Ranking Boxing Countries P4P

[El Tejano]

I'm only going to do a top 5

IMO

1. Mexico
2. United States
3. Great Britain
4. Japan
5. Ukraine

[Sparked_26]

The pound element of this would have to be population wouldn't it?

A google search tells me the population of Mexico is 122.3 million, the US 318.8 million, Great Britain 64.1 million, Japan 127 million. It just can't be any of those countries really can it? Only really the GB could be argued to over-perform. But then a lot of our title holders aren't particularly strong but the fact they campaign at world level means something. But then again maybe that is partly possible because we have some pretty powerful promoters and money in this country to make things happen.

I am sure there are some central Americans who could knock over walls but they don't get opportunities.

[King_]

USA-Mexico-Ukraine-Russia-UK- (am I missing someone?) Are the strongest at the moment as far as quantity- constantly pumping out elite boxers.

But I think this would be a better question if we look at it per capita? Although, I'm not sure just how much of a difference it would make, in boxing. In other sports, its astounding how some small countries with less then 2 million pump out top basketball/soccer prospects every single year. Those same countries (small European and African countries typically) aren't as involved in boxing.

Which leads to the question: How much untapped boxing talent is there all over the world? A hell of a lot. Especially considering that in these small countries, the majority of these kids are poor and they have easier access to throwing hands on the streets, then having the money to buy basketball shoes and equipment, etc. But the problem is the lack of gyms, etc.


(forgot about Cuba).

[NEETzsche]

Per capita I think Cuba is the best, especially if we also take amateur boxing into account. It has 11m people according to Google yet consistently produces elite level talents across many weight classes

Puerto Rico is going through a rough patch right now but has still got to rank right up among the best boxing nations per capita. Wales is another that punches above its weight