People can talk all day about his confusions, and where he was born etc. The fatc that he thought there was a British football team or that he now listens to reggae and thinks he's Jamaican born and bred is irrelevant. He is a confused individual indeed when it comes to nationality but in a discussion about boxing it is best to stick to boxing. In boxing terms he is defo a product of the Canadian grass-roots boxing system and represented them in 2 Olympic games. Where he plied his trade afterwards is about as relevant as Deschamps playing for Juventus, Chelsea and Valencia! He was Made in Canada as a boxer. The same principle applies in any other sport IMO:

-Former England captain Kevin Peterson is a South African cricketer.

-England cricketer Dimitri Mascarenhas is Australian.

- Jamaican International footballer Robbie Earle was an England reject

- Portugal playmaker Deco is Brazilian born and bred

- Croatian international Eduardo is another Brazilian footballer

-English midfielder Owen Hargreaves is also Canadian

- Italian international Camoranesi is definitely Argentinian

-Former British top seed Rusedski is Canadian

- Adopted Aussie Kostya Tszyu is defintiely a Russian boxer

-Ghana born Desailly was a product of Clairfontaine football academy in France

-Turbanator Monty Panesar is an English cricketer


Where a sportsman goes to seize opportunities or where he was born is not relevant. Where he learnt how to ply his trade is the most important factor. Discuss!

A mix of all 3? out of the 3 he choose Britain so?

Ryan Giggs chose to play for Wales rather then England

Its down to the sportsman's personal choice and from what i have read/seen he chose GB.

His nationality is British. If I move to China and learn to play table tennis does that make me a Chinese table tennis player? According to your logic I would right? gtfoh.

Lennox Lewis was born in Britain and spent his childhood in Britain, he then moved to Canada for a few years and then moved back to his HOME country of England. True story.

Born in Britain. Owns a British passport. Describes himself as British.

Yep, he's British.

A mix of all 3? out of the 3 he choose Britain so?

Ryan Giggs chose to play for Wales rather then England

Its down to the sportsman's personal choice and from what i have read/seen he chose GB.You will find you are very mistaken and not very well researched. he did NOT choose team GB and did NOT represent them at the Olympics. He chose Canada and represented them twice at the Olympics. What you have read and seen is wrong! He learnt how to box after he migrated as a child and represented his country up until the age of 23:

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Yes it is their personal choice. Camoranesi chose Italy even though Argentina are solid too. He is an Italian for sure, but is a product of the Argentine football factory. That is all I am saying, and not that Lennox is not British (which he obviosuly is). Giggs chose to play for Wales because he was born and bred there, plus he felt Lee Sharpe would be playing for England for a while! Sierra Leone are not very good so he didn't bother calling on the grandpa rule. But from my analogy, Ryan Giggs is an English footballer so I kinda missed your point mate. From my point of view he seized on opportunity in a way similar to what Lewis did. The only difference is that Lewis benefitted from it, whereas Giggs missed out on International glory and playing at The World Cup.
His nationality is British. If I move to China and learn to play table tennis does that make me a Chinese table tennis player? According to your logic I would right? gtfoh.

Lennox Lewis was born in Britain and spent his childhood in Britain, he then moved to Canada for a few years and then moved back to his HOME country of England. True story.
WRONG. He also has Canadian nationality and spent part of his childhood there too. If you moved ot China in in your pre-teen years (and then moved back in your mid 20's to ring the infamous UK cash register) and had an accent from when you learnt ping pong, then yes you would be a product of the Chinese table tennis association. Btw, 'a few years' stretched right in to his mid 20's me thinks.
Born in Britain. Owns a British passport. Describes himself as British.

Yep, he's British.
So does Rusedski and 1000's of assylum seekers. I think Lewis owns a Canadian one too, maybe Jamaica as well! I am not saying he isn't any of them three things, I am saying he is a Canadian boxer and spent all his formative boxing years there, just like Rusedski and Hargreaves.

It should be noted that most of the British tabloid press use to also keep blasting Lennox as not British but a Canadian taking advantage, until he knocked out Bruno and won the world title. Then he became British!

lennox is british and born in london.....can call himself whatever he wants tbh he will always be an english man

He was born in West Ham, London and didn't move to Canada untill he was about 12 years old. So of course he's British you idiot.

lennox is british and born in london.....can call himself whatever he wants tbh he will always be an english manIs that why he says big up the British football team!!! After a jounro asked him what he thought of the 'great' weekend of British sport after they managed to beat the Argie's 1-0.

