USA vs the UK - Heavyweight Champions

It's exactly what your grandfather fought for, just nobody told him that.

 

he did? I think after Bowe fight he was not taken seriously!

 

The British just don't have very good fighters...although they created modern boxing they would like to kick a little ball around like a sissy rather than partake in the manly sport.

 

(American) Football is tough as hell and destroys bodies probably at a higher rate than any other sport because its so physically taxing. That said I do love soccer too, actually I like it more than football at this point.

 

Wrong.

atsch


This giant misconception is the product of our failing educational system.

The civil war was fought over states rights. The ability of individual states to disregard laws made by a central government.

Having just escaped a large central government, they were afraid to subject themselves willingly to a centralized government without retaining the ability to ignore laws they disagreed with.

Now, it is true that some of the laws they wanted the option to keep or disregard were related to slavery, but the entire war was not fought over slavery.

 

If you're serious about that statement then you really haven't travelled enough. The UK and US are two of the most tolerant places on earth and I've been to most, no matter how many bull**** statements people like to bandy about the other. I find it baffling how each tries to make out the other country is a shithole when it's far from the truth.

Anyway, on the thread question, the US > UK, it's ****ing obvious, so what, the UK just doesn't produce it's share of top heavyweights.

 

De jure, states' rights, de facto, slavery, especially since the biggest quarrel was over the right of states to determine whether slavery was legal or not.

 

American Hand Egg is tough but its basically Rugby with padding............

Having said that, I do like America and hope they sort this Debt Ceiling out before a disaster. Though this is not the place for that comment really.

 

I can/will watch just about any sport, but for me it's undoubtedly boxing at #1 (the only sport is still actively participate in other than occasional pick-up games with friends), then baseball and soccer. College football is more entertaining to me than the NFL, but eh, to each their own.

 

Sure, except for the hundreds of rule changes and all that make it a vaguely similar but entirely different game. And pads let you hit harder and tackle differently than you can in rugby.

 

Ok "basically" was an overstatement.........there is some overlap though. I will go along with vaguely similar, but I'd say no padding makes Rugby a tougher game. But I play tennis so that says it all I guess.

 

It's a common misconception. The padding lets football players tackle and hit with great force and technique (particularly lowering the head and shoulder then ramming the opponent) that generates far more force than possible in rugby because you would get hurt or because that type of tackle is illegal. Think about it like boxing: boxing without wrapping your hands and wearing gloves means you won't punch as hard because you'll break something. Put enough protection on to not be cumbersome but enough to not hurt yourself and you've got a recipe for destruction.

[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6d3R5aVR4K0[/ame] the force generated in this hit is literally comparable to being in a car crash.

 

Race A vS Race B is worse but always get the mainstream fans salivating.