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Cuban Amateur Boxing

January 19th, 2012 | Category: Combat Sports

Anyone familiar with amateur boxing knows that Cuba has been a powerhouse since winning their first medals in the 1968 Olympic Games. The small island of approximately 11 million people has long dominated amateur boxing throughout the world.

Those interested in learning the secrets to the success of this small, impoverished island may enjoy the videos below. A complete documentary has been split into five Youtube clips. Part 1 is embedded, with the remaining parts linked to at the bottom of this entry.

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Part 2 – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6USRaM24DhA

Part 3 – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9LYF1czBMpw

Part 4 – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r6y5ncZo4rI

Part 5 – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NTx6ktxyXdU

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9 Comments so far

  1. chente January 19th, 2012 12:28 pm

    Thanks Ross, I was trying to find this

  2. Danny J. Albers January 19th, 2012 5:26 pm

    Ross, you will be happy to know I left a copy of Never Gymless with some Cuban boxers when I was there.

  3. Titusz January 19th, 2012 6:31 pm

    thank u, once more, ross! i watched all the five parts. great. viva cuba!!!!!

  4. Eric January 19th, 2012 10:48 pm

    Poverty, hard living, and downright physical hunger will always produce the best fighters. I think it was Willie Pastrano who said something along the lines of “It’s hard to get up at dawn and do roadwork when you’re wearing silk pajamas.”

  5. marquito76r January 20th, 2012 4:19 pm

    thanx for posting Ross. Que viva Cuba, siempre luchando por su vida!

  6. James January 21st, 2012 8:57 am

    Hi Ross

    I am not a native english speaker, the word “impoverished” somewhat troubles me in the article. I associate it with hunger and malnutrition. Cuba might not be a highly indutrialised country but it has 0% child malnutrition according to Unicef.

    If I misunderstood your article, I apologise.

    James

  7. admin January 21st, 2012 3:00 pm

    It’s often used to describe poverty stricken areas.

    http://www.thefreedictionary.com/impoverished

  8. Matthew January 22nd, 2012 10:13 am

    Hi Ross. That’s a great and inspiring video. Here is the full version
    http://sosoboxing.com/boxing-video-watch-online/documentary-sons-of-cuba-documentary/
    I truly recommend this website for watching other documentaries and many great fights.
    All best!
    Matthew

  9. Luke January 22nd, 2012 12:45 pm

    Thanks for sharing this Ross!

    I was just looking for a boxing documentary so this serves me well!

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