What is going on? 5 top ranked HW's are all Russians!!!

Discussion in 'World Boxing Forum' started by aduiski, Dec 9, 2008.


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  1. aduiski

    aduiski Active Member Full Member

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    Fightnews ranking as of today:

    All of the top 5, and 10 out of the top 15 HW's are Russian origin :huh

    Best USA HW's are Arreola and Minto :patsch

    1. Wladimir Klitschko
    2. Vitali Klitschko
    3. Ruslan Chagaev
    4. Nikolai Valuev
    5. Alexander Povetkin
    6. Samuel Peter
    7. Alexander Dimitrenko
    8. Juan Carlos Gomez
    9. Sultan Ibragimov
    10. David Haye
    11. Chris Arreola
    12. Oleg Maskaev
    13. Denis Boytsov
    14. Brian Minto
    15. Vladimir Virchis
     
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  2. Brickhaus

    Brickhaus Packs the house Full Member

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    I only see two Russians.
     
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  3. D-MAC

    D-MAC Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Yep, me too.

    two RUS, two UKR and one UZB in the top five.

    If this thread is just pointing out the proliferation of HW boxers from countries that used to be part of the former Soviet Union, well, this is old news. The top10/15 has been bunged up with them for years now.
     
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  4. jc

    jc Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Nah their all fackin Ruskies!

    Wouldnt bother me but there all big n boring aswel...very much like Russia...
     
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  5. DamonD

    DamonD Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    They also all look like Ivan Drago, and have the red star & sickle logo on their trunks.
     
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  6. JJ

    JJ Active Member Full Member

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    So what you are saying is that they are all Swedish:good

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  7. Rico Spadafora

    Rico Spadafora Master of Chins Full Member

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    Until American Heavyweights learn to come into fights in shape and not 20 pounds overweight it will stay that way. American Heavyweights have become lazy.
     
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  8. Stinky gloves

    Stinky gloves Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Isn't true that Peter's grandmother was Russian too?
     
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  9. TFFP

    TFFP The Eskimo

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  10. Little Pea

    Little Pea 'A' grade boxing fan Full Member

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    :rofl
     
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  11. Stinky gloves

    Stinky gloves Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    If you count Klitrchkos as Russinas you should count Gomez as American since
    there is only 50 miles from Cuba to Florida and most Miami population are Cubans.

    If you think about language differences .... I dont see the difference between speech of Peter and Toney either
    ... so Peter has the same claim to be native American a as Wlad native Russian.
     
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  12. i1984

    i1984 New Member Full Member

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    Agreed its time to beat up that geography teacher.
     
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  13. RUSKULL

    RUSKULL Loyal Member banned

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    I think Eddie Chambers beats Arreola or Minto easily............he's the best American HW right now.
     
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  14. RUSKULL

    RUSKULL Loyal Member banned

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    :rofl
     
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  15. Suge Green

    Suge Green Boxing Junkie banned

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    When this changes HW boxing might be the marquee division of the sport again.

    These guys have had a few years of domination, and still....nobody cares.

    The champ doesn't have to be American, just look at how Mexicans own the lower weight classes...and they are thriving.

    It's just that these guys from the east are boring as ****.

    Vitali is the only exciting one, but he's a *****.
     
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