Why Lewis was defo a Canadian boxer

[mrboxer]

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

[CiganoBoxer]

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

What ??? are you kidding me ....Lewis had/has a home in London and Jamaica !

[W1LL]

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

[elgaringo]

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

[elgaringo]

He now enjoys his retirement living between MoBay and Negril!

[Leakbeak]

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 !
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!

[Dr. Ironfist]

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:





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.

[$partacus]

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?

[mickey malone]

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

[Leakbeak]

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