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Originally posted by mickey malone View PostCarpentier followed by Cerdan, without doubt.. Johnny Famechon deserves a mention to, although fought out of Australia..
Wamba, who I agree was dreadfully underrated, was originally from the Congo in Africa..
However, he fought out of France.. I seem to remember him being WBC champ & on a long winning streak when his career suddenly came to an abrupt halt.. Anyone know why?... I know he was down to fight Tommy Hearns at one stage, but the fight never came off..
There's been some good fighting brothers from France to.. Famechon's, Tiozzo's, Acares's, Girard's..
Bourdouani, Mormeck are also good fighters.. Renee Jarquot who beat Don Curry for one of the L/M titles, wasn't bad either..Last edited by Benncollinsaad; 09-28-2009, 06:07 AM.
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Originally posted by BennyST View PostNah, we claim him! Aussie mate, through and through. No damn frogs are going to pinch him. Famechon was a right proper ruddy bugger, cobber. True blue and all that ****.
Always amazes me how great the Aussies are good at sport
If you think about it the U.K. settled it with people who were the poorest athletes i.e. the people who couldn't outrun the police.
Kind of throws evolution on its head a bit
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1) Marcel Cerdan
2) Battling Siki
3) Georges Carpentier
4) Marcel Thil
5) Eugene Criqui
6) Emile `spider`Pladner
7) Jean Marc Mormeck
8) Gratien Tonna
9) Louis Arcaries
10 Anaclet Wamba
all very good fighters
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Originally posted by sonnyboyx2 View Post1) Marcel Cerdan
2) Battling Siki
3) Georges Carpentier
4) Marcel Thil
5) Eugene Criqui
6) Emile `spider`Pladner
7) Jean Marc Mormeck
8) Gratien Tonna
9) Louis Arcaries
10 Anaclet Wamba
all very good fighters
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Originally posted by sonnyboyx2 View Postit was not a case of leaving anyone out.. i named my top 10 all time great French Fighters and the 2 you suggest are not in my Top 10
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Originally posted by Benncollinsaad View PostWhat did Battling Siki, Thril, Criqui and Pladner do to deserve making the list?? I never even heard of the last three!
Marcel Thil was the middleweight champ which is more than enough to make the list.
Ray Famechon, the uncle of the Australian Johnny Famechon, deserves a mention here. Ray was a long-time featherweight contender who fought Willie Pep and Sandy Saddler.
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Originally posted by Benncollinsaad View PostWhat did Battling Siki, Thril, Criqui and Pladner do to deserve making the list?? I never even heard of the last three!
Battling Siki was one of the most colourfull fighters in history who often walked around with a pet Tiger on a lead, many books have been written about this fighter whose life-style made Mike Tyson seem like a boy scout, Criqui & Thil both won over 100 fights and are in the IBHOF Criqui is famous for being the only world champion with no jaw, his jaw was shattered by a bullet in WW1 he had it rebuilt with a Goats leg bone, Thil was a great fighter beating the likes of Gorilla Jones, Jock McAvoy and the great Len Harvey.Last edited by sonnyboyx2; 09-28-2009, 12:19 PM.
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Originally posted by BennyST View PostNah, we claim him! Aussie mate, through and through. No damn frogs are going to pinch him. Famechon was a right proper ruddy bugger, cobber. True blue and all that ****.
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