If boxing is a sport of the poor and poverty...

maybe you dont live poverty, im from cincinnati, ohio.
boxed in the same gyms as arron pryor and even shadow boxed his son and nephew.

at the west end ymca in downtown cincinnati, over the rhine is is the nick name for it.but anyways boxing and karate classes were both 10 month.
if you cant afford that then you dont need to leave the hse.

but there was a time when i was a yellow belt for like 1 yr because my pops could not pay the 10 monthy fee.so instead of them kicking me out i just had to stay at yellow belt until it was payed and then i was able to go up for a prmotional test to see if i was ready for my next belt, which i was.was a damn yellow belt for a freaking yr.

another way to answer your question is look at all the great fighters in the history of boxing and check out the ratio of fighters who were born with silver spoons in there mouth and the ones that grow up without a pot to **** in.

you might be surprised