Why do BK fighters always say Brooklyn as if it makes them tough?

[Tha_Greatest]

but being black and not saying Em is the best is "black madness"?!?...funny logic there in the bold bro....I grew up in North Philly and can only speak on North Philly...I don't try to be the lip service for every hood across America...I never saw ppl in my neighborhood holla alot...I heard them guns shouting though....toughness is not physical....its mental!!

being from certain walks of life doesn't make you tougher or smarter...its just a pride thing...not really a big deal imo

just about everyone that is from a poor neighborhood says its tough in their hood cause they hear gunshots or cuz of gangs, lol, you must be a child who listens to too many rap c.ds or just plain ignorant, East L.A and North Philly aint ****, lol, if i hear a man getting shot in East L.A, lol, i wouldnt even care, lol, i aint gonna go around saying im tough cause im from East LA and i heard a ****in gunshot, nonsense homie, you listen to too much rap and you might think youre a rapper from philly from the way you speak, lol, guess what homie, youre not

[Shadow boxer 3]

i'm from North Carolina yo, you don't wont none of this

[Tha_Greatest]

i'm from North Carolina yo, you don't wont none of this

well , mr philadel is from north philly and he says you dont want none of him cause hes from north philly, lol, hes crazy yo, lol, if you were to step into his danger zone, he might take your azz out , no doubt, hes from ****in philly just like the fresh prince of bel air, lol,



you should watch the film philadelphia with tom hanks and denzel, that movie is ****in made for tough guys , the title says it all

[Cuauhtémoc1520]

No, the reason most boxers come from a rough background is because it's a poor mans sport.

But a poor man who had it hard growing up, in terms if finances and what not, might not be physically the toughest guy. Being from somewhere doesn't make you physically tough. A lot of people from lower income areas like to holler a lot, but a lot times they aren't so much without their boys behind them. I saw this growing up and it's gotten terrible with this younger era of kids/young men.

And there's bad areas in every city, some more so than others and some worse than others. I'd live ANYWHERE in California before some cities in the Midwest.

You severely underestimate mental toughness. Growing up in poor areas, makes you grow up faster. Having mental toughness is more important than being physically tough.

I have seen countless times in the gym, kids that are built like brick houses, come in and think that's all they need to kick ass. Then they get hit in the face, and they don't like that at all.

Heart takes you a long way. There's a reason that so many tough fighters are from Mexico, Asia, Africa etc....Poor parts of the world where they aren't boxing for fun, they are boxing to eat.

I will take kids from the inner city and ****** any day over some pampered kid that just wants to box because it's a hobbie.

All of the kids I have in the gym are either black or Hispanic and it's not a coincidence. They are poor, grew up in the worst areas of Miami and you can see the difference.

[Weebler I]

Brooklyn is worse, I heard you can't find s**t there for anything less than 1500-2000 a month. I mean I know the pay wages are higher due to cost of living there, but damn I can't imagine living in NYC. I'll take our other huge city, LA, over it any day of the week.

Better weather, is it cheaper tho? I dunno, I have family in NYC and I just think it is a special place to live, so many amenities, stuff happening all the time, 4 airports so you can travel anywhere at the drop of a hat. Expensive sure and that's a definite factor but if you can afford it...

[4Corners]

Better weather, is it cheaper tho? I dunno, I have family in NYC and I just think it is a special place to live, so many amenities, stuff happening all the time, 4 airports so you can travel anywhere at the drop of a hat. Expensive sure and that's a definite factor but if you can afford it...

That's true. I just like the more wide open/spread out areas. I'm from Denver, where downtown it's pretty condensed, but 99% of the Denver metro area is spread out over a wide radius. Same thing in LA and most places out west here. NYC is just too condensed for me, everyone is on top of everyone, but depending on where you're from in the UK, you're probably more use to that than someone from the western US.

[4Corners]

You severely underestimate mental toughness. Growing up in poor areas, makes you grow up faster. Having mental toughness is more important than being physically tough.

I have seen countless times in the gym, kids that are built like brick houses, come in and think that's all they need to kick ass. Then they get hit in the face, and they don't like that at all.

Heart takes you a long way. There's a reason that so many tough fighters are from Mexico, Asia, Africa etc....Poor parts of the world where they aren't boxing for fun, they are boxing to eat.

I will take kids from the inner city and ****** any day over some pampered kid that just wants to box because it's a hobbie.

All of the kids I have in the gym are either black or Hispanic and it's not a coincidence. They are poor, grew up in the worst areas of Miami and you can see the difference.

I'm not dis*****g you, and generalizing that every kid who doesn't come from a low income area is pampered is dumb, no offense. But you seen to agree.....people from lower income backgrounds tend to become boxers because it's a poor mans sport. A person who's well off, regardless of color (don't know why we had to go there), isn't going to box. They are going to play other sports that aren't going to threaten them physically the same way boxing will.

I come from a low income neighborhood growing up, where 35-40% of the population in in poverty. I'm proud of that, but it doesn't define who I am.

And the original discussion here was these guys who say I'm from so and so, and that makes me tough, you don't want to f** with me. We weren't talking about mental toughness when this thread started, it was about these guys who think coming from rougher neighborhoods makes you physically tough, because it doesn't.

As far as mental toughness.....you don't have to come from a bad area to have mental toughness either.

[hectari]

i'm from North Carolina yo, you don't wont none of this

NC got some bad b1tches doe.

[SoulByThePound]

Zab dont even fight out of BK he fight out of vegas lol