He is about as British as Rusedski. If he flopped like Rusedski, you'd disown him just as quick. It seems to me you ignoring the fact that he represented Canada at the Olympics as a grown man is a matter of convenience. He went there as a child.

Also, some British fans do not seem to realise that a professional boxer is not representing team GB, but himself. Pro boxing does not happen in teams, with nation V nation. The fighters represetn themselves, and American Vargas chose to come out in mexican colours and with a mexican flag.Lennox chose Britain for the benjamins, as Maloney even boxed off a salary for his dear mum. There are no such promoters is Canada (the only nation he has represented in the sport).

He was born in West Ham, London and didn't move to Canada untill he was about 12 years old. So of course he's British you idiot.Stop getting so defensive just because the only other option is Frank bruno. You got Hayemaker on the way!

I didn't say he wasn't British! He is British, but was a Canadian boxer at the Olympics and learnt how to box in Canada. He is a product of the Canadian boxing system, and he has a Canuck accent to boot. 12 is very young, and he was just a child and a pre-teen. All his teen years were spent in Canada and some of his adult years too including the day he won his Olympic Gold medal.He may have been born in West Ham but he doesn't sound anything like a ****ney, you idiot!

WRONG. He also has Canadian nationality and spent part of his childhood there too. If you moved ot China in in your pre-teen years (and then moved back in your mid 20's to ring the infamous UK cash register) and had an accent from when you learnt ping pong, then yes you would be a product of the Chinese table tennis association. Btw, 'a few years' stretched right in to his mid 20's me thinks.


Wrong? What was wrong about my post, Lennox Lewis has a British nationality maybe he also has a Canadian nationality but that still doesn't make what I said wrong. Otherwise explain to me what parts about my post was factually wrong.

Lennox Lewis have spent the MAJORITY of his life IN ENGLAND. Yes I know he spent around 10 years in Canada but he has still lived in England for more years than in Canada.

Lennox Lewis considers himself British, who are you to dispute that? Who are you to tell him that he is not British when it was there he was born and grew up?

"then yes you would be a product of the Chinese table tennis association"

Yes offcourse I would, but would I be an actual Chinese man just for that? Hell no... I'm not disputing the fact that Lennox Lewis is a product of Canadian boxing but does that make him an actual Canadian? I dont think so. So youre basicly saying that if I go to any country and learn a sport there then I'm a man of that country? So If I move to Austalia and learn Rugby does that make me australian? If I move to America and learn baseball does that make me american? If I move to Mexico and learn wrestling does that make me Mexican? No, no and no. What if I first go to China and learn Table tennis and then I move to Germany and learn baskeball, what am I then? A Chinese-German?

Wrong? What was wrong about my post, Lennox Lewis has a British nationality maybe he also has a Canadian nationality but that still doesn't make what I said wrong. Otherwise explain to me what parts about my post was factually wrong.

Lennox Lewis have spent the MAJORITY of his life IN ENGLAND. Yes I know he spent around 10 years in Canada but he has still lived in England for more years than in Canada.

Lennox Lewis considers himself British, who are you to dispute that? Who are you to tell him that he is not British when it was there he was born and grew up?

"then yes you would be a product of the Chinese table tennis association"

Yes offcourse I would, but would I be an actual Chinese man just for that? Hell no... I'm not disputing the fact that Lennox Lewis is a product of Canadian boxing but does that make him an actual Canadian? I dont think so. So youre basicly saying that if I go to any country and learn a sport there then I'm a man of that country? So If I move to Austalia and learn Rugby does that make me australian? If I move to America and learn baseball does that make me american? If I move to Mexico and learn wrestling does that make me Mexican? No, no and no. What if I first go to China and learn Table tennis and then I move to Germany and learn baskeball, what am I then? A Chinese-German?

The key term here is born and bred. he was born in the UK but bred in Canada! Fact! His formative years were spent in Canada, which is why his identity is more North American than Europe. He is not as confused as he looks, and knows very well why he came here (Maloney offered him and his mum a salary). After beating Bruno and ascending to the World Stage, he went back to where he came from.

What was wrong about your post is you used the term GB, which normally refers to Team GB at the Olympics. But he did not choose Team GB, his mum chose Team Canada. He has not spent the majority of his days in the UK, and you are hugely mistaken. Once he made it and rung that cash register, he has spent little time here but continued to run with the Union Jack story. He does NOT live here at the moment and has spent MOST of his life in North America and not the UK. Know your facts before posting! I don't think he liked it much here tbh, based on his accent! Life in America suits him better as it is closer to life in Canada. Stop telling me lies because I am well read and won't believe you.

