A nations boxing style reflects its people culture

[MARKBNLV]

I always wondered why countries style varies.

Let’s look at Americans and Mexicans.
Mexican culture prides itself on honour, respect, courage and never taking a back foot step ever. Hence, why Mexicans boxers like to brawl and never take a back foot step and try their best never to quit. However, there are always outliers like JMM who rather box than brawl. If you get a average Mexican kid in the ring, and told him to box. He would steam in and try to brawl.

America is more of a self-centric society, every man for himself, especially within the AA community. Americans like to win in style and leave no stone unturned in shaming their opponent. In the American style they would rather clown and outbox and school a boxer for 12 rounds than brawl and win a quick KO. Get an average American kid in the ring and tell him to box. He would automatically be on the back foot trying to outbox his opponent


I cannot come up with an Idea why Europeans seem so one dimensional and robotic at times

Euros are trained more to be tough powerful and accurate way different then our style of training,i am looking forward to see what Atlas can do with Povetkin he is still young and trainable.

[BoxingFanFirst]

Mexico as a country cowars to the US. There goes your theory.

[ThePunchingBag]

The next big wave will be Phillipino boxers :i hope i spelled that right"guys like Pacquiao i think are turning the nations passion away from kickboxing more towards standard queensbury rules boxing.

That's how you can really tell the star power of a fighter.

When he can keep the sport growing for 10 more years by inspiring kids to go to the gym, hoping that they'd one day be as great as the Pacman.

Haven't seen that kind of draw since Ali, SRL and Tyson.

[htown00]

like a heard in the maidana interview. they want big money fights because that style of fighter doesnt last very long in the sport. they just apeared on the scene and already think thier deserving psftt.nd dominicans tend to like the boxer american style because of the skin color im guessing..look at cayo and guzman.. the dominican style is a mixture of sweet science and aggression and heart. theyl box you but wont mind taking risks. ala guzman cayo and felix diaz. the most raw ones r fransisco lorenzo and agapito sanches rip. giovanni lorenzo boxes but brawls also. elio rojas boxes but brawls also

Most of it has to do with genetics...Dominicans have a style similar to American Blacks because a lot of them have the athletics that American Blacks have that allow them to do so...most of the cultures fight to their strengths...and of the black's strengths is athleticism.

[Jim Tom]

I always wondered why countries style varies.

Let’s look at Americans and Mexicans.
Mexican culture prides itself on honour, respect, courage and never taking a back foot step ever. Hence, why Mexicans boxers like to brawl and never take a back foot step and try their best never to quit. However, there are always outliers like JMM who rather box than brawl. If you get a average Mexican kid in the ring, and told him to box. He would steam in and try to brawl.

America is more of a self-centric society, every man for himself, especially within the AA community. Americans like to win in style and leave no stone unturned in shaming their opponent. In the American style they would rather clown and outbox and school a boxer for 12 rounds than brawl and win a quick KO. Get an average American kid in the ring and tell him to box. He would automatically be on the back foot trying to outbox his opponent


I cannot come up with an Idea why Europeans seem so one dimensional and robotic at times

With the AA style,it's all about being risk averse,any risk is calculated.When you have a man hurt that's when he's most dangerous and so you evaluate every follow up

[Shabba Rank$]

Yes, undefeated, ATG, Champion in 5 weight classes and defensive king

How many other nations can produce fighters like Floyd/RJJ/Hopkins within one era

Woah there buddy. I think you need to take a look at some Pernell Whitaker videos or Nicolino Locche videos...

[badboypeenoy]

You mean American fighters like The US is a dominant power, hated by much of the world because of their utter disregard for human rights and soverienty, and sickening self-centeredness?

[Dynamite Kid]

I always wondered why countries style varies.

Let’s look at Americans and Mexicans.
Mexican culture prides itself on honour, respect, courage and never taking a back foot step ever. Hence, why Mexicans boxers like to brawl and never take a back foot step and try their best never to quit. However, there are always outliers like JMM who rather box than brawl. If you get a average Mexican kid in the ring, and told him to box. He would steam in and try to brawl.

America is more of a self-centric society, every man for himself, especially within the AA community. Americans like to win in style and leave no stone unturned in shaming their opponent. In the American style they would rather clown and outbox and school a boxer for 12 rounds than brawl and win a quick KO. Get an average American kid in the ring and tell him to box. He would automatically be on the back foot trying to outbox his opponent


I cannot come up with an Idea why Europeans seem so one dimensional and robotic at times

Well most Brits are aggressive Boxer/fighters, Eastern Euro's are more technical and only tend to Box out of a very conventional type of style (amateur style)

British fighters mentality is to be aggressive, a lot of the time with little regard for defense.

Id say Eastern Euro's try to be too technical at times, to me Eastern Euro's fighters are conventional Boxers but they lack the ability to go threw the gears and show fire in their belly, they seem all too content to Boxing sensibly, now whilst this is smart it does not work against more fluid American fighters as they have a more relaxed style with more head/upper-body movement and know how to use the angles.

[Dynamite Kid]

Euros are trained more to be tough powerful and accurate way different then our style of training,i am looking forward to see what Atlas can do with Povetkin he is still young and trainable.

You can see improvements in his last two fights but you have to think about who he is fighting, Povetkin's bread and butter is staying in range being active and letting his hands go in combination, Atlas is making him a more patient fighter from what ive seen, making him open his stance to make himself smaller and to fight in spots, however this transition will take a long time imo as Povetkin is not used to slowing the pace down and not pressing the gap as much so i can see him getting picked off a little until he gets to grips with what he is being taught, more so against the better fighters though.


I think it will improve him but that it will take time.

[MARKBNLV]

That's how you can really tell the star power of a fighter.

When he can keep the sport growing for 10 more years by inspiring kids to go to the gym, hoping that they'd one day be as great as the Pacman.

Haven't seen that kind of draw since Ali, SRL and Tyson.

You left out dlh he still is the biggest fighter of the last 20 years,Ray Leonard following him,based on pure popularity.