Alright fellas, I didn't do any new research for this and I've never done the islands perse but I have done latino and black fighter history and picked up some stuff along the way.
Barbados:
Joe Walcott - Raised in Barbados, born in Guyana, so take your pick if you count him. Walcott's a WW champ, and a good one in his own right with his own WW resume, but he was also a WW who fought and beat good HWs. A bad HW stood no chance against Walcott and he proved it. Your Charles Martin style HWs, no chance against this Mayweather sized demon. He went by Demon, it's a reference.
Panama Gans - His biggest brag, imo, wasn't an actual fight. He was brought into Jack Dempsey's camp to help the champ train, along with Harry Greb. Panama got the better of Greb in camp. Greb being Greb, this is usually a bigger deal than the fact that Panama has wins over names such as Tiger and Allentown and such.
Ivor Kid - He was born, raise, and died, in Barbados but made a career out of ****ing up British Empire boxers from Australia, UK, and Canada. He made with way through Barbados into Trinidad then into the BE. Did well but is not a world class champion. I believe his highest title is BE or CW.
Barbados Sam - Very similar to Ivor, Sam was a decent local barbadian who moved up to BE level but never moved past.
IMO, anyone lower is pretty not worth mention as a great. Hell, the British level boys are lucky to be included.
I'll throw in the best from other islands when I get time for it.
Barbados:
Joe Walcott - Raised in Barbados, born in Guyana, so take your pick if you count him. Walcott's a WW champ, and a good one in his own right with his own WW resume, but he was also a WW who fought and beat good HWs. A bad HW stood no chance against Walcott and he proved it. Your Charles Martin style HWs, no chance against this Mayweather sized demon. He went by Demon, it's a reference.
Panama Gans - His biggest brag, imo, wasn't an actual fight. He was brought into Jack Dempsey's camp to help the champ train, along with Harry Greb. Panama got the better of Greb in camp. Greb being Greb, this is usually a bigger deal than the fact that Panama has wins over names such as Tiger and Allentown and such.
Ivor Kid - He was born, raise, and died, in Barbados but made a career out of ****ing up British Empire boxers from Australia, UK, and Canada. He made with way through Barbados into Trinidad then into the BE. Did well but is not a world class champion. I believe his highest title is BE or CW.
Barbados Sam - Very similar to Ivor, Sam was a decent local barbadian who moved up to BE level but never moved past.
IMO, anyone lower is pretty not worth mention as a great. Hell, the British level boys are lucky to be included.
I'll throw in the best from other islands when I get time for it.
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