Why did America lose heavyweight dominance

Why were these countries unable to produce dominant heavyweights prior to the cold war. Never mind the fact that Past American heavyweights like George Foreman destroyed them on their way to Olympic gold and would have done so in the pro.

Take Wladimir Klitschko out the equation and this argument of Eastern European domination goes out the Window.

 

they had only started up there boxing programmes prior to the cold ward

boxing has been in america since when? mid 1850's?

these countries put there boxing programmes in place in the 40's, cuba late 70's when the soviets helped them out

look at ireland, they final got there act together and got a decent boxing programme in place in the mid 00's and we've became a boxing power and the system has already churning out to class talent

thats the reason america aren't producing heavyweights the amatuer system in the states is in ruins

 

take wlad out and you have povetkin, pulev, glaskov as well as the western european heavyweights

and you have to factor in that what would have been heavyweights in the 60's and 70's is now basically the cruiserweight division, and that is a division completely dominated by eastern europeans

 

Dude take Ireland out of this conversation, it is not a boxing powerhouse.

 

it is in amatuer boxing and we were terrible before the mid 00's, thats the difference a top class amatuer programme can make

already 2 world champions produced from a 6 million talent pool lee and frampton

top class prospects like Quigley, Cumming, Nevin, Sheehan, McCarthy, etc as well as paddy barnes who would win a world title within 10 fights if he turned pro

not bad for a nation of 6 million who were doing nothing in boxing 10 years ago

america has a amatuer system in ruins thats the problem

 

Not just win, we destroyed the competition.

 

Most running backs are under 6 feet tall. How many top 20 heavyweight are under six feet tall? TRY ZERO or Maybe just ONE.

A quarterback as boxer? Very rare. D Williamson A.K.A Touch of Sleep made the switch

Like I said the players from 175-220 are the DB's and WR's.

Some picked up boxing later in life and were great. Kenny Norton comes to mind. For a modern example see Brant Jennings, who is a top 6 guy as a professional.

 

*****fication of American culture. Black dudes and white wearing pink clothes. Facebook addiction with flowers and gay ****. Parents preaching to their kids kindness and compassion and not giving them any discipline or toughness

 

America lost dominance after the 1960's because the Italians and irish who immigrated to the usa stopped boxing.

 

The wider public have this bizarre notion that boxing and combat sport in general is some sort of barbaric and uncivilized movement that shouldn't been encouraged, this has been supported by sections of the media. Look at how the UFC was ostracized in the beginning and banned from many states, this attitude still persists.

 

LOL there are People who actually believe there are no other big Sports in Europe.

 

ya complete idiots

 

yes! atsch

 

Good news!!! Wilder will be the next undisputed heavyweight champion! problem solved

 

Very good post !