Which nationality breeds the best boxers?
October 23rd, 2010
By Marquise Bullock: For over one hundred years there have been fighters in every continent, country, city, town, island, trying to prove themselves to the world. But from every country, every background, all fighters are bred and trained sometimes depending on their environments, and resources they have too box. The Mexicans are known for their do or die toughness in the ring, just how the Puerto Ricans are know for their tough pressure style and willingness to never quit.
Fighters from Africa are pretty much sluggers. There was a fighter from Africa named Oniche Abraham, but he passed in a terrible plane accident. He went 3-0, but he was very slick like an American. Then you have some Canadians. Like rising superstar Steve Clagett, look out for Clagett he’s a big superstar in the making fighting at lightweight. You also have a Lucian Bute, Arturo Gatti although from Italy but represented Canada, Jean Pascal, and many more technically sound north of the border fighters. Australia holds another 2011 hall of fame candidate Kostya Tyszu.
Now it’s on to the Rival continents, or should I say country vs. continent. America and Europe. These two countries are big rivals who can’t stand one another. Europe holds so of the best the game has to offer such as Lennox Lewis, Max Schmeling, Ricky Hatton, the Klitschko brothers, Joe Calzaghe, Tomas Adamek, Amir Khan, Carl Froch, David Haye, Arthur Abraham, Frank Bruno, Prince Naseem Hamed, and Mikkel Kessler. But America has held some the best in the history of the sport, and we bred the most champions in the sport, also the most Olympians. To name a few we have Mike Tyson, “Sugar” Ray Robinson, “Sugar” Ray Leonard, Muhammad Ali, Roy Jones Jr., Floyd Mayweather Jr., Tommy Hearns, Bernard Hopkins, Joe Luis, Larry Holmes and the list just goes on and on.
The Cubans are also a tough breed of fighters. They’re also second in the Olympics behind the Americans, and very slick and skilled. Cubans tend to have very good Amateur back grounds for some reason and always gives hell to the Americans during big Amateur events such as the Olympics. Like Heavyweight Odlanier Solis is an Cuban Amateur legend. Solis is an Olympic gold medalist, three time winner in the Amateur championships, Pan American Championship winner in 1998, Won the Cuban Championship by defeating Felix Savon, And he was apart of the Cuban team that won the boxing world cup in 2006. He finished with an amateur record of 227-14. Pretty impressive. Yuriorkis Gamboa also won gold in the 2004 Olympics and gold in the Pan American games in 2003.
So boxing fans, Which nationality breeds the toughest boxers? The very best of the best? Because there are still close to a hundred more of fighters from these great nations that I’ve failed to mention. So where are the toughest coming from? Boxing is going to have professional tournaments like the FIFA world cup soon, mark my words!
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PUERTO RICO as little as the island is they throw a mean punch. We have the best fighters and the most beautiful women. It’s funny cause I’m in NYC and the Mexicans here try so hard to be like us Puerto ricans. But anyway yea Puerto Rico la isla de encanto
mexico/ united states the best and toughest breed by far
Mexican’s because of there Large families…..they have to fight over food at dinner time.
(I’m joking)
I think the Mexican’s are the best. And the Most Entertaining fighters in the world. When they get in the ring you know your in for some of the best fights of the year. African American fighter tend to run and it sometimes gets boring look at Floyd for example. And pinoys are ok. With JMM beating Pacquio recently there out of the game. Puerto ricans are easily better than pactards.
Mexican’s no doubt about it.
Did everyone forget Ireland??
1.mexico
2.puerto rico
3.usa
Can’t get over some of the nonsense on here!
It’s Obviously the USA! Look at all the greats they are nearly all American.
I’m from England so no country biase from me.
I am a true boxing fan and I would even add the last 20yrs to this because boxing is dominated by American promoters and to many big fights are in America favoring the American fighters.
Like I said I have seen so many fight’s and fighters (live) in my life both in the US and Europe to admit upto 1990 and the Americans really do have the crown.
Ali,Tyson,Leonard,Robinson,Mayweather JR, Hagler,Hearns to name a few.
I also have respect for Mexican fighters. Can’t laugh enough at the guy who mentioned Irish! Ireland have never had a decent fighter ever and Collins was truly awful.
A proud Englishman and boxing fan.
Puerto Ricans !
Mexicans
Cubans.
Ever heard of Teofilo stevenson?
Yea…
@JC LMAO! Puerto Rico has 1 champion. Kazakhstan has twice as many champions as Puerto Rico. High five, you like?
Let’s be real. Blacks and Mexicans dominate boxing (and I’m White).
