Must Be Because All The Best Prospects Are in the NFL and NBA!

[ShoulderRoll]

All of Australia's best potential heavyweight prospects are playing Australian League Football (an extremely tough sport). These guys are tough, big, and have terrific stamina.

All of New Zealand's and South Africa's best prospects are playing rugby.

All of Ireland's best prospects are playing Gaelic Football.

All of Scandinavia's best prospect are participating in the World's Strongest Man competition and writing black metal music.

That's nice and all, but these rinky dink sports pale in comparison to the NFL which is the richest sports league IN THE ENTIRE WORLD.

Hard for boxing to compete with that when it comes to recruiting the best athletes.

[davros2010]

All of Europe's and South America's best heavyweight prospects are goalkeepers in soccer. Most of these guys are 6' 4"+, have great reach, and lightening quick reflexes.

All of Australia's best potential heavyweight prospects are playing Australian League Football (an extremely tough sport). These guys are tough, big, and have terrific stamina.

All of New Zealand's and South Africa's best prospects are playing rugby.

All of Ireland's best prospects are playing Gaelic Football.

All of Scandinavia's best prospect are participating in the World's Strongest Man competition and writing black metal music.

In general people don't take up boxing as much these days, although according to UK government statistics boxing is one of only 16 sports that have seen an increase in participation in the UK which is a good thing.

Boxing isn’t shown on TV in America so it’s obvious hardly anyone will take it up if they can’t watch it, it’s a shame really it would be great to have more American fighters just to add to the talent pool but boxing just looks so bland these days. If you watch shows from the 50’s and 60’s even the Madison square garden golden gloves events got thousands of people turn up to watch heck even a title fight these days would struggle to match that.

Seth Mitchell is the first American heavyweight in about 15 years who looks like a quality prospect.

[White_Knight]

That's nice and all, but these rinky dink sports pale in comparison to the NFL which is the richest sports league IN THE ENTIRE WORLD.

Hard for boxing to compete with that when it comes to recruiting the best athletes.

More than anything, I was just trying to show what a ridiculous excuse is being made here.

When America went from having Ali, Foreman, and Frazier in the 70s to pretty much only Holmes in the 80s, was that because Gridiron grew? When Tyson and Holyfield came along afterward, was that because gridiron shrank?

By the way, the amount made globally in soccer would make that made by gridiron look like pittance. If boxing has competitors in America, it has just as fierce ones elsewhere. As an Australian I couldn't tell you the name of a single NFL team. But I've heard of and know the team colours of Manchester United, Barcelona, Arsenal, etc. and I don't even watch them play.

I think those with a natural love of the sport, and I think it would take that to succeed in it, will naturally gravitate toward it. But there is fluctuation in everything, including success.

[White_Knight]

In general people don't take up boxing as much these days, although according to UK government statistics boxing is one of only 16 sports that have seen an increase in participation in the UK which is a good thing.

Boxing isn’t shown on TV in America so it’s obvious hardly anyone will take it up if they can’t watch it, it’s a shame really it would be great to have more American fighters just to add to the talent pool but boxing just looks so bland these days. If you watch shows from the 50’s and 60’s even the Madison square garden golden gloves events got thousands of people turn up to watch heck even a title fight these days would struggle to match that.

Seth Mitchell is the first American heavyweight in about 15 years who looks like a quality prospect.

If Deontay Wilders has a chin, he could also be very dangerous. In fact, at his height, he probably doesn't even need that good a chin and he could still be dangerous.

[nomadman]

Nationalistic garbage.

[D4thincarnation]

so, when did europe become a country again? refrsh my memory since you've made this a US vs europe thread.

Somewhere between Maastricht and the Lisbon Treaty

[D4thincarnation]

That's nice and all, but these rinky dink sports pale in comparison to the NFL which is the richest sports league IN THE ENTIRE WORLD.

Hard for boxing to compete with that when it comes to recruiting the best athletes.

The championship play-off final game is worth $100m to the winner. What NFL game is worth that much?

Top paying sports team in the world by average first-team pay

1 NY Yankees MLB £4,674,644 (£89,897 per week) Highest: Alex Rodriguez £20,130,000

2 Real Madrid La Liga £4,235,110 £81,444 Highest paid player: n/a

3 Barcelona La Liga £4,067,200 £78,231 Highest paid player: n/a

4 Chelsea Premier League £3,585,185 £68,946 Highest paid player: n/a

5 Dallas Mavericks NBA £3,553,823 £68,343 Highest: Jason Kidd £13,036,920

6 LA Lakers NBA £3,409,281 £65,563 Highest: Kobe Bryant £12,970,125

7 Detroit Pistons NBA £3,340,189 £64,234 Highest: Allen Iverson £12,712,781

8 Cleveland Cavaliers NBA £3,303,495 £63,529 Highest: Ben Wallace £8,845,000

9 Boston Celtics NBA £3,266,251 £62,813 Highest: Kevin Garnett £15,098,680

10 New York Knicks NBA £3,264,010 £62,769 Highest: S Marbury £12,712,781


http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/foo...-revealed.html


This was in 2009, and with the rise of Man City and other clubs with mega rich owners I would not be surprised if football dominates that top 10 now.

[D4thincarnation]

http://www.therichest.org/sports/mos...-sports-teams/

Machester Utd are the most valuable club in the world.

And football is hugely popular in Europe and lets face it the rest of the world except for the USA, Canada, Australia, India and parts of the far east.

So why isn't America dominating everything from 140lbs to cruiserweight?

[D4thincarnation]

http://www.therichest.org/sports/top...ts-teams-2011/

Football dominates here again, top 3 Real Madrid, Barcelona and Manchester Utd, The Dalas Cowboys sc****s in at No.5

[Haglerwins]

http://www.therichest.org/sports/mos...-sports-teams/

Machester Utd are the most valuable club in the world.

And football is hugely popular in Europe and lets face it the rest of the world except for the USA, Canada, Australia, India and parts of the far east.

So why isn't America dominating everything from 140lbs to cruiserweight?

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you're actually making the point football is a detractor to boxing.

6 out of the top 10 valuable teams from your link are NFL teams.