Where are the black heavyweight boxers?

[Ruff Ryder]

I thought Sam Peter was the truth, Vitali whipped his azz.

Where are the black american heavyweights?

 

[cubanosmooth]

Sam Peter is much too one dimensional to ever be a real factor in the Heavyweight division.

 

[THREAD_CRITIC]

in the NFL and NBA......nobody cares about boxing anymore

 

[Smoke_O]

in the NFL and NBA......nobody cares about boxing anymore

and the up in comers are eyeing MMA if football and basketball dont pan out

 

[Piff504]

and the up in comers are eyeing MMA if football and basketball dont pan out

fuck are you talking about? Only the heavyweight division is dead. everything else is very competitive.

 

[Brother Blues]

fuck are you talking about? Only the heavyweight division is dead. everything else is very competitive.

He said heavyweights...but,black fighters in general are disappearing.
How many divisions in boxing are we competitive in??...not many.

Chad Dawson is the IBF lightweight champ...Vernon Forrest has a middleweight belt,Paul Williams and Nate Campbell have belts...but who else???

Boxing is damn near dead to us...all those old Soviet bloc countries are taking over.

 

[tbailes30]

my .02 is that alot of the boxing programs in black communities are being cut out i know they stop funding the one in my area about 3 yrs ago

 

[cdp66]

Sitting around play xbox and play station.

 

[DiGeneral]

The Latino's are taking over..........

Viva Mexico!!!!!!!!!

 

[RunawaySlave]

my .02 is that alot of the boxing programs in black communities are being cut out i know they stop funding the one in my area about 3 yrs ago

This is true. Bed Stuy Boxing Club was a long time fixture in my community. But the doors have been closed for quite some time. Since George Washington died, it has not gotten the funding to stay open, which is a damn shame because it kept SCORES of young black cats out of trouble.

 

[ElwoodBlues]

A lot of them are pursuing MMA careers.

 

[Ready2Rumble82]

Chad Dawson is the IBF lightweight champ...Vernon Forrest has a middleweight belt,Paul Williams and Nate Campbell have belts...but who else???

Chad Dawson is a Lt. Heavyweight, not a Lightweight.

Steve Cunningham - IBF Cruiserweight champ
Verno Phillips - IBF Jr. Middleweight Champ
Tim Bradley - WBC Jr. Welterweight Champ
Kendall Holt - WBO Jr. Welterweight Champ

 

[mr_agba]

Funny but I just had this convo with to old school cats and the answer is that the best fighters are born from situations of hunger, poverty and lack of opportunity. Blacks Americans have graduated from that level.