What titleholders never fight in foreign countries?

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  • The Hammer
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    #1

    What titleholders never fight in foreign countries?

    What current titleholders have never fought for a title or defended their title in a foreign country?

    Three who come to mind are:

    Marco Huck
    Floyd Mayweather
    Andre Ward

    Who are some of the others?

    Golovkin, Kovalev and Froch have all had title fights in other countries.
  • Hougigo
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    As much shit as Chris John got, he defended his title in other countries.... a little less than half the time

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    • Pigeons
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      GGG and Kovalev get the most credit. They could be defending their titles at home, in Kazakhstan and Russia respectively, for million of dollars in front of sold-out arenas full of tens of thousands of their screaming fans, but they seem dead set on continuing to defend their titles time after time on enemy soil here in the USA, sometimes in front of as little as 1,500 fans like Kovalev did vs. Caparello last time out.

      That takes balls.

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      • -PBP-
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        Uchiyama never fought outside of Japan. I'm sure there are others as well.

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        • artfuL_
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          Robert Stieglitz/Arthur Abraham. Those 2 are one in the same.

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          • DreamFYS
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            Well technically Huck has fought every single fight in a foreign country as he was born in Serbia.

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            • Hougigo
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              #7
              Originally posted by PBP
              Uchiyama never fought outside of Japan. I'm sure there are others as well.
              They must pay him well. Japanese fighters travel to other nearby asian countries sometimes.... Mexico too.

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              • The Hammer
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                Originally posted by artfuL_
                Robert Stieglitz/Arthur Abraham. Those 2 are one in the same.
                Abraham fought Ward and Dirrell in the USA, and also fought in Finland.

                Stieglitz fought in Karoly Balzsay in his home country of Hungary, in front of a hostile crowd. He fought for a vacant title in Austria. And he fought Andrade in a final eliminator in the USA.

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                • M.I Truth ?
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                  It would seem to me that a lot US born champions would be likely to make the list. Especially those that have been groomed as potential champions from the beginning thus raised on US network TV. Some will go over seas if the money is better or for great opportunity to become known (i.e Tim Bradley vs Junior Witter). Fighters who are from outside the US seem to end up fighting here at some point be it for the networks or to just pursue certain goals. Personally I like the Atmosphere on Germany when Wlad fights.

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                  • Larry the boss
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                    #10
                    In all honestly...Americans do not have to go anywhere..you have to come to America to fight the best IN ALL CASES EXCEPT WLADAMIR

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