Re: Winky Wright vs Sugar Ray Robinson at MW

Originally Posted by
Master

Originally Posted by
Max Power
Well racism aside we can probably make an observation about race and sport suitability here.
I think negroid people have heavier bone structure than caucasian people on average, meaning they are possibly more suited to such skills as sprinting which pounds bones into the ground. Conversely they are not as bouyant in water as a result and this is why we see a lot of black track athletes but not a lot of swimmers.
Larger framed caucasian peoples I think tend to have more tensile strength potential in their muscles than negroid people which is why we see more strong men who are white than black.
In boxing which is highly skill based and dependent on many physical traits we see a more even spread across the divisions.
That Mexicans populate lower divisions more and blacks the HW division is a result I think of the height differences and also cultural ones.
No it is not you wally.
It is down to societal and economic conditions hence the Irish, Jews, Italians, Hispanic and Black population have represented boxing fighters.
I am not denying those roles either. Obviously the situation is a bit complex. I just feel that racial factors do play some role, the examples I gave being somewhat relevant.
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