The Greatest Dutch Fighter

Battling Ad Vocaat :good

 

First one that came to my mind.

 

Not a great Fighter - but by Dutch Standards ? Rudi Lubbers - Fought Ali and Bugner amongst others

 

Rigilio Tuur is the best Dutch boxer in recent times (WBO FW champ in '96), Bep van Klaveren probably all-time. He was recently chosen as greatest Rotterdam (2nd largest city) citizen ever, which is kind of remarkable because a very popular politician called Pim Fortuyn is also from Rotterdam and his popularity was only 5 years ago, yet he got the 2nd spot.

Regilio Tuur, an exciting fighter, has given boxing a pretty bad name recently here. Basically he confirms the entire stereotype: beat up his wife several times, punch drunk and low IQ. I respect what he did in the ring, though.

Raymond Joval, on the other hand, is the easiest going guy you'll ever meet.

 

Someone on here ,who shall be nameless,tells me Harry Greb was of Dutch ancestory ,if so He takes it imo. Klompton would know .

 

I've only seem it mentioned once, so until someone can confirm Harry Greb changing his name from "Berg" [Dutch] to "Greb", it will remain a Dutch pipe dream. :|

 

Tuur is the only one that immediately springs to mind. KO'd one of the American big hopes in the 1988 Games, Kelcie Banks, in te first round IIRC.

 

John Emmen.

 

My fave bit of the boxing tournament that wasin Seoul, loved seeing the mouthy ***** get done over. :yep