foreign champs with most title wins over brits

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canelo has

callum
liam
khan
rhodes
hatton
fielding

and about to have bjs.....that's 6 now and soon to be 7


what other guys are up there?
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El Maravilla - he came over to smash up loads of domestic Brits when he was learning and then beat a load more @ WT level when he was a star. :bag:
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I'm reminded of Linares chugging through Mitchell, Crolla x 2, a brief break to beat Cano, then back to blighty to squeak past Campbell.
It was a quality late career run. :salut:
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McCallum

-Mannion
-Graham
-Collins
-Watson

And
-Paul Kelly
-Ken Beattie
-Steve Cooney
At Comm Games


Oops, McCallum is Scottish
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Post by Ruthless-RKO »

BJS now as well for Canelo
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Canelo is a britsecutioner.
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Winky Wright outclassed Bingham, Foster and Dodson, one after the other over a 12 month period. :box:
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Then Mpush Makambi smashed all 3.

Ajif Djelti is another, albeit he lost to Jones & Dunne.

Rothmann has five, I think.
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Very minor baubles though.
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KiwiRider wrote: 08 May 2021, 18:18 I'm reminded of Linares chugging through Mitchell, Crolla x 2, a brief break to beat Cano, then back to blighty to squeak past Campbell.
It was a quality late career run. :salut:
He squeezed by Luke in America.
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which brit has the most world title defenses vs brits?
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Irish so not foreign per se, Collins has 7 title wins over UK/English fighters.

Benn is 3-3-1 against fighters from the British Isles in WT fights

Eubank 7-5-2 against fighters from the British Isles in WT fights

Robinson 5-1 against British fighters in WT fights
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Calzaghe has Eubank, Reid, Starie, Woodhall and Kessler (half-Brit).
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Canada’s Lennox Lewis has a few;

Gary Mason
Glenn McCrory
Derek Williams
Frank Bruno
Henry Akinwande

James Oyebola
Aneurin Evans
-Comm Games
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i thought he was a jamaican
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American Chris Eubank beat a few.
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coghaugen11 wrote: 10 May 2021, 11:40 Calzaghe has Eubank, Reid, Starie, Woodhall and Kessler (half-Brit).
Calzaghe was born in England
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bigjack wrote: 17 May 2021, 02:50
coghaugen11 wrote: 10 May 2021, 11:40 Calzaghe has Eubank, Reid, Starie, Woodhall and Kessler (half-Brit).
Calzaghe was born in England
And is a brit anyway if classed as Welsh.
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In WBO title fights, Harry Simon beat:

Kevin Lueshing
Wayne Alexander

Prior to winning the title he beat:
Paul Wesley
Del Bryan
George Richards
Kasi Kaihau
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Post by bigjack »

mickey1975 wrote: 17 May 2021, 04:56
bigjack wrote: 17 May 2021, 02:50
coghaugen11 wrote: 10 May 2021, 11:40 Calzaghe has Eubank, Reid, Starie, Woodhall and Kessler (half-Brit).
Calzaghe was born in England
And is a brit anyway if classed as Welsh.
exactly :TU:
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Ali had 6

Cooper x2
Bugner x2
Dunn
London

However 1 each of Cooper and Bugner were non title.
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Sumbu Kalamby beat

Herol Graham x2
Paul Wesley
John Ashton
Steve Collins
Mike McCallum

Although our Mike beat him in the return and he lost to Chris Pyatt in a tight one.
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Steve Collins isn't British, neither is Sean Mannion
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Sebastian Rothmann beat 6 British fighters but not all in title fights
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coghaugen11 wrote: 08 May 2021, 18:22 McCallum

-Mannion
-Graham
-Collins
-Watson

And
-Paul Kelly
-Ken Beattie
-Steve Cooney
At Comm Games


Oops, McCallum is Scottish
He is not bloody Scottish you idiot!

He is from Weston Super Mare!! :box:
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