U.S.A
Kelly Pavlik
Paul Williams
Nate Campbell

U.K
Joe Calzaghe
Ricky Hatton
David Haye

Philippines
Manny Pacquiao
Nonito Donaire
Gerry Penalosa

Mexico
Marquez Brothers
Izzy Vasquez
Christian Mijares

Puerto Rico
Miguel Cotto
JuanMa Lopez
Carlos Quintana

Feel free to add any I left off!

It depends on if we count the former Soviet republics together or separately.

good point!

135-below, it's Mexico..No contest.

140 and up....I don't know..probably USA.

U.S.A
Kelly Pavlik
Paul Williams
Nate Campbell
Steve Cunningham
Chad Dawson
Antonio Tarver


U.K
Joe Calzaghe
Ricky Hatton
David Haye
Amir Kahn

Philippines
Manny Pacquiao
Nonito Donaire
Gerry Penalosa

Mexico
Marquez Brothers
Izzy Vasquez
Christian Mijares
Antonio Margarito
Fernando Montiel

Puerto Rico
Miguel Cotto
JuanMa Lopez
Carlos Quintana
Ivan Calderon

Germany
Arthur Abraham
Felix Sturm
Jurgen Brähmer

Cuba
Joel Casamayor
Yuriorkis Gamboa
Juan Carlos Gómez

Venezuela
Edwin Valero
Jorge Linares

Colombia
Ricardo Torres
Joel Julio

Lets not forget Ulises Solis who I believe would crush Calderon when/if they meet.

I'd like to see if biggeorge agrees with that.

Here's a mega-list for you. 16 nations with their top 3 boxers. Let's setup a P4P tournament and see who comes out on top.


U.S.A
Floyd Mayweather
Kelly Pavlik
Bernard Hopkins

U.K
Joe Calzaghe
Ricky Hatton
David Haye

Philippines
Manny Pacquiao
Nonito Donaire
Gerry Penalosa

Mexico
Juan Manuel Marquez
Izzy Vasquez
Antonio Margarito

Puerto Rico
Miguel Cotto
JuanMa Lopez
Ivan Calderon

Germany
Arthur Abraham
Felix Sturm
Jurgen Brähmer

Cuba
Joel Casamayor
Yuriorkis Gamboa
Juan Carlos Gómez

Venezuela
Edwin Valero
Jorge Linares
Alexander Munoz

France
Jean Marc Mormeck
Jean Paul Mendy
Souleymane M'baye

Colombia
Edison Miranda
Ricardo Torres
Joel Julio

Russia
Nikolay Valuev
Dennis Inkin
Vadim Tokarev

Nigeria
Sam Peter
Kingsley Ikeke
Ajose Olusegun

Australia
Anthony Mundine
Michael Katsidis
Lovemore N'Dou

Poland
Tomasz Adamek
Krzysztof Wlodarczyk
Andrew Golota

Canada
Jean Pascal
Herman Ngoudjo
Sebastien Demers

Thailand
Sirimongkol Singwancha
Prawet Singwancha
Poonsawat Kratingdaenggym

How would y'all rank these countries from 1 to 16?

USA
Mexico
Puerto Rico
Philippines


Thats my top 4.

I might stick the U.K in behind them 4!

How is Odlanier Solis not mentioned for Cuba?

Well it's been about 2 years... What country CURRENTLY has the most talent?

USA... Fuck Yeah!

Wa?


No Argentina and no Martinez?

I'm still trying to figure out how Kelly Pavlik and Nate Campbell are the front runners for representing the U.S.

Look at the date it was posted.

Gots to be mo observant

If more Cuban fighters were allowed to turn pro, they'd be top notch without question.

USA.

USA needs Andre Ward thrown in there..He WAS a gold medalist for fucks sake..How much more representing does he need to do to get on the list??

YOOOO!!!
When I saw Kelly Pavlik and Nate Campbell, I instantly thought it was some kind of running joke I was not in on. I swear, had I not seen the date...I was gonna go on one of my historical unapologetic tirades.

Philippines!

1 Manny Pacquiao = 8 Americans



On a side note, here's a little trivia....

When was the last time that Manny Pacquiao fought an American who wasn't of Mexican descent?

LMAO... what a difference 2 years can make!


PWill is still considered one of the best but Pavlik and Campbell took a massive hit.

My top 3 for the USA would be Mayweather, Dawson, and Ward.

No love for Ol' Man Hopkins. He won't be happy about that.

Born in America or American citizen? I can't think of any born in America, Pacquiao did fight Clottey though.

Clottey is Ghanaian.

I think he's a naturalized citizen.

i could be wrong hype but id say the answer is NEVER... that or david diaz is not of mexican descent... lol...

Dawson isnt top 3.

You really don't like Dawson do you?

No I'm certainly no fan of his. Seems to me like a lot of fans out there rate him real high but I'm yet to see it. I dont think he is capable of fighting for 2 minutes of a round. Forget about 3, Bad Chad is lacking. For me he has shown some truly classy moments but this is over shadowed by the more prevelant mediocre spells. Perhaps he'll get by Pascal, he has all the physical advantages but I've gone for Jean to outwork him in a decent fight.

I agree 100% with you on Dawson, and not just cause you've got great tits and a marijuana leaf on your door. He's a world class talent but he takes large chunks of time off every single round that I've ever seen him. Not sure Pascal has the power to really crack him, but sooner rather than later I see Bad Chad getting caught flush backing straight up with his hands down and his 0 vanishing into the Budweiser logo.

Resume wise he's def #2 American behind Mayweather, but I like Ward, Bradley and Alexander better. Not to mention old asses Hopkins and Mosley.

I hear what you're saying, I really do, but you have to give Chad his kudos.

He beat Adamek convincingly and that now looks like a great win. He also fought Glen Johnson twice and you know how everyone avoids Glen. The first fight was close but I did have it for Dawson and then he took the rematch which I have to give him credit for and showed he had learned to improve against a pressure fighter like Glen.

Tarver who wasn't a prime Tarver (but when was there ever a prime Tarver? ) was beaten decisively twice (yeah I didn't have the second fight as too close). I can't knock a record like that. Not when I look at how some other youngish guys are building their resume's on much softer opposition.

However as much as I am defending him (and why am I defending him?) he frustrates the hell out of me. He has all the physical gifts to be a much more exciting fighter than he is. I get what Slim is saying about doing just enough to win. I thought it was a mistake for him to get rid of Floyd Senior, no way would Senior let a fighter take 1-2 minutes off a round like Chad does.

I will say this though, when he has to go into the trenches Chad does show some heart. Johnson hurt him badly numerous times in their first encounter and Chad gritted his teeth and got through some tough moments. If it goes the same way against Pascal I see him finding a way to win again.

Perhaps it might even produce a performance to excite, but I doubt it.