The HW division: What has changed?

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  1. PowerHoock

    PowerHoock Well-Known Member Full Member

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    shortage?? there are more american HWs than european combined. You stil have the most boxers, in every weight division from LWW to HW. there is no shortage of USA boxers.

    NFL, NBA, MLB, NHL, wrestling, whatever and prison were always there. AND there were more black people.

    boxing has gotten bigger, stronger and more technical. it's not enough to be a big puncher and talker anymore...

    the fact that america HWs, or any other weights for that matter dont dominate, is not americas fault;

    the world just cought up in boxing culture, same thing happened with the NHL


    the same will happen to the NBA, MLB, NFL if it goes international.
     
  2. pirao666

    pirao666 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    What has changed is the eastern european boxers now being allowed to turn pro. The HW division is going to be dominated by them for quite a while, just look at the prospects coming up.
     
  3. The_President

    The_President Boxing Addict banned

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    What's tiddlywinks? :huh Is that like Polo or Squash? :lol:
     
  4. Manning

    Manning Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    It's a more physically demanding game tbh than the above.



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    You're not even aloud to wear helmets or body armor thus is a harder and tougher sport than silly American football.
     
  5. bremen

    bremen Boxing Addict Full Member

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    I think you are right that's where the best American HWs are:

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  6. Bubby

    Bubby Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    They could put boxing gloves on their ass.:think
     
  7. gdm

    gdm Boxing Junkie banned Full Member

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    political? :lol: . In US, UK or on the moon , anywhere you go blacks remain among the poorest, least educated and most dependent on government social programs of all ethnic groups.
     
  8. AJ5

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    That's a real murderers row of American heavyweights! Obviously the talent is as good as ever, it's just that those Eastern Europeans are so much better.
     
  9. Sean Juan

    Sean Juan Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Here is the answer.
     
  10. RUSKULL

    RUSKULL Loyal Member banned

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    The same ol' excuses, all the great American fighters are in jail or playing Basketball or Football :rofl

    Boxing requires discipline & dedication. Maybe the American fighters are more dedicated to gang banging rather than the gentleman's sport of boxing. Ever think of that?

    Just like any other sport, just because you excel at one craft doesn't make you excel at another. Getting punched in the face for a living is not the same as shooting hoops or running the perfect route for a touchdown.
     
  11. RUSKULL

    RUSKULL Loyal Member banned

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    Ray Lewis does look the part of an 80's Heavyweight boxer:

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  12. RUSKULL

    RUSKULL Loyal Member banned

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    It doesn't mean he has a chin or can properly throw punches. :deal

    Just sayin'...........:D
     
  13. JASPER

    JASPER Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    it doesnt matter where they come from, it only matters that this era sucks balls!
     
  14. AJ5

    AJ5 Well-Known Member Full Member

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    You know there is a crisis in American heavyweight boxing when are best hopefuls (Mitchell and Wilder) are rejects from basketball and football. Why are there no good men coming out of the amateurs? Big men being directed into other sports at a higher rate then generations past? Wait, that would be an "excuse" so that can't be the reason when trying to figure out what has happened.
     
  15. bremen

    bremen Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Ray Lewis is 6' 1" and weights 250lb. He is about the size of Solis.