Should Americans start claiming Puerto Rican boxers as well?

[Brother Naazim]

since when the US has 51 states???


say all want u want .

PUERTO RICO has built his own history in boxing .

sorry americans don't drag us on ur lowest point in boxing.

We've never had a low point in boxing. We dominate, period. Ever since boxing's inception we've been home to the greatest fighters in the world. Even now we still have some of the best in their respective divisions.

Chris Arreola and Eddie Chambers at Heavyweight.

Steve Cunningham at Cruiserweight.

Bernard Hopkins and Chad Dawson at Light Heavyweight.

Jermain Taylor at Super Middleweight.

Kelly Pavlik at Middleweight.

Vernon Forrest and Paul Williams at Junior Middleweight/Super Welterweight.

Andre Berto, Luis Collazo, Shane Mosley, Floyd Mayweather (if he comes out of retirement), Paul Williams (when he comes back down in weight), etc..... at Welterweight.

The list goes on and on. We're not at a "low point".

[NAPO]

We've never had a low point in boxing. We dominate, period. Ever since boxing's inception we've been home to the greatest fighters in the world. Even now we still have some of the best in their respective divisions.

Chris Arreola and Eddie Chambers at Heavyweight.

Steve Cunningham at Cruiserweight.

Bernard Hopkins and Chad Dawson at Light Heavyweight.

Jermain Taylor at Super Middleweight.

Kelly Pavlik at Middleweight.

Vernon Forrest and Paul Williams at Junior Middleweight/Super Welterweight.

Andre Berto, Luis Collazo, Shane Mosley, Floyd Mayweather (if he comes out of retirement), Paul Williams (when he comes back down in weight), etc..... at Welterweight.

The list goes on and on. We're not at a "low point".

lol dude u guys are on a low point. Bernard is a great fighter and the only one still putting the US on the map. chad dawson could be the future of american boxing. and probaly timoty bradley.


the rest are a big lol until they prove something different.

[Brother Naazim]

lol dude u guys are on a low point. Bernard is a great fighter and the only one still putting the US on the map. chad dawson could be the future of american boxing. and probaly timoty bradley.


the rest are a big lol until they prove something different.

I never said all of the guys I mentioned we're elite fighters, they're just dominant Americans in their respective divisions. Some of them will fall off the face of the earth in no time flat (Arreola when he gets KTFO, Cunningham, etc...).

But you've also got guys like Paul Williams, dominating in multiple weight divisions, and being avoided by Margarito like a plague.

Chad Dawson being the king of 175lbs.

Pavlik still being king at 160lbs, with Abraham as the only real challenge for him out there.

We're not at any kind of "low point" because there are many Americans out there, doing their thing.

Some are unproven prospects, but even Puerto Rico has it's fair share of those. Miguel Cotto was a prospect a couple of years ago.

[Steak]

By the way, Vitali is an American too. He fights out of Los Angeles, California. so America does have a Heavyweight champ.
haha.

Puerto Rico's official head of state is who again? oh, the same as America's.

[-MAKAVELLI-]

By the way, Vitali is an American too. He fights out of Los Angeles, California. so America does have a Heavyweight champ.
haha.

Puerto Rico's official head of state is who again? oh, the same as America's.

manny pacquiao also fights out of LA and rumor has it that he's been house hunting as well....lets claim him too

[Steak]

manny pacquiao also fights out of LA and rumor has it that he's been house hunting as well....lets claim him too

youre right! and Margarito was born in America...hes ours too!
Tomas Adamek has some strong connection with New Jersey I believe...thats good enough for me! hes ours too!

well how about that...America totally owns boxing! woohoo!

but no seriously Puerto rico is part of the US.

http://www.state.gov/s/inr/rls/10543.htm

[Dynamite Kid]

You know, since the U.S. owns Puerto Rico and all...........

This only adds to the U.S's reputation of producing the greatest fighters.

Robinson, Ali, Louis, Frazier, Foreman, Tyson, Holmes, Pep, Armstrong, Moore, Marciano, Greb, Graziano, Hopkins, Jones Jr, Mayweather Jr, the list goes on and on.

But should we also lay claim to Puerto Rican legends like Gomez, Benitez, Trinidad, etc????

tut tut

Reduced to this, shame!