Greatest Euro Heavyweight ever

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  1. Ken Ashcroft

    Ken Ashcroft Boxing Addict Full Member

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    You mean the one who during his boxing career lived in and held citizenships from New Zealand, Australia and the United States? That guy?
     
  2. The Morlocks

    The Morlocks Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Ric
    Richard Dunn. Isn't Lewis jamacian or canadian really
     
  3. KuRuPT

    KuRuPT Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    go with your second thought
     
  4. manbearpig

    manbearpig A Scottish Noob Full Member

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    Got him 7th I think. He's in with a fair shout
     
  5. mcvey

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    The one who was born in West Ham London.
     
  6. HerolGee

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    2. fitzsimmons
    3. schmeling on feat+ability/wlad on longevity
    4. Ingemar
    5. Primo
    6. Bruno
    7. Vits
    8. Hide
    9. Chaggy
    10. Scoobi

    A pretty vast range of ability there!
     
  7. Gudetama

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    1. Lewis
    2. Vitali/Wlad
    3. Vitali/Wlad
    4. Fitzsimmons
    5. Schmeling
     
  8. bodhi

    bodhi Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Lewis or Wlad I say. I think in a few years people will have them interchangeable. Schmeling or Fitz afterwards, depends what one puts emphasis on. Then probably Johannson. Vitali never was champ, just a beltholder and thus misses out here IMO.
     
  9. HerolGee

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    kinda like claiming all the UK expat/immigrants in Spain are all budding Catalonians.
     
  10. scartissue

    scartissue Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    A few more to consider are Walter Neusel, Tommy Farr, Paulino Uczudun, Francesco Damiani and Andre Lenglet. Oh, and don't forget the Irish Tom Sharkey and Jim Coffey.
     
  11. Mendoza

    Mendoza Hrgovic = Next Heavyweight champion of the world. Full Member

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    Is the UK part of the continent of Europe?
     
  12. manbearpig

    manbearpig A Scottish Noob Full Member

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    Yes. And even if not, Wladimir is streets ahead of your man crush Vitali.
     
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  13. FrankinDallas

    FrankinDallas FRANKINAUSTIN

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    Yeah, that guy. Fitzsimmons.

    You can take the boy out of Cornwall, but you can't take Cornwall out of the boy.
     
  14. mcvey

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    What did you think Brexit was all about!!!!lol:facepalm:
     
  15. Mendoza

    Mendoza Hrgovic = Next Heavyweight champion of the world. Full Member

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    Geography and politics can be separate things ya know. Okay, so the Island is part of the European continent.

    The funny thing is not everyone on the Island considers themselves part of Europe, so with Brexit, Lewis no longer qualifies. :)