Name Your Favorite Fighters from Each Country/Continent

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  1. Karapuz

    Karapuz Well-Known Member banned Full Member

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    Vic Darchinyan is Armenian
     
  2. Boro chris

    Boro chris Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    This is past and present.


    UK-Lewis,Conteh,Buchanan,Herol Graham,Calzaghe and Gary Jacobs.

    Europe-Kessler,Tzyu.

    North America- Ray Leonard,Hagler

    Asia-Hasegawa,Pac,Jiro Watanabe and Fighting Harada.

    Australasia-Fenech

    South and Central America-Napolese,Duran.
     
  3. Henke67

    Henke67 One of the 45% Full Member

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    USA - RJJ
    Canada - Gatti
    Puerto Rico - Tito
    Mexico - Morales
    Panama - Duran
    Nicaragua - Arguello
    Scotland - Buchanan
    England - Haye
    Australia - Tszyu
     
  4. catasyou

    catasyou Lucian Bute Full Member

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    Russia-Kostya Tszyu
    Ukraine-Vitali Klitschko
    Canada-Arturo Gatti
    Australia-Micheal Katsidis
    Denmark-Mikkel Kessler
    Argentina-Jorge Barrios
    Brazil-Acelino Freitas
    Romania-Dorin/Bute/Diaconu,can't choose one
    USA-Evander Holyfield
    England-Lennox Lewis
    Wales-Joe Calzaghe
    Cameroon-Sakio Bika
    Armenia-Abraham/Darchinyan,like'em both a lot
    Spain-Javier Castillejo
    Mexico-Julio Cesar Chavez sr.
    Puerto Rico-Miguel Cotto
    Belarus-Yuri Foreman
    Poland-Andrew Golota
    Phillipines-Manny Pacquiao
    Japan-Hozumi Hasegawa
    Germany-Max Schmeling
    Koki Kameda
    South Africa-Gerrie Coetzee
    Kazakhstan-Beibut Shumenov
    Cuba-Joel Casamayor
     
  5. Karapuz

    Karapuz Well-Known Member banned Full Member

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    Good list :good but i would put Vasiliy Jirov for Kazakhstan
     
  6. catasyou

    catasyou Lucian Bute Full Member

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    He said favorite fighters,I enjoyed Jirov but my favorite fighter from Kazahstan is Shumenov as I'm extremely hyped about his career and now I've finnally seen actually 2 of his fights(which are extremely hidden).
     
  7. catasyou

    catasyou Lucian Bute Full Member

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    Albania-Elvie Muriqi
    Bahamas-Edner Cherry
    Belgium-Carmelo Ballone
    Ecuador-Segundo Mercado
    Egypt-Kabary Salem
    Samoa-David Tua
    Georgia-Koba Gogoladze
    Jamaica-Glen Johnson
    Netherlands-Raymond Joval
    Italy-Primo Carnera
    El Salvador-Carlos Hernandez
     
  8. WhataRock

    WhataRock Loyal Member Full Member

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    Togo- Jaffa Ballogou
     
  9. IntentionalButt

    IntentionalButt Guy wants to name his çock 'macho' that's ok by me

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    This is extremely difficult. Runners-up included parenthetically; otherwise I'd not have been able to stomach committing to this.

