What country is pound for pound king of boxing right now?

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  1. EnzoRD

    EnzoRD Well-Known Member Full Member

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    There are 68 proper world title belts in all division (WBO, WBC, IBF and WBA) 3 are currently vacant. So, out of the 65 belts, they belong to the boxers from the following countries.....

    belts - country - (population) (belts per population)
    3 - Puerto Rico (3.4m) (1.1m)
    1 - Ireland (4.5m)*
    11 - UK (64m) (5.8m)
    1 - Nicaragua (6m) *
    2 - Kazakstan (17m) (8.5m)
    1 - Sweden (9.5m)*
    1 - Dominican Republic (10m)*
    1 - Cuba (11m)*
    8 - Mexico (120m) (15m)
    8 - Japan (126m) (15.75m)
    7 - Russia (143m) (20.4m)
    2 - Argentina (41m) (20.5m)
    3 - Thailand (67m) (22.3m)
    2 - Ukraine (45m) (22.5)
    1 - Venezuela (30m) *
    1 - Canada (35m) *
    1 - Poland (38m) *
    8 - USA (322m) (40.2m)
    2 - Phillipines (98m) (49m)
    1 - South Africa (52m)

    What do you think??
     
    EnzoRD, Dec 19, 2015
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  2. PRINC£

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    Jamaica should be in second place with one world title and a population of 2 million :good
     
    PRINC£, Dec 19, 2015
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  3. jdw2000

    jdw2000 Active Member Full Member

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    I assume the UK would be on 12 if the IBF hadn't stripped Fury.

    The UK is clearly the boxing capital of the world.


    Would be interesting to see how the UK belts are divided up amonst Eng/Sco/Wales/NI.
     
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  4. kwyjibo

    kwyjibo O RLY? banned Full Member

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    Rusty spoons
     
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  5. StealthUppercut

    StealthUppercut Member Full Member

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    I think UK has 11 holders, but 13 belts currently?
     
    StealthUppercut, Dec 19, 2015
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  6. PolishNavy

    PolishNavy Boxing Addict banned Full Member

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    If you go by population per belt and more than 1 belt.
    1 Puerto Rico
    2 UK
    3 Kazakstan
    4 Mexico
    5 Japan
     
    PolishNavy, Dec 19, 2015
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  7. Just Rik

    Just Rik Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Impressive that the UK not only has currently the most title holders but also scores high on p4p list at third.
     
    Just Rik, Dec 19, 2015
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  8. Beatle

    Beatle Sheer Analysis Full Member

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    United Kingdom ----> 11 belts
    Soviet Union --------> 11 belts
    United States -------> 11 belts

    The UK is England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.
    The USSR is Russia, Ukraine and Kazakhstan.
    The USA includes Puerto Rico, for those who didn't know that.

    But the USSR has GGG, the greatest fighter in the world. So the winner is Russia, which represents the USSR.
     
    Beatle, Dec 19, 2015
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  9. Slyk

    Slyk Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    All those belts and not a single dominant champion for the UK. Odd.
     
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  10. InsideJab

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    Great list. Who is the Irish World Champion though?
     
    InsideJab, Dec 19, 2015
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  11. PolishNavy

    PolishNavy Boxing Addict banned Full Member

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    I stand corrected.
     
    PolishNavy, Dec 19, 2015
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  12. Just Rik

    Just Rik Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Puerto Rico is not a state, they can't even vote on the U.S. president, have their own governor, and the U.S. is letting the island drown economically.. doesn't sound too inclusive at all to me.
     
    Just Rik, Dec 19, 2015
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  13. Limerickbox

    Limerickbox Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Up until a couple of hours ago it was Andy Lee.

    Frampton is Irish...but also part of the UK...and Im not touching all that!
     
    Limerickbox, Dec 19, 2015
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  14. Limerickbox

    Limerickbox Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    But they are US citizens right?
     
    Limerickbox, Dec 19, 2015
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  15. Winky Wright

    Winky Wright Winky Full Member

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    Japan by a landslide.
     
    Winky Wright, Dec 19, 2015
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