In 1996, political scientist Samuel P. Huntington published the now-famous book "The Clash of Civilizations." Huntington argues that after the end of the Cold War, regional and cultural divisions would lead to a clash of civilizations - conflict most visible in wars such as the break up of Yugoslavia, in Chechnya, and between India and Pakistan.
Well, this is boxing, a sport.
But boxing is also war.
Assumption(s):
These boxers would fight on a pound-for-pound basis - i.e., like in a video game (such as Street Fighter or Mortal Kombat), where fighters may be of different size, but are fighting more on styles.
Tournament results with fighters hailing from the following regions . . .
1st Place: North America (Canada, USA, Mexico)
combined records of North American fighters: (135 wins, 9 losses, 1 draw)
Grade: A
# 1. Floyd Mayweather, Jr. (USA): "Money"
# 2. Juan Manuel Marquez (Mexico): "Dinamita"
# 3. Shane Mosley (USA): "Sugar"
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2nd Place (tied): Asia
combined records of Asian fighters: (112 wins, 4 losses, 4 draws)
Grade: B+
# 1. Manny Pacquiao (Philippines): "Pac-Man"
# 2. Nonito Donaire (Philippines): "Filipino Flash"
# 3. Chris John (Indonesia): "The Dragon"
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2nd Place (tied): Europe
combined records of European fighters: (108 wins, 3 losses, 0 draws)
Grade: B
# 1. Vladimir Klitschko (Ukraine): "Dr. Steelhammer"
# 2. Carl Froch (United Kingdom): "The Cobra"
# 3. Arthur Abraham (Germany): "King Arthur"
4th Place: Africa
combined records of African fighters: (89 wins, 10 losses, 2 draws)
Grade: C
# 1. Malcolm Klassen (South Africa): "Stone"
# 2. Joshua Clottey (Ghana): "Grand Master"
# 3. Samuel Peter (Nigeria): "Nigerian Nightmare"
Good old Civilization III - brings back time-wasting memories
5th Place: South America
combined records of South American fighters: (88 wins, 3 losses, 2 draws)
Grade: D
# 1. Omar Narvaez (Argentina): "El Huracan"
# 2. Celestino Caballero (Panama): "Pelenchin"
# 3. Marcos Maidana (Argentina): "El Chino"
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Conclusion:
North America (USA and Mexico) wins this one, running away from the pack with 3 boxers in the top 5 pound for pound skill level. We find all kinds of video-game-like 20-punch combinations that remind us of the command "Finish Him!" in Mortal Kombat. Yes, records can tally points similar to in a game. However, there is a much heftier talent and skill level at prize fights in North America, making it by far the most competitive region in the world. Thus, there is no wonder that most pound for pound fighters come from this part of the globe.
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Comments
ha, nice one. creative
europe should be #2 after america. theres tons of great fighters there. vitali klitschko, kotelnik, r hatton, amir khan. much more than asia
You sir are a moron. What a stupid column!
pointless piece of sh|t!
mexico should be separated from USA... mexico alone got strong fighters.
when it comes to boxing. asia got few famous fighters. the very first asian to become p4p is pacman. even in thailand ( the origin of kick boxing) doesnt excel in boxing.
but when it comes to figters, there are lots of martial originated from asia. karate, taekwondo, kali, kung fu, sumo, muai thai. asia should have the upper hand.
time will come, the greaters boxer ever live will come from asia. time wil come..
n america has way too many good fighters, europe cant even compare. mexico has tons, and puerto rico has good fighters. usa has too many great fighters
more like perfect score
asia should be 3rd place. u can have a good record there bec quality of opponents is just too low.
usa, mexico, puerto rico, and england right now have the most number of high quality fighters
philippines has great boxers too, u can see for urself at www.pacfans-corner.com
anak ka na puta, pilipinas numero uno pare with pambansang kamao
wat about clash of cultures. blacks would win, next would be hispanics, then europeans. these races produce the most and vest boxers
sorry, asians would get their a** kicked by the africans like clottey
hey what happened to north and south pole, and greenland
YE ye Black is good,,yeye White is better, yeye asian is the best yeyeye all bullshit which comes first egg or chicken all bullshit arguments. Who won the last Olympics gold tally? who won the last world cup? who killed the most people in the world? American? or Europeans?
africans would beat down europeans, hispanics, and asians. and african americans win in north america. real talk. but promoters are always avoiding them and haveing their boxers fightt weak a** fools
There is the first world,OPEC,G8,..thirld world
why not boxing too,i find it just like the world economic conditions,it's another creative way of looking at a great sport of boxing.Losers are creative in not seeing at all.
Very creative, BTW. they are all GREATS
are you insane????? what makes u crazy to make asia no. 2. in a few years time asia will dominates the world of boxing...
Mang Resty says:
philippines has great boxers too, u can see for urself at www.pacfans-corner.com
----Totally agree!!!
what a waste of time. stupid article to be in examiner.
mamatay na mga egoy. libag lang kayo sa paningin ng mga tao
african monkeys shouldnt be in boxing. they should be in africa running with the animals
Great article and fun to read...No one can think like this, very creative indeed...More power to you Marv.
I don't know what the writer said on his column even a single game marquez is far from the pacman. just look their match and count how many times did marquez feel on the canvas.. and look who is mayweather and shane they are just looking for the pacman because they both know that if they fight manny they both know what at stake.. But the vital reason why they are chasing the great pacman because they cannot find a better purse than fighting any other notable fighters on the game..Thats why the author of this article is just looking also place on the web because he also know that marquez, mayweather and shane are nowhere in the pacman..To the author just make some research before u post your article..god bless u man..
from the 3 listed -USA/MEXICO- fighters... who came close to the boxing achievement of Manny The Pacman Pacquiao, nothing, nothing and big nothing. Dig your basis.
it would have been better if the apportionment of pugilists champions is based not on continent per se but by way of region association.
in asia, we have what we call southeast asia nations comprising philippines, malaysia, thailand, indonesia, vietnam, burma, brunei, cambodia.
china, japan, korea all economic giants are boxing midgets.
to get this region ranking, southeast asia particularly philippines would be no.1 in the list.
in this global economic crisis,poor countries have other source exports, called philippine goods made in the philippines, manny pacquiao.
look, if were talking countries and boxing
1. usa
2. mexico
these 2 countries alone can beat down what the rest of the world has to offer
nga mga yawa it mga taga africa.malnourished! hahahaha
WHY ARE AFRICANS IN THE LIST? WHO SAYS THAT EUROPEAN BOXERS ARE GREAT? IT SHOULD ONLY BE ASIANS AND FILIPINOS WHEN IT COMES TO THE GREATEST BOXING NATION/REGION
even michael jackson dont like his natural color,
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