Lenox Lewis is Canadian not British

**fokas** · 03-19-2014, 07:49 PM

Possibly because he was born in England, but i am only guessing....

**Dirk Diggler UK** · 03-19-2014, 07:52 PM

Originally posted by fokas

Possibly because he was born in England, but i am only guessing....

**king4oranges** · 03-19-2014, 07:56 PM

Originally posted by Dirk Diggler UK

lol i didnt look at that my bad but why did he fight and live in canada tho

**Dirk Diggler UK** · 03-19-2014, 07:58 PM

Originally posted by king4oranges

lol i didnt look at that my bad but why did he fight and live in canada tho

He moved to Canada with his mother when he was 12.

**jas** · 03-19-2014, 08:01 PM

he was born in uk, raised in canada as a teenager, represented canada in olympics, canada didnt embrace him so he switched to britain, now lives in america.

**Cuban Linx** · 03-19-2014, 08:26 PM

He's also Jamaican.

Originally posted by jas

he was born in uk, raised in canada as a teenager, represented canada in olympics, canada didnt embrace him so he switched to britain, now lives in america.

I think he represent GBR in the pro's because of the money. Because the fan base was a lot bigger. British fighters have huge built in fan bases and following, similar to Mexican fighters. Canadians embrace their athletes, he would have been treated very well, but not to the extent that Brits do.

The problem was that it backfired on him early on. He was only truly embraced later in his career.

**GhostBlade** · 03-19-2014, 08:33 PM

The reason Lewis wasn't a big star like Holyfield or Tyson was because of this very confusion which people didn't know what the heck he was and people didn't respect that which is a shame. They looked at his personality and didn't know what the heck to think. Based on his merits and skill alone, Lewis was a top 5 heavyweight without a doubt.

**Russian Crushin** · 03-19-2014, 08:34 PM

He's a jamaican-africa-canadian-limey

**Robbie Barrett** · 03-19-2014, 08:37 PM

Originally posted by Cuban Linx

He's also Jamaican.

I think he represent GBR in the pro's because of the money. Because the fan base was a lot bigger. British fighters have huge built in fan bases and following, similar to Mexican fighters. Canadians embrace their athletes, he would have been treated very well, but not to the extent that Brits do.

The problem was that it backfired on him early on. He was only truly embraced later in his career.

I think he represented Canada in the Olympics because he was in their amateur programme. What's he going to do say thanks for the training but i'm fighting for Britain? When he was free to decide without attachments he chose Britain. He also said he has always considered himself British.

Lenox Lewis is Canadian not British