I dont think Buffalo has made a lot of champs but im not much of a Historian of this sport. Messi is pretty popular here tho. I know a guy who was cousins with Rocky Kansas
No way i wouldnt say Chicago. Actually i dont know why they dont but there hasnt been to many good fighters in the modern era David Diaz Oliver Mccall Jesus Chavez Hes from Texas too Im probably forgetting a couple fighters but there is not as many as LA,NY,Philly,Detroit,Houston and a couple other cities.
LA Metropolitan Oscar Delahoya Olympian Gold Medal Shane Mosley Fernando Vargas Olympian Genaro Hernandez Steve Luevuano Sergio Mora Mike Anchondo Lupe Aquino Bobby Chacon Danny Lopez Carlos Palomino Mike Weaver Mando Ramos Alberto Davila Zack Padilla Paul Banke Richie Sandoval Robert Garcia Arturo Frias Julio Gonzalez Jaime Garza Juan Meza Joey Olivo Michael Nunn S.T. Gordon Gabriel Ruelas Rafeal Ruelas Carlos Hernandez Lamon Brewster Julio Diaz Thats just World Champs of the Modern Era not to mention numerous top contenders andChamps from the past and Present Such as: James Jeffries* Manuel Ortiz* Richie Lemos* Fidel Labarba* Raul Rojas* Ruben Navarro Enrique Bolanos Jerry Quarry Ernie Lopez Joey Orbillo Eddie Lopez Mike Quarry Orlando Delafuente Ramon Fuentes Solly Smith Jesse Burnett Armando Muniz Oscar Muniz John Montes Herman Montes Art Aragon Carlos Chavez Paul Gonzalez - Gold Medalist Shawn Estrada- olympian Javier Molina - Olympian Pepe Reilly- Olympian Henry Tillman- Olympian Gold Medal Panchito Bojado- Olympian Marshall Martinez- Made Olympic team scratched Jose Navarro- Olympian Hector Lopez- Olympian Silver Medal Vanes Matroysian- Olympian Tony Baltazar Frankie Baltazar Adrian Arreola Scrap Iron Johnson Danny Valdez Cisco Andrade Fabela Chavez Rudy Cruz Keeny Teran Alberto Sandoval Carlos Navarro Rudy Hernandez Antonio Diaz Rudy Zavala Went to High school with him Zeferino Gonzalez Liberado Andrade Enrique Ornelas Miguel Espino Close enough Lance Whittaker Close enough Alex Garcia Jeremy Williams Chris Arreola And a whole lot of great Mexican fighters that lived and trained in LA . Im probably forgetting quite a few. * means world champs I included Ventura,Riverside,Orange county as that is considered LA metro.
It depends what part of the Mid west i mean there is also a known Mid west Tomato can circut also. The area of the midwest that have good fighters are the Detroit and Michingan area Parts of Ohio and St Louis. Surprised you didnt mention LA ricardo. About 85% of the top West coast fighters come from the LA area. I know i forgot a few on my list, maybe you could add some.
Actually PFP Youngstown,Oh is probably one of the best in the world. Only 80,000 and they have had 5 champs pretty damn good for a small city. Ray Mancini Jeff Lampkin Harry Arroyo Greg Richardson Kelly Pavlik