With the topics about fighters staying at home, it's made me think about road warriors. Fighters who don't travel to lose, but travel to win.
Maybe the best at the moment is Johnriel Casimero (with wins in Nicaragua, Argentina, Panama, Mexio, China and England, as well as losses in South Africa, Mexico and Thailand). Only 3 of his last 13 have been at home and he has gone 10-3 during that 13 fight stretch.
Can anyone think of someone who matches that in the last few years?
Note-
I'm not thinking of guys based in a country other than their nation of birth, so Golovkin and Kovalev fighting in the US don't count.
Interestingly Chris John, of all people, deserves an honourable mention with fights in Japan, Australia, Singapore and the US combining for 10 bouts away from home going 8-1-1
Modern day road warriors
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Boxing Prospect
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Re: Modern day road warriors
Jorge Linares gets about a bit, apart from his home country Venezuela he's fought multiple times in Japan, U.S, UK, Mexico, Panama and Argentina
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baron_otto
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Re: Modern day road warriors
Degale is heading in that direction - if memory serves its been some time sine he fought in the UK and he isn't travelling to lose
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DeMarcus "Chop Chop" Corley from Washington DC has 75 fights 47-27-1 has fought all over the world.
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Chop Chop is a good pick, as he's fought in nearly 20 countries:
USA
China
Puerto Rico (okay, not technically a country)
UK x2
Nicaragua
Kazakhstan x2
Russia x2
Argentina x3
Ukraine x2
Canada
Turkey
Bolivia
Mexico x2
Sweden
Denmark
Jamaica x4
Guyana
USA
China
Puerto Rico (okay, not technically a country)
UK x2
Nicaragua
Kazakhstan x2
Russia x2
Argentina x3
Ukraine x2
Canada
Turkey
Bolivia
Mexico x2
Sweden
Denmark
Jamaica x4
Guyana
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tigermoth87
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Re: Modern day road warriors
Martin Murray doesn't seem afraid of travel.
He's due to fight in Monaco for his 4th time, has fought in Germany x2, South Africa and Argentina.
He's due to fight in Monaco for his 4th time, has fought in Germany x2, South Africa and Argentina.