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WHAT IS THE BEST CITY IN THE WORLD FOR PRODUCING BOXERS?

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WILL MOFFAT

Accra, Ghana. Joshua Clottey (and the whole Clottey family), Azumah Nelson, Ike Quartey and many others. Even more specifical­ly they all came from the Bukom suburb, incredible.

ARIEL MARTZ

San Juan, Puerto Rico. Even though some Puerto Rican boxers were born in different parts of the Island, San Juan was their training ground. They’ve got the most boxers per square mile in the world.

BRETT EDWARDS

Philadelph­ia. Thousands of fighters with championsh­ip talent never even got a name in that city.

BRIAN FINDLAY

Bangkok for the lower weights certainly. Havana for the amateurs.

NOCONA RIDGE

Grand Rapids, Michigan has produced two all-time greats over the years in Floyd Mayweather Jnr and James Toney. Michigan as a whole is a hotbed of talent.

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