Highest Weight World Titles By Country? - Page 2

Nagabilly

Hengky Gun is our heaviest ... at Super Featherweight. Yes, we Indonesians are tiny people. Although I'm certain there was an Indo guy (can't remember his name) fighting for the 140 lbs title against Saoul Mamby here in my hometown. He lost a decision.

taansend

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Originally Posted by Nagabilly

Hengky Gun is our heaviest ... at Super Featherweight. Yes, we Indonesians are tiny people. Although I'm certain there was an Indo guy (can't remember his name) fighting for the 140 lbs title against Saoul Mamby here in my hometown. He lost a decision.

Thomas Americo. Funny, I was just reading about these bouts in the Johnny Lewis biography.

http://boxrec.com/list_bouts.php?hum...8712&cat=boxer

New England

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Originally Posted by taansend

I have a weird brain. Stupid stuff pops into it all the time. Anyone help with this question?

What are the highest weight division world titles won by boxers from the major countries involved in Boxing? And I am talking about boxers born in that country (and who also lived there for at least ten years of their lives) who went on to win a major world belt.

Feel free to add countries I may have missed too. As well as filling in the gaps?

I've put in a few guesses.....

Argentina - Light Heavy - Galindez (Thanks TBear)
Australia - Cruiser - Danny Green
Brazil - ?
Colombia - Welter?
Cuba - ?
France - Cruiser - Mormeck (maybe others)
Ireland - ?
Japan - No idea. Have they had a Middleweight Champion?
Mexico - Light Heavy?
Panama - Cruiser - Guillermo Jones
Philippines - That fella at middleweight who drew with Henry Armstong?
Puerto Rico - Cruiser - Carlos De Leon
Spain - Light Heavy - Campillo was Champ for about 15 seconds.
Thailand - No idea. Light Welter?
Venezuela - Welter?

I've left off USA, UK, Italy & Germany as they've all obviously had heavyweight Champions.

Thanks.

rodrigo valdez was a damn good MW and a two time world champion.
he's colombian

juan carlos gomez was a cuban and a CW world title holder.

ceferino garcia is the MW from the Philippines you're thinking of

taansend

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Originally Posted by New England

ceferino garcia is the MW from the Philippines you're thinking of

Yes indeedy. Thank you. I could have looked it up but wanted someone else to share the knowledge. I remember once reading that he perfected the bolo punch before Kid Gavilan.

rightsideup

tommy burns heaveyweight canada

totalstranga

South Africa- HW
Sweden- HW

Scott9945

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Originally Posted by totalstranga

South Africa- HW
Sweden- HW

Gerrie Coetzee and Corrie Sanders

Ingemar Johansson

taansend

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Originally Posted by Scott9945

Gerrie Coetzee and Corrie Sanders

Ingemar Johansson

I left off countries which have had Heavyweight Champions. Bit redundant & all that.

Cardinal Buck

Ike holds Ghana's spot at welter.

Sam Peter gets Nigeria

Guillermo Jones gets Panama at cruiser.

David Haye gets England

hhascup · 11:05 AM

Brazil - Miguel de Oliveira - light middleweight
Cuba - Yoan Pablo Hernández - Cruiserweight
Ireland - Mike McTigue - Light Heavyweight

Nagabilly Contender Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Jakarta, Indonesia Posts: 261 Rep Power: 2 Points: 90,273.19 Bank: 0.00 Total Points: 90,273.19 Donate	Hengky Gun is our heaviest ... at Super Featherweight. Yes, we Indonesians are tiny people. Although I'm certain there was an Indo guy (can't remember his name) fighting for the 140 lbs title against Saoul Mamby here in my hometown. He lost a decision.

rightsideup Interim Champion Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 746 Rep Power: 6 Points: 5,200,173,391.96 Bank: 0.00 Total Points: 5,200,173,391.96 Donate	tommy burns heaveyweight canada

totalstranga Undisputed Champion Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Ann Arbor MI Age: 38 Posts: 1,013 Rep Power: 9 Points: 1,000,017,742.80 Bank: 3,277,517.11 Total Points: 1,003,295,259.91 Donate	South Africa- HW Sweden- HW

Cardinal Buck Undisputed Champion Join Date: Nov 2011 Posts: 1,326 Rep Power: 5 Points: 1,000,032,794.25 Bank: 0.00 Total Points: 1,000,032,794.25 Donate	Ike holds Ghana's spot at welter. Sam Peter gets Nigeria Guillermo Jones gets Panama at cruiser. David Haye gets England

hhascup Interim Champion Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Lodi, New Jersey Age: 64 Posts: 745 Rep Power: 10 Points: 129,735.48 Bank: 0.00 Total Points: 129,735.48 Donate	Brazil - Miguel de Oliveira - light middleweight Cuba - Yoan Pablo Hernández - Cruiserweight Ireland - Mike McTigue - Light Heavyweight Last edited by hhascup; 08-11-2012 at 11:05 AM.