Greatest Native American world champions

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  1. Jel

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    I believe Henry Armstrong was part Native American. Based on that, it goes:

    1. Henry Armstrong










    (ginormous fucking gap)











    2. Danny Lopez










    (another ginormous fucking gap)












    3. Marvin Camel
     
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    Both Joe Louis and Jack Dempsey were 1/8 Native Americans
     
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    You leave A LOT open by naming Armstrong, because theres a very high percentage of Black Americans with at least some Native American in them (including me).
     
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    Where would you rank yourself?
     
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    Yeah, it was meant to be a bit of a jokey thread - hopefully no offense caused.
     
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    What tribe was Lopez from? The Navadodgapunch ?
     
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    No, he was from the Ute tribe - which is short for ‘U take a lot of punches’.

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    Virgil Hill and Regis Prograis should be mentioned in the topic of Native American boxers who became champs.
     
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    REED Is Also Part Native American w/Ancestors from the SLAPaHO TRIBE…




    REED:Dan1:
     
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    It is kind of odd that there are not more Native American pro fighters, much less champions. Boxing is huge on every reservation that I am aware of. When I was in Phoenix teaching boxing, I learned that there is a gym in every community of any size within the Navajo Nation. I am currently training two fighters that started on the Blackfeet Reservation at a gym there. There are cousins of the guy that fought Nico Walsh Ali fight before last and he started at the same gym. The last- only?- national Gold Gloves champion from Montana is a Native American. For whatever reasons, many of which I believe are cultural, very few of the Native American boxers turn pro.
     
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    Interested to hear about what you think these cultural reasons are?
     
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    I don't know what the reasons would be. That is a supposition based on conversations that I have either heard or been part of.
     
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