Japanese Boxers chins/toughness

[Roy Jones Jnr]

What's their fookin secret?

How come most of them have unbelievable chins/toughness?

Arakawa, Kamegai, Miura, the one Quigg fought a few years ago was a tough ****er etc. There's probably more i'm forgetting off the top of my head.

Have they got some secret Ivan Drago like training regime they do over there or what?

****ing hard bastards.

[Gentblue]

You forgot Amagasa got his face broken in 3 places and still kept coming

[Roy Jones Jnr]

You forgot Amagasa got his face broken in 3 places and still kept coming

Great shout, one of the most ****ed up post fight faces i've ever seen.

[boxinggod101]

You forgot Amagasa got his face broken in 3 places and still kept coming

That was vs Rigondeaux? That Japanese was though too

[Gentblue]

That was vs Rigondeaux? That Japanese was though too

Yep it was that fight when Rigo started breaking faces.

[Evil_Meat]

Call me crazy but I honestly think it's because they're closer to the Samurai spirit.

[dan_cov]

I have a rule of never betting against a Japanese fighter to get stopped. They're incredibly tough and all seem to have some crazy superhuman fitness levels as well, I don't recall ever seeing a Japanese fighter gas.

I really should make more effort to watch the Japanese scene more. Whilst most lack the skills to get to the elite level they're sure a hell of a lot of fun too watch.

[Richard P]

Wouldn't say they lack the skill, the opposite. due to the average size of Asian people (I mean this with utmost respect, please don't read into something I am not inferring) they are not regarded in the bigger weight classes (no one is) which is where the money/tv exposure is

Our western ignorance almost always forget there are divisions below 130lbs as 130 is considered small in the English speaking world, and the Japanese dominate at a world level below this.

I believe Japan has 8 world champs at point of writing (and they ain't paper champs, they are considered a force in their weight class)

[Roy Jones Jnr]

Call me crazy but I honestly think it's because they're closer to the Samurai spirit.

I have a rule of never betting against a Japanese fighter to get stopped. They're incredibly tough and all seem to have some crazy superhuman fitness levels as well, I don't recall ever seeing a Japanese fighter gas.

I really should make more effort to watch the Japanese scene more. Whilst most lack the skills to get to the elite level they're sure a hell of a lot of fun too watch.

It's mad, surely there's gotta be a proper explanation for it? They can't just by chance nearly all of em be tough ****ers? Wonder if they have any different training methods they do over there.

[them_apples]

What's their fookin secret?

How come most of them have unbelievable chins/toughness?

Arakawa, Kamegai, Miura, the one Quigg fought a few years ago was a tough ****er etc. There's probably more i'm forgetting off the top of my head.

Have they got some secret Ivan Drago like training regime they do over there or what?

****ing hard bastards.

just mentality. like mexicans. its all about mental toughness. Japan has that. they are warriors.