What US State produces the best fighters in America?

michigan all day,,

 

Robinson idolized

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as a youth, and actually lived on the same block as Louis in Detroit when Robinson was 11 and Louis was 17.

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Robinson stated in his autobiography that he was devastated when Louis lost to

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in 1936—he even briefly contemplated quitting boxing

 

Good call on Kenty.

You can add Milton McCroy to the Michigan list, too.

 

Darryl, as a Michigan native I don't go out of my way to help Ohio, but you have to add Tim Austin to your list.

 

Jim Jeffries-one of the very best heavyweights lived and died in California but was born in Ohio. What would that make him?

Just found this list from ESPN it has Jefferies as the greatest fighter from California.

http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/boxing/features/fifty


Pennsylvania is up the among the best as well.

 

Puerto Rico american soil since 1898

Champions or ex champs
Felix Trinidad
Wilfred Benitez
Miguel Cotto
Ivan Calderon
Wilfredo Gomez
Esteban De Jesus
Wilfredo Vazuqez
John Molina
Eric Morel
Edwin Rosario
Hector Camacho
Carlos Ortiz
Carlos de Leon
etccccccccccccc

 

Made mistake didnt see Nonito on there, will come back with a long impressive list for Cali soon.

 

atschatschatsch None of those Cali guys mentioned were born back east:nono

 

California
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Oscar De La Hoya
Shane Mosley
Fernando Vargas
Diego Corrales
Genaro Hernandez
Robert Guerrero
Andre Ward
Timothy Bradley
Julio Diaz
Antonio Diaz
Abner Mares
Steven Luevano
Panchito Bojado
Danny Lopez
Bobby Chacon
Terry Norris
El Famoso Hernandez
Chris Arreola
Jorge Paez
Sergio Mora
Antonio Margarito
Jesus Salud (San Diego? by way of Hawaii)
Luisito Espinosa (San Francisco/Bay Area?)
Rafael Ruelas
Gabriel Ruelas
Urbano Antillon
Nonito Donaire
Vicente Escobedo

Max Baer
Roberto Garcia
Jose Navarro
Mike Anchondo
Arturo Frias
Mando Ramos
Tony Lopez

Laila Ali

 

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:d

 

We cant claim Norris let Texas have him also no Salud or Espinosa. We already got a humongous list here is some of them.

Oscar Delahoya
Henry Armstrong
Shane Mosley
Bobby Chacon
Young Corbett II
Abe Attell
Fred Apostoli
Sam Mcvea
James J Jeffries
Danny Lopez
Mando Ramos
Fernando Vargas
Carlos Palomino
Max Baer
Bert Lytell
Eddie Booker
Chalky Wright
ST Gordon
Yaqui Lopez
Jerry Quarry
Eddie Machen
Dwight Hawkins
Fidel Labarba
Willie Ritchie
Mexican Joe Rivers
Ken Norton
Chicanito Hernadez
Diego Corrales
Robert Garcia
Tony Lopez
Loreto Garza
Zack Padilla
Gabriel Ruelas
Rafeal Ruelas
Antonio Diaz
Julio Diaz
Tony Baltazar
Frankie Baltazar
Mike Weaver
Albert Davila
Richie Sandoval
Joey Olivo
Paul Gonzalez
Oscar Muniz
Armando Muniz
Ernie Lopez
Enrique Bolanos
Carlos Chavez
Fabela Chavez
Paul Banke
California Jackie Wilson
Young Jack Thompson
Don Jordan
Rudy Zavala
Raul Rojas
Arturo Frias
Richie Lemos
Hector Lopez
Jaime Garza
Juan Meza
Solly Smith
Art Aragon
Ruben Navarro
Nonito Donnaire
Andre Ward
Tim Bradley
Robert Guerrero
Abner Mares
Chris Arreola
Steve Lueveano
Mike Anchondo
Sergio Mora
Julio Gonzalez
Mike Quarry
Lamon Brewster
Liberado Andrade
Enrique Ornelas

 

What's the story with Chalky Wright??? I hear that he was Mexican American, but that fool looks blacker than a muffukka.

 

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:happy arty

 

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hate to agree with Big Reg ( seeing as he hates my white self ) but i think Philly has more claim to Joe the boxer. Beaufort didnt doe Joe any favours !

At a guess I would Imagine its between

PA , Michigan , Cali and NY