Best Boxing Nation?

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  1. somerset

    somerset Active Member Full Member

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    P4P according to Ring Magazine

    1. Phillippines
    2. Mexico
    3. GB
    4. US
    5. Mexico
    6. Mexico
    7. Mexico
    8. Puerto Rico
    9. Puerto Rico
    10. GB

    That's definitely a win for Mexico in my eyes.

    Supported by highest rated per weight
    HW - UKR
    CW - POL
    LHW - GB
    SMW - DEN
    MW - USA
    LMW - USA (I reckon should be UKR)
    WW - MEX
    LWW - PHL (Tough but fair on Ricky)
    LW - MEX
    SFW - VEN (maybe SAF?)
    FW - IDN
    SBW - MEX
    BW - JPN
    SFL - ARM
    FLW - PHL
    LFL - PUE
    STW - NIC

    For the US, without Floyd Jr, you're really down to BHop, Chad, Kelly and Paul Williams. Come back PBF....
     
  2. PH|LLA

    PH|LLA VIP Member Full Member

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    relative to population its still Puerto Rico
     
  3. MattMattMatt

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    GB do pretty good too, though not as good as PR.
     
  4. rickx1

    rickx1 Legend Full Member

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    GB is better than usa
     
  5. GalangK

    GalangK Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Mexico definitely produces a lot more quality boxers than most nations. Whether they are p4p great or not depends on a cycle I suppose.

    Although I do agree that Puerto Rico produces a ridiculous amount of good fighters given their population.
     
  6. AbbasKhan6428

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    you should have calculated it by how many major titles each nation has.
     
  7. billyk

    billyk Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Different countries do well at different weights. Mexico does well but looks better than it is for them because they do so well at the smaller weights.
     
  8. PH|LLA

    PH|LLA VIP Member Full Member

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    whats the difference?
     
  9. billyk

    billyk Well-Known Member Full Member

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    The Ukraine seems to produce a lot of good fighters who often seem to get thought of as Russians.
     
  10. billyk

    billyk Well-Known Member Full Member

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    The weights aren't so far apart (although I suppose more people fight at them). It makes them look as though they're boxers are better technically and that what they are good at doing works across a wider spectrum of weights when it actually works better at the smaller rather than the bigger weights.
     
  11. J.R.

    J.R. No Mames Guey Full Member

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    Puerto Rico isn't even it's own nation.
     
  12. PH|LLA

    PH|LLA VIP Member Full Member

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    In boxing terms, it is.
     
  13. jim22uk

    jim22uk Active Member Full Member

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    still probablly usa but the uk and mexico are close
     
  14. thunder06

    thunder06 Active Member Full Member

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    Why is PR rated number 8 and 9?
     
  15. slapsSOgood

    slapsSOgood Active Member Full Member

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    how can you not have the wickster an no.1 LWW?

    in my eyes GB deserve their place as we've got the recognised no.1 at LWW (Hatton) SMW/LH (calzaghe) and cruiser (HAYE)