The next great American heavyweight is...

Discussion in 'World Boxing Forum' started by nezy37, Dec 18, 2007.


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  1. nezy37

    nezy37 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Playing left tackle in the NFL.

    I had a chance to be on the field at a practice for the University of Wisconsin and was able to watch Joe Thomas, now of the Cleveland Browns, up close doing his pass sets and his footwork is absolutely amazing for a guy his size 6'6'" 315.

    I considered myself a decent athlete when I was in shape:yep at least I was prety quick and Joe is faster going backwards for 5 yards than I was going forward.

    Point is I'm sure many of the NFL lineman could be great fighters if they had gotten into boxing before football.

    Do you guys think there is anything that can be done to help change this because the fact of the matter is that without an American contending for the HW title boxing will not find the casual American sports fan, which IMO is bad for the sport. Not that the world can't produce good fighters but a strong American market would be huge for the sport.
     
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  2. Smith

    Smith Monzon-like Full Member

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    David Haye will make you Americans believe.

    But yes, you do need someone.
     
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  3. walk with me

    walk with me Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    i think after both floyd fights.. more attention will be payed to boxing by the casual fans...

    all my friends at school who dont know much about boxing are all anticipating the next major fight all because of the hype and excitement of the floyd fight
     
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  4. nezy37

    nezy37 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    yeah probably true, allthough the UK has a prety good Super-Middle weight
     
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  5. K2ray

    K2ray Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Not with his sloppy defense he won't (ever hear the Amercan commentary for the Mormeck fight?)
     
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  6. Smith

    Smith Monzon-like Full Member

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    (yawn)

    He'll sort it out, don't worry.
     
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  7. Kostya Zoo

    Kostya Zoo Well-Known Member Full Member

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    In America we can make these kinds of excuses concerning the heavyweight division. But what about jr. middleweight through light heavy? Not many guys in the 4 big sports that are the right size to even be able to fight in these weight classes. We're starting to see similar trends in these weight classes that we've been seeing at heavyweight (i.e. - fewer Americans, more Europeans). The other thing is how old all of the "contenders" are: All the big American names are over the hill (aside from Pavlik and JT).
     
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  8. slo100

    slo100 Well-Known Member Full Member

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    And the next great Chinese heavyweight is currently playing ping-pong.
     
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  9. nezy37

    nezy37 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    No question part of the equation is that the world is catching up
     
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  10. Dostoevsky

    Dostoevsky Hardcore......to the max! Full Member

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    No, he'll be to slow and fat.
    He's a Lineman? What does that involve exactly? Cuddling for 2 seconds then getting a 1 minute break?
    Only having to play for about 30 minutes a game? 30 minutes stretched to 1 and a half hours due to the between play stoppages?

    Doing that and boxing is something entirely different, to be a boxer you need to be on a whole other level in terms of conditioning if you want to succede.
     
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  11. KayEpps

    KayEpps Boxing Addict Full Member

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    There is nothing that can be done about this.

    Most boxers make little to no money - compared to what the Big Dogs are getting.

    The NBA & NFL offers a very nice salary - year around. You don't even have to be a starter to make decent money.

    Most fighters fight 2 to 3 times a year - and if it's not a major fight - they make 50k to 100k - if they make that much. Remember - the Collazo/Clottey fight only had a purse bid of something like 18k. So you're looking at least 9k for each fighter. With numbers like this - you can see why more run to Basketball and Football.
     
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  12. Shpion

    Shpion IDF Full Member

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    :rofl :rofl
     
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  13. K0NPHL1C7

    K0NPHL1C7 Well-Known Member Full Member

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    A Soccer player would not adapt nearly as well in the ring as a Football player.

    That said, I'm sure DBs would fair a lot better than lineman.
     
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  14. Shpion

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    Care to explain why you think so?
     
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  15. PolishPummler

    PolishPummler Obsessed with Boxing banned

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    Yeah but exactly what percentage of high/college Football/Basketball players actually make it to the pros.A very very small percentage.
     
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