Who were some of the best heavyweight fighters that weren’t from the United States?

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  1. mark ant

    mark ant Canelo was never athletic Full Member

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    Who were the best heavies that weren`t born in the US?
     
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  2. mrkoolkevin

    mrkoolkevin Never wrestle with pigs or argue with fools Full Member

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    Lennox Lewis
    Wlad Klitschko
    Vitali Klitschko
    Tyson Fury


    David Tua
     
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  3. ChrisJS

    ChrisJS Boxing Addict Full Member

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    1. Lewis
    2. Wlad
    3. Fury
    4. Vitali
    5. Schmeling

    Perhaps Ibeabuchi is the best of the rest.
     
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  4. The Undefeated Lachbuster

    The Undefeated Lachbuster On the Italian agenda Full Member

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    Sam Langford
    Wladimir Klitschko
    Vitali Klitschko
    Ike Ibeabuchi
    Tyson Fury
    Bob Fitzsimmons
    Lennox Lewis
    Max Schmeling

    Etc
     
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  5. Tonto62

    Tonto62 Boxing Addict banned Full Member

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    Haven't been any, and anyone from outside the US knows jack **** about boxing.
     
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  6. Webbiano

    Webbiano Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Tommy Burns
     
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  7. janitor

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    In chronological order:

    Bob Fitzsimmons
    Sam Langford
    Max Schmeling
    Primo Carnera
    Lennox Lewis
    Vitally Klitschko
    Wlad Klitschko
    Tyson Fury
     
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  8. choklab

    choklab cocoon of horror Full Member

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    You missed out Ingo Johansson.
     
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  9. BitPlayerVesti

    BitPlayerVesti Boxing Drunkie Full Member

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    Peter Jackson
     
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  10. Arminius1

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    Vitali Klitchko, the more I read about him the more I feel he is a top 10 heavyweight.
     
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  11. mark ant

    mark ant Canelo was never athletic Full Member

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    That sounds odd.
     
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  12. mark ant

    mark ant Canelo was never athletic Full Member

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    AJ is far better than Carnera was Ruiz would have stopped Carnera in the third.
     
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  13. janitor

    janitor VIP Member

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    Let them both prove it then!
     
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  14. choklab

    choklab cocoon of horror Full Member

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    If we take out the African-Americans and the European-Americans the only American heavyweights left is one guy, Joe Hipp.
     
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  15. JackSilver

    JackSilver Boxing Addict Full Member

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    John Ruiz is Puerto Rican-American and Andy Ruiz is Mexican-American
     
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