The Illusion of European dominance of Boxing

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  1. ricardinho

    ricardinho Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Boxing's current title holders by country as of September 20, 2010

    1st - Mexico (14)

    Juan Manuel Marquez - WBA, WBO & Ring Lightweight (135 lbs)

    Julio Cesar Miranda - WBO Flyweight (112 lbs)

    Fernando Montiel - WBC & WBO Bantamweight (118 lbs)

    Tomas Rojas - WBC Super Flyweight (115 lbs)

    Omar Niño Romero - WBC Light Flyweight (108 lbs)

    Juan Alberto Rosas - IBF Junior Bantamweight (115 lbs)

    Giovanni Segura - WBA Light Flyweight, WBO & Ring Junior Flyweight (108 lbs)

    Humberto Soto - WBC Lightweight (135 lbs)

    Miguel Vazquez - IBF Lightweight (135 lbs)

    2nd - USA (8)

    Devon Alexander - WBC Super Lightweight & IBF Junior Welterweight (140 lbs)

    Andre Berto - WBC Welterweight (147 lbs)

    Timothy Bradley - WBO Junior Welterweight (140 lbs)

    Cornelius Bundrage - IBF Junior Middleweight (154 lbs)

    Tavoris Cloud - IBF Light Heavyweight (175 lbs)

    Steve Cunningham - IBF Cruiserweight (200 lbs)

    Andre Ward - WBA Super Middleweight (168 lbs)

    3rd - Ukraine (6)

    Sergiy Dzinziruk - WBO Junior Middleweight (154 lbs)

    Vitali Klitschko - WBC Heavyweight (200+ lbs)

    Wladimir Klitschko - IBF, WBO & Ring Heavyweight (200+ lbs)

    Vyacheslav Senchenko - WBA Welterweight (147 lbs)

    4th - Argentina (4)

    Luis Alberto Lazarte - IBF Junior Flyweight (108 lbs)

    Sergio Gabriel Martinez - WBC & Ring Middleweight (160 lbs)

    Omar Andres Narvaez - WBO Junior Bantamweight (115 lbs)

    5th (7 are tied) - Germany (3)

    Juergen Braehmer - WBO Light Heavyweight (175 lbs)

    Felix Sturm - WBA Middleweight (160 lbs)

    Sebastian Sylvester - IBF Middleweight (160 lbs)

    5th (7 are tied) - Japan (3)

    Daiki Kameda - WBA Flyweight (112 lbs)

    Toshiaki Nishioka - WBC Super Bantamweight (122 lbs)

    Takashi Uchiyama - WBA Super Featherweight (130 lbs)

    5th (7 are tied) - Panama (3)

    Celestino Caballero - WBA Super Bantamweight (122 lbs)

    Guillermo Jones - WBA Cruiserweight (200 lbs)

    Anselmo Moreno - WBA Bantamweight (118 lbs)

    5th (7 are tied) - Puerto Rico (3)

    Miguel Angel Cotto - WBA Super Welterweight (154 lbs)

    Juan Manuel Lopez - WBO Featherweight (126 lbs)

    Wilfredo Vazquez Jr. - WBO Junior Featherweight (122 lbs)

    5th (7 are tied) - South Africa (3)

    Mzonke Fana - IBF Junior Lightweight (130 lbs)

    Nkosinathi Joyi - IBF Mini Flyweight (105 lbs)

    Moruti Mthalane - IBF Flyweight (112 lbs)

    5th (7 are tied) - Thailand (3)

    Oleydong Sithsamerchai - WBC Strawweight (105 lbs)

    Pongsaklek Wonjongkam - WBC & Ring Flyweight (112 lbs)

    5th (7 are tied) - UK (3)

    Ricky Burns - WBO Junior Lightweight (130 lbs)

    David Haye - WBA Heavyweight (200+ lbs)

    Amir Khan - WBA Super Lightweight (140 lbs)

    12th (5 are tied) - Cuba (2)

    Yuriorkis Gamboa - WBA & IBF Featherweight (126 lbs)

    12th (5 are tied) - Haiti (2)

    Jean Pascal - WBC & Ring Light Heavyweight (175 lbs)

    12th (5 are tied) - Kazakhstan (2)

    Beibut Shumenov - WBA Light Heavyweight (175 lbs)

    Vitali Tajbert - WBC Super Featherweight (130 lbs)

    12th (5 are tied) - Philippines (2)

    Donnie Nietes - WBO Mini Flyweight (105 lbs)

    Manny Pacquiao - WBO Welterweight (147 lbs)

    12th (5 are tied) - Russia (2)