If you spent most of your life in China/oz including your formative years and still lived there and preferred it, then yes you are more chinaman/ozzie and less British. Btw, he didn't go to Canada to learn how to box. he went to live there as a child and learnt how to box later. Also refer to Mascarenhas to see what I think of your rugby anaology. If you did it like that, then yes! It would make you an Oz. If you don't believe me then just listen to Dmitiri's accent.

I think you are missing out on a few facts mate, and would like to belive he is more British than he is because of convenience. The truth, however is alot less pretty. Unless of course Miami Beach (and Vegas before it) is a part of the UK. Based on your criteria, you proved my point just a little bit more. Thank You

Why Lewis was defo a British boxer:

Because he is British.

Why Lewis was defo a British boxer:

Because he is British.

So is Greg Rusedski, but something tells me you're not as proud of him as you are of Lewis! If he fluked Wimbledon the way Roddick fluked the US Open, you'd be all up on his balls and defensive about him too. But he didn't and remains Canadian! Lewis is about a British boxer just like Manuel Almunia is an English goalkeeper.

Btw, I think the papers had a dig at Hargreaves too for having a German accent until he turned out to be the **** at the '06 World Cup. The same way they did with Lewis. When he was British Champion, y'all were probably down the pub readin' Daily Star saying the same thing.

My question for you is, how does a 'Brit' win a Gold medal at the Olympics & Commonwealth Games for Canada and get inducted in to Canada's Sports Hall of Fame?

So is Greg Rusedski, but something tells me you're not as proud of him as you are of Lewis! If he fluked Wimbledon the way Roddick fluked the US Open, you'd be all up on his balls and defensive about him too. But he didn't and remains Canadian! Lewis is about a British boxer just like Manuel Almunia is an English goalkeeper.

Btw, I think the papers had a dig at Hargreaves too for having a German accent until he turned out to be the **** at the '06 World Cup. The same way they did with Lewis. When he was British Champion, y'all were probably down the pub readin' Daily Star saying the same thing.

My question for you is, how does a 'Brit' win a Gold medal at the Olympics & Commonwealth Games for Canada and get inducted in to Canada's Sports Hall of Fame?

If you moved to another country when you was 10, you would keep your nationality.

Lennox Lewis was a British man with a Canadian citizenship. He claims he is British, he was born and raised for 10 years in Britain. Who are you to say he's not?

If you moved to another country when you was 10, you would keep your nationality.

Lennox Lewis was a British man with a Canadian citizenship. He claims he is British, he was born and raised for 10 years in Britain. Who are you to say he's not?

I didn't say he wasn't. I said he is definitely Canadian too! He was raised there too, and in boxing terms he is a Canadian fighter. He obviously says he is British to appease the media and fans over here, but at the same time it is a touchy subject he doesn't like to get into too much. I know Brits are nationalistic and would claim a world champion all day long, but the truth is he is a Canadian with British citizenship.

Tbh, if I moved to another country at 10 I wouldn't look back. I'd keep my nationality as that is not a choice; it is a birth right. But I would probably change and adapt to that country, which is what Lewis clearly has done. And which is why he has lived in America since he made it back in the mid 90's. Most of his life has been utside the UK.

I didn't say he wasn't. I said he is definitely Canadian too! He was raised there too, and in boxing terms he is a Canadian fighter. He obviously says he is British to appease the media and fans over here, but at the same time it is a touchy subject he doesn't like to get into too much. I know Brits are nationalistic and would claim a world champion all day long, but the truth is he is a Canadian with British citizenship.

Tbh, if I moved to another country at 10 I wouldn't look back. I'd keep my nationality as that is not a choice; it is a birth right. But I would probably change and adapt to that country, which is what Lewis clearly has done. And which is why he has lived in America since he made it back in the mid 90's. Most of his life has been utside the UK.

Yes but....

On world title records etc. he is one of the 7 British World Champions. He's not a Canadian world champion. So there's no argument.

He was a British boxer living in another country.

