Greatest Polynesian Boxers of All Time

[Tuilagi]

Kali Meehan is Melanesian/Fijian.

For me Maselino Masoe #1.

[swingin]

Originally Posted by Tuilagi

Kali Meehan is Melanesian/Fijian.

For me Maselino Masoe #1.

yep. mase, da bomb!!

[Alkoholic]

Wow what a list 4 names in 80 years of boxing

[swingin]

Originally Posted by Alkoholic

Wow what a list 4 names in 80 years of boxing

considering how remote they once were, how restricted by only NZ to migrate to, its not hard to see why. now with the canges to our migration laws, they are here by the hundreds of thousands with excellent trainers all round the country, we will see that list triple in the next 20 years.

[Alkoholic]

Originally Posted by swingin

considering how remote they once were, how restricted by only NZ to migrate to, its not hard to see why. now with the canges to our migration laws, they are here by the hundreds of thousands with excellent trainers all round the country, we will see that list triple in the next 20 years.

Migrate? haha you mean lure them to over with money to play Rugby. Don't think there will be much left of boxing in 20 years the way it goes on now

[SP_Mauler]

Originally Posted by swingin

first, this may be of interest...

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also, its a no brainer.
they are big.
they are here by the thousand.
and now they have opportunity.

a world heavy title will come within 10 years.

Brute strength and power will not win a title.

[Francis75]

Originally Posted by SP_Mauler

Brute strength and power will not win a title.

Skills > size at heavy.

[OZ Puncher]

Sally came 9 times before he even posted.

[Straight Shoota]

Originally Posted by swingin

considering how remote they once were, how restricted by only NZ to migrate to, its not hard to see why. now with the canges to our migration laws, they are here by the hundreds of thousands with excellent trainers all round the country, we will see that list triple in the next 20 years.

Have you ever been to Tonga or Samoa Sal?..Boxing & Rugby is ALL THEY KNOW,your talking like they are just discovering boxing,Boxing is on par with Rugby in those 2 countries

[Straight Shoota]

Masoe won a world title - YES,but other then that he didn't defeat any one of note besides a few contenders..
Tua on the other hand,fought,ko'd many of title holders that were past and future at the time,but did not win a title himself..So def those 2 are top 2

[Straight Shoota]

Anyone got footage of Mundine ko'ing a islander guy early on in his career...Really great k'o,think it was Timo Masua?

[Son of Gaul]

Originally Posted by Straight Shoota

Have you ever been to Tonga or Samoa Sal?..Boxing & Rugby is ALL THEY KNOW,your talking like they are just discovering boxing,Boxing is on par with Rugby in those 2 countries

...If anything, American Football is on par with Rugby, not Boxing. There's been a huge investment made by the IRB in both countries recently and American Football is followed by almost everyone for obvious reasons.

[Straight Shoota]

Originally Posted by Son of Gaul

...If anything, American Football is on par with Rugby, not Boxing. There's been a huge investment made by the IRB in both countries recently and American Football is followed by almost everyone for obvious reasons.

My dude - Western Samoa and Samoa are two different places...Western Samoa has the American Football system happening and barely any rugby or boxing

[Tuilagi]

Originally Posted by Straight Shoota

My dude - Western Samoa and Samoa are two different places...Western Samoa has the American Football system happening and barely any rugby or boxing

Samoa was formerly know as Western Samoa and changed names in 97'. American Samoa some 25 minutes away on Polynesian airlines is where American Football is popular.

[jehu]

Tua then masoe then thunder ,then wolfgram, kipa was another good samoan heavyweight