America needs a Shift in mentality to dominate the heavyweight scene once again

hell yeah. you probably think duran is gayboy too

 

See what i mean pal? *shudders*

 

LOL he might be mate

 

Good luck getting promising athletes to commit to boxing, when there is far less risk, far higher likely reward in any other sport.

How many heavyweights really get paid well in boxing, vs. how many NFL or NBA players really get paid in their respective sports.. Only way someone is going to box is if they really aren't that athletic, or are just into combat.

 

yank football is tough. i'll give it that. like golf i laughed at it until i tried it. that said, i'll take 8 minutes (8 minutes being what that average "football" player actually plays in a game) of american football over a rugby game anyday. yank football is not nearly as tough as many pretend nor as ***** as some do. it's a sport, like tennis or baseball nothing more. rugby is for drunken aussies and irishman. it's ****ing brutal. my best friend plays it and had his ear tore off. i love boxing and i'd rather do that than be a rugger.

 

lol well not in the way you meant it

 

Are you a giver or a receiver?

 

bang on:good which is why golf, not considered a "sport" by many, is wicked hard. any true sport requires skills and american football is no different. toughness? well that depends. but they still should earn our respect

btw: my dad played yank football until his mid-20s, until he required metal knees. i grew up in a university of michigan house (go WOLVERINES)

 

An adult leader in the boy scouts............interesting

 

And much bigger competition on top of that. In the past, whole Soviet block didn't compete at professional boxing. Now if you take a look at boxrec top10 you will get there Wlad, Vitali, Adamek, Chagaev, Povetkin and Valuev. 6 of 10.