    Dmitry Pirog - WBO Middleweight (160 lbs)

    Robert Stieglitz - WBO Super Middleweight (168 lbs)

    17th (9 are tied) - Armenia (1)

    Vic Darchinyan - WBA Super Flyweight (115 lbs)

    17th (9 are tied) - Canada (1)

    Steve Molitor - IBF Junior Featherweight (122 lbs)

    17th (9 are tied) - Colombia (1)

    Yonnhy Perez - IBF Bantamweight (118 lbs)

    17th (9 are tied) - Dominican Republic (1)

    Elio Rojas - WBC Featherweight (126 lbs)

    17th (9 are tied) - Nicaragua (1)

    Roman Gonzalez - WBA Minimumweight (105 lbs)

    17th (9 are tied) - Poland (1)

    Krzysztof Wlodarczyk - WBC Cruiserweight (200 lbs)

    17th (9 are tied) - Romania (1)

    Lucian Bute - IBF Super Middleweight (168 lbs)

    17th (9 are tied) - Serbia (Yugoslavia) (1)

    Marco Huck - WBO Junior Heavyweight (200 lbs)

    17th (9 are tied) - Slovenia (1)

    Jan Zaveck - IBF Welterweight (147 lbs)
     
    ricardinho, Sep 23, 2010
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  2. 12downfor10

    12downfor10 Guest

    Proper boxing fans don't really care, i mean i like to see a fighter from the uk do well but most of the time i just support fighters whose style i like or i have money on:good
     
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  3. nahkis

    nahkis Robbed Full Member

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    Your midgets are superiour, i agree.
     
    nahkis, Sep 23, 2010
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  4. ChopperRead

    ChopperRead Guest

    Only the people who matter are European, right.
     
    ChopperRead, Sep 23, 2010
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  5. Hozumi's Hook

    Hozumi's Hook WHO NECKS!?!? Full Member

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    Stieglitz and Tajbert are fighting for Germany by their own admissions and have German citizenship, same with Pascal but with Canada.
     
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  6. Hozumi's Hook

    Hozumi's Hook WHO NECKS!?!? Full Member

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    Oh and Huck for Germany.
     
    Hozumi's Hook, Sep 23, 2010
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  7. Robney

    Robney ᴻᴼ ᴸᴼᴻᴳᴲᴿ ᴲ۷ᴵᴸ Full Member

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    If you put all the European countries together, Europe does dominate.
    But it's more about the bigger weights where Europe calls the shots.
    Europe delivers almost no boxers under the WW limit, simply because Europeans are a lot bigger than that.

    Ukraine (6)
    Germany (3)
    UK (3)
    Russia (2)
    Poland (1)
    Romania (1)
    Serbia (Yugoslavia) (1)
    Slovenia (1)

    = Europe 18
     
    Robney, Sep 23, 2010
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  8. Hozumi's Hook

    Hozumi's Hook WHO NECKS!?!? Full Member

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    Therefore Germany are really joint 3rd with the Ukraine.
     
    Hozumi's Hook, Sep 23, 2010
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  9. Bubby

    Bubby Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Maybe Europe don't dominate the lighter weights because they don't have the big punch power, and the fight is more likely to go to the cards, Maybe.:think
     
    Bubby, Sep 23, 2010
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  10. sportofkings

    sportofkings Boxing Junkie banned

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    I dont think europeans are dominating boxing anyways but why should people give a **** about which group dominates boxing.it should be irrelevant to real boxing fans
     
    sportofkings, Sep 23, 2010
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  11. uraharakisuke

    uraharakisuke Well-Known Member Full Member

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    wtf?
     
    uraharakisuke, Sep 23, 2010
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  12. Zopilote

    Zopilote Dinamita Full Member

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    I agree that us boxing fans shouldnt give a **** about whos dominating what, but there are certain "Euro" posters here who claim Europe is dominating boxing...I wont say any names, you know who you are ;)
     
    Zopilote, Sep 23, 2010
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  13. Hozumi's Hook

    Hozumi's Hook WHO NECKS!?!? Full Member

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    And anyone with more than one brain cell knows its a joke and they're taking the ****.
     
    Hozumi's Hook, Sep 23, 2010
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  14. bkamins

    bkamins Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Europeans clearly aren't dominating, but they are more successful than they ever have been. That's probably why people mistakenly assume that they are dominating, because the US has lost ground while Europe has improved.
     
    bkamins, Sep 23, 2010
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  15. Shane W

    Shane W Former Heavyweight Full Member

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    Puerto Rico for being such a small population have put out a great % of great fighters. More than expected from such a small area.:good
     
    Shane W, Sep 23, 2010
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