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I think it's the lifestyle.Boxing has ended up just like hip hop.In the 80's & 90's if u couldn't freestyle & U said a bunch of garbage,U weren't really paid much attention to.But now,u can make a song about just buying a Cadillac throw some D's on that b!tch & sell a million.So with the black boxer making that cheddar,they care more about lifestyle flashy (swagger) than fighting for respect.Mosley,B-Hop & the Punisher are old school in mentality.But Floyd & Boner are a perfect example of swag 1st,boxing somewhere behind that.
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Originally posted by Vegan101 View Post^^^^this guy knows boxing, I mean he has in-depth knowledge about the sport we love.
Originally posted by Bushbaby View PostI think it's the lifestyle.Boxing has ended up just like hip hop.In the 80's & 90's if u couldn't freestyle & U said a bunch of garbage,U weren't really paid much attention to.But now,u can make a song about just buying a Cadillac throw some D's on that b!tch & sell a million.So with the black boxer making that cheddar,they care more about lifestyle flashy (swagger) than fighting for respect.Mosley,B-Hop & the Punisher are old school in mentality.But Floyd & Boner are a perfect example of swag 1st,boxing somewhere behind that.
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Originally posted by -The Game- View PostNot really...IMO, that argument can only really be applied to Cuba.....because Cuba were a lot more dominat than the Solviet Union in amaetuer boxing....they had heavyweights who, over they years, would have been almost certain to win World Champs...but couldnt because of the ban.....
as of the recently.. it seems like russia dominates the amateur boxing championships
2009 world amateur championships
Russia= 2 gold, 4 silver, 2 bronze (Russia had the best record)
Cuba= 1 gold, 2 silver, 2 bronze (Cuba was 3rd, Italy was second)
2007 world amateur championships
Russia on top again
Russia- 3 gold, 3 bronze, 2 silver
Cuba was not even in the top 14
2005 Cuba was on top- with 4 golds, 1 bronze, 3 silver
Russia had- 3 golds, 1 silver, 1 bronze
2003 Russia won again, Cuba second
Cuba on top in 2001, Russia second
US won 1999, Cuba second, Russia was 7th
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Originally posted by Freedom! View PostIt was partly because prosperous White Americans probably discouraged their sons from taking up boxing.
Back in the days of Corbett and Dempsey there were a lot of poor white Americans, but not so much by the 1950s.
I'm Canadian, not American but my parents didn't want me to get seriously into boxing when I was growing up, even though my uncle boxed when he was young. They considered it a poor man's sport. They never said anything to discourage me from participating in other sports.
The NBA and NFL are majority blacks from the inner city or ghettoes. Is someone going to tell me that Lebron James, Kevin Garnett, Derek Rose, Dwyane Wade were all born with silver spoons in their mouth? No, those guys came from the ghetto, the Grant Hills or Kobe Bryants coming from rich families are the exception. The NFL is littered with guys also from the ghettoes. MLB has loads of poor latinos from 3rd world nations that are now baseball stars. The NHL has loads of eastern european guys coming from poor and impoverished backgrounds. The top soccer leagues like the EPL are littered with guys that come from poor backgrounds also.
Fact is that sports is a way out for the poor, not just boxing. But it's boxing that's considered to be a poor man's sport. I just always found that to be so funny.
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Originally posted by boxingking500 View Posttechically false.....
as of the recently.. it seems like russia dominates the amateur boxing championships
2009 world amateur championships
Russia= 2 gold, 4 silver, 2 bronze (Russia had the best record)
Cuba= 1 gold, 2 silver, 2 bronze (Cuba was 3rd, Italy was second)
2007 world amateur championships
Russia on top again
Russia- 3 gold, 3 bronze, 2 silver
Cuba was not even in the top 14
2005 Cuba was on top- with 4 golds, 1 bronze, 3 silver
Russia had- 3 golds, 1 silver, 1 bronze
2003 Russia won again, Cuba second
Cuba on top in 2001, Russia second
US won 1999, Cuba second, Russia was 7th
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