Why No Mexican Heavyweight Legends?

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  1. tezel8764

    tezel8764 Boxing Junkie banned

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    [url]http://www.thesweetscience.com/article-archive/2009/7213-mexican-legends-weigh-in-on-arreolas-chances[/url]

    The lower weights were/are stacked with legends how come no love for the Heavyweight division over the years?
     
  2. Uncle Rico

    Uncle Rico Loyal Member Full Member

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    Mexicans, and Latinos in general, tend to be smaller.
     
  3. DanishFightfan

    DanishFightfan Boxing Junkie banned

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    I think that the average mexican is about 5"5.5"
     
  4. Bodyshot99

    Bodyshot99 Well-Known Member Full Member

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    I'm guessing because like asians, mexicans are a typically pretty small or regular sized people, so not many are going to be big enough?

    just a guess though. dont know what i'm talking about.
     
  5. greathamza

    greathamza Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    There are some big mexicans but they are few and even less are good at boxing
     
  6. Vidic

    Vidic Rest in Peace Manny Full Member

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    The average height for a male in Mexico is 5'7.
     
  7. Chrystophilax

    Chrystophilax Active Member Full Member

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    It's a numbers game. Compare [url]Heavyweight[/url] with [url]Featherweight[/url] in Mexico (hyperlinks).

    If you do the same for the US, the situation is reversed, with [url]Featherweight[/url] having way fewer fighters than [url]Heavyweight.[/url]
     
  8. Baldwin

    Baldwin Boxing Addict banned

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    Saul montana was the closest thing to HW legend

    he got his ass knock out by tua
     
  9. Big George

    Big George Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    What about George Chuvalo? Isn't he of Mexican descent by way of Canada?
     
  10. Big George

    Big George Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Oops. Croatian! Sorry.....
     
  11. drunkenspaniard

    drunkenspaniard Active Member Full Member

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    As many have stated, it has to do with Hispanics in general being of shorter stature than those of other regions.
     
  12. Zopilote

    Zopilote Dinamita Full Member

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    They're in wrestling. :deal
















    :yep
     
  13. Muresan80

    Muresan80 Member Full Member

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    because they are ****ing and shittly small ! ! !
     
  14. Zopilote

    Zopilote Dinamita Full Member

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    Too bad your virgin ass ain't. :lol:
     
  15. Luigi

    Luigi Member Full Member

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    Mexicans don't eat as much processed or hormone laced food as their northern & western neighbors. As soon as the fast food joints and shitty foods take hold in Mexico, then expect 6"-7" giants.