If India and Pakistan got into boxing.

Pakistan would do well if they invest in Boxing .

Why do people go with genetic/racial reasoning as to explain if these countries will produce good/bad fighters? :thinking: It's all really a sport at the end of the day. If you do it for long enough you'll get someone half decent every once in a while. You got countries that produce World champions, yet are peons on a global stage or even historically speaking weren't sh1t and vice versa. Doesn't mean anything.

Naseem Hamed had Yemeni parents and was trained in Sheffield, absolutely no link to India or Pakistan. I've been to India several times, the kids are obsessed with Cricket like on a whole other level. I don't think there would ever manage to be the following to produce great fighters. Based on what exactly? I'm genuinely curious.

I know, the guy posted a video of Hamed in a thread about Indian/Pakistanis. Also dude, India and Pakistan aren't in the Middle-east, they're South Asia. You were educated in England, you should know better! India is closer to Thailand and China than Yemen alot of whom are of African descent, it's pretty much touching the tip of Ethiopia. I know, i didnt mean India and Pakistan were in the middle east, but i do know Afghanistan has invaded parts of India, who themselves have been invaded. There is a reason why Indians and Pakistani's come in all types shades, some look borderline European. Its a huge place, who's boarder connect to different countries. People move around. However i admit i am no history expert, most of my info comes from documentaries ive seen over the years on Sky, so i dont want to offend anyone. But all i was saying is, once a country has a star to get behind, it tends to inspire others to maybe get into that sport, more investment, more gyms.

Naz was trained in the UK, doesnt matter where his parents are from, he is the product of UK boxing. Most of the middle east is all connected anyways, they invaded one another, planted seeds ect... I'm sure someone on here knows more in-depth history than me, people move around, set up shop. It'll be interesting to see if Vjinder Singh has any sucess and how that will relate in India Most of the Brown and Black UK kids who got into boxing in recent times say Naz is their biggest inspiration. I pretty sure a lot of UK white kids would say the same. The guy was a huge deal for UK boxing I know, the guy posted a video of Hamed in a thread about Indian/Pakistanis. Also dude, India and Pakistan aren't in the Middle-east, they're South Asia. You were educated in England, you should know better! India is closer to Thailand and China than Yemen alot of whom are of African descent, it's pretty much touching the tip of Ethiopia.

they can teach fraud jr to spell his last name.

Naseem Hamed had Yemeni parents and was trained in Sheffield, absolutely no link to India or Pakistan. I've been to India several times, the kids are obsessed with Cricket like on a whole other level. I don't think there would ever manage to be the following to produce great fighters. Naz was trained in the UK, doesnt matter where his parents are from, he is the product of UK boxing. Most of the middle east is all connected anyways, they invaded one another, planted seeds ect... I'm sure someone on here knows more in-depth history than me, people move around, set up shop. It'll be interesting to see if Vjinder Singh has any sucess and how that will relate in India Most of the Brown and Black UK kids who got into boxing in recent times say Naz is their biggest inspiration. I pretty sure a lot of UK white kids would say the same. The guy was a huge deal for UK boxing

I've seen Pakistani and Northern (Punjab...Great Khali looking Indians) Indian guys who have good genetics....Don't see why they couldn't have some success if they got heavily into it. Southern Indian guys tend to be pretty scrawny/nerdy looking through on average....

Naseem Hamed had Yemeni parents and was trained in Sheffield, absolutely no link to India or Pakistan. I've been to India several times, the kids are obsessed with Cricket like on a whole other level. I don't think there would ever manage to be the following to produce great fighters.

why is this suppose to be funny larry because he has a turban and a beard? "yessa massa, i picked dah cotton massa! May i get mah cornbread now massa?" http://black-face.com/images/buck.jpg lol..............

There's so many people that surely they could produce a few good boxers. Also I see them getting behind their stars. Vijender Singh just turned pro and he has a massive following. And don't forget future HOFer Prince Patel.

I feel like the OP was hoping for negative responses :lol1:

India is now into boxing Check their commonwealth and Olympic games records from recent times Also just set up a professional body there They have Cuban assistance in running their amateur programme nowadays Good to know, I am going to keep an eye out for Indian boxing, I work in the tech industry and know many people from India, they haven't gotten me into Cricket yet, but they are really cool people.

...... i'd pretty much give up on watching post fight interviews

If boxing became popular their large populations would help the odds of champions coming from there. It's also true that certain places produce way more good fighters than you would expect for their population. The UK, Ukraine, Puerto Rico, Cuba, Philadelphia and Mexico all have a large number of champions for their population. I don't think India or Pakistan would be one of those places.

What do you think would happen if India and Pakistan started investing in boxing, and boxing gyms popped up? Since both countries are among the most populous in the world, it stands to reason that if they got interested in the sport, they could produce some medalists and/or world champions. This right here.

It's poor, but its surely ain't Somalia or Chad either. On par with these Latin American countries. All comes down having an infrastructure. Absolutely not and I have lived in India and travelled through much of Latin America.....

well, those are the only ones that can afford nutrition...if we're talkin about the common, malnourished masses, then no...not that many prospects i agree there is poverty and then there is extreme poverty, like you said "malnourished" Malnourished works. Boxing diet is caveman like anyways. Unlike the expat community which has options in life, the ones back there would definitely pick up boxing to at least give it a shot. All comes down to infrastructure.

Not that kind of poverty man. It's poor, but its surely ain't Somalia or Chad either. On par with these Latin American countries. All comes down having an infrastructure.