Small Ghanaians have good chins

Huh. You're really good at coming up with questions I've never thought of before and quite often, too... got me intrigued here... :huh

Not sure who to ask, but maybe somebody knows if there's some kind of crazy training or childrens' sport they've got over there. Not sure if I'll get satisfying answers right away, but your theory's going to be bouncing around in my head awhile.

 

Ghana is a tough as nails country, and to succeed at the pro level you got to be pretty ****ing good.

Not all those guys have necessarily been champions, but as a whole they are all fairly accomplished at the world level.

Perhaps due to competitive factors, the fighters that come out of Ghana are the cream of the crop so to speak.

 

It is probably because they fight in their natural weight class. They have no weight troubles and they are fully hydrated and strong. They dont have to cut weight to make weight, probably.

They seem to be naturally slim yet solidly built.

 

Interesting subject, which reminded me.. did anyone see Alvardo lay Emmanuel Clottey on the deck?

 

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Damn, I knew there was an important fight I missed, but couldn't think of what it was.

Was it really a 90-80 shut-out before the KO?! :shock: Clottey getting dominated and outclassed is a hard pill for me to swallow; he's not the flashiest, but I like watching the way he makes moment-to-moment decisions in the ring.

 

I have a number of Ghanaian friends. There ALL built like tanks. Even the women are thick but solid. I think slavery has something to do with that as many of the slaves came from Ghana.

 

in therms of toughness Argentina is hard to beat(other than Sergio Medina).

 

:nod I have an issue of Ring magazine that contained pictures of good Argentinean fighters from the past. The thing that struck me is that every single one of the fighters depicted had an oversized head with a jaw suitable for crushing bone. Every guy in those pics looked like he could take a ****ing boulder to the head and still keep standing. Carlos Baldomir just adds to that proud tradition.

 

ive noticed that too :good

 

bukom and ghana in general produces tough tough fighters. it's not like any gym area that you can go pro when you want, most of the time you are sparring with everyone in the areas so only the toughest of the tough get to box full time and go pro.


if you dont have a chin, heart or defence you arent going pro.

 

exactly, not all are naturally gifted but all have the abilty to take a atomic warhead to the chin

 

My close friend Mills is Ghanaian and he's five foot five and about nine stone with a twenty six inch waist.

They are not all built like tanks.



-he can fight though.:yep

 

Essien comes to mind the guy is a rock.