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Not long ago in the build up to Frampton v Donaire they were saying that Nonito was arguably the best imported fighter ever to appear in Belfast. Got me thinking about what other modern or past greats have appeared over these shores.... Try and keep it to 'major fight cities'. I know that's subjective.

Let's say;

London
Manchester
Liverpool
Birmingham
Belfast
Dublin
Glasgow (or Scotland as a whole)

Sorry if I've missed any

Manchester has to be Tyson albeit a faded version

Ali fought in Dublin and London.

CaptainSpacerod wrote: ↑24 Jul 2018, 16:18 Manchester has to be Tyson albeit a faded version

Tzsyu in Manchester? Tyson fought at Hampden as well.

Sugar Ray Robinson actually fought in Paisley! Ali also had an exhibition here then apparently slated the place afterwards

Hagler beat Minter in London then it all kicked off in the gaff

Tommy Hearns fought in Manchester and of course Barrera

bigjack wrote: ↑24 Jul 2018, 16:53 Tommy Hearns fought in Manchester and of course Barrera

I was at the Barrera fight and I forgot all about it

Fukk! My bad! Wales as well....... Forgot about our Welsh brothers..... Apologies

Who's the best import to fight on the channel Islands?

Ayub Kalule

Azumah Nelson

Darlington- Corrie Sanders. No idea how he ended up fighting in the dolly centre

Stuarty wrote: ↑24 Jul 2018, 16:56 Fukk! My bad! Wales as well....... Forgot about our Welsh brothers..... Apologies

Racist prick

Boxerbeetle wrote: ↑24 Jul 2018, 19:10

Stuarty wrote: ↑24 Jul 2018, 16:56 Fukk! My bad! Wales as well....... Forgot about our Welsh brothers..... Apologies

Racist prick

Anyway, in the last few years I’ve been able to see Rigo and Kovalev in Cardiff, both pretty decent. I’m sure there’s more, but too late to think of any more right now

Boxerbeetle wrote: ↑24 Jul 2018, 19:15

Boxerbeetle wrote: ↑24 Jul 2018, 19:10

Stuarty wrote: ↑24 Jul 2018, 16:56 Fukk! My bad! Wales as well....... Forgot about our Welsh brothers..... Apologies

Racist prick

Anyway, in the last few years I’ve been able to see Rigo and Kovalev in Cardiff, both pretty decent. I’m sure there’s more, but too late to think of any more right now

I was at the Kessler fight. He wasn't the best by any stretch but he was perhaps the nicest lol

Boxerbeetle wrote: ↑24 Jul 2018, 19:10

Stuarty wrote: ↑24 Jul 2018, 16:56 Fukk! My bad! Wales as well....... Forgot about our Welsh brothers..... Apologies

Racist prick

Sorry mate! I knew I was forgetting something as well

Winky Wright and Sergio Martinez developed over here, interestingly, before taking their slow burn careers to the next level in America. But they weren’t great actually at the time they were here. And I forget which cities...

Don Curry in Birmingham

Stuarty wrote: ↑24 Jul 2018, 21:39

Boxerbeetle wrote: ↑24 Jul 2018, 19:15

Boxerbeetle wrote: ↑24 Jul 2018, 19:10

Racist prick

Anyway, in the last few years I’ve been able to see Rigo and Kovalev in Cardiff, both pretty decent. I’m sure there’s more, but too late to think of any more right now

I was at the Kessler fight. He wasn't the best by any stretch but he was perhaps the nicest lol

Kessler is a fvcking dude

Johnny Tapia at York Hall was great ! I went with several posters from this site . ( although I think we were on the British boxing forum at the time - that was a fun forum , Arnie and Wayne Alexander used to to go at it online ;) good guys , good times )

Terence Crawford was decent in Glasgow.

Tocker Pudwell - Newcastle

Counter-puncher wrote: ↑25 Jul 2018, 03:59

Stuarty wrote: ↑24 Jul 2018, 21:39

Boxerbeetle wrote: ↑24 Jul 2018, 19:15

Anyway, in the last few years I’ve been able to see Rigo and Kovalev in Cardiff, both pretty decent. I’m sure there’s more, but too late to think of any more right now

I was at the Kessler fight. He wasn't the best by any stretch but he was perhaps the nicest lol

Kessler is a fvcking dude

Classy guy

Saw Souleymane M'baye and Andriy Kotelnik fight to a draw in a tiny old theatre in Liverpool. That’s about it.

kevo wrote: ↑25 Jul 2018, 07:28 Saw Souleymane M'baye and Andriy Kotelnik fight to a draw in a tiny old theatre in Liverpool. That’s about it.

I vaguely remember that. Wasn't Kotelnik royally jobbed that night?