American Boxing...

fine and dandy, like sour candy.

 

stalemate

won't die, isn't getting much better

 

Sad, depressing, uneventful. The prime years when Heavyweight fighters like Holyfield, Bowe, Tyson, and Foreman, all graced the covers of the ring magizine, are long over, guys like Chazz Witherspoon and Travis Walker, just wont cut it. I think when the guys I named left the division, so did the excitement and the enertainment value, not only were they able to throw the leather, they all had good personalities that drew the fans in, I cant say the same for the batch we have now.

 

Sorry, I didnt know you meant American fighters as a whole, but in that case, I feel that every other division is in pretty decent shape, with guys like Mayweather and Pavlik, who have alot of star power, as well as a couple old guys that are still hanging in there like Hopkins, Mosley, Oscar, and Spinks(Somewhat). I think every other division will repair itself, aside from the Heavyweight division, which is beyond repairing at the moment, and it will take many years if ever, before we see another Holyfield or Tyson like fighter again.

 

Charlie Zel has his first fight coming up so I would say it looks pretty bright!

 

:rofl Good one, unfortunately that's our future great American Hope. :verysad

 

Well, we have a pretty good Olympic team this year and most, if not all, of them will turn pro afterwards. We're especially good in the lighter weights; but Michael Hunter, the Super Heavy, is improving vastly; as is Deontay Wilder, or 6'7 201 pound representative.

 

truthfully i'd say america's still on top.... it's just our heavies dat look sour, you feel me?... welter's middles, supermid's.. light heavy's.. hell we even salvaged a cruiserweight title... we're by no means in the dumps right now

 

You know, since the early nineties I have not seen the point in wanting to watch heavyweight. They are too big. Heavyweight used to mean 200-220 pounds. Now the gorillas come in at 240-250, slabs of fat flying whenever they throw a slow hammering punch. It's become a freakshow. Heavyweights used to be athletes and now they are just obese men. Please stop bemoaning this division unless one can bring athletiscm back into it and cut the fat asses out by bringing up a weight restriction. There is such a thing as too big.

 

:huh
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there are currently 21 belts and 3 american title holders and very few contenders.


go back to 1900 and go through every decade to present andlook at americas champs and strength in depth and compare.