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You would think Dominicans would be representing in the sport of boxing. Why the lack of quality fighters from DR? Is baseball to blame?
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I think baseball does play a huge role as to why Dominican's aren't prominent in boxing, yes. -
^^^^^^^^^Originally posted by FrankieClutch View Post
This right here. I was in higuey and punta cana on vacation last year and was asking around about this same subject. Responses i got were baseball pays better, is guaranteed $ and that dominicanos are superior in baseball than any other country.Last edited by mrlopez; 02-18-2015, 01:07 PM.Comment
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I no longer see the appeal with baseball, to think I actually loved that sport once. I had brought some boxing gloves over there where I'm from and although they had no type of understanding, they got better at it.Comment
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No disrespect to Dominicans but when it comes to the Latin contingent in boxing it has always been Puerto Ricans and especially Mexicans who most dominated and represent the sport.
Domincans really aren't known for having the temperament for fighting. And that's no knock to them personally. It just that Mexicans and Puerto Ricans seemed to have this **** in their genetic make up.Comment
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Last I checked there really aren't that many Dominicans on the Earth, and of that very small percent of the total population of Earth a huge amount make it to pro baseball.
In short it is a baseball factory, but if they are good at baseball they are likely to be good at boxing also due the insane amount of hand eye coordination required in baseball and sharp eyes to me are one of the most under rated things a boxer can have.
Baseball is just a much better deal even if a playing career doesn't work out it is much easier to get a job in Baseball than boxing, how many boxing scouts are there?Comment
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Reason why I'll tell you why because we like to drink a lot and party and lady's are our down fall....I used to box and I was very good at it but honestly I hand to let boxing go cause i started to have kids at the age of 15 ....fighting is in our blood just like Puerto Ricans and Mexicans but we lack dedication I'll tell u that straight of the back .....baseball is kinda different because you could play a game of baseball drinking while on the field I know because I'm very close to some mayor league baseball players and they tell me all the time what they do while they are playing baseball..after the game they drink they party in clubs they can even brake night... with boxing is very very different...Comment
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MLB salary for a rookie is minimum of $400k, first year pro salary. Obligated, no less than that.
Pension plans for MLB:
http://benefitsbryancave.com/major-l...care-benefits/Arguably, Major League Baseball (***8220;MLB***8221
offers one of the best pension and healthcare programs in all of sports. Players vest in their pensions after 43 days on the active roster and just one day qualifies a player for lifetime healthcare. Playing isn***8217;t even a requirement, benchwarmers may qualify for benefits as well. After 43 days, players qualify for the minimum benefit of $34,000 per year and those with 10 years of service receive a pension of approximately $100,000 annually. In 2010, the MLB Players***8217; Pension Plan reported assets of over $1.3 billion for approximately 8,200 participants.
Boxing first year salary: $1-10k? a Fight?
Boxing pension plan: None
As a boxer, you may never even see a total of $400k in your entire career.
If you are a Dominican who can play in the MLB or box in the pros, and you pick to box in the pros, I would knock the person out myself right there on the spot for ******ity.
$400k minimum in your first year? Please, who picks boxing unless they absolutely suck at every other major sport or have family who influenced them? And they also have the ****tiest and most demanding fans of any sport.Comment
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Same with Jamaica.Comment
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