Why aren't there that many White American Boxer?

[TMT Hassan]

First of all, before people call me a racist, I'm not. I'm literally just curious and want to find out, I'm not a race baiter either, I'm just curious. For country with 69 or so percent of a white population, there is no current active big boxers. Blacks make up less than 13% of the population and there are more boxers than whites, same with hispanic, they are also less than 13%. I'm honestly just wandering, in the past there have been so many great boxers that are white, but currently there are none. There are so many white European boxers that are great as of right now though.

[SugarRayCurtain]

Lack of boxing gyms in white neighbourhoods?
They go into wrestling or MMA instead?

Just my guesses

[TMT Hassan]

Lack of boxing gyms in white neighbourhoods?
They go into wrestling or MMA instead?

Just my guesses

probably, thats true. there are alot of white american MMA fighters.

[PunchMeIDareYou]

Boxing is a poor mans sport hence the lack of white people.

[Golden Boi 360]

once people get out of poverty boxing doesn't seem like a good ideal.

there were tons of ***ish, Irish, and Italian American boxers. not so much anymore.

same reason I assume there aren't many western euro boxers besides the British.

[Willy Wanker]

Similar to why all the would-be great black American heavyweight champions end up playing basketball or football.

It's because NASCAR and WWE are stealing all the great white American athletes.

[Leonis]

White Americans disappeared in boxing since the 50s early 60s when Italians Irish and ***ish left the ******s. Up to that point most of the champions were white.

[_original_]

Boxing is a poor mans sport hence the lack of white people.

What about all the Trump supporting, trailer park dwelling, Wal-Mart shopping, wholesome racist white folks?


lol That'd actually make a pretty interesting character in boxing.

[Citizen Koba]

once people get out of poverty boxing doesn't seem like a good ideal.

there were tons of ***ish, Irish, and Italian American boxers. not so much anymore.

same reason I assume there aren't many western euro boxers besides the British.

So. Does that make us poor, ****** or simply masochistic?

It is true though - the popularity of boxing in the UK is something of an anomaly vis a vis the rest of western Europe - but then so is darts.

[TMT Hassan]

So. Does that make us poor, ****** or simply masochistic?

It is true though - the popularity of boxing in the UK is something of an anomaly vis a vis the rest of western Europe - but then so is darts.

I mean, Germany has a lot of boxers