Name a world champion called John

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Re: Name a world champion called John

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Big John Tate
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Motor Racing John Surtees
Rugby John Eales and John Smit
Boxing Johnriel Casimero
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Re: Name a world champion called John

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Jack Johnson
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Re: Name a world champion called John

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Johnny Coulon.

I'll go through the lineal champs of each division to see how many I spot.
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From Cyberboxingzone

Flyweights
Johnny McCoy
Johnny Hill
Bantamweight
Johnny Coulon
Johnny Buff
Claimants
Johnny "Kewpie" Ertle
Featherweight
Johnny Kilbane
Johnny Dundee
Johnny Famechon
Claimants
Johnny T. Griffin
Junior Lightweight
Johnny Dundee
Junior Welterweight
Johnny Jadick
Welterweight
Johnny Saxton
John H. Stracey
Claimants
Johnny Bratton
Middleweight
Johnny Wilson
"Cyclone" Johnny Thompson
Light Heavyweight
John Henry Lewis
John Conteh
Heavyweight
John L. Sullivan (How the fornicate did I forget him?)
Claimants
John Tate
John Ruiz

English Bareknuckle (heavyweight)
John Jackson
John Gully

American Bareknuckle (heavyweight)
John Morrissey
John C Heenan
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Sonny Liston ...
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John bumphas
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rhino222 wrote: 27 Aug 2018, 17:29 John Akii-Bua (3 December 1949 – 20 June 1997) was a Ugandan hurdler and the first Olympic champion from his country.

John was one of 43 children from the same father (but 8 mothers)
His old boy was a busy man then :lol:

Hope the CSA never caught up with him.
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Re: Name a world champion called John

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ShadrachSimmo wrote: 04 Sep 2018, 04:39
rhino222 wrote: 27 Aug 2018, 17:29 John Akii-Bua (3 December 1949 – 20 June 1997) was a Ugandan hurdler and the first Olympic champion from his country.

John was one of 43 children from the same father (but 8 mothers)
His old boy was a busy man then :lol:

Hope the CSA never caught up with him.

:o :o :lol:

Thats still 5.3 kids each per woman.
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Londonirish wrote: 04 Sep 2018, 04:51
ShadrachSimmo wrote: 04 Sep 2018, 04:39
rhino222 wrote: 27 Aug 2018, 17:29 John Akii-Bua (3 December 1949 – 20 June 1997) was a Ugandan hurdler and the first Olympic champion from his country.

John was one of 43 children from the same father (but 8 mothers)
His old boy was a busy man then :lol:

Hope the CSA never caught up with him.

:o :o :lol:

Thats still 5.3 kids each per woman.

Doesn't even bear thinking about :brick:
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Re: Name a world champion called John

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BitPlayer wrote: 03 Sep 2018, 18:25 From Cyberboxingzone

Flyweights
Johnny McCoy
Johnny Hill
Bantamweight
Johnny Coulon
Johnny Buff
Claimants
Johnny "Kewpie" Ertle
Featherweight
Johnny Kilbane
Johnny Dundee
Johnny Famechon
Claimants
Johnny T. Griffin
Junior Lightweight
Johnny Dundee
Junior Welterweight
Johnny Jadick
Welterweight
Johnny Saxton
John H. Stracey
Claimants
Johnny Bratton
Middleweight
Johnny Wilson
"Cyclone" Johnny Thompson
Light Heavyweight
John Henry Lewis
John Conteh
Heavyweight
John L. Sullivan (How the eff did I forget him?)
Claimants
John Tate
John Ruiz

English Bareknuckle (heavyweight)
John Jackson
John Gully

American Bareknuckle (heavyweight)
John Morrissey
John C Heenan
:salut: Nice one Bit
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Re: Name a world champion called John

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Jhonny Gonzalez.
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Re: Name a world champion called John

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Go Johny gogo gogo.
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Re: Name a world champion called John

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Dempsey, Nonpareil, not the other one.
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orbtastic wrote: 26 Aug 2018, 12:31Molina
Surely two points for that answer.
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olij999 wrote: 05 Sep 2018, 07:39
orbtastic wrote: 26 Aug 2018, 12:31Molina
Surely two points for that answer.
Yeah I thought it was deserving. Showed a lack of ambition on his parents' behalf although I did go to school with a lad called John John, although 30 years later it appears his first name was Edison...
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