Mexicans are definitely the most entertaining in the ring though.
USA frist, Mexico second , Puerto rico third,
more fun to watch in the ring, Mexican boxer period.
1. mexican
2.u.s.a
3. filifino
4.puerto rico.!
Mexicans are gonna say Mexico. Americans are gonna say us ext. But to tell you the truth Puerto Rico hands down for one there’s the world then there is lil pr. To produce as many champions as they have is crazy. Just think about it ? If puerto rico was just as big they would be blown away the competition as far as champions . Is like pr has 5 miss universe, USA 7 they Lead the world. Puerto Rico is a special place.
Blacks and Mexicans.
Filipinos would have to produce atleast 20 more Pacquaio’s over the next 20 to 25 years to take that title from the Mexicans.
filipinos
It’s a pretty subjective question. But I think it’s unanamous the Mexicans make for more exciting fights. It’s not a superiority thing, just there style. Not to mention, these guys will fight with faces full of blood and beg the doctors not to stop it.
I personally like watching Mexican fighters, their style always makes for great fights. In terms of being better, I don’t know, I would call it a toss up between Mexicans and African-Americans….I’m neither btw.
I think Mexico then the united states
#1 MEXICANS
#2 BLACKS
#3 ASIANS
#4 REST OF LATINOS (PUERTORICANS AND SOUTH AMERICANS)
#5 WHITES AND EUROPEANS
I think that if USA is 300 mil people and Mexico is 100 mil. that does not make any differnce, in the USA they have way better gyms and more money to spent in prospects than in Mexico, but they also have better universities and more sports to choose, that means that being a most populated country has nothing to do with boxing because not everyone is up on that, is like Mexico and puerto rico same thing in Mexico they have soccer as #1 sport! how many puerto ricans soccer players you have out there? none zero!! imagine all those soccer players in boxing? For me the best boxers are the mexicans with only 50 years history in boxing!!
I say african americans. Lets face it, they come from multiple tribes, including Cherokee, Anglo, Saxons, Celts Galls. Spanish, Portugese. So when you lump them together they are non-definable. What the Fu is your point Bullok? Wait till the freakin Chinese enter the market place skippy!
BUTE IS FROM ROMANIA !!!!!!!!!!!!!!
The WELSH have the best fighters. If you don’t believe me come and try us for yourself
Did’nt Steve Collins get beat by an islander called Mike McCallum?
Lookin at the USA approx 6% African American, lets say based on 300 million that give 15 Million African Americans. Fair dues Ireland at 3 million it may be close close in percentages. Not sure I can name 5 great African American boxers to every great Irish boxer, although I reckon it is close + Roy Jones ran a mile from Steve Collins. Good to see the Americans are fighting out of the states these days. Tyson Fury for heavy weight camp?
If people put pride aside then it would be a clear answer but I’m not doing to speak on it any further because this is definitely a Racial Bait Thread!!!
For you Marquise Bullock the best fighters are Eskimos. This article has no meaning. You’ll better ask what boxing school is much better. So there you can get some good answers. If you are about mentality then the best fighters are those who has explosive nature and character. But this article is some racist based one.
For me the best school is Russian boxing school and USA boxing school and all the others like Mexico Cuba Eastern Europe and more have leaned it from Russia or USA.
Afghans and macadonians.
I liked the post where some guy said the UK by far…..besides me who else got a good laugh at that one….
Mexicans
Debate Ends
You guys are morons. NATIONALITY!!! not race. Maybe you can narrow it down by division.
Tibet. LOL.
..1.. african-american,ROY JONES JR,FLOYD MAYWEATHER,MIKE TYSON, ARE THE BEST BOXERS I HAVE SEEN..2.. MEXICO HAVE THE TOUGHEST BOXERS I HAVE SEEN..3..puerto ricans…but IF the AUSTRALIAN Aborigenies and the PAPUA NEW GIUNIAN NATIVES were more in to the sport they would be right up there but they are both still living in tribes.
@Marquise Bullock
mexicans.
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Anonymous@
I almost believed you were British, until you used the word “soccer”.
Hahaha nice try dumb ass. Us real Brits will take that as a compliment instead, while we watch match of the day, about football!
