"The US is not doing as well in boxing because they're all in the NBA & NFL" - agree?

[Japanese Boxing]

I'd expect more mexicans to be higher when it comes to medaling than the USA. Mexico is known for hitting hard, fast, and often with a great sense of offense and timing. Yes, stereotyped, but that's basically the best way to score points in the current Olympic style. So I have no idea what or how America can get better at the amateur level. Although I do feel at the pro level, other countries trainers are using older techniques and using the old style of learning, and their boxers are slowly becoming better than most American boxers because the knowledge gap isn't as big anymore. With access to fights at any times one can pick up things here and there and not only have big televised fights to pick stuff up from.

[SCtrojansbaby]

Pretending that the rise of the NBA and NFL and the decline of heavyweight boxing in the United States happening at the exact same time is nothing more than a coincidence is really naive.

The people arguing that it is nothing more than a coincidence are now asking about lower weight divisions to try and change the subject. Other countries have always had great fighters in the lower weight divisions, what is happening in those divisions now is no different than throughout the history of the sport. The decline of American boxing is almost solely in the heavyweight division.

Guess what division basketball and American football players would be in if they boxed?

The athletic attributes that it takes to play football and basketball are almost completely different than what it takes to box. This is a ****** theory.

[The Gambler1981]

The athletic attributes that it takes to play football and basketball are almost completely different than what it takes to box. This is a ****** theory.

Actually boxing and basketball take a lot of the same athletic attributes~

Tall lanky mother fuckers, with explosion and good stamina.

You lack the vision to see what makes a quality boxer athletically speaking, so what you think about this theory doesn't matter.

[CHOWWOKKA]

According to JAB's thread USA is still the most dominate country in this sport..

[The Gambler1981]

According to JAB's thread USA is still the most dominate country in this sport..

Well the whole NBA, NFL argument really is about heavyweight boxing which everyone can agree is junk when it come to the current crop of Americans (that are beyond the prospect phase).

What I don't understand is how people see that slop and think yea that is the best America could possibly produce~

[Danny Gunz]

So all the potential US Olympians at light flyweight, flyweight, bantamweight, lightweight, light welterweight and welterweight are all playing basketball or football?

Pretty much a kid at any weight can play basketball or football 1st grade through high school.

[Mr Randy Watson]

the best american boxers didnt come in the game late. If mayweather didnt come from a boxing family in a boxing rich state, he would have most likely played basketball as a kid, not having the size to go to the next level.... and that would be it. He would be a regular joe.

[Mike Tyson77]

In America, football and basketball are way more popular than boxing. Most people I know cant even name a current fighter, but everyone knows Tom Brady and Lebron James.

[New England]

Well the whole NBA, NFL argument really is about heavyweight boxing which everyone can agree is junk when it come to the current crop of Americans (that are beyond the prospect phase).

What I don't understand is how people see that slop and think yea that is the best America could possibly produce~

they are biased or ignorant, man

there's no getting around that.

[Joeyzagz]

Here is the 6'6, 265lb Tight End for the New England Patriots. BEAST!


Only 23 years old and has the record for most TDs in a season for TE. People this big and athletic are not allowed to venture outside a football field or Basketball court in the USA unless they absolutely suck(deontay)


Here he is standing next to Kobe who is listed as 6'7.