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  1. WhataRock

    WhataRock Loyal Member Full Member

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    Fighter from these countries? (ever)

    Japan
    Australia
    France
    Italy
    Argentina
    Thailand
    Puerto Rico
    Mexico
    UK

    and continent

    Africa...
     
  2. GPater11093

    GPater11093 Barry Full Member

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    Japan: Fighting Harada
    Australia: Michael Katsidas
    France: Dont have
    Italy: Vito Antuofermo
    Argentina: Carlos Monzon
    Thailand: Dont Have
    Puerto Rico: Carlos Ortiz or Wilfred Benitez or Felix Trinidad
    Mexico: Erik Morales or Antonio Margarito or Julio Cesear Chavez or Juan Manuel Marquez
    UK: Benny Lynch or Ken Buchanan
    Africa: Sakio Bika
     
  3. PaddyD1983

    PaddyD1983 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Japan - Dont have one
    Australia - Kostya
    France - Dont have one
    Italy - Dont have one
    Argentina - Nicolino Locche
    Thailand - Dont have one
    Puerto Rico - Miguel Cotto
    Mexico - JCC
    UK - John Conteh/Ricky Hatton/Nigel Benn

    Africa - Dick Tiger
     
  4. sandwedge

    sandwedge Member Full Member

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    Japan=harada but arbachakov was my favourite japan based fighter....australia=mick katsidis....france=mayhar monshipour....italy=duillo loi....argentina=monzon....thailand=venice borkhorsor....pr=benitez....mexico=jcc....uk=benn....africa=ike ibeabuchi.
     
  5. Dempsey1238

    Dempsey1238 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Japan - Fighting Harada
    Australia - Les Darcy
    France - Either Carp or Cerdan.
    Italy - Primo Carena?
    Argentina - Louis Firpo
    Thailand -
    Puerto Rico - Carlos Ortiz
    Mexico - Suppose Chavez Sr
    UK - Benny Lynch

    Africa - Dick Tiger
     
  6. natonic

    natonic Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Japan - Fighting Harada
    Australia - Jeff Fenech
    France - Marcel Cerdan.
    Italy - Sumbu Kalambay (I beleive he fought out of Italy), if not then Benvenuti
    Argentina - Carlos Monzon
    Thailand - Kaosai? Galaxy
    Puerto Rico - Tito Trinidad or Edwin Rosario
    Mexico - Salvador Sanchez
    UK - Tony Sibson

    Africa - Dick Tiger
     
  7. flamengo

    flamengo Coool as a Cucumber. Full Member

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    ................Azumah Nelson
     
  8. WhataRock

    WhataRock Loyal Member Full Member

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    Cheers for the replies boys.

    Mine would probably be

    Japan...Harada, Tokuyama or Naito...Watanabe deserves a mention aswell.

    Australia...Nedal Hussein, Wally Carr, Paul Briggs, Fenech and Lionel Rose.

    France...I would go with Cerdan aswell but I quite liked Mormeck for a while there, brutal style.

    Italy...Benvenuti for sure.

    Argentina...Carlos Monzon..I really like Locche aswell.

    Thailand....Overall Id go with Sahaprom but I liked Pong, Galaxy and Nanthachai aswell.

    Puerto Rico...Cotto for sure but Ortiz isnt far behind.

    Mexico...So many but I would have to put Ricardo Lopez, Yory Boy and Olivares as my equal favs.

    UK...Ken Buchanan or Benn.

    Africa....Azumah for sure with Tiger not far behind him.
     
  9. Rattler

    Rattler Middle Aged Man Full Member

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    Japan - Akinobu Hiranaka
    Australia - Johnny Famechon
    France - Marcel Cerdan
    Italy - Arturo Gatti
    Argentina - Carlos Monzon
    Thailand - Khaosai Galaxy
    Puerto Rico - Wilfred Benitez
    Mexico - Marco Antonio Barrera
    UK - Johnny Owen