why are white americans so poor at boxing...???

[Johnny Rebel]

I don't buy the poverty theory because there's more poor white people than black and Latinos combined in America according to the government census. mECHsLAVE explained the reasons best.

I know this is a troll thread, but it does get brought up from time to time.

The simple answer is the most gifted white athletes are going to play football, baseball, tennis, etc. Bc that's what's more readily available to them.

Most boxing gyms in the states are in the inner city, historically, and in more ethnic/urban areas. That's the simple reason.

I also don't buy the theory that the great black boxers are now playing in the NBA or NFL because both of those leagues have been majority black since the early 1970's and there were still plenty of great black HW fighters in America up until the Klitschko's came along. I just think that black and white Americans have less interest in boxing nowadays then they used to so of course there will be less of them having success in boxing. I also think that the fall of the Soviet Union and the popularity of boxing in Europe in general has created a much larger pool of talent for boxing. Saying that all the great Americans boxers are playing in the NBA or NFL is a lame cop out. Most of the current top European fighter would've been successful in any era.

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jason litzau is a legend

[Klitschko2011]

The strongest, baddest humans on the planet are from Eastern Europe.

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