@ body banga, i disagree. Your argument is that if a small country or nation produces a higher amount of champions with a smaller population than larger countries or nations, then the smaller nation produces better blood line champions. This is not accurate, even if mexico has 5 or 10 times the size of the population of cuba or puerto rico, we have to take a close look at what we are comparing. The subject is to determine which country or nationality produces the best fighters. Obiously the best fighters are acknowledge by becoming world champions. Lets take cuba for instance they have had many gold medalist in the olympics, yet the olympics does not give a fighter the world wide magnitude recognition of being the best. The olympics is the equivalent of college football. The only way we can determine which country produces the best fighters is by determining which country has the most world champions. The U.S.A leads the world in producing world champions, but the U.S.A is not a nation that is composed of one primary race. So it is difficult to have accurate numbers of american world champions. For example, Oscar De La Hoya is mexican, his father and mother are 100% mexican and passed 100% mexican blood to oscar. Yet oscar being a world champion is credited to America instead of Mexico beacuse of oscars birth certificate. This is one example of hundred of world champions that blood is from a diffrent country or nation but is credited to the USA. That is why i say Mexico produces the best fighters, beacuse no one other than the USA ( that we now know is not accurate) produces more world champions than mexico. The fact that mexico is a larger country than cuba or puerto rico does not mean we are only good fighters beacuse of the quantity of our people. There is other nations and countries larger than mexico that has not even come close to producing the amount of champions mexico has. Also lets keep in mind that there is only so many weight divisions, in the entire world of boxing there can only be so many champions per weight division. That means that if cuba has 11 million people for its population, and ur theory is right, then cuba should constantly have a fighter contending for a world championship. Yet we know that mexicans dominate the sport of boxing as far as their body allows them to grow. (usually welterweight) i do believe cuba and puerto rico produce excellent fighters, it has nothing to do with the population of a country, it has to do with the warrior blood that runns in their veins. The fact that mexico produces more world champions than any other country (except usa) has nothing to do with our population. 500 years ago our population was a quarter of what it is now, and fighting and war was a large part of our culture, it is our blood lines that produces world champions, not the quantity of our people. The ultimate way to settle this is by comparing world champions from both sides, and comparing the history of world championship fights, and comparing wins to losses. For the record mexico leads puerto rico and cuba in wins when faced against eachother. Its like football, who is better the dallas cowboys or the tennesse titans? U have to compare there history and superbowl wins, obiously the cowboys are a better franchise winning 5 superbowls. Of course things could change, but just like the cowboys for now mexico leads and still dominates from welterweight and below.
America has always had the strangle hold. With 300 million people, and all the strings it’s silly top think there’s an even playing field.
Americans rarely travel, claiming they don’t want to get cheated, but are happy to stay at home with their own ref, judges and venue in a contest they consider fair.
One only has to look at how many European Champions are forced to fly to the USA to defend their titles to realise the whole sport is biased towards US fighters.
GHANA
Any fighter from any country who has an all around style, a big heart, who is wise in the ring, trains properly, has discipline, is determined and has a trainer with lots of knowledge, then thats a real champion. It doesnt matter from what country he is it matters how strong he was raised to be. I am puertorican and a fighter myself but I dont let pride get in the way of an honest opinion.
Nobody in the UK even cares about boxing these days and haven’t for years. I am amazed that any boxers from the UK get any where in boxing as they are all off playin “Soccer”.
We breed a load of spineless wimps in this country now, and we are hounded if we say anything remotely aggressive like the word “Boxing”. Immigrants rule this place now and the powers that be will do anything to keep the indigenous population down.
Cuba the best by far.. 31 gold medals in olimpics they are only 11 million people. Now with Gamboa, Rigondeaux, Lara, Solis, Franco, Despaigne, Barrera, Johnson, Garcia, Acosta in pro they gonna prove that Cuba rules
It’s to do with availability of quality coaches, the resources for training combined with a resource of tough (usually poor) kids. Places that have these three factors produce the best fighters. There are poor kids the world over but quality coaches and the resources for coaching are not as widely available. The US/Mexico/PR/UK used to have the quality coaches and the resources/incentive to produce champions but now the future markets to watch are the growing economies in China, Brazil (though Brazil has MMA), India etc. and their satellite nations. Thai-land and Cuba are also fighting nations but tend not to export their talent.
Pound for pound, the UK by far. Out of a hand full of fighters, they always have a champ
heyoufools.Actually said the truth americans are more in to other sports then boxing and lebron will kill klitsko.Thats why puerto rico is the mecca of boxing.Because baseball and basketball come second and third to them.Boxing is there national sport.Sorry mexico..
resistnsmoke.. what dause exiting or low punch out put has to do with the what country produces the most champions..mexico got alot of greate champions but if your mom gave birth to 1000 kids and and all are boxing and and have five champions and a puerto rican mother only gave birth to 30 kids and have 4 champions wich woman is the better champion producer?
