Why has Japan not provided many good heavyweights?

[lokkebassen123]

Boxing is a very popular sport in Japan. They have many world champions in the lower weight classes. But why do you never see a Japanese heavyweight?

[Brutus1]

According to professor Malignaggi they are not, at this point in time or at anytime the superior species.

[Butt stuff]

Boxing is a very popular sport in Japan. They have many world champions in the lower weight classes. But why do you never see a Japanese heavyweight?

Probably your answer there. I'd assume they just don't have enough big guys, kind of like how Mexico has had a **** ton of world champions at the lower weights, and only recently had their first heavyweight champ in Ruiz.

[YoungManRumble]

Genetics?

https://boxrec.com/en/ratings?role=p...ght&country=JP

Shows 5 total on boxrec. #1 being the guy Daniel Dubois KO'd in 2 rounds

[TMLT87]

They dont produce naturally HW sized athletic people at the same rate that some other places do.

[pepzz]

Genetics?

https://boxrec.com/en/ratings?role=p...ght&country=JP

Shows 5 total on boxrec. #1 being the guy Daniel Dubois KO'd in 2 rounds

they are smaller people as a whole but they do have the sumo guys but thats a different sport and would not be good for boxing.

[Toffee]

The answer is kind of obvious isn't it?

[Clegg]

Why aren't there many Samoans at junior flyweight?

[hugh grant]

Japanese have high iq so if some of those karate, judo and sumo guys went into boxing there'd be a Japanese heavyweight champ eventually.
If it was a priority for the government. Training kids from kindergarten, it would be sooner rather than later.

[The plunger man]

they are smaller people as a whole but they do have the sumo guys but thats a different sport and would not be good for boxing.

Sumo is different ...from a very young age and they are bred for sumo...they are literally force fed food to make them gain huge amounts weight at a young age.