What's happening to all the technical fighters?

[El Kabong]

Well #1 The Cubans are old because they have to defect from their country to turn pro.....something Americans may have to get used to.

#2 The prodigies like RJJ, Floyd, etc just aren't coming around as often...I think the next guys who are of their class are: Rau'shee Warren, Demitrius Andrade, and maybe Raynell Williams or Hylon Williams.

There is no hope for the American heavyweight at this time though.....no one can freaking punch worth a damn

[Taeth]

Well #1 The Cubans are old because they have to defect from their country to turn pro.....something Americans may have to get used to.

#2 The prodigies like RJJ, Floyd, etc just aren't coming around as often...I think the next guys who are of their class are: Rau'shee Warren, Demitrius Andrade, and maybe Raynell Williams or Hylon Williams.

There is no hope for the American heavyweight at this time though.....no one can freaking punch worth a damn

I can name a number of athletes with skills and athletic abilities that match that of Floyd Mayweather and in some cases RJJ.

Andre Berto, Andre Dirrell, Andre Ward, Yuriorkis Gamboa, Guillermo Rigondeaux, Chad Dawson. These are all guys right up there athletically.

There are also Degale, Gavin, Omar Henry, Demetrius Andrade, Gary Russell Jr, Rau'Shee Warren, Anthony Dirrell. But these guys are still young and still have their whole career ahead of them.

I think Andrade and Russell Jr(if he starts using footwork) could be something special. Omar Henry looks like MIguel Cotto. Gavin and Degale are excellent brittish fighters, and Rau'Shee Warren I have always put a ton of stock in him, but he might not go pro until after 2012 which will make him 25.

[Taeth]

Well #1 The Cubans are old because they have to defect from their country to turn pro.....something Americans may have to get used to.

#2 The prodigies like RJJ, Floyd, etc just aren't coming around as often...I think the next guys who are of their class are: Rau'shee Warren, Demitrius Andrade, and maybe Raynell Williams or Hylon Williams.

There is no hope for the American heavyweight at this time though.....no one can freaking punch worth a damn

What about the Bronze medalist out of the Olympics? He just started boxing a couple of years before the olympics, he's athletic, 6'6, and hits like a train.