It the same way when you breed dogs lol. You buy your pitbull were your chances of getting a champion line is the best op.If they tell you to find a champion line in the 1000 kennels or in the 30 kennels,Where would you go to find that breed.LOL Puerto rico holds 4 out the 30 and mexico holds 5 out the 1000.You’ll have hard time trying to find those pups.Sorry so blunt.But you have to explain things like that to some reader.
All of you are forgetting somethings… Boxing in america is not like it once was.. All these kids wanna play football or basketball, hell even golf… The u.s. would still dominate in boxing if these youngsters had boxing idols to look up to… Our “champs” are out there makin millions in some other sport or rappin they assses off on some concert… Can you imagine lebron james as a heavyweight with his speed footwork athleticism? The clitskos wouldn’t have a chance!
Zulu’s and all the great ones are bread in OAKLAND.
You have to look at the quality of fighters from a country compared to the population of that country. Obviously countries with more people have a greater pool of talent to choose from than countries with less people.
In light of this view, Cuba is by far the best since it is a relatively small country yet produces many high quality boxers.
Now I copied this writting just to prove a big point.Its always determined by population and you are smart,But puerto rico is 4 times smaller then cuba so by far puerto rico is the true mecca of boxing.Jim lampley and max kellerman both have stated thease facts.we haved had 9 world champions at one time.The usa its under 1 champion per state and so is mexico.New jersey is two times the size of puerto rico now you make the math.that would give you 18 world champion in jersey if jersey was puerto rico,If purto rico was the size of mexico it would they wouldnt have inough belts.By the way im from panama but ive been in pr and all you see is kids boxing on the basketball courts.
Mexicans hands down. Not only are they the best fighters but they produce the most exciting fights. I would say african-americans but they runn alot and throw low number of punches, honestly they can be boring at times.
1)mexico
2) african- americans
3) puerto rico
ci mexico has the mostest champions from 105 and 135 pounds
especialy 108 pounds,3 champons and 115 pounds,2 champions and BIG BOYS in 135 pounds,3 champions
MEXICANS HEANDS DOWN, NO DOUBT. AMERICANS AS WELL AS SECOND PLACE, CHAVEZ GOT TO 90 WORLDS CLASS FIGHTS WITH 81 KO’S UNBEATING. THAT TELLS YOU THE MEXICANS LEVEL IN BOXING, AT LEAST 4 TO 6 FIGHTS IN THE TOP 10 BEST FIGHTS EVER LIST ARE MEXICAN, ALMOST EVERY YEAR A MEXICAN IS IN THE BEST FIGHT OF THE YEAR CANDIDATE OR THE BEST OF THE YEAR. MEXICAN FOR MANY ASPECTS US POPULATION 300 MILLION MEXICO 100 MILL, ECONOMICS IN SPORTS MAKE THE BIGGEST DIFERENCE.IF MEXICO HAD THE STATUS OF THIS COUNTRY MEXIUCO WILL PROBABLY HAVE HALF OF THE WORLD CHAMPIONS NO DOUBT ABOUT IT.
America and Mexico hands down. They breed and produce some of the toughest boxers.
EDUCATE YOURSELF:
America can be thought of as the Western Hemisphere.
There’s North America, South America, and Central America.
Regardless…I still spit on Marquise Bullock.
puerto rico just look at how little the island is and all the champions they produce real warriors just like mexicans but i gave the edge to puerto rico
Historically, the US has the best fighters but presently most of their boxers are woeful. A special shout-out should be made to Mexico, who have produced some absolute legends.
Cuba is a good point it’s not all about America I mean I from Wales and we had Joe calghaze who dominated every one
to ZADA…that the worst exemple of lack of knowledge you can show…you say “WELL WHEN YOU GUYS TALK ABOUT AMERICA REMEMBER .AMERICA IS NOT A COUNTRY IS A CONTINENT.NORTH AMERICA SOUTH AMERICA AND CENTRAL AMERICA ALL OF THEM ARE AMERICA .PLEASE GO GET SOME KNOWLEDGES”…well the only probleim is that north, central and south america is not a single continent !!! it’s 2 continent, north america is one continent and south america is another one, so i will repeat your own world PLEASE GO GET SOME KNOWLEDGES !!!
well if you look at number of olympic medalist boxers vs population you have to go with cuba by far…ok, the us have 48 gold medals 24 silvers 36 bronze for a total of 108 olympic medals, Cuba have 32 golds 19 silvers 12 bronze for a total of 63 olympic medals, but if you look at the population of both country usa have 307 000 000 of population and cuba have only 11 000 000 of population…so the usa have around 28 time the population of cuba, but less than twice the numbers of medals…so with those numbers i have to go with cuba as the best nation in boxing, but it’s a shame that most of these boxers we don’t have the chance to see them (i whould like cuba to open to the world, it’s a nice nation as well)
First off Europe isn’t a country. It’s a continent that consists of separate countries that hate each other. It actually offends me when Americans refer to people for example from England or Italy as Europeans like there the same people when in fact they are 2 separate countries that are completely different and can’t stand each other. I’m from England so am English not European and am totally different from someone from say France or Spain. In fact I probably hate them countries more than say an America as my culture is closer to an American than a Spanish or Frenchman and America is much further away.
