Why do Americans act like boxing is an American sport?

[D4thincarnation]

I believe the Greeks invented it.

Just because they had a sport where people hit each other with their fists it doesn't make it boxing.

Marquess of Queensberry rules

[WarHagler]

Just because they had a sport where people hit each other with their fists it doesn't make it boxing.

Marquess of Queensberry rules

It sounds like the brits just built off their idea and innovated it rather than inventing it.

[D4thincarnation]

It sounds like the brits just built off their idea and innovated it rather than inventing it.

Sure explain to me the rules of the Greek sport and we will see the differences, to see how much was built on and how much was innovated.

[GGG Gloveking]

I doubt you made it better because it looks like you never stop dropping bombs all over the world on helpless poor folks. But that’s a topic for another forum.

Hmmm. You mean you find your national anthem funny? Land of the free and home of the brave.

What I really find funny is how Americans are so great we're even British royalty.

Bow to Princess Meghan...

[BangEM]

What I really find funny is how Americans are so great we're even British royalty.

Bow to Princess Meghan...

Oh, what an achievement, Murica princess!

The fact that Americans care more about the British royalty that’s basically just a figurehead for ceremonial purpose than the average Brit adds credence to everything I’ve been saying on this thread, lol.

And when did Meghan become a princess? Lol. She’s a duchess and can never become a queen. Your Meghan married the other prince who has no chance of ever becoming a king. Americans playing second fiddle again, lol. But if you’re happy, then I’m happy for you, lol.

[GGG Gloveking]

Oh, what an achievement, Murica princess!

The fact that Americans care more about the British royalty that’s basically just a figurehead for ceremonial purpose than the average Brit adds credence to everything I’ve been saying on this thread, lol.

And when did Meghan become a princess? Lol. She’s a duchess and can never become a queen. Your Meghan married the other prince who has no chance of ever becoming a king. Americans playing second fiddle again, lol. But if you’re happy, then I’m happy for you, lol.

"Americans care more about British royalty" (proceeds to explain royal bureaucracy)

It's like this, bruh. Just like your prince, just like Anthony Joshua, just like Tyson Fury, just like everyone going back to the Protestants, if you want the biggest and the best, you look at America.

When Prince Hakeem of Zamunda was looking for a wife, he didn't go to Wales, he came to Queens

[MastaBlasta]

Lol, Cooper almost knocked Ali out. They had to cut his gloves to save him, lol.

Bring your greatest out here to fight and watch him get knocked out, lol.

Oh, Sugar Ray Robinson lost to Randy Turpin, Mick Leahy and Terry Downes. There goes your greatest, lol.

Such an ironic post after Ruiz wiped the deck with your greatest champion.

Anyway, Americans can be good or bad like everyone else. You know, it doesn't matter where a sport originates ... Greece hasn't dominated an Olympics since they left Greece. Don't be butthurt 'cause Americans kick ass .... Americans are from all over the world really unless they are Native American Indians.

PS - your Cooper/Ali memories are seriously distorted. Cooper got a knockdown, before being beat to near death bleed-out. Turpin won a referee only 15 round decision before being KO'd by Sugar Ray in the rematch. Sugar was 43 when he lost a "close decision" to 29 yr old Leahy, and was 41 when he lost a close decision to Downes, Downes famously saying "I beat Sugar Ray's ghost" - LoL @ the great Brits

[WarHagler]

Sure explain to me the rules of the Greek sport and we will see the differences, to see how much was built on and how much was innovated.

https://healthandfitnesshistory.com/ancient-sports/greek-pygmachia-boxing/

Well it looks weight classes were added as well as multiple rounds and decisions .

[daggum]

Just because they had a sport where people hit each other with their fists it doesn't make it boxing.

Marquess of Queensberry rules

i know marquess. i grew up with him in compton

[Blue54]

Really Boxing orginated in Summeria modern day Iraq.
British did revive it thoe and your right british hispanic and some asian countries Such as Japan celebrate it more it is more popular their.

BUT NO AND I REPEAT NO CAN DENY AMERICA HAS HAD MORE WORLD CHAMPIONS AND PRODUCED THE BEST FIGHTERS IN THE HISTORY OF THE SPORT OVERALL!!!!

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