Boxing's Leading Nations...

forgive my ignorance but what's with all the Japanese fighters? surly this is basically more recent years and among 'smaller' fighters. but Overall Historically they haven't contributed too many fighters to the larger pool have they?

 

yes but mainly in recent times.

so even though they have numerous champs in all of the dissected lower divisions and among numerous Sanctioning Bodies, they haven't contributed significantly to the Historical Pool...

 

NO Matt, it's ALL Boxing's Leading Nations.

their OVERALL Historic Placement FIRST in terms of numbers of TOP Noted fighters, as I've stated.

then once a 'General' list is put together, smaller contributors like Japan would get a considered placement for how well they've done despite their much less pool of fighters overall. see what I mean.

 

I don't understand how this is confusing.

I mean we all know without thinking about it 'Who' the Leading Nations are Historically = Countries that have contributed the Most TOP fighters overall - Champs & Contenders alike.

i.e the USA, Britain, Mexico and so on.

then once that list is more or less a consensus, we can make a list of Newer or Smaller Nations (number of fighters wise), and add or not them to the Overall excepted List of Boxing's Leading Nations.

it's not at all complicated, at least I didn't think it was.

 

that's right Matt,

but Australia has given MORE in Numbers of Top Rated & Noted fighters over the years, yes?

so Australia would be listed among the Leading Nations in general and then after the fact we could look at the second list of Japan types Nations and ask whether Japan should be added to the Overall Historic list in place of Australia or another, using your example.