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Useless fact: Calzaghe's opponents' combined number of fights: 1,246.
Yes, I've got too much time on my hands.
Yes, I've got too much time on my hands.
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Canada!
We all know that CANADA rules!Comment
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In terms of population, it really should be USA vs. Europe!
USA: 17 World titles.
Europe 20 (21 including Russia, as I believe Russia should not be included as it is unpopular and such a vast population.)
With the European countires that currently have a world champion the population total is...(UK, Hungary, Ukraine, Germany, Uzbekistan, Romania, France) the population total is approx. 105+10+64+21+26+82)
=308 million... A margine higher then USA's population of 303 million... But 3 more world titles (4 more including Russia).
It is clear though that Britain performes the best out of any european country, with 11 world titles and a population of 57 million. Even though we have lost champions such as Gavin Reese and Clinton Woods recently, we have several titles fights planned this year and hopefully more. There is no doubt that America is the boxing capital of the world, but Britain cannot be ignored in the boxing world.Comment
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Nice states. Comparing the EU, without of course Russia, would be the most comparably imo, and that leaves populations roughly even, but the EU with more world titles. The UK seems to have one of the best ratio of person to population top fighters.Comment
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List edited after Joe Calzaghe vs Bernard HopkinsLast edited by Mickey Gomez; 04-20-2008, 07:07 PM.Comment
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List edited after Calzaghe vs HopkinsComment
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I was asked to update this list recently (by an American!). So here it is.
Firstly I must state I am neither British nor American.
Note: Many people have different opinions on the value of respective belts, but I am being subjective, I leave the discussion as to the worth of alphabet titles up to you.
Two things worth remembering.
Great Britain has a population of 57,100,000.
United States of America has a population of 303,833,000.
Current World Champions: USA
Heavyweight: none
Cruiserweight: none
Light Heavyweight: Tavoris Cloud IBF
Super Middle Weight: Andre Ward WBA
Middleweight: Kelly Pavlik WBC WBO The Ring
Junior Middleweight: Cory Spinks IBF
Welterweight: Shane Mosley WBA Andre Berto WBC
Junior Welterweight: Devon Alexander WBC Timothy Bradley WBO
Lightweight: none
Super featherweight: Robert Guerrero IBF
Featherweight: Steven Luevano WBO
Super bantamweight: none
Bantamweight: none
Super flyweight: none
Flyweight: none
Light flyweight: none
Strawweight: none
Current World Champions Great Britain
Heavyweight: David Haye WBA
Cruiserweight: none
Light Heavyweight:none
Super Middle Weight: Carl Froch WBC
Middleweight: none
Junior Middleweight:
Welterweight: none
Junior Welterweight: Amir Khan WBA
Lightweight: none
Super featherweight: none
Featherweight: none
Super bantamweight: none
Bantamweight: none
Super flyweight: none
Flyweight: none
Light flyweight: none
Strawweight: none
USA Fighters: 10 Titles: 12
Great Britain Fighters: 3 Titles: 3
The last I updated this was 16 months ago and back then it was a lot closer: USA Fighters: 12 Titles: 16, GB Fighters: 5 Titles: 12
GB had fighters such as Calzaghe holding 4 belts and David Haye holding 3.
Please point out any mistakes or oversights I may have madeLast edited by Mickey Gomez; 01-03-2010, 11:25 AM.Comment
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David should go down and get a cruiser weight title for us.
Froch should drain down to 160 andf up to 175 and beat Pascal.
Amir Khan should go up to 154 and down to 135 again and win all the titles.
Matthew Hatton will beat Floyd and be P4P Number 1 after 1 fight while his brother tried to get that "p4p title" after many years
We will have multiple champs with 4 fightersComment
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