Never mind who he fought as an armature for...Lewis was born and bred in London England !:boxing:
Thats where he considers him self from...who are we to tell him any different !?
I met Lennox once in a boxing shop in london....Let me tell you hes a fcuking huge man...i am 6 ft 1" and he made me look like a little boy...he was signing autographs... a writing pen looks tiny in between his fingers ...his hands are fcuking huge.. like big bunches of bananas lol
On the way out my kid brother joked that he was gonna go back in and give Lennox a slap...lol ...i said you first bruv :haha:

You will find you are very mistaken and not very well researched. he did NOT choose team GB and did NOT represent them at the Olympics. He chose Canada and represented them twice at the Olympics. What you have read and seen is wrong! He learnt how to box after he migrated as a child and represented his country up until the age of 23:
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No im not wrong as i never said he represented GB at the Olympics, i said he has come out and said he is British since. I moved to America recently, my younger sister came also she is 5 atm, if she grows up in America and becomes a big sports star does that make her American?

Like i said though its up to the person

You will find you are very mistaken and not very well researched. he did NOT choose team GB and did NOT represent them at the Olympics. He chose Canada and represented them twice at the Olympics. What you have read and seen is wrong! He learnt how to box after he migrated as a child and represented his country up until the age of 23:

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Yes it is their personal choice. Camoranesi chose Italy even though Argentina are solid too. He is an Italian for sure, but is a product of the Argentine football factory. That is all I am saying, and not that Lennox is not British (which he obviosuly is). Giggs chose to play for Wales because he was born and bred there, plus he felt Lee Sharpe would be playing for England for a while! Sierra Leone are not very good so he didn't bother calling on the grandpa rule. But from my analogy, Ryan Giggs is an English footballer so I kinda missed your point mate. From my point of view he seized on opportunity in a way similar to what Lewis did. The only difference is that Lewis benefitted from it, whereas Giggs missed out on International glory and playing at The World Cup.

WRONG. He also has Canadian nationality and spent part of his childhood there too. If you moved ot China in in your pre-teen years (and then moved back in your mid 20's to ring the infamous UK cash register) and had an accent from when you learnt ping pong, then yes you would be a product of the Chinese table tennis association. Btw, 'a few years' stretched right in to his mid 20's me thinks.

So does Rusedski and 1000's of assylum seekers. I think Lewis owns a Canadian one too, maybe Jamaica as well! I am not saying he isn't any of them three things, I am saying he is a Canadian boxer and spent all his formative boxing years there, just like Rusedski and Hargreaves.

It should be noted that most of the British tabloid press use to also keep blasting Lennox as not British but a Canadian taking advantage, until he knocked out Bruno and won the world title. Then he became British!

whats with that `One minute later` video? wiedo!

Lewis has a home in Canada which he lives with wife & Kid.. he has never owned a home in Britain

it does not matter where he is from i dont root for fighters from where they are born,lewis became heavyweight champion of the world and he could of come from tim buck two,even though he was overrated he still was a champ:boxing:

Lewis has a home in Canada which he lives with wife & Kid.. he has never owned a home in BritainWhat ??? are you kidding me ....Lewis had/has a home in London and Jamaica !

I've seen Don King waving a German flag, does that mean he can be classed as German?

Lewis fought out of London England! His choice. End of!

He now enjoys his retirement living between MoBay and Negril!

What ??? are you kidding me ....Lewis had/has a home in London and Jamaica !
Maybe, but he has never been based in either place. Rich people have houses everyehwere
I've seen Don King waving a German flag, does that mean he can be classed as German?
If he has a passport and represents them at 2 Olympics and a commonwealthj games, then yes.
Lewis has a home in Canada which he lives with wife & Kid.. he has never owned a home in Britain
I think he may have owned or rented one, but he has never been based in Brtiain for too long. Even when he was with Maloney, once he made his bucks he moved mack to N America
No im not wrong as i never said he represented GB at the Olympics, i said he has come out and said he is British since. I moved to America recently, my younger sister came also she is 5 atm, if she grows up in America and becomes a big sports star does that make her American?

Like i said though its up to the person
He only says he is British to the UK press, at other times he prefers not to talk about it. He also said he was Jamaican many times and flies their flag too.

Yes, if your sister had citizenship and represented them at 2 Olympics up into her 20's, she would definitely be American. She would probably have an accent too!
Yes but....

On world title records etc. he is one of the 7 British World Champions. He's not a Canadian world champion. So there's no argument.

He was a British boxer living in another country.Are you sure they do not say British born?

Never mind who he fought as an armature for...Lewis was born and bred in London England !:boxing:
Thats where he considers him self from...who are we to tell him any different !?

The general public who saw him represetn Canada at 2 Olympics, and hear a non-British accent every time! He was bred in Canada too, especially as a boxer. What surprised me is how nobody has turned around and said they claim Greg Rusedski as British too. It seems they only want to claim the useful ones!

