I wish more african/americans came into HW boxing!!!!

[KnockUTheFukOut]

This is probably the best defender in the world Carles Puyol.

Very tough central defender hard tackler excellent ball control footwork, turn of speed and I think he could slug pretty good and probably has a decent chin.

I am a fan of Puyol but dude he is 5'10 and 78kg (170-172 lbs)

again Soccer guys are not very big in general, sure it is a few big guys but again they are not 6'8 250 lbs, guys like Ron Artest and LeBron James are HUGE and they run and jump and move so well for their size





it is not like these are SMALL guys that run and jump and move around well these are big guys moving around so well

[Darkstar]

Then he can't be the best athlete then, surely?

He has every physical ability you all talked about. He was very fast, quick, great jumping ability, stamina, height ,etc.

"Because blacks in the NBA are the best athletes" and he was the best of the NBA.

[DET. IRONSIDE]

Looks like a long haired skinny wimp to me

I guess you think this guy's a long haired skinny wimp too?

[nomadman]

He has every physical ability you all talked about. He was very fast, quick, great jumping ability, stamina, height ,etc.

"Because blacks in the NBA are the best athletes" and he was the best of the NBA.

Best in the NBA, sure. But a great athlete should at least be respectable in other sports. Jordan ****** when he tried his hand at baseball.

[nomadman]

I guess you think this guy's a long haired skinny wimp too?

No, but this guy is:

[Mikhnienko]

Vitali and 6'10 Lamar Odom. Look at their Necks, forearms, and legs. Vitali's neck is literally 2x as thick.

[KnockUTheFukOut]

Thing is, the best potential boxer playing soccer right now isn't necessarily going to be the best soccer player. They're two different sports and to excel in one doesn't mean you're going to excel in another. Just look at MMA and boxing, two vastly more comparable sports. Even then you can't simply say, ok Wlad dominates boxing so he'd KO Lesnar, doesn't work like that. My point was never that a soccer player could just transition to boxing and be great, though that's certainly possible as Sergio Martinez demonstrates. Rather, it was that out of all the potential guys who might one day have become a great boxer but chose another sport instead that sport is more than likely going to be soccer, given its vast worldwide popularity.

but that is the argument in which guys who are NOT from the US may get a little confuse when people say that other sports are taking away great athletes from Boxing IN THE US, because yeah they have other options, a lot of guys in the US who could potential be Heavyweight Boxers are playing other sports

people say many NBA Power Forward could be Heavyweight Boxers because most Power Forwards in the NBA are VERY PHYSICAL and they to have excellent footwork especially for their size...that is the connection between boxing and basketball

[Mikhnienko]

1 other thing. If we're talking about Black Americans and NBA guys.... Boxing is a 1 on 1 sport, they wouldn't allow 7 other of his Black friends to get into the ring and help him so that would eliminate quite a few from ever stepping inside the ropes.

lulz @ the concept of "thugs" fighting 1 on 1

[DET. IRONSIDE]

1 other thing. If we're talking about Black Americans and NBA guys.... Boxing is a 1 on 1 sport, they wouldn't allow 7 other of his Black friends to get into the ring and help him so that would eliminate quite a few from ever stepping inside the ropes.

lulz @ the concept of "thugs" fighting 1 on 1

You never seen one on one basketball have you?

PS Are you a *****phile with a boxxxy obsession?

[Champ Is Here]

118 comments smh wow. When it come to race threads, the true *****es come out