

• Born: June 20, 1909, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
• Died: October 14, 1959, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
• Cause of Death: Heart attack
• Nationality: American, British

As usual you don't know WTF you are talking about!

 

Lewis was born in Birmingham Alabama USA.
Catlin was born in Brooklyn New York USA.
Gay was born in Lexington Kentucky USA.
Montgomery was born in Gaffney Carolina USA.
Eastman has dual nationality British /Guyanese.
Ruiz was born in Massachustes USA.
Greene was born in Kansas City USA.

I keep reading your posts out of a morbid curiosity to see if you will ever get one right.



Not so far!!!