the recent american dominance over the sport?

[Godsfly]

boxing was a mixed bag just a year ago.

jacobs (argubly beating golovkin)
ward (pummeling kovalov into submission)
crawford (dominating & boxing postols ears completly off)
porter
spence
wilder
thurman
mickey
davis
2 charlo twins
even broken down broner is still somehow hanging in there.


what happened to the diversity of boxing. and please, this is not a debate on excuses complaints & bickering back and fourth so please leave that at the door. what happened to the diversity of the sport.

[Godsfly]

and what the hell happened to Argentina. sergio, lucas, maidana. no other fighters sprung out. chaves was very underrated and at the top of to chart but went un noticed. argentina was producing heavy hitters too.

[techliam]

The only division where Americans are 'dominating' are 140 and 147, both fairly weak divisions

Only two American fighters who are noteworthy are Ward and Crawford. Include Mayweather if you want, but he's cashing out like Pacquiao

Just goes to show how boxing is a global sport

[Real King Kong]

The only division where Americans are 'dominating' are 140 and 147, both fairly weak divisions

Only two American fighters who are noteworthy are Ward and Crawford. Include Mayweather if you want, but he's cashing out like Pacquiao

Just goes to show how boxing is a global sport

You can add 154 to that. Outside that, the lions share of top contenders/belt holders across all divisions aren't american.

[Tom Cruise]

Ring P4P year 2000:

Shane Mosley
Felix Trinidad
Roy Jones Jr.
Oscar De La Hoya
Diego Corrales
Naseem Hamed
Floyd Mayweather Jr.
Lennox Lewis
Erik Morales
Bernard Hopkins

Ring P4P current:

Andre Ward
GGG
Gonzalez
Crawford
Lomachenko
Rigondeaux
Kovalev
Alvarez
Yamanaka
Inoue

*i would definitely have Mikey Garcia in there. Its a pretty poor list all round actually, but only Garcia missing out of US boxers imo.

American boxing isnt and never was dead, but times have definitely changed this century.

[Godsfly]

The only division where Americans are 'dominating' are 140 and 147, both fairly weak divisions

Only two American fighters who are noteworthy are Ward and Crawford. Include Mayweather if you want, but he's cashing out like Pacquiao

Just goes to show how boxing is a global sport

dominating divisions is turd logic.

you have to break it down by specifics because u could have one division where it all around just sucks.

mexico
canelo
estrada
chavez jr.?

russia
kovalov
artur beterbiev
?

ukrane
wlad
golovkin

[MASTERBX]

HBO can hype these foreign fighters but they can't make them great fighters.

[-PBP-]

Depends on the division and the amount of television coverage.

I still think the sport is still a mixed bag

[champion4ever]

HBO can hype these foreign fighters but they can't make them great fighters.

You are absolutely right. They will never catch on with the American viewing audience. HBO has unsuccessfully made futile attempts with this since the Klitschko boys and they never became popular, mainstream, crossover stars in the U.S. They were forced to pack up and go back to Germany.

[.!WAR MIKEY!.]

boxing was a mixed bag just a year ago.

jacobs (argubly beating golovkin)
ward (pummeling kovalov into submission)
crawford (dominating & boxing postols ears completly off)
porter
spence
wilder
thurman
mickey
davis
2 charlo twins
even broken down broner is still somehow hanging in there.


what happened to the diversity of boxing. and please, this is not a debate on excuses complaints & bickering back and fourth so please leave that at the door. what happened to the diversity of the sport.

I think it goes through phases. like generations.

Like the russian they are all over here becuse of one man, Egis Klimas if it wasnt for him 99% of them wouldnt be here in the U.S. boxing.

I think it goes like that for other races etc if you look at someone like Sampson Lewcowicz he brings over a bunch of mixed bag of races, spanairds, argentenias, etc etc.

just the flow of natural life.