why do the cubans stay amatuer?

More of them that did turn Pro have been busts than legit. That is why.

 

Yes I agree that's probably the primary reason. After all it is America's second oldest sport. Also because boxing fans seem to be more educated and intellectual compared to other sports. Maybe i'm talking out of my ass but it seems to be the case for the most part. Anytime I run across a real fan it seems they have a real good head on their shoulders.:hat

 

Who are your favorite fighters bigmark? and why did you get involved in boxing?

 

For those people giving this guy a hard time, maybe he is not from a part of the world where Cuban history is high on the agenda. I'm from the UK and and in my entire education Cuba was not mentioned once, but I did take the time to find out some things by myself. But if he's from North America, then I take it all back, he should know better!

 

That is true. And it reminds me of something Jose Torres said-I've never met a stupid fighter. Sonny Liston wasn't dumb, he was uneducated. Most of these guys are actually intelligent, you have to be to box. But they never had the education.

 

I was not giving him hard time. It was just a legit question...

 

It's not just Cuba. It's the same with the Soviet Union and China as well. They were all communist and their boxers don't turn pro; it was that way for over 60 years now.

 

I remember when the russians beat the americans back in 1988 in basketball and I too thought to myself, "why aren't there any more russians in the NBA?"

Then it dawned on me, it seems that there is a correlation that there are no professional athletes in a communist run country.

I guess they could take a boat and row to Alaska and turn professional in the states. But maybe what kept them back was their nationalistic pride or being shot dead on the spot for trying to escape from a communist regime for greener pastures.:think

 

i got saved on my sky plus rivalry:Cuba v US, Boxing anyone else see it. it was on espn classic over here in england.

 

I also remember reading that if a cuban am turns pro, his family is likely to abused/hounded by the govt over such a decision.

That's all unproven of course...but I remember someone saying it.

 

my bad man...hey, the only thing I know about Scotland is from watching Braveheart.

Cuba is a communist country and people risk their lives everyday trying to get into the United States by boat or any other avenue.

Why they suck when turning professional is an easy answer. They don't have to work as hard as they did in Cuba during training. Their training methods are crude by today's standards but they still get results as shown in the olympics.

 

It'd be pretty much an impossible feet to row across the Chukchi sea to the US. You'd have to leave from the Chukotka region which is very harsh and your lucky to see any people for miles. Then if you actually make it in the water, survive the brutally harsh conditions; in a matter of hours the patrol boats of either country would spot you and you'd be toast lol. Even if you somehow managed to not get caught it really would be an impossible feat even though theres not a huge gap of water between that part of Russia and AK. Very bad water conditions.