You will find you are very mistaken and not very well researched. he did NOT choose team GB and did NOT represent them at the Olympics. He chose Canada and represented them twice at the Olympics. What you have read and seen is wrong! He learnt how to box after he migrated as a child and represented his country up until the age of 23:

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Yes it is their personal choice. Camoranesi chose Italy even though Argentina are solid too. He is an Italian for sure, but is a product of the Argentine football factory. That is all I am saying, and not that Lennox is not British (which he obviosuly is). Giggs chose to play for Wales because he was born and bred there, plus he felt Lee Sharpe would be playing for England for a while! Sierra Leone are not very good so he didn't bother calling on the grandpa rule. But from my analogy, Ryan Giggs is an English footballer so I kinda missed your point mate. From my point of view he seized on opportunity in a way similar to what Lewis did. The only difference is that Lewis benefitted from it, whereas Giggs missed out on International glory and playing at The World Cup.

WRONG. He also has Canadian nationality and spent part of his childhood there too. If you moved ot China in in your pre-teen years (and then moved back in your mid 20's to ring the infamous UK cash register) and had an accent from when you learnt ping pong, then yes you would be a product of the Chinese table tennis association. Btw, 'a few years' stretched right in to his mid 20's me thinks.

So does Rusedski and 1000's of assylum seekers. I think Lewis owns a Canadian one too, maybe Jamaica as well! I am not saying he isn't any of them three things, I am saying he is a Canadian boxer and spent all his formative boxing years there, just like Rusedski and Hargreaves.

It should be noted that most of the British tabloid press use to also keep blasting Lennox as not British but a Canadian taking advantage, until he knocked out Bruno and won the world title. Then he became British!

An American just won the NYC Marathon, his name? Shinkiekeiekna Wingandnsiaoaisns. Born in Kenya, doesnt speak a lick of English, but won the race, racing as an American. To me he is Kenyan, and the endorsement deal or benefits dont make him automatically American. Lewis isnt even in this guys boat. Lewis started out as British, then fought for Canada and then identified himself as British. He is British. And who really cares? If it helps you sleep better at night, then think of him as Canadian. A lot of Italians take pride in Calzaghe, so do the Welsh, who cares. Lewis doesnt know who you are and doesnt care at all about you, canadian, british or jamaican. All you need to know.

People can talk all day about his confusions, and where he was born etc. The fatc that he thought there was a British football team or that he now listens to reggae and thinks he's Jamaican born and bred is irrelevant. He is a confused individual indeed when it comes to nationality but in a discussion about boxing it is best to stick to boxing. In boxing terms he is defo a product of the Canadian grass-roots boxing system and represented them in 2 Olympic games. Where he plied his trade afterwards is about as relevant as Deschamps playing for Juventus, Chelsea and Valencia! He was Made in Canada as a boxer. The same principle applies in any other sport IMO:

-Former England captain Kevin Peterson is a South African cricketer.

-England cricketer Dimitri Mascarenhas is Australian.

- Jamaican International footballer Robbie Earle was an England reject

- Portugal playmaker Deco is Brazilian born and bred

- Croatian international Eduardo is another Brazilian footballer

-English midfielder Owen Hargreaves is also Canadian

- Italian international Camoranesi is definitely Argentinian

-Former British top seed Rusedski is Canadian

- Adopted Aussie Kostya Tszyu is defintiely a Russian boxer

-Ghana born Desailly was a product of Clairfontaine football academy in France

-Turbanator Monty Panesar is an English cricketer


Where a sportsman goes to seize opportunities or where he was born is not relevant. Where he learnt how to ply his trade is the most important factor. Discuss!

I don't know why people keep bringing this **** up, Lewis said he's British so he's British. Who are you to say he's not?

If Frank Maloney was Jamaican, so would Lewis be..

An American just won the NYC Marathon, his name? Shinkiekeiekna Wingandnsiaoaisns. Born in Kenya, doesnt speak a lick of English, but won the race, racing as an American. To me he is Kenyan, and the endorsement deal or benefits dont make him automatically American. Lewis isnt even in this guys boat. Lewis started out as British, then fought for Canada and then identified himself as British. He is British. And who really cares? If it helps you sleep better at night, then think of him as Canadian. A lot of Italians take pride in Calzaghe, so do the Welsh, who cares. Lewis doesnt know who you are and doesnt care at all about you, canadian, british or jamaican. All you need to know.Calzaghe hasn't spent even a portion of his life in Italy, so that is a non-sensical analogy. i was talking about from the point of boxing, not brith certificates and passport control. he only really identifies himself as British for the british media/fans, and you never hear him talk about it much in general. His stateside appearances especially like to steer clear of the topic. He once also said, ''Brits think I sound Canadian, and Canadians think I sound British''. Clear signs of a confused man.

