Racial Genetics and Boxing

[Aracibo04]

for a while mexicans said JMM wasn't a real mexican cause he boxes and don't brawl

LOL yea but people that say that are just dumb.

[Dynamite Kid]

for a while mexicans said JMM wasn't a real mexican cause he boxes and don't brawl

Exactly.

Most European fighters fight with a short stance to maximize their long range game, but that leaves their head up in the air when they are trying to Box making them easier to hit.

American fighters, particularly slick fighters have a wider stance where their head is not up in the air making it easier to slip punches, bend from the knees and pivot away from punches etc. Its also good for generating maximum power.

[King Flawless]

for a while mexicans said JMM wasn't a real mexican cause he boxes and don't brawl

I don't think most Mexicans said this. I think it was the Margarito fan boys and VIVA Mexico

[baCCaT]

generally speaking of course you cant judge it individually when its about race thats invalid
but most of the fastest boxers of all time are black: roy jones, meldrick taylor, floyd patterson, muhammad ali
hardest punchers: george foreman, max baer, julian jackson, jack dempsey
toughest boxers: joe grim, battling nelson, arturo gatti, rocky marciano

this is where the flaw of the discussion.
boxing and other individual contact sport cannot be generalized with such things like ethnicity/nationality.
its the other way around, individual dissection of a fighter, to find weaknesses and strength to win over him. (studying your opponents previous fight for example)

[Benncollinsaad]

Black boxers tend to box more than brawl.

BS! It's just the opposite. Just because SRL and Whitaker did, doesn't mean all black boxers do.

[goblin]

I noticed something throughout boxing history

fastest punchers: blacks
hardest punchers: both
toughest boxers: whites

youre ****en ******..get that AV outta there u disgrace..with posts like this u dont deserve to have that AV in there u joke of a boxingfan..

[Dynamite Kid]

I honestly believe that black people having longer limbs is a factor to, i mean a generous reach in Boxing is pretty important. Have you seen how long Mike McCallum, Roger Mayweather's arms were ?

[King Flawless]

BS! It's just the opposite. Just because SRL and Whitaker did, doesn't mean all black boxers do.

Mayweather
Forrest
Winky
Bradley
Hearns
Roy Jones
Hopkins
Dawson
Dirrel
Ward
Taylor
Spinks
Judah
M.Taylor
Muhammed Ali
Larry Holmes
James Toney
Lennox Lewis


Many others as well

[Benncollinsaad]

Mayweather
Forrest
Winky
Bradley
Hearns
Roy Jones
Hopkins
Dawson
Dirrel
Ward
Taylor
Spinks
Judah
M.Taylor
Muhammed Ali
Larry Holmes
James Toney
Lennox Lewis


Many others as well

Lennox Lewis??! Are you serious?! He was nothing but a puncher who tried himself at boxing. All he mastered was throwing jabs. The easiest part. And Wright is only half black.

[King Flawless]

Lennox Lewis??! Are you serious?! He was nothing but a puncher who tried himself at boxing. All he mastered was throwing jabs. The easiest part. And Wright is only half black.

ok...