The USA vs. Europe Rivalry. Who's really winning?

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  1. punch13

    punch13 Well-Known Member Full Member

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    The USA has had the upperhand in boxing for so long. It has such a great legacy. No other country or region in the world can challenge it. Not Mexico, not all the Caribbean countries put together, and not even the whole of Europe (not to mention the other parts of the world such as South & Central America, Africa, Asia, Oceania, and Canada). But the tide is slowly turning. The heavier divisions are being dominated by European boxers. The heavyweights are dominated by the Klitschko brothers, Haye, and the rest of the top 10 (with the exception to may be one fighter from New Zealand) are all European. The Super 6 tournament which pits six of the top Super Middleweights is a microcosm example reflecting the rivalry between these two powerhouses. Three of the boxers are American, and the other three are European. Whoever comes out on top may signal which side of the Atlantic is winning. This is not a hate thread, and please don't turn it into one. Rivalries, if taken properly, can be healthy and constructive. So who's winning? And in the end who will have the upperhand in the next 20 to 40 years?
     
  2. Uncle Oden

    Uncle Oden Respect Guzman banned

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    Sorry to burst your bubble, it's never been a rivalry.
     
  3. tito44

    tito44 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    This is true.
     
  4. tays001

    tays001 ESB ELITE SQUAD Full Member

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    i saw a few guy doing some roadwork to day i asked if they were just getting fit or training. they said they were training . they kept talking about how the super six got them all fired up.
     
  5. tays001

    tays001 ESB ELITE SQUAD Full Member

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    and the US will always be ahead over all
     
  6. TFFP

    TFFP The Eskimo

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    I think rivalry is the wrong word. It implies this is a team sport like the olympics or something.

    It's only rivalry on Internet messageboards, I don't really think individual fighters are worrying about whether a guy is from the US or Ukraine, he's worrying about winning a title or defending his belt and what money is on the table. He'll knock anybodies head off that wants to take food off his table, regardless of whether he's from his street or 5000km away. It's an individual mentality.

    It's just something we do here on forums to have a joke and pass the time, its not a serious part of the sport. But anyway, I guess things should be considered fairly equally balanced at the moment as far as fighters at the top level from each continent.
     
  7. Uncle Oden

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    Proof please. Haven't all u torch bearers went to bed or admitted defeat
     
  8. tays001

    tays001 ESB ELITE SQUAD Full Member

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    No it's call reality:good

    care to show some proof?

    we got over a hundred years of beating your asses. you just started to come on strong in the last 20-25 years. in the ended we'll string you along for an 8th round KO:deal
     
  9. JonOli

    JonOli Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Perhaps true a lot/most of the time, but I think you can say fighters like say Nigel Benn for example, did take the national thing, at times, rather seriously - personally.

    More recently I'd say, Hatton, took a slight nationalistic angle to the game too.

    It is becoming less prominent though and I'm not sure any one in the Super Six is really excessively nationalistic about what they do, or see it as US vs Europe..etc.

    It's also an element which is probably playing less and less of a part in the game today I feel.
     
  10. Jorodz

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  11. tays001

    tays001 ESB ELITE SQUAD Full Member

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    just the past 20-25 years. all i know is we got more HOF and our fighters are known all the world over. Plus OUr Dicks are bigger which is why every time we Visit Europe your women feel so Loose after we leave :thumbsup

    in the end we got decades as in over 9 on you guys. in this Business if 2nd best doesn't cut it what makes you think 4th or 5th will :good cuz were #1 and you know mexico , latine america, and hell even a small island like PR which is an american territory. which means it's fighter are techincally americans(usa) are shitting on europe.:hat
     
  12. Jorodz

    Jorodz watching Gatti Ward 1... Full Member

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    well, wait they would feel loose because they are being filled with big dicks right? big EUROPEAN dicks right? if they felt TIGHT that would mean you were huge. but they don't....they feel loose to you like a hot dog in a hallway? not a good comparison dude (sorry i had to point that out)
     
  13. Hermit

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    If it isn't the fans, who cares?
     
  14. tays001

    tays001 ESB ELITE SQUAD Full Member

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    no we visit we bang then euro's get sloppy beat up 2nds:lol:


    nice try though:verysad
     
  15. Olympia77

    Olympia77 New Member Full Member

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    who cares whos winning
    boxing is losing