The Big 4 boxing countries

[Mary Jane]

Russia has the best fighter in the planet.

He's Ukrainian and he's not the best fighter in the world.

[hookoutofhell]

puerto rico, mexico, USA and UK

[shadeyfizzle]

To be fair, just because a filipino is P4P number 1 at the moment doesn't mean it's a big boxing country.

It's not exactly a big boxing country...but the Philippines has 5 current world champions.


Donnie Nietes= WBO straweight champ
Brian Viloria= IBF junior flyweight champ
Nonito Donaire= IBF flyweight champ
Gerry Penalosa= WBO bantamweight champ
Manny Pacquiao= IBO/ring mag junior welterweight champ

[Pullcounter]

1) USA
2) Mexico
3) Puerto Rico
4) Phillippines
5) Columbia
6) Cuba
7) former-soviet countires
8) UK

[Alibata]

It's not exactly a big boxing country...but the Philippines has 5 current world champions.


Donnie Nietes= WBO straweight champ
Brian Viloria= IBF junior flyweight champ
Nonito Donaire= IBF flyweight champ
Gerry Penalosa= WBO bantamweight champ
Manny Pacquiao= IBO/ring mag junior welterweight champ

and 2 in the lb for lb list. Not for "newbies" in boxing

[sikwatee]

Interesting.. Why can't other countries produce fine boxers? Like China, India or in the Middle East and Europe?

It seems like boxing really is a culture of "Spanish-colonized countries".. Just like South America and Philippines..

Seeing that Mexico has got loads of fighters, they're really a boxing country.. And Puerto Rico as well.. USA dominated the heavier weights, UK so so.. Philippines produced its first boxer in the 1920s (Pancho Villa) then after 40 years another great boxer (Luisito Espinosa), then the next 40 years came the Pacman (Manny Pacquiao). Wonder who's the next fighter after Pacman? Do we have to wait for 40 years?

[shadeyfizzle]

and 2 in the lb for lb list. Not for "newbies" in boxing

There would be 6 Filipino World champions today if only Steve Luevano didnt fake a shoulder injury to duck Bernabe Concepcion. I personally dont think the kid's anything special....but for damn sure he's at least better than Luevano.

[Chups]

Holy shiet I forgot P4P list has 2 pinoys on it.

[Alibata]

There would be 6 Filipino World champions today if only Steve Luevano didnt fake a shoulder injury to duck Bernabe Concepcion. I personally dont think the kid's anything special....but for damn sure he's at least better than Luevano.

I was waiting and hoping for that fight and kept quiet so xcaret could own himself again.

[Tha_Greatest]

philippines
puerto rico
mexico

add cuba and england, the u.s is not big on boxing, we cant even get a big fight on the tenth page on a newspaper