What has happend to American heavyweights ?

[swizz]

Just to think, Rooney could be an ATG Middleweight.

you say we feel inferior to you guys but their is way more european immigrants here than americans living in europe and another thing you guys are the ones the hate us, we just dont care about ya

[BOLLOCKS]

They got lazy & fat.

[D-MiZe]

you say we feel inferior to you guys but their is way more european immigrants here than americans living in europe and another thing you guys are the ones the hate us, we just dont care about ya

Take that up with the Europeans then, I'm British.

[D-MiZe]

50 gyms in New York?

Wow, doubt there is that much in Britain.

Looks like I was right.

[swizz]

50 gyms in New York?

Wow, doubt there is that much in Britain.

Looks like I was right.

you are a tool dude everyone plays either basketball or football...boxing doesnt even get coverage in a new york newspaper oh and dont forget baseball

[Boxingwizard]

You guys can laugh at the basketball and football excuse all you want but when someone ask where the heavyweights are, it's the truth.

Big kids get directed into these sports at an early age all the way through high school. The elite athletes then play collegiate and the elite of the elite continue to the pros. By the time their careers are done in these sports they are 18-22, generally too old to really become elite boxers. Plus boxing just isn't that popular and people aren't redirecting their interest into these sports. Though, you see that Deontay Wilder was able to pick up boxing and after his basketball and football career that ended after HS and become a bronze medalist within just a few years. Imagine if he had been boxing since a kid.

If you don't believe that boxing participation hasn't taken a huge hit, take a look at this little fact:

http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/blackhistory2008/news/story?id=3261511

It's probably safe to assume this is representative of the rest of the nation as well.

For the record, I really don't care that much for the heavyweight division so don't take this as crying about there not being an American heavyweight. I'm just giving my thoughts on why there is a lack of good big men out of the US.

Those gyms closing down might be due to other factors such as the economy or government hurting small businesses right? There seems to be less and less hospitals in the United States too.

[swizz]

Take that up with the Europeans then, I'm British.

its part of europe

[swizz]

Those gyms closing down might be due to other factors such as the economy or government hurting small businesses right? There seems to be less and less hospitals in the United States too.

no their closing down because sadly its not the much interest in boxing here in the u.s

[D-MiZe]

its part of europe

Show me on a map/globe where it's actually a part of it.

[swizz]

mofo its an island rite next to it weather you like it or not your a part of europe deal with it