    Mexico - Israel Vazquez (MAB, Cristian Mijares)
    Ghana - Ike Quartey (Azumah Nelson, Joshua Clottey)
    South Africa - Silence Mabuza (Ali Funeka, Gerrie Coetzee)
    Puerto Rico - Miguel Cotto (Carlos Quintana, Camacho Sr.)
    USA - Shane Mosley (Johnny Tapia, Jose Antonio Rivera, James Toney)
    Holland - Ray Joval (Richel Hersisia)
    Ireland - Bernard Dunne (Steve Collins)
    Ukraine - The 2-Headed Klitschko Beast (Sergiy Dzinziruk, Vitali Tsypko)
    Australia - Emanuel Augustus (Paul Briggs, Kostya Tszyu)
    Argentina - Sergio Gabriel Martinez (Carlos Monzon, Jorge Barrios)
    Nicaragua - Ricardo Mayorga (Chocalito Gonzalez, Alexis Arguello)
    Poland - Tomasz Adamek (Andrew Golota, Tiger Michalszewski)
    Japan - Nobua Nashiro (Katsushige Kawashima, Toshiaki Nishioka)
    Germany - Arthur Abraham (Firat Arslan, Graciano Rocchigiani)
    *Armenia - Arthur Abraham (Vic Darchinyan, Archak TerMeliksetian)
    Jamaica - Glengoffe D. Johnson (Chris Smith, O'Neil Bell)
    Philippines - Gerry Penalosa (ManPac, BobPac)
    UK - Joe Calzaghe (Lennox Lewis, Chris Eubank)
    Canada - Razor Ruddock (Herman Ngoudjo, Troy Ross)
    Indonesia - Chris John (Daud Cino Yordan)
    Dominican Republic - Joan Guzman (Agapito Sanchez, Giovanni Lorenzo)
    Italy - Giaccobe Fragomeni (Vito Antuofermo, Giovanni Benvenuti)
    France - Jean-Marc Mormeck (Souleymane M'baye, Jean Paul Mendy)
    Russia - Roman Karmazin (Sergey Sorokin, Andrey Tsurkan)
    Colombia - Rey Lopez (Fulgencio Zuniga, Epi Mendoza)
    Brazil - Popo Freitas (Giovanni Andrade, Kelson Pinto)
    Uzbekistan - Ruslan Chagaev (Mohamad Abdulaev)
    Finland - Robert Helenius (Amin Asikainen)
    Costa Rica - Carl Davis Drumond
    Nigeria - Ike Ibeabuchi (Friday Ahunanya, Hino Ehikhamenor)
    Cuba - Joel Casamayor (Yuri Gamboa, the Kids)
    Denmark - Mikkel Kessler (Reda Zam Zam, Spend Abazi)
    Spain - Javier Castilleko (Kiko Martinez)
    Uganda - Kassim Ouma (****** Juuko, John Mugabi)
    Belarus - Yuri Foreman (Yuri Romanov, Sergei Liakhovich)
    South Korea - In Ji Chi (Deuk Koo Kim)
    Guyana - Vivian Harris (Six Head Lewis, Wayne Braithwaite)
    Congo - Alex Bunema
    Ecuador - Humberto Toledo (Segundo Mercado, Fernando Angulo)
    Thailand - Khaosai Galaxy (PongWonj, Denkaosan Kaovichit)
    Sweden - Ingemar Johannsen (Aldo Colliander, Atilla Levin)
    Panama - Roberto Duran (Celestino Cabellero, Anselmo Moreno)
    Kazakhstan - Vasiliy Jirov (Beibut Shumenov, Gennady Golovkin)
    New Zealand - David Tua (Maselino Masoe)
    Romania - Lucian Bute (Leo Dorin, Adrian Diaconu)
    Venezuela - Jorge Linares (Edwin Valero, Alexander Munoz)

    Man, that was brutal. :!:
     
  10. IntentionalButt

    IntentionalButt Guy wants to name his çock 'macho' that's ok by me

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    :bump

    Is there a reason I brought this thread to a crashing halt? :yep
     
  11. vorapsak2002

    vorapsak2002 Active Member Full Member

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    no antartica?
     
  12. PIPO23

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    Mexico- Juan Manuel Marquez, el salvador Sanchez.
    Puerto Rico- Miguet Angel Cotto.
    Cuba- Gamboa, Casamayor.
    Africa-Azuma Nelson.
    Panama-Roberto Duran.
    U.S of A- Ali and Mike tyson
    England-Lennox lewis.
    Philippines- Manny pacquiao.
    Indonesia- Chris Johns, Daud Yordan.
    Korea-Injin Chi
    Japan- Hosumi Hasegawa and fighting Harada
    Thailand- Khosia galaxy, 3k battery nanthacia
    Australia- Kostya tszyu, Vic darchinyan.
    Europe- Oleg maskaev.
     
  13. Jorodz

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    Nicaragua!!!!!!
     
  14. paulfv

    paulfv Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Very light on his feet, much stronger than he looks and can really take a shot.
     
  15. southpawslick

    southpawslick Well-Known Member Full Member

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    USA - Chad Dawson at present.

    Australia - Mundine I guess. Don't know many Aussie boxers.

    Africa - Another very tough one for me. I loved watching Azumah Nelson fight, but I'll take brawler John "The Beast" Mugabi from Uganda. Agreed but throw in almost any of the Ghanaian fighters including Clottey.

    Central America (outside of Mexico) - Roberto Duran. Agreed

    South America - Carlos Monzón. Agreed

    Mexico - Erik Morales

    Puerto Rico - Trinidad.

    Canada - Currently-Jean Pascal

    UK - Joe Calzaghe, the Pride of Wales. Agreed

    Continental Europe - Tomas Adamek. I used to hate Euros but I'm warming up to them

    Asia - Manny "Pac-Man" Pacquiao. Agreed