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We have the same problems up here in Canada. Hard for countries with population pools of 20-30 million to compete against countries with population pools of 300-400 million when you add in all the illegal immigrants from Mexico and Central and South America.

OZ has produced some decent smaller fighters in spite of being rather isolated from the great boxing mainstream of America. Still, I would think that the Asian countries near you turn out a considerable number of lightweights, featherweights, etc.

We rarely have the problem of "over-hyped" fighters in Canada though. The media in this country think of boxing as a shameful business, unless they can figure some way to profit from it. If I see two or three reports on a fight in a year that are not intended to slam boxing, I'm surprised. Our Steve Molitor is a champion of sorts, but you'd never know it from the mainstream media.

Cap

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Cap wrote:We have the same problems up here in Canada. Hard for countries with population pools of 20-30 million to compete against countries with population pools of 300-400 million when you add in all the illegal immigrants from Mexico and Central and South America.

OZ has produced some decent smaller fighters in spite of being rather isolated from the great boxing mainstream of America. Still, I would think that the Asian countries near you turn out a considerable number of lightweights, featherweights, etc.

We rarely have the problem of "over-hyped" fighters in Canada though. The media in this country think of boxing as a shameful business, unless they can figure some way to profit from it. If I see two or three reports on a fight in a year that are not intended to slam boxing, I'm surprised. Our Steve Molitor is a champion of sorts, but you'd never know it from the mainstream media.

Cap

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Speaking of Canadians, it is a shame Henry Cooper never gave George Chuvalo a shot at his Empire Title. George was the best heavy in the Commonwealth of Nations for years. When George asked henry's promoter when he was going to meet Henry for the title he was told "George, he does not even want to meet you socially."

Brute wrote:

Cap wrote:We have the same problems up here in Canada. Hard for countries with population pools of 20-30 million to compete against countries with population pools of 300-400 million when you add in all the illegal immigrants from Mexico and Central and South America.

OZ has produced some decent smaller fighters in spite of being rather isolated from the great boxing mainstream of America. Still, I would think that the Asian countries near you turn out a considerable number of lightweights, featherweights, etc.

We rarely have the problem of "over-hyped" fighters in Canada though. The media in this country think of boxing as a shameful business, unless they can figure some way to profit from it. If I see two or three reports on a fight in a year that are not intended to slam boxing, I'm surprised. Our Steve Molitor is a champion of sorts, but you'd never know it from the mainstream media.

Cap

Cap's Journal

Speaking of Canadians, it is a shame Henry Cooper never gave George Chuvalo a shot at his Empire Title. George was the best heavy in the Commonwealth of Nations for years. When George asked henry's promoter when he was going to meet Henry for the title he was told "George, he does not even want to meet you socially."

haha that is hilarious.. i spose that was in the days before mandatorys? does these days commonwealth title even have mandatorys?

Bushboy wrote:

Brute wrote:

Cap wrote:We have the same problems up here in Canada. Hard for countries with population pools of 20-30 million to compete against countries with population pools of 300-400 million when you add in all the illegal immigrants from Mexico and Central and South America.

OZ has produced some decent smaller fighters in spite of being rather isolated from the great boxing mainstream of America. Still, I would think that the Asian countries near you turn out a considerable number of lightweights, featherweights, etc.

We rarely have the problem of "over-hyped" fighters in Canada though. The media in this country think of boxing as a shameful business, unless they can figure some way to profit from it. If I see two or three reports on a fight in a year that are not intended to slam boxing, I'm surprised. Our Steve Molitor is a champion of sorts, but you'd never know it from the mainstream media.

Cap

Cap's Journal

Speaking of Canadians, it is a shame Henry Cooper never gave George Chuvalo a shot at his Empire Title. George was the best heavy in the Commonwealth of Nations for years. When George asked henry's promoter when he was going to meet Henry for the title he was told "George, he does not even want to meet you socially."

haha that is hilarious.. i spose that was in the days before mandatorys? does these days commonwealth title even have mandatorys?

I believe they still do. To me, the Commonwealth title has more real significance than most of these trashy alphabet soup titles, if only because of its history.

Cap

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molly wrote:Barry Michael a good comentator
i've really heard it all now...lol
The guy can't call one card without referring to his own career within 1min of the telecast starting.
I will agree his boxing show was good on sen but as for his fight calling abilities he's a shocker.
Foxtel and main event should employ Briggs as a commentator when he's not fighting because he really knows his stuff

agree completely im not a barry michaels fan at all

bollox wrote:Truth be told there have always been relatively few Aussie fighters that were truly world class

I remember some of the prospects that we've had over the years and how it was always a worry when they were matched against top overseas fighters. Especially against top American fighters

Does anyone remember Pat Leglise being flattened by ex titlist Choo Choo Brown about 20 years ago? Pat was all pumped up until Brown started landing. The end was very ugly indeed

it only takes one punch my good friend and pat walked right in to it that nite,i do recall pat giving jeff malcom a beating and jeff was in a class of his own