Promoting bouts using ethnicity used to be a big tool for promoters back in the day. The Jew vs. Irish of Ross-McLarnin and Italian vs. Jew of Canzoneri-Ross are prime examples. But racial hypersensitivity, political correctness and the culture of victimhood would not permit this sort of thing happening today.
Looking at the history of Celtic and Hispanic fighters shows a veritable who's-who of Hall of Fame warriors. From Light-Heavy on up the Celts would seem to have the advantage, but from Middle on down the Latinos start to make a stand. Indeed, perhaps even ascend to the superior position. Take a look:
MIDDLEWEIGHTS:
Fitzsimmons Monzon
Walker Valdez
NJ Dempsey Rodriguez
M. Gibbons
Conn
WELTERWEIGHTS:
NJ Dempsey Napoles
Britton Gavilan
Walker Duran
McLarnin Benitez
M. Gibbons De La Hoya
Trinidad
Cuevas
LIGHTWEIGHTS:
McAuliffe Duran
McLarnin Chavez
MacFarland Ortiz
Welsh Cervantes
Buchanan DeJesus
Locche
Laguna
Rosario
De La Hoya
More later.......
CELTS vs. LATINOS
Allow me to rewrite. The post came out more jumbled than I thought it would.
MIDDLE:
NJ Dempsey..........Monzon
Fitzsimmons..........Valdez
Walker.................Rodriguez
M. Gibbons
Conn
WELTER:
NJ Dempsey.........Napoles
Britton.................Gavilan
Walker.................Duran
McLarnin..............Trinidad
M. Gibbons...........Benitez
...........................De La Hoya
...........................Cuevas
LIGHT:
McAuliffe..............Duran
McLarnin..............Chavez
MacFarland..........Ortiz
Welsh..................Cervantes
Buchanan.............DeJesus
...........................Locche
...........................Laguna
...........................De La Hoya
FEATHER:
Griffo...................Jofre
Weir.....................Arguello
Driscoll.................Chocolate
Kilbane.................Pedroza
McGovern.............Sanchez
McLarnin...............Gomez
McGuigan
BANTIE:
McGovern.............Jofre
Barry...................Olivares
...........................Zarate
...........................M. Ortiz
FLYS:
Wilde...................Perez
Lynch..................Canto
Pretty impressive groups of fighters. Feel free to add any I'm missing(and I'm sure there's plenty!).
MIDDLE:
NJ Dempsey..........Monzon
Fitzsimmons..........Valdez
Walker.................Rodriguez
M. Gibbons
Conn
WELTER:
NJ Dempsey.........Napoles
Britton.................Gavilan
Walker.................Duran
McLarnin..............Trinidad
M. Gibbons...........Benitez
...........................De La Hoya
...........................Cuevas
LIGHT:
McAuliffe..............Duran
McLarnin..............Chavez
MacFarland..........Ortiz
Welsh..................Cervantes
Buchanan.............DeJesus
...........................Locche
...........................Laguna
...........................De La Hoya
FEATHER:
Griffo...................Jofre
Weir.....................Arguello
Driscoll.................Chocolate
Kilbane.................Pedroza
McGovern.............Sanchez
McLarnin...............Gomez
McGuigan
BANTIE:
McGovern.............Jofre
Barry...................Olivares
...........................Zarate
...........................M. Ortiz
FLYS:
Wilde...................Perez
Lynch..................Canto
Pretty impressive groups of fighters. Feel free to add any I'm missing(and I'm sure there's plenty!).