Why Are The US Heavweights So Poor Now?

Right, so all the great US heavyweights of the past came through the college system did they? ****ing hell. Now I've heard it all.

 

At first perhaps, before Spain, Argentina and Brazil caught up.

 

I always find it amusing that the US tries to blame the lack of good heavyweights on more popular sports like American football. Why cant the European's use the excuse of all our athletic big men being in sports like Rugby? :good

 

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Congratulations. You're one of the dumbest ****s, and that's no small achievement, to have ever graced the boards at ESB.

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Now that there is some serious brain power on display. :rofl:rofl

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From what I observed, boxing isn't really popular in the inner city or low income areas like it used to be, sure there are fighters at lower weights who are from these areas often, but that has more to do with lack of size. Any person in the inner city, if they had the size and power, would rather play football or basketball, as those two sports are idolized in those area. There was a day when boxing was idolized, back when it was the most popular sport behind horse racing, then emerged as the popular sport. It doesn't have that seem popularity anymore, escaping poverty as a big guy, it would be more profitable to play football or basketball, at least if you can't make it to the NBA or NFL, you can make it through school, doing something you love. It would be better if they had boxing teams in school, honestly.

In any case, boxing is just not that popular anymore. And the heavy's in the past 12 years from America have been terrible, these guys started boxing at age 23. They don't get into boxing young anymore, at least the recent ones havent from America. And if they have, they dont have any power. Last good american Heavy, who wouldve got his ass kicked by the American heavys of the early 90's, was brewster.

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WUTxgTEdZTA

From 1.44. This chap would have taken the NFL by storm.

 

I guess if Joe Frazier were an up and comer today he'd be a power forward in the NBA

 

I'd say more of Europe's big men go into tennis than rugby, given that it's a more widespread sport and a lot less dangerous (and generally a lot better paid). The average tennis player is around six one to six three with a few giants here and there, needs to have incredible explosiveness, stamina and footwork, iron nerves under pressure, and a huge competitive drive to be the best. Sound like good traits for boxing? They sure do to me.

Soccer takes by far the cream of the crop at any weight category though. That's indisputable.

 

No, but what you're not understanding is playing football, basketball and baseball gives you a better chance to get in college opening up the doors for more options in life. This is why most parents get their kids started in these sports. Boxing offers no advancement in this country unless you make it big time, and 99.9% never do.

 

I was going to post that vid along with the sprint against that NBA guy where he came dead last, but **** it. Frazier was a fighter, not an athlete. That's something that proponents of this ridiculous argument can't understand.

 

And in the UK and the Ukraine?

 

Since Im American I could be mistaken, but aren't most colleges tuition free in Europe? If that is the case european kids don't need to focus on a sport to help get them into a a school if they cannot afford it.

 

Also swimming, i think requires some skills useful in boxing: at first, nowadays swimmer are advantaged by being giants (you don't say?) , like Michael Phelps, Ian Thorpe, etc; it requires a lot of power, muscle masses, but also stamina... and an exceptional degree of coordination and precision.