Britain has not had a genuine world champ in decades

[sonnyboyx2]

Britain often has World Champion Boxers, But they are really only paper champions. There has always been someone better who our fighter avoided.

Naseem Hamed -- Juan Manuel Marquez
Barry McGuigan -- Azumah Nelson
Carl Froch -- Andre Ward
Nigel Benn -- Roy Jones Jr.
etc
etc

[KnockoutNed]

Lennox Lewis

[Weltschmerz]

Froch is/was a real champ.

[D-MiZe]

Lewis is Canadian and Froch is Polish.

[LacedUp]

Lewis ducked John Ruiz and Chris Byrd so he can't be considered a real champ.

[LacedUp]

Lewis is Canadian and Froch is Polish.

Haye is Jamaican
Benn/Eubank african
Lee Selby is also from somewhere else, so might as well take that away right now
Degale ditto
Brook Jamaican too


.... But we have Jamie Mcdonnell

[Weltschmerz]

Ricky Hatton, doe.

[BattlingNelson]

Ricky Hatton, doe.

yeah. He's the most recent. Also Lennox, Honeyghan and Minter depending on how far back you want to go.

[joeandthebums]

David Haye at Cruiserweight around 2008 got a Ring belt but then moved up.

[Sugar Adam Ali]

Thread fail.. Britain has had a lot of champions

If belts weren't held hostage, I would presume they would have some more.. Tough when champs defend once or twice a year