What the hell happened to the Heavyweight divison?

[BrotherDudeJack]

A black/American boxer isn't the #1 guy, that's the problem. Sucks Americans can't appreciate the Klits.

Not true... we'd take a white American aswell.lol

[Pirao]

An American boxer isn't the #1 guy, that's the problem. Sucks Americans can't appreciate the Klits.

This right here.

[JDezi4]

After Tyson's downfall and the rise of Michael Jordan, all the good sized American Athletes turned to Basketball.

Another thing I've noticed is guys today either body-build (Tim Bradley) or r fat (Juan Diaz) which puts guys who (height-wise) would be better off in smaller weight classes, in the heavier weight classes that they're at. Like, at 5'6" Tim Bradley could have been a featherweight. But becuz he's so damn muscular, he can't go no lower than 140. His height is his biggest flaw in the division. If he was 3 or 4 inches taller he would possibly be unbeatable.

I bet if Chris Arreola wasn't too undisciplined to diet he could make Cruiserweight. Most of the heavyweights today r guys that should (based off their height) be at max light heavyweights. But becuz they body build, or r too lazy to diet and drop the weight, the division is filled with a bunch of short guys that will all easily be outboxed by the giants that r the Klitchko's.

[pelonxsoldier28]

The thing that gets me about the whole NFL/NHL//NBA/PGA thing (apart from the fact that it smacks of whiny pro-American excuse making) is that it really doesn't explain things at all. Look at the Super Middleweight division, a division in which Europeans have excelled in, us Brits especially. Why is this? Why aren't we all going into soccer, bar none the most popular and well-paid sport in Western Europe? How come we kick so much f... f... frikkin' ass?

In all honesty, as Americans the sport of boxing has taken a back seat to NFL/NBA/MMA. But it's mostly MMA. When there's a PPV, everyone in the states automatically think PPV MMA?, and when you say naw it's boxing, most people say naw I don't watch boxing anymore. You gotta realize MMA in the states is a huge thing right now, and boxing has lost hundreds of up and comers to it. Go to any mall in America and you won't see anyone wearing a Klitch shirt or an Arreola shirt. But you will see about a hundred TapOut shirts being worn. Everyone I know thinks they can become the next Tito Ortiz. That's all honesty right there for you bro.