France versus Italy

Discussion in 'Classic Boxing Forum' started by Manassa, Jan 16, 2013.


  1. AlFrancis

    AlFrancis Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    For the record I'd consider Rocky Kansas, Young Corbett III Johnny Dundee Americans and Kalambay as Italian.
     
  2. TBooze

    TBooze Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Yes people get nationality and ethnicity mixed up all the time, and as you suggest, I suspect that is often done deliberately for one reason or another...
     
  3. Flea Man

    Flea Man มวยสากล Full Member

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    Fitzsimmons is a Kiwi, an Aussie or a Yank.

    Bar some papers calling him a 'Cornishman' I don't think he was in spirit, at all.
     
  4. Manassa

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    If you want to confuse yourselves further then we could always get Canada involved.
     
  5. Vic-JofreBRASIL

    Vic-JofreBRASIL Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    If people are considering italian-americans as italians......well, Locche should be considered italian too ??
    Not really IMO...
     
  6. AlFrancis

    AlFrancis Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    McLarnin!
     
  7. Brownies

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    Marcel Cerdan was born in Algeria and raised in Morocco. He was talented, but I've always believed he was more of a star than a truely great boxer. That's just my opinion.
     
  8. Vic-JofreBRASIL

    Vic-JofreBRASIL Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    He looks pretty great on film imo....