Your Country's Best..........

Discussion in 'Classic Boxing Forum' started by HairyHighlander, Apr 6, 2010.


  1. drunkenspaniard

    drunkenspaniard Active Member Full Member

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    El Salvador

    Lightweight: Carlos "El Famoso" Hernandez
    Jr. Lightweight: Carlos "El Famoso" Hernandez

    Hey, if Mexicans can claim Vargas, then I'm claiming Famoso. It's all we have really... lol
     
  2. anarci

    anarci Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    iM surprised El Salvador hasnt had alot of top fighters. You do know that Famoso was born in LA, right? He also lives in the same town as i do along with Margarito, and Izzy.
    West Covina,Ca

    Mexico doesnt claim Vargas,everyone knows he is Mexican American.
     
  3. Drew101

    Drew101 Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Gonna revise my Canadian line-up

    Heavyweight: Sam Langford
    Light Heavyweight: Jack Delaney
    Middleweight: Lou Brouillaird
    Welterweight: Jimmy McLarnin
    Lightweight: Arturo Gatti
    Featherweight: George Dixon
    Bantamweight: Johnny Coulon
    Flyweight: Frenchie Belanger
     
  4. Jorodz

    Jorodz watching Gatti Ward 1... Full Member

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    i like it:good sam could go heavy or middle but i like him at heavy. with mclarnin and dixon, we got some damn fine cats in there. and **** it, i love gatti (rip)
     
  5. Drew101

    Drew101 Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Yeah, I don't think anyone here is a pushover, to say the least. Coulon reigned for 4 years at bantamweight; Belanger's reign at fly was short, but he's got a victory over Frankie Genero, and Gatti was...Gatti...so at the very least he's going to make his fights exciting.

    Edit: And can't forget about Brouillaird, either. Anyone who can beat Mickey Walker and McLarnin is a legit force to deal with.
     
  6. BENNY BLANCO

    BENNY BLANCO R.I.P. Brooklyn1550 Full Member

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    Damn, USA owns all of you.:smoke
     
  7. OBCboxer

    OBCboxer Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    You know it.
     
  8. anarci

    anarci Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Thats right:good Why do you think i didnt even bother to make a list.
     
  9. ricardinho

    ricardinho Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    I tried making a list but it was too tough sometimes as the US has so much depth I wanted to be fair to all eras.

    I am shocked though that the Per Capita Powerhouse the US Virgin Islands is absent from this thread so far.
     
  10. anarci

    anarci Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Actually they have only had 2 champs, If they are the highest it is because there population is really really low.

    Julian Jackson
    Emile Griffith are there 2champs(must say though high quality champs) Dont know of any other world class fighters from virgin Islands.
     
  11. The Wanderer

    The Wanderer Boxing Addict Full Member

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    For Junior Middleweight we can probably slide Hearns in there. He wasn't at the weight long, but he was certainly effective.
     
  12. anarci

    anarci Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    And you can also add
    JM-Hearns
    JL-Mayweather
    JF-Jones,Mckinney:huh
    JB-Tapia
    JF-Carbajal
    Mw-Olivio - he fought at jfly and fly but no MW reps.
     
  13. young griffo

    young griffo Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Great all Aussie list (well sort of) mate but if I may be so bold as to suggest a couple of changes

    -Troy Waters out and Rocky Mattioli or Charkey Ramon in at Jnr Middleweight

    -Kostya Tszyu out and Jack Carroll in at Welter (Tszyu never fought at 147 to my knowledge)

    -Hector Thompson out and Kostya Tszyu in at Jnr Welter (Tszyu has to be there,sorry Hector)

    -Ambrose Palmer in and Jeff Harding out at Lt Heavyweight (I've a feeling that Ambrose in his prime would've given the Hitman a lesson)

    Still a top list of fighters and the changes I'd make are just my personal opinion.
     
  14. Rise Above

    Rise Above IBHOF elector Full Member

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  15. Pusnuts

    Pusnuts Active Member Full Member

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    Id be interested to see a Puerto Rico list, I know they had lots of success recently but I dont know about further back