Why are there no elite boxers from China?

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Because it was outlawed for a long time, and because China has only recently developed major professional sports. It is a lot like the increasing number of European basketball players in the NBA, a decade ago the Euroleague didn't exist in its current form, as such many of these guys weren't true pros.

 

They're too busy with this:

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Who needs boxing when you have that?

 

The fighters can't go pro unless the government lets them, and they just started boxing 10 years ago. Give them time. Supposedly they're going to let some of their top guys go pro after the 2012 Olympics, and they've been working with Gary Shaw to that end.

They do have one decent pro (http://boxrec.com/list_bouts.php?human_id=366951&cat=boxer). There's one amateur they have at 108 who will be a good pro if they let him go pro, but he hasn't yet.

 

Which is why they won three gold medals in boxing this last Olympics.

 

Oh no, not Gary. Why does these **** promoters get tossed bones like this?

 

Its still a developing sport, most Olympians stay Olympians and China is the land of kung-fu not an European/American Sport. But, there is promise, the World's best female middleweight is Wang Ya Nan who is from China.

 

They will surprise a few peeps in the pros.

 

LOL @ you thinkin' 2 gold medals won by the Chinamen at an Olympics hosted by the Chinamen w/ subjective scoring actually means something.

P.S. Winning a gold at the Olympics doesn't mean diddly squat as far as professional boxing is concerned. All it guarantees is that the winner will be a serviceable pro. He may go beyond that, most times not.

 

Zhou Shiming is legitimately good. You'd have to be blind not to see that.

 

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maybe they are all playing american football or in the nba? :hey

Im sure if the Chinese decided to do more boxing they would be as good as any other country..its just not their thing..

 

Over there anyone displaying the natural gifts for boxing such as tremendous reflexes, good hand speed and hand/eye coordination, are forced into other pursuits.



Namely table tennis...:yep

 

Yessir.

 

You'd think with 1.6 billion people, the would be able to squeeze out at least one boxer.