Trivia: Non-Americans who met the most HOFers.

PR is a US territory , so does it count as US or not ?

In no order between them :

Gavillan
Ihetu
Fitzsimmons
Langford
Ceferino Garcia

or

Kid Azteca
McLarnin (I meant McLarnin and it turned out as Canzoneri after all)
"Young Corbett 3"


I am probably "correct" about 4/5 .


10 years from now I am quite sure these will be just as eligible 2 such a top 5 :


Pacquiao (with time he will be anyway)
Marquez
Barera
Morales
Camacho
Duran


20 years from now these may be in:
Glen Johnson
Carl Froch



Meaningless worthless factoid anyway.
This is like antiknowledge of boxing 4 me.

 

The following are in double figures from what I can see

Jimmy McLarnin
Freddie Welsh
Sam Langford
Johnny Dundee

 

Johnny Dundee was American. He emigrated to the US when he was 5 years old.

Langford and McLarnin were American (Canada is part of North America). And frankly its silly to pretend they were Canadian fighters. Between the two of them how many fights did they have in Canada and how much of their development as professionals took place in Canada? As far as Im concerned if your are a product of boxing culture from a certain country then you are a boxer from that country. Its why its silly to call Bob Fitzsimmons the first British HW champion. Australia, New Zealand, and the US have more of a claim to Fitzsimmons' fistic greatness than Cornwall does.

 

So, all Mexican and Argentine fighters are American, too?

 

I wonder if Nigel Benn, Steve Collins and Graciano Rocchigiani will get in.

Then Chris Eubank would've fought six fights against HOFers, including Calzaghe and the rematches.

 

Yup.

Mexico is part of North America. Argentina is part of South America.

 

Im not all worked up. Im merely pointing out there is a difference between being "non-american" and being born outside of the United States and also that merely being born outside of the United States (or even living your entire life outside of the United States, such as somewhere like Canada or Mexico) doesnt make you non-American. I was also pointing out that I see little need to emphasis where a fighter was born if where he was born has little to no bearing on his career, his training, etc. I dont care if I was born in the United States and then moved to France when I was 9 years old, started boxing for France at 18 and won a championship at 25 in France and never fought anywhere else then as far as Im concerned Im a French fighter, not an American one.

 

And by "met the most HOFers" I thought it means to counting fighters, not fights. But, it is a worthless piece of knowledge anyway.

 

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Jimmy McLarnin
Sam Langford
Johnny Risko
Charley White
Frankie Wallace