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Re: Road Warriors: Boxers who won a world title fighting in their opponent's home country

Posted: 27 May 2015, 17:38
by IRLangmaid25
Lloyd Honeyghan did it in America against Don Curry is another mention. Plus Nigel Benn beat Iran Barkley stateside at Middleweight.

Re: Road Warriors: Boxers who won a world title fighting in their opponent's home country

Posted: 27 May 2015, 17:59
by littlepug
IRLangmaid25 wrote:Lloyd Honeyghan did it in America against Don Curry is another mention. Plus Nigel Benn beat Iran Barkley stateside at Middleweight.
Bit off topic but who had the better win honeygahan, Turpin or Laing ?

Re: Road Warriors: Boxers who won a world title fighting in their opponent's home country

Posted: 27 May 2015, 18:18
by IRLangmaid25
I would say Randy Turpin for the quality and status of the opponent and what was at stake.

Re: Road Warriors: Boxers who won a world title fighting in their opponent's home country

Posted: 28 May 2015, 17:59
by Freedom2013
In his first fight in the weight division, Joe Calzaghe went to the USA and took the Ring light heavyweight title from Bernard Hopkins.

Re: Road Warriors: Boxers who won a world title fighting in their opponent's home country

Posted: 28 May 2015, 19:19
by Like a Boss
Freedom2013 wrote:
Pureist wrote:Geale took 2 titles out of Germany which is nearly impossible
Yes, and he'll be fighting on the road again against Cotto.
3 on the road would be impressive. Few would have achieved that before.

Re: Road Warriors: Boxers who won a world title fighting in their opponent's home country

Posted: 29 May 2015, 17:10
by Freedom2013
Like a Boss wrote:3 on the road would be impressive. Few would have achieved that before.
I hope he beats Cotto.

It would be poetic justice, considering how Cotto is avoiding his WBC mandatory Golovkin.

Re: Road Warriors: Boxers who won a world title fighting in their opponent's home country

Posted: 29 May 2015, 17:12
by handsofstone
Felix Sturm and Sven Ottke

Re: Road Warriors: Boxers who won a world title fighting in their opponent's home country

Posted: 29 May 2015, 20:39
by scottearley123456
Pureist wrote:Geale took 2 titles out of Germany which is nearly impossible
Yeah in germany thats a big task

Re: Road Warriors: Boxers who won a world title fighting in their opponent's home country

Posted: 30 May 2015, 09:24
by brilo33
steve collins v Chris Pyatt . The wbo champion in sheffeild

Re: Road Warriors: Boxers who won a world title fighting in their opponent's home country

Posted: 30 May 2015, 20:07
by Like a Boss
scottearley123456 wrote:
Pureist wrote:Geale took 2 titles out of Germany which is nearly impossible
Yeah in germany thats a big task
It certainly is. It wasn't that long ago it was considered an impossibility to do it once in Germany without a KO - let alone twice.

Re: Road Warriors: Boxers who won a world title fighting in their opponent's home country

Posted: 31 May 2015, 13:19
by Gaz_73
IRLangmaid25 wrote:Lloyd Honeyghan did it in America against Don Curry is another mention. Plus Nigel Benn beat Iran Barkley stateside at Middleweight.
Beat Galvano in Italy for his Super-Middleweight title too.

Re: Road Warriors: Boxers who won a world title fighting in their opponent's home country

Posted: 31 May 2015, 17:14
by gregor
Does Wlad count?

After all, he took EBU from Axel Schulz (Germany) and NABF from Peter (US) ;-)

Re: Road Warriors: Boxers who won a world title fighting in their opponent's home country

Posted: 01 Jun 2015, 11:36
by klitoris
Vasyl Lomachenko beat Gary Russell Jr in USA to win the WBO Belt.
Badou Jack just beat Anthony Dirrell in USA to win the WBC Belt.
Rigo beat Ramos in USA to win the WBA Belt.
Roman Gonzalez won 2 belts in his career in Japan against Japanese fighters (Niida & Yaegashi)


Vitaliy Klitschko beat Herbie Hide in London to win the WBO HW Belt in his first title fight.
Lennox Lewis beat Tony Tucker in Vegas in his first WBC defense, after he was made the champ when Bowe relinquished.

Re: Road Warriors: Boxers who won a world title fighting in their opponent's home country

Posted: 05 Jun 2015, 15:08
by scottearley123456
Like a Boss wrote:
scottearley123456 wrote:
Pureist wrote:Geale took 2 titles out of Germany which is nearly impossible
Yeah in germany thats a big task
It certainly is. It wasn't that long ago it was considered an impossibility to do it once in Germany without a KO - let alone twice.
Look what shit they had to pull to not give green the nod. I love germany and even have german blood but man what a crock

Re: Road Warriors: Boxers who won a world title fighting in their opponent's home country

Posted: 07 Jun 2015, 07:18
by samwbr
IRLangmaid25 wrote:Lloyd Honeyghan did it in America against Don Curry is another mention. Plus Nigel Benn beat Iran Barkley stateside at Middleweight.
Lloyds was the best overseas win by a British fighter in my lifetime.

Re: Road Warriors: Boxers who won a world title fighting in their opponent's home country

Posted: 08 Jun 2015, 02:43
by amwsnw
Only an interim title but Danny Green def Eric Lucas in Canada.