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Africas top boxers. In no particular order.


1. For Nigeria. -------


Dick Tiger, Hogan "Kid" Bassey, Ike Ibeabuchie and Samuel Peter.




2. For Ghana. ------


Azumah Nelson, Ike Quartey, Joshua Clottey and Ben Tackie.




3. For South Africa. -------


Brian Mitchell, Corrie Sanders, Gerrie Coetzer, Pierre Coetzer, Francois Botha, Johnny du Plooy, Isaac Hlatshwayo, Phillip N'dou and Vic Towell.

Ayub Kalule did well too.

Woller,

Ayub Kalule is one of the best fighters out of Uganda along with John "The Beast" Mugabi.

NYDominican,

It's Gerrie Coetzee not Coetzer.

scorpio83 wrote:Woller,

Ayub Kalule is one of the best fighters out of Uganda along with John "The Beast" Mugabi.

NYDominican,

It's Gerrie Coetzee not Coetzer.

No Gerrie is Coetzee

Pierre was Coetzer

How about the inimitable Bright Spider

boza edwards

For Zambia = Joseph Chingangu. He was once declared dead by media sources, Joseph had to prove he was indeed not dead. Tough guy, he is still fighting.

John Mugabi = Uganda
Brian Mitchel = S.A.
Welcome Ncita = S.A.
Vic Toweel = S.A.

John Mugabi

Marcel Cerdan was a Pied Noir born & boxed in Algeria, also known as the 'Casablanca Clouter'. 117 - 4 - 0, he fought from Welterweight to Middleweight winning titles in both divisions. Most memorable fights were against Tony Zale and Jake LaMotta.

Mitchell, Nelson, Tiger and John the Beast definitely head any list.

A few others to add to the pot.....from some other countries.

Harry Simon - Namibia
Sumbu Kalambay - boxed in Italy but from Zaire/Congo
Battling Siki - Senegal. Way back when, but ko'd the legendary Georges Carpentier to be LH champ of the world.

I dont know if any other posters agree but i think all African boxers are teek tough

Lottie Mwale good Zambian light heavyweight of the 70's and 80's, Charm Chiteule was a good Zambian Bantam/feather Hogan Bassey was Nigerias first world champ, when a world champ was a genuine world champ, South African Champions on this link.http://boxrec.com/media/index.php/Categ ... pions-many more than you first think of and then once you start reading the names it triggers memories.

handsofstone wrote:I dont know if any other posters agree but i think all African boxers are teek tough

you know it will be a hard hard night...

Cerdan.

Nigeria - Dick Tiger
Ghana - Azumah Nelson,Ike Quartey,Joseph Agbeko,Nana Yaw Konadu,Joshua Clottey
Namibia - Harry Simon
Uganda - John Mugabi,Ayub Kalule
Zambia - Lotthie Mwale
South Africa - Corrie Sanders,Vuyani Bungu

a couple of north african (Algeria) jewish bantamweight champs : Robert Cohen, Alphonse Halimi.
Young Perez, jewish flyweight champion was from Tunisia.

Dingaan Thobela?

Bungu and Ncita are both highly underrated.

Mitchell was very good and made the majority of his title defences on the road.

orbtastic wrote:Bungu and Ncita are both highly underrated.

Mitchell was very good and made the majority of his title defences on the road.

As far as I'm aware, Brian Mitchell was forced by politics to defend his title exclusively away from home, mostly right in the other fellas back yard.
Hence his (enforced) nickname, The Road Warrior.

Only 1 loss in 49 fights
12 title defences (still the record), all on the road, and he never lost a title fight.

That's pretty amazing.

Bodyshot3 wrote:Mitchell, Nelson, Tiger and John the Beast definitely head any list.

A few others to add to the pot.....from some other countries.

Harry Simon - Namibia
Sumbu Kalambay - boxed in Italy but from Zaire/Congo
Battling Siki - Senegal. Way back when, but ko'd the legendary Georges Carpentier to be LH champ of the world.

I've always been partial to Battling Siki.

What a character. Everyone should check out his wild war with Carpentier that took place in Paris, circa 1922.

Siki KOd the champ in a back-and-forth brawl, but the hometown referee awarded the bout to Carpentier on a bogus foul. Carpentier was out cold but the ref said Siki tripped him. Go figure.
The fans weren't amused and the judges quickly changed the decision.

Siki lost his title to an Irishman, Mike McTigue, on St. Patrick's Day in Dublin. That's pretty much like trying to beat JC Chavez (the original) in Mexico on Cinco de Mayo. Ain't gonna happen.

Always a hard partier, Siki was murdered in 1925 when he was shot from behind.
Apparently, the slaying has never been solved.

NYDominican wrote:Africas top boxers. In no particular order.


1. For Nigeria. -------


Dick Tiger, Hogan "Kid" Bassey, Ike Ibeabuchie and Samuel Peter.




2. For Ghana. ------


Azumah Nelson, Ike Quartey, Joshua Clottey and Ben Tackie.




3. For South Africa. -------


Brian Mitchell, Corrie Sanders, Gerrie Coetzer, Pierre Coetzer, Francois Botha, Johnny du Plooy, Isaac Hlatshwayo, Phillip N'dou and Vic Towell.

At 42, Ben Tackie is about to pull the gloves on again.

Ramón Álvarez, brother of Canelo, has had his scheduled opponent, Jorge Páez, withdraw with a hand injury. In his place now is Tackie.

The same Ben Tackie who challenged Kostya Tszyu for the WBC/WBA/IBF jr welterweight titles way back in 2002.

Not sure this has a good look to it.

Sugar boy Malinga

baby jake

Nigeria's Hogan "Kid" Bassey was formidable in his day.

Add heavyweight Ben Foord to South Africa.