How come Norway produce no good pro boxers?

[Mikkel111]

Being Norwegian-American I don't understand. Why is this?
Is there a socio-economic reason for this?

No norwegian boxer is ranked top 100 in Europe let alone the world. I looked at some national amateur bouts in Norway at Youtube. Most of the national amateur champs seem to be non-white immigrants. Very few native norwegians. We must be terrible fighters lol.

When I think of other countries for boxers like Spain, Italy, France, Sweden, etc, I can't think of a fighter off the top of my head.

[_Rexy_]

What are the laws like there? I heard boxing was illegal in Sweden up until recently...

[Mikkel111]

[QUOTE=_Rexy_;20751682]What are the laws like there? I heard boxing was illegal in Sweden up until recently...[/QUOTE

The ban on pro boxing was lifted 3-4 years ago I think.

['b']

These questions grow tiresome. Lack of boxing gyms = lack of participation = less potential boxers. In some countries you can drive for a few hundred kilometres and pass through multiple towns/cities and not find a single boxing gym. You can have tens of thousands/hundreds of thousands of young males who have a football oval, cricket pitch, tennis court, swimming pool etc. yet nowhere within hours of driving can you find a boxing/MMA gym.

[Inspired]

Boxing was illegal in Norway for a long time.

Cecilia Braekhaus is Norwegian but she's also Columbian born. Otto Wallin is Swedish.

I know a couple of Norwegians, they're closer to German culture, so it makes sense that the above boxers are a product of Germany and promoted by the Sauerland's.

[Boxingking1511]

The Scandinavian countries are filled with soft boys. (Apart from some immigrants from the inner cities). Norwegians are practically woman who couldn't fight to save their lives.

[_Rexy_]

[QUOTE=Mikkel111;20751697]

What are the laws like there? I heard boxing was illegal in Sweden up until recently...[/QUOTE

The ban on pro boxing was lifted 3-4 years ago I think.

Not enough time to start producing top pros. You should start seeing some domestic level guys coming up though

[PRINCEKOOL]

No history or culture in it.

Boxing is a national past-time in Britain, and america.

Interwoven into the fabric of the nation 'Culture'.

[hugh grant]

Norway's have too many fishermen to become boxers and too smart.
But that 400 metre hurdler is quite tasty isn't he?

[Split Decision]

These questions grow tiresome. Lack of boxing gyms = lack of participation = less potential boxers. In some countries you can drive for a few hundred kilometres and pass through multiple towns/cities and not find a single boxing gym. You can have tens of thousands/hundreds of thousands of young males who have a football oval, cricket pitch, tennis court, swimming pool etc. yet nowhere within hours of driving can you find a boxing/MMA gym.

no one asked u to answer it Dbag. besides as others said boxing was banned there until recently