I think whites will always dominate the h w from no on due to more intelligence being needed rather than just athleticism
WELL WHEN YOU GUYS TALK ABOUT AMERICA REMEMBER .AMERICA IS NOT A COUNTRY IS A CONTINENT.NORTH AMERICA SOUTH AMERICA AND CENTRAL AMERICA ALL OF THEM ARE AMERICA .PLEASE GO GET SOME KNOWLEDGES
By race,when Whites fight in large numbers they dominate the divisions they fight in.
But it’s entertaining to watch blacks beat each other up when Whites aren’t boxing in large numbers.
Cannot believe some of the comments iv read on this article!
“The Country in the worst economic crisis Creates the best boxers? Where did you get that from if this was true which it most certainly is not dont you think america and europe would be some of the worst?
And to the gentleman who listed races in order of best boxers, iv no idea what compelled you to share that with us.
I don’t think there is much doubt about this. USA and México.
Wow! What a horribly written blog. This writer needs to take some beginning english classes, sounds like his or her IQ is about 6.
African Americans
If you want to believe the Midwest of the US, according to Roger Mayweather, if you believe him — I don’t — on account that he lost a bitter defeat to Parnell Whittiker
@ Matt 111
“Now it’s on to the Rival continents, or should I say country vs. continent. America and Europe.”
Mabey you should learn to read
And have a look at a map whilst you’re at it.
“America and Europe. These two countries are big rivals”
Says it all really doesn’t it. Go get an education before you submit articles.
- BULLOCK , R U TALKING ABOUT CATTLE???
BREEDS??? I GUESS U COULD ASKED: what country has the best boxersof all times?
where is michalczewski he was chapion for so many years ???????????? weard article
the only two contenders are Mexico and America
please please please can u not mention europe as one place, i take it u are a yank because thats the only explanation for your ingnorance, and the fact only 5% of your country owns a passport means ill let u off!
less than 70 years ago the whole of europe were at war with one an other and although we r all m8′s now does not mean that we dnt take huge pride in our own nation,
so please separete it it is not europe against america its fighter against fighter! and i speak for anyone in europe when i say we r proud of our nations and r history so dnt belittle us by trying to mention us as one!!!
The article title is insensitive, ignorant, and incites racial supremacy.
C’mon, using the term “breeds” as if boxers are sub-human.
Educate yourself and read some history books about the Nazis or genocide and you’ll know what I’m peeping at.
I spit on Marquise Bullock.
Boxing transcends nationality.
America then Mexico then uk, america because of the size, mexicans are amazing fighters, the uk has had much better fighters than the rest of Europe, purto rico, and the philipines! African Americans are probably the best race of fighter!
Careful how you word your text. If the Mexicans have been dominating the last 30 years, there should never be a fighter that is Chistened with the name “Mexicutioner”. That name means that the Mexicans are being dominated. Just saying.
I think that “Mexicans have been producing excellent fighters in the last 30 years” is more appropriate. But dominate?
1. The Black Men
2. The Hispanic Men
3. The Asian Men
4. The White Man
its obviously america due to the size and population compared to other great boxing countries, for example america is approx 5 times the population of the uk so its no suprise america produces more world champions, so who is the p4p best boxing country? it should be america statiscally that produce the most number of world class boxers due to the population being way more than the other elite boxing countries
Puerto ricans and mexicans… Nuff said!!
You have to look at the quality of fighters from a country compared to the population of that country. Obviously countries with more people have a greater pool of talent to choose from than countries with less people.
In light of this view, Cuba is by far the best since it is a relatively small country yet produces many high quality boxers.
honestly, who doesnt think that african americans and mexicans have ruled the sport for probaly the last 30 years? its so obvious.
1.african americans
2.mexicans
3.white americans
4.puerto ricans/africans
5.english
6.phillipinos
African americans
why even ask? for over a hundred years it was america so it remains america until some other place can beat that
france lol
I think it depends on the weight class its mexicans asians from straw up until lightweight then it the yanks brits euros from lightwelter to heavy.