Lenox Lewis is Canadian not British

[Tom Cruise]

I honestly can't hear any london in his accent at all.

I think we notice the differences in accent a lot easier than we can pick out our own.

I'd never say an Australian sounded like a British person, but when I've met Americans they say we sound the same

I reckon a Jamaican/ Canadian would have a much stronger accent than Lennox does.

[koboy]

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.

It's not that Canada didn't embrace him, there were just more opportunities in Britain with regards to boxing.

Boxing in Canada died in the 60s right after Ali beat Chuvalo at Maple Leaf Gardens in 1966.

At his peak, Lewis would have contended with other major sports attractions like hockey, baseball, football and basketball. In the 90s, more and more "polite" Canadians thought that boxing was too barbaric and inhumane, which is ironic, especially for a drop-your-gloves, hockey loving nation like Canada.

Boxing does not, and still doesn't, fill arenas in Canada and his Canadian fans wouldn't have followed him to Las Vegas on fight night, ala Ricky Hatton. Britain made financial and social sense for Lewis. He is still remembered today because of the choice he made to fight for GB.

[wiz1030]

I honestly can't hear any london in his accent at all.

I've heard that the accent thing is important in the UK. Is it true you can tell where someone's from, what their socioeconomic status is, and even what school they attended by the accent?

[LacedUp]

I think we notice the differences in accent a lot easier than we can pick out our own.

I'd never say an Australian sounded like a British person, but when I've met Americans they say we sound the same

I reckon a Jamaican/ Canadian would have a much stronger accent than Lennox does.

That's probably true. I just think Lennox sounds like a mix of a lot of places. Definitely not London, and definitely not Canadian. But mix the two, and that's probably a good shout.

I've heard that the accent thing is important in the UK. Is it true you can tell where someone's from, what their socioeconomic status is, and even what school they attended by the accent?

Yes, all true.

Not only that, we can hear in your accent what house you lived in on what street, and how old you were when the little ginger pubes started making their way onto your penis.

[wiz1030]

That's probably true. I just think Lennox sounds like a mix of a lot of places. Definitely not London, and definitely not Canadian. But mix the two, and that's probably a good shout.



Yes, all true.

Not only that, we can hear in your accent what house you lived in on what street, and how old you were when the little ginger pubes started making their way onto your penis.

lol ok, now you're just taking the piss

[LacedUp]

lol ok, now you're just taking the piss

Haha.

No, most brits will have a good understanding of the different accent. Personally, being from the north I can tell a lot about scouse accents - but I recognize Mancs, Brummies, lancashire etc accents quite easily.

I struggle to distinguish between southern accents - if they're not from London. For example, I wouldn't be able to know if you were from Essex, Devon or Cambridge - they all sound similar to me.

[Tom Cruise]

I've heard that the accent thing is important in the UK. Is it true you can tell where someone's from, what their socioeconomic status is, and even what school they attended by the accent?

I wouldnt say its 'important'. There are definitely lots of different accents for such a small place though.

I grew up in Reading (half an hour outside London) and I could tell the difference between a Londoner and someone from Reading quite easily.

[4Corners]

He's british man.

Stanley Kubrick was born in the US, but made a large pirtion of his films in the UK and lived there for a long ass time. Is he British? No.

Lennox is British

[Chrismart]

He was born in England and lived there till he was 12. He's British.

[The Blitz]

Everyone else seems to think he speaks like a Brit. He sounds more Canadian to us.

You can't be serious? There is absolutely no way Lennox Lewis sounds Canadian, our accent is very similar to an American.

He has a British/Caribbean-English hybrid accent. Nowhere near Canadian.