Like I said, it is about boxing so let's focus on that. he is a product of the Canadian boxing fraternity which is why he represented them in to his mid 20's at 2 olympics and 1 commonwealth games. Once he had rung the british cash register and made a name for himself as a pro, even then he got a trainer (Manny) who didn't live too far away from his home nation! he has spent most of his life on the N American continent, and is very much for all intents and purposes an American fighter. If he was a British fighter, he would have been less like how he was boxing with the jab, and more like Bruno.

Lewis is deffo in the same boat as the Kenyan guy, and only used the host nation for career advancement. If he liked Britain as much as they evidently like him, then how come he lives in Miami now and moved back to N America as soon as he could? Something about (un-American) British life just didn't allow him to fit in!

If Frank Maloney was Jamaican, so would Lewis be..Wtf has that gotta do with the price of fish? You're making no sense mate with your illogical post, lay off the guiness

if he had passports from all these nations then he can claim to be all,:beerchug:

QUOTE: Wtf has that gotta do with the price of fish? You're making no sense mate with your illogical post, lay off the guiness

Oh, and trust you to be an aspiring authority on the subject..
I was merely saying in 8 words, what it has just taken you a whole page to explain..

Yes, it's quite clear, Lewis is English, but would have probably fought for Canada or Jamaica if England were a third world country & redundant of boxing promoters..

And Guinness is spelt with 2 N's

its funny how Lennox never mentioned anything about being British until Frank Maloney said to him "say you are British - we havent got any decent Heavyweights and we will make a ton of money"

Bingo-Bango - he's all of a supdden British!

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1140307/index.htm

its funny how Lennox never mentioned anything about being British until Frank Maloney said to him "say you are British - we havent got any decent Heavyweights and we will make a ton of money"

Bingo-Bango - he's all of a supdden British!

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1140307/index.htm
You"re in for it now sir....

I stopped reading when you talked **** about the legend that is robbie earle.

And why are you trying to prove if lennox was or wasnt british? who gives a ****, he boxed professionally as an english person.

How long did he live in Britain for again?

Canadian citizenship, especially at that time, was one of the easiest to get. I've got mates who went over there for uni and then came back as citizens without that even being their intention and they don't consider themselves Canadian. I lived in the US for about as long as Lewis lived in Canada, went to university there and trained as a wrestler there. That doesn't make me American.
As far as Lewis having a Canadian accent, where are you from? If you're from Canada, you're in the minority because Lewis himself said that in Canada, people tell him he sounds English and in England, he's told he sounds American. I personally just feel he has a fusion accent that can't be associated with any one particular country. Again, my situation is similar. In the US, people can tell I'm from England, but in England, a lot of people tell me I sound American. Again, that doesn't make me American.
As far as the 'British football team' comment goes, if he did say that, I've heard stupider comments from what you would consider 'real' Brits. I've heard people talk about 'English passports' and 'English citizenship', both of which don't exist.
Lewis definitely bigs up Jamaica and Canada and he has every reason to. He's naturally gonna feel some affiliation to the country his parents originate from and the country where he went to secondary school and first learned how to box. However, from most of his media appearances and interviews, he clearly considers himself British.
This really is quite a daft topic because there are several different ways to determine where someone's from: birthplace, parentage, citizenship, country where you lived the longest, etc.
To sum it all up, Lennox Lewis considers himself a West Indian Englishman who also has Canadian citizenship and nobody can logically say that's not what he is.

Easy answer, but you all said it.

Yes you two are right, he was British born, I presume of Jamaican Parents, then adopted Canada on his teens and earlier adulthood in this time Canadian trainers teached him how to box. The Canadian 0limpic boxing team sponsor him and represented Canada in the olimpics, to represent Canada he had to be a Canadian citizen, so he is also Canadian, and maybe because of his ancestry also a Jamaican citizen in the long run who gives a dam what he is.
My opinion, the reson he choose to be British was: The British promotors where the ones that offer the best money deal and I bet one of their conditions to promote him was that he will fight using his home land as England.
As gorasikawannawabe says he is british boxer, but a product of the Canadian Olimpic boxing program. he is not disputing that fact.
To end this. Who the heck gives a dam what in hell he is, he was a good boxer that has managed to retire with his title and so far has managed to stay retired unlike many others that hung to the sport for to long.