I'm American, but let's face the facts here.

From ESPN

"" collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991 opened the door to professional boxing for a stream of fighters from the former USSR""

""These guys come from a strong amateur background," Fondu said from London this week, "so when they go pro they're already professionals""

So wtf happened during the 90's?

Explain that. They went pro in in the 90's and they had amazing amateur backgrounds. Explain why no former USSR fighter was dominating against Bowe-Lewis-Holyfield-90's Tyson?

 

For me, I prefer watching smaller weight classes to the HWD. The bigger they are, the slower they become. Most heavyweight fighters are damn slow so what is fun to watch people are hugging, holding, and clinching each other almost all the time?
Besides, they become exhaused easily.

130 - 160 are a lot more interesting to watch than the HWD IMO.

 

nah, LHW is good division, with a lot of fights to be made!

With Kessler basically campaigning there now you got Cloud, Dawson, Kessler, Pascal, Shumenov, Hopkins still sticking around, Cleverly. . . Up and comer South African Isaac Chilemba. . .

Prolly won't be long before Ward moves up there. .

I can also see Froch taking a fight or two there, and maybe Bute as well.

 

If the casuals don't want to see little guys fight PPV records wouldn't have been broken in this era(dead heavyweight era) and both Mayweather and Pacquiao wouldn't have headlined PPVs that make $1million plus PPV buys.

 

This era proves that boxing moves on with other weight divisions even if the heavyweight division is dead.

 

atsch

Not this blind ass **** again..

The Eastern Europeans ain't doing ****...they are OLD....even their prospect are OLD..

Everywhere I look I see young US talent....not to mention all the young American champions:deal

 

Where are these fighters at the Olympics? The canteen? :roflatsch

 

The number 1 guy at SMW and LtH are Americans.

What the **** are you talking about. And besides the Klits name a Eastern euro worth mentioning?

 

Preparing to dominate the pros like we do now.

19 champs
3 Ring champs
5 p4p top 10


What countries better?

 

Yes Boxing is not as strong as it used to be in the states but **** the amateur system is screwed and it makes it hard to watch. Body punching doesn't score. Defense, movement, ring general ship doesn't matter, controlling a round with a jab doesn't matter, missing 100 ****ing punches a round doesn't cost you....the only thing that matters is a bull**** tag game where you have to score a punch with the right part of the glove and it has to be on the head. Totally pathetic. They need to re-due the scoring in the Ams if they want to make it relevant. I think a lot of the Americans look very professional and very very talented but they don't beat these Karate type, line fighting, tag playing bums. The ams used to be about the true essence of boxing, but now its all about playing tag with some other guy...not interested....not producing good professionals.

 

this ****in guy

 

she top 10 p4p hot

 

I'm not talking about them..even though lots of them will be successful pros..

 

You italians ain't producing ****...

All ya'll have is Paulie Girl...:rofl

 

word.