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I've been wondering what countries the UK's boxers have had to go to to either win or defend a world title (and also what the total number of countries might be.) Also, how many in total?
My first thought was that it might be 50 countries, then 40 and now I'm thinking 30 or even fewer might be nearer the mark.
Other thoughts gnawing away : How many countries have they visited in South America? (I'm thinking three, possibly four?) Has a UK boxer fought for a world title in the Caribbean? Any in Africa other than South Africa?

If there isn't already a thread covering this perhaps we can have a go at compiling a list (and maybe having a guess at the final total of countries?)

Obviously some clarity will be needed regarding what specifies both a UK boxer and a country but I won't bother going into that at the moment in case this is a lead balloon post.

I'll start off with :

Brazil - Johnny Caldwell (v Eder Jofre 1962)

Total countries? I'll stick with 30.

Lloyd Honeyghan - USA
Tyson Fury - Germany
Ken Buchanan - Puerto Rico
John H. Stracey - Mexico
David Haye - France

Are we counting unsuccessful challenges?

Carl froch Denmark and Finland

Stuarty30 wrote:Are we counting unsuccessful challenges?

Are you Paul Smith?

Wayne McCullough Japan

DazDiCanio wrote:

Stuarty30 wrote:Are we counting unsuccessful challenges?

Are you Paul Smith?

I might be a prick but I'm not THAT much of a prick that I should be confused with Paul Smith

Alan Minter?

Robin Reid and Nigel Benn Italy.

Calzaghe Denmark and Germany.

Eubank South Africa and Portugal.

Herol graham spain

DeGale in Canada

Stuarty30 wrote:

DazDiCanio wrote:

Stuarty30 wrote:Are we counting unsuccessful challenges?

Are you Paul Smith?

I might be a prick but I'm not THAT much of a prick that I should be confused with Paul Smith

Sorry mate

Munroe lost against Nishioka in Japan as well.

Johnny Nelson fought in some obscure places didn't he?

Dennis Andries - Australia

smiling assassin wrote:Herol graham spain

and Nigeria


oooooops that wasn't a world title.

Stuarty30 wrote:Johnny Nelson fought in some obscure places didn't he?

Brazil
Belgium
Thailand
South Africa
New Zealand
Germany
France
USA

I should read the title first,WORLD TITLES and not just any fight.

Ovill Mckenzie-Argentina

Bugner against Ali was in Malaysia.

Stuarty30 wrote:Are we counting unsuccessful challenges?

Absolutely.

So, so far we have :

Brazil
USA
Germany
Puerto Rico
Mexico
France
Denmark
Finland
Japan
Italy
South Africa
Portugal
Spain
Canada
Australia
Argentina
Malaysia

John Conteh - Serbia


Hughie Fury - NZ.

Martin Murray Monaco.

Wayne Elcock - Switzerland

Glenn McCrory - Russia