Why are there so few dutch boxers?

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  1. dayuum

    dayuum Active Member Full Member

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    They dominate both kickboxing and mma yet you rarely even hear about them in boxing. Last dutch boxer that was known internationally was Regilio Tuur
     
  2. OttkeRuiz

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    they all have gummy bear jaws actually i don't kno man I'm not a doctor
     
  3. McGuinty

    McGuinty Boxing Addict Full Member

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    I think you answered your own question. Kickboxing and MMA are more popular in Holland.
     
  4. KO-KING

    KO-KING Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Maybe because kickboxing and mma are more mainstream than Boxing.
     
  5. kragz

    kragz 49*-0 Full Member

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    Holland is a tiny country.
     
  6. SJS19

    SJS19 Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Kickboxing rules the roost for Combat sport in Holland, and obviously it ties in with mixed martial arts.
     
  7. dyna

    dyna Boxing Junkie banned

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    We only got glass jawed Badr Hari kickboxers here...
     
  8. HamburgBuam

    HamburgBuam Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Because they are to busy with traveling in their caravans on german highways... ;)
     
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    Because they are too busy making ovens
     
  10. TerryESB

    TerryESB The Final Boss Full Member

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    Badr Hari is gonna be the first Arab HW champion of the World and he is dutch

    The biggest problem that he has is that he keeps going to jail a lot. That is a great source of distraction to his career
     
  11. Forza

    Forza Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    badr hari already quit boxing, must've got his jaw shattered in training for the 1000th time
     
  12. tobias

    tobias Well-Known Member Full Member

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    They don't dominate mma, lol.
     
  13. The Kirwan Kid

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    Obviously hasn't been to Amsterdam...
     
  14. Son of Gaul

    Son of Gaul Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Really small country with limited talent pool. Other sports are more popular so most of the better athletes choose Soccer and those with a predisposition to fighting choose muay thai or kickboxing.
     
  15. dyna

    dyna Boxing Junkie banned

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    I don't really think there is a guy with a worse jaw than that guy on such a high level. :lol:

    Khan looks iron compared to him, Hari got dropped clean by some rangefinder jab.