Racial Genetics in boxing

[Reggie Miller]

no such thing as racial genetics, only human genetics and how being part of a certain family(lets say a long line of athletes like your fathers an athelete, your mothers an athelete and both their parents were athletes etc) will effect how your genetics are put together and how they've adapted to situations in the past

Mike Tyson's parents were not athletes, and look how much of a beast he was in the ring.

[-Swizzy-]

it's actually a fact that most blacks have bigger bones, thickness i mean

I've yet to see a black person of equal height have a bigger frame than a white person. I see 6'0 130 black ppl every day. I rarely see a white guy with that body type. Black ppl have a skinnier build. You're just making up bull****. Theres nothing wrong with having smaller bone structure. It doesn't mean you're weak. Black ppl have that advantage for speed and agility.

[solo20]

Variety in life.

Although not straight from a tribe in Africa and breed in the USA, I have yet to see anyone else like Shaq.

what the hell shaq looks like a giant in that pic is that a photo shop?

[Spray_resistant]

what the hell shaq looks like a gaint in that pic is that a photo shop?

looks like a giant?

[Motofan]

Is there any benifit or hinderince from being Black, White, Samoan, Mexican, Asian ect?

ie - White guys cut bad, Samoans have bigger bone structures and take a punch better?

Just curious what the general feel is here

NO RACISIM

Nope. Let's run through the normal arguments.

Black- You hear the "Only the biggest and strongest ******" argument alot, but there has been too much time between then and now. Any benefit would have been removed by normal living.

White- You hear that White people are too soft to be fighters. Which is silly as **** because people of all races are brought up in bad conditions and have to work hard for everything they get. It isnt like all White people have it easy in life.

Mexican- You hear the "warrior" argument. History has shown that even though Mexicans are in a lot of "blood and guts" wars, many of those men also quit eventually. Just like everyone else. Myth.

Other then that, Im not aware of any race myths. We are all the same, I know alot of people here need to cling to other ideas, but they are simply wrong.

[Chr0nic]

I've yet to see a black person of equal height have a bigger frame than a white person. I see 6'0 130 black ppl every day. I rarely see a white guy with that body type. Black ppl have a skinnier build. You're just making up bull****. Theres nothing wrong with having smaller bone structure. It doesn't mean you're weak. Black ppl have that advantage for speed and agility.

i never said black people have a bigger frame you ******ed prick, i mean they have thicker bones, they're bones are denser
and did you know mike tysons parents? just because they were'nt proffesionals at some sport does'nt mean they were'nt atheletes, and i dont even consider mike tyson a great athelete, he has alot of fast twitch muscles and worked hard to get where he is, he defianetly was naturally big in the muscles department, this bein a response to flames of war ofcourse

[solo20]

looks like a giant?

i mean giant

[Benny Leonard]

what the hell shaq looks like a gaint in that pic is that a photo shop?

Not positive, but I don't think it was. Look who the little guy is.

Variety in life

[Benny Leonard]

Back to skin color:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/12/15/AR2005121501728_pf.html

[Benny Leonard]