i m an indian,, 23, i,ve been woreking out since 17,, and doing hard hotel job,, the ability of my body is unbeleivable and after yrs.. i have realized i can become a good boxer which seemed impossible. i want to ask,, ahy names like muhammad ali, marciano, tyson, holyfield r seen only in america?
i want to become a boxing champ but i dont have money and resources,, and i beleive i can do it, still, why only americans r tough enough to win it. i,ve seen ROCKY innumerbale times and it mad me beleive so much so that,, if wht,s shown in it is true,, i can also do it.
if george foreman can comeback at 40,, dont i have a god chance at 23,,, can someone answer me? i want to be a boxing champ.
2006-06-15 03:31:20 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Sports ➔ Boxing
Ricky Hatton is British and a champion, Lennox Lewis was Jamaican/British/Canadian and was a champ. Nationality doesn't figure into it.
2006-06-15 03:34:48 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Lennox Lewis is from Great Britain.
Wladimir Klitschko is from The Ukraine
Felix Trinidad is from Puerto Rico
Julio Cesar Chavez is from Mexico
Max Schmeling is from Germany
This is a VERY SHORT list of professional boxers who are foreigners that also became boxing champions in various weight classes, past and present. You may be a good boxer, but you might still be rough around the edges. It may not be nationality, but individual skill and talent level.
Rocky, as mad as it may make you, was realistically written by those who have been in the boxing pits. And if you remember ... Rocky doesn't win in the first fight against Apollo Creed. Hell, some of my friends tell me that I should see Cinderella Man (based on the true story of boxer James Braddock). Besides, movies are movies for a reason ... reality is a different story altogether.
2006-06-15 10:44:36 · answer #2 · answered by icehoundxx 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You do not need to be an American to win championships, look at lennox lewis from england for example. What you do need is a great trainer, talent, a killer instinct, a promoter, and all the other things the best have. Perhaps fighting in local events with news coverage and building up a resume of impressive wins will help.
Keep at it, if you're good enough and keep winning, sooner or later you will get a shot. Maybe you should try contacting boxing promoters in the US by email, and send pictures and your history--who knows?
Larry M CA. USA
2006-06-15 12:31:53 · answer #3 · answered by youdriveimbusy 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A lot of Mexican Nationals hold titles, all by the way the Heavyweight Champ is from the Ukraine. The training in the United States seem to be better.
2006-06-15 11:10:25 · answer #4 · answered by sescottou1 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Of course not. It just so happens that few nationalities have big bodies like the Americans so they usually figure in the heavier weight divisions. But look at the lighter weight divisions and you will see a variety of nationalities as champions: South Americans, Asians, Africans, etc.
2006-06-15 19:17:09 · answer #5 · answered by judge_d'red 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Anyone can win a boxing title. Get yourself a good trainer and train very hard. Make it your passion.
2006-06-15 10:36:21 · answer #6 · answered by Dennis C 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There have been champs from all over the globe.
2006-06-20 22:00:06 · answer #7 · answered by Frank R 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can do it if you try. Boxing is not just for Americans. I wish you good luck.
2006-06-15 10:36:30 · answer #8 · answered by ginaforu5448 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There is a lot of foreign champions. Just go for it.
2006-06-15 10:38:39 · answer #9 · answered by David Rice 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, look at lennox Lewis
2006-06-20 17:26:29 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