Cities With Great Boxing Traditions

[Seamus]

Obviously, cities like NYC, LA, London, Mexico City, Buenos Aires and Tokyo have turned out alot of top fighters, but they're also huge areas where you would expect that to be the case due to sheer numbers alone. So what I'm really thinking of is cities-towns that turned out a disproportionately high number of quality fighters. Off the top of my head, I'd say some good candidates are St Paul, Buffalo, and Cincinnati.

[tiny_acres]

Philadelphia one of the greatest boxing cities ever.

[scallum]

Cincinnati

[orbtastic]

Accra in Ghana, springs to mind.

Youngstown in Ohio has a staggeringly high number of world champions (and reasonable contenders) for its relative small size.

[Deno1986]

Belfast. For such a small city, it's turnover of decent - top amateur and professional boxers is impressive.

[Ambling Alp II]

Pittsburgh has had a lot, and St Louis had some. Seems like Youngstown, Ohio, had some but I can only think of a couple.

[SaadOffTheDeck]

Baltimore had quite a few back in the old days, Gans, Jackson, Jeffra, the dundee's, etc..

[Nile4000]

Baltimore had quite a few back in the old days, Gans, Jackson, Jeffra, the dundee's, etc..

This explains your love for George Chaplin ! 'Gotta say Los Angeles and Louisville.

[Nile4000]

Baltimore had quite a few back in the old days, Gans, Jackson, Jeffra, the dundee's, etc..

This explains your love for George Chaplin ! 'Gotta say Los Angeles and Louisville.

[Nile4000]

Baltimore had quite a few back in the old days, Gans, Jackson, Jeffra, the dundee's, etc..

This explains your love for George Chaplin ! 'Gotta say Los Angeles and Louisville.

[yancey]

New Orleans, the site of Corbett and Sullivan, deserves mention. Some good boxers had roots there.

Detroit should also be mentioned.

Neither city is a mega-city like NYC and LA are.

[littlepug]

Can't remember the name but am sure theres a town in Italy that's produced quite a few world champs

[SaadOffTheDeck]

Baltimore had quite a few back in the old days, Gans, Jackson, Jeffra, the dundee's, etc..

This explains your love for George Chaplin ! 'Gotta say Los Angeles and Louisville.

Born and raised, I love Pettway and Rahman too. Mack Lewis worked with me for a minute when I was a kid. Chaplin was a solid guy, nothing spectacular, he just happened to be Greg Page's daddy. You, my friend, are in the strong minority of people that don't think George clearly won both fights. Not that many remember them, but the crowd and the announcers knew exactly what happened.

[Seamus]

Just one neighborhood in Cincinnati, Over The Rhine, has produced Freddie Miller, Aaron Pryor, Tim Austin, Adrien Broner, and top amateur Ronald Siler Jr. The adjacent neighborhood West End produced Ezzard Charles and Wallace Bud Smith. Also from Cincy, Tony Tubbs and Larry Donald.

[Seamus]

It's been awhile for St Paul, but in the past they've turned out Old Timer Danny Needham, the Gibbons brothers, the Flanagan brothers, Mike O'Dowd, Billy Miske, Jock Malone, Johnny Ertle, Jimmy Delaney, Lee Savold, and Will Grigsby.

Buffalo produced Frank Erne, Rocky Kansas, Jimmy Goodrich, Tommy Paul, Jimmy Slattery, George Nichols, Joey Giambra, Lou Scozza, Lockport Jimmy Duffy, Steve Halaiko, Frankie Schoell, Art Weigand, Dick Loadman, and Paddy Lavin.

[scallum]

Sacramento

[Ambling Alp II]

I know Tony Lopez was from there, and know there was some other guys but can't think of any, but who are you thinking of scallum?

I had mentioned Pittsburgh-Greb, Conn, Burley, and Zivic were from there, among others.
St Louis had the Spinks brothers, and Liston and Moore lived there for several years growing up.

Just though Albuquerque, New Mexico: They had Bob Foster, Danny Romero, and Johnny Tapia.

Nile4000 mentioned Louisville: Marvin Hart, Ali, Ellis, and Page were from there.

Yancy mentioned New Orleans, which produced Harry Wills, Joe Brown, and Willie Pastrano.

[Nile4000]

Baltimore had quite a few back in the old days, Gans, Jackson, Jeffra, the dundee's, etc..

This explains your love for George Chaplin ! 'Gotta say Los Angeles and Louisville.

Born and raised, I love Pettway and Rahman too. Mack Lewis worked with me for a minute when I was a kid. Chaplin was a solid guy, nothing spectacular, he just happened to be Greg Page's daddy. You, my friend, are in the strong minority of people that don't think George clearly won both fights. Not that many remember them, but the crowd and the announcers knew exactly what happened.

I have people that have lived/live in Baltimore. Very interesting city. I used to have a copy of both Page-Chaplin fights (somehow, I managed to lose the first fight), but I think Page did just enough to win both fights, though, truthfully, the second one should've been called a draw.

[Seamus]

New Orleans also had Pete Herman and Ralph Dupas, plus I believe Tony Canzoneri started out there before heading to NY.

[SaadOffTheDeck]

This explains your love for George Chaplin ! 'Gotta say Los Angeles and Louisville.

Born and raised, I love Pettway and Rahman too. Mack Lewis worked with me for a minute when I was a kid. Chaplin was a solid guy, nothing spectacular, he just happened to be Greg Page's daddy. You, my friend, are in the strong minority of people that don't think George clearly won both fights. Not that many remember them, but the crowd and the announcers knew exactly what happened.

I have people that have lived/live in Baltimore. Very interesting city. I used to have a copy of both Page-Chaplin fights (somehow, I managed to lose the first fight), but I think Page did just enough to win both fights, though, truthfully, the second one should've been called a draw.

A draw would have been a robbery. Page didn't win enough rounds in the two fights combined to secure a draw. Two dominant wins for Chaplin. I'm surprised you're that much of a homer. That's like me saying the draw in Lewis/Holyfield was a solid decision. I can't hug that hard.

[palooka]

Sheffield
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Mexico City
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[Nile4000]

As for the second fight, I just think it was a case of Page being overweight, and looking bad.He was definitely fighting back in the trenches, and hit Chaplin with the more telling blows.But that type of fighting did cost him the Bey fight.

[SaadOffTheDeck]

As for the second fight, I just think it was a case of Page being overweight, and looking bad.He was definitely fighting back in the trenches, and hit Chaplin with the more telling blows.But that type of fighting did cost him the Bey fight.

The only reason there was a second fight is because everybody knew Chaplin got robbed in the first one, the second one was even worse.

[Crease]

Belfast. For such a small city, it's turnover of decent - top amateur and professional boxers is impressive.

Represent!

[Crease]

Detroit

It just has to be mentioned. I don't think it's a small city, but so many good fighters came out of it, and trained out of it.... It can't be ignored, It just needs to be mentioned.