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Maxsplit wrote:.

Anthony Joshua 100% Nigerian. 100% born in England. 50% raised in England.

Froch = English
Joshua = adopted Britsh. Clearly Nigerian.

Taansend wrote:Funny.

I started these threads as a joke.

In 21st Century England if you are born in England & consider yourself English then you ARE English - no matter what anyone else says.

But as long as you're nice to everyone who cares where you are from

davie wrote:

Taansend wrote:Funny.

I started these threads as a joke.

In 21st Century England if you are born in England & consider yourself English then you ARE English - no matter what anyone else says.

But as long as you're nice to everyone who cares where you are from

I appreciate you started this as a piss take of the Joshua thread.
But the fact the Joshua thread existed to be mocked in the first place and many of the opinions discussed on either thread is an embarrassment to this forum.

craigjenkins05 wrote:Is amir Khan English Pakistani heritage spends his time doing charity work and building schools there but fought for England?

But when his brother got dropped from the team he went and fought for Pakistan

mickey1975 wrote:

craigjenkins05 wrote:Is amir Khan English Pakistani heritage spends his time doing charity work and building schools there but fought for England?

But when his brother got dropped from the team he went and fought for Pakistan

Khan did a lot for the Cumbrian flood victims. Is he Cumbrian?

craigjenkins05 wrote:

mickey1975 wrote:

craigjenkins05 wrote:Is amir Khan English Pakistani heritage spends his time doing charity work and building schools there but fought for England?

But when his brother got dropped from the team he went and fought for Pakistan

Khan did a lot for the Cumbrian flood victims. Is he Cumbrian?

I'd say some people consider themselves English until it suits them haroon Khan prime example

Maxsplit wrote:Simplistically :

Froch is 75% English, born and raised in England.

Anthony Joshua 100% Nigerian. 100% born in England. 50% raised in England.

Froch = English
Joshua = adopted Britsh. Clearly Nigerian.

Fat Git wrote:

craigjenkins05 wrote:

mickey1975 wrote: Khan did a lot for the Cumbrian flood victims. Is he Cumbrian?

I'd say some people consider themselves English until it suits them haroon Khan prime example

Why can't he have more than one identity? It isn't illegal to have more than one identity.

Fat Git wrote:

craigjenkins05 wrote:

mickey1975 wrote: Khan did a lot for the Cumbrian flood victims. Is he Cumbrian?

I'd say some people consider themselves English until it suits them haroon Khan prime example

Why can't he have more than one identity? It isn't illegal to have more than one identity.

Taansend wrote:

Maxsplit wrote:Simplistically :

Froch is 75% English, born and raised in England.

Anthony Joshua 100% Nigerian. 100% born in England. 50% raised in England.

Froch = English
Joshua = adopted Britsh. Clearly Nigerian.

Wasn't Joshua's maternal grandfather a Paddy?

I'm sure he said that in an interview a while back

Stuarty30 wrote:Imagine this thread on a football site

reggaereggae wrote:

Taansend wrote:

Maxsplit wrote:Simplistically :

Froch is 75% English, born and raised in England.

Anthony Joshua 100% Nigerian. 100% born in England. 50% raised in England.

Froch = English
Joshua = adopted Britsh. Clearly Nigerian.

Wasn't Joshua's maternal grandfather a Paddy?

I'm sure he said that in an interview a while back

I think that's Dilian Whyte

Taki... wrote:

reggaereggae wrote:Froch is not full Polish, part Polish and part English. Whereas genetically Joshua is 100% African .

If science is to be believed every human on the planet is 100% genetically African.

We live in a land, latterly nation, that has been a destination for invaders, colonists and immigrants for more than 2 millennia.
Just because some of the more recent arrivals are sporting a slighter darker shade of skin doesn't make them any more or less English than Normans, Vikings or Celts.
Maybe an 'ethnically English' race did exist once upon a time, but in the year 2016 we English are a smorgasbord of ethnicities and cultural influences.
In the age of multiculturalism and constantly shifting populations it's not unusual to find people who identify with multiple nationalities, cultures and/or ethnicities.

Lenny Cravats wrote:

Taki... wrote:

reggaereggae wrote:Froch is not full Polish, part Polish and part English. Whereas genetically Joshua is 100% African .

If science is to be believed every human on the planet is 100% genetically African.

We live in a land, latterly nation, that has been a destination for invaders, colonists and immigrants for more than 2 millennia.
Just because some of the more recent arrivals are sporting a slighter darker shade of skin doesn't make them any more or less English than Normans, Vikings or Celts.
Maybe an 'ethnically English' race did exist once upon a time, but in the year 2016 we English are a smorgasbord of ethnicities and cultural influences.
In the age of multiculturalism and constantly shifting populations it's not unusual to find people who identify with multiple nationalities, cultures and/or ethnicities.

Hmmm, let's also not forget that ethnicity is only an incredibly small part of the genome - not that it really works like that anyway.
To say someone is '100% genetically Nigerian' is a bit daft.

Taansend wrote:

reggaereggae wrote:

Taansend wrote:
Wasn't Joshua's maternal grandfather a Paddy?

I'm sure he said that in an interview a while back

I think that's Dilian Whyte

I know that Whyte's grandad was a Paddy but also heard that Joshua's mum's dad was too. This article mentions it but doesn't go into any detail.

http://irishpost.co.uk/anthony-joshua-v ... anny-rule/