Boxing Boys of Bukom (VICE WORLD OF SPORTS Episode 1)

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Bukom is a town too small for a map. But somehow, this tiny, slum village on the coast of Ghana has produced more world champion boxers per capita than anywhere else in the world.
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@ughwtfname 8 лет назад

These are the type of stories we love

@soopermonkeyworld 8 лет назад

This is the best documentary ive seen come out of vice in a long time

@akhilp3559 8 лет назад

raw emotion when he cried n said he wanted to do it for his parents that's how I feel too they done soo much for me

@gabrielrosales4344 8 лет назад

Fitness is like church to them, its amazing

@adjycb 8 лет назад

+Gabriel Rosales more like this happens before church... there is no replacing church in ghana

@samjacobson4844 8 лет назад

Wow what a documentary, this was some great stuff right here.

@mcnuggetsful 8 лет назад

I think this video just changed my life.

@directorethxn7135 8 лет назад

I cried after this episode... like no bs...

@seanbillups40 8 лет назад

Got chills towards the end, I'm not a big fan of boxing by any means but this documentary was amazing.

@SOLOIIguru 8 лет назад

Selema Masekela is the man and it's awesome to see him being a part of cool shit again.

@eknick 8 лет назад

i have a feeling this is the beginning of the best sports documentary series to ever grace the public view

@bradrosser9861 8 лет назад

richard commey is someone that deserves fame n fortune and will be an excellent champ, its great to see humbling, amazing people succeed.

@VictorSchroeder-we6mv 7 месяцев назад

I am from ingleshie alata british accra jamestown & bukom boxing is in our blood we are the true epitome of african warriors

@shawncgomez1439 8 лет назад

i really dig the fact they had a black man do the interview thats was a nice touch

@fbmfan 8 лет назад

+Shawn C Gomez This guy delivered, but I wonder how different would've it been for a person of any other race. If people in Bukom don't like them, It would've been hell of a beating, boxing-style. Amazing documentary nevertheless, and very motivating.

@shawncgomez1439 8 лет назад

Alex_P what exactly do you mean bro.

@Tobe580 8 лет назад

Well he's also African, that's Hugh Masekela's son

@Bangura187 8 лет назад

amazing doc vice can do no wrong

@branomirosevic1647 8 лет назад

If Ghana had more funding in boxing and soccer they would be among the best in the world.

@andrewwell1855 8 лет назад

Just shows you that with hard work, anything is possible. no matter where you are in this world

@Kbaf4 8 лет назад

I follow Ghanaian media all the time, I knew the people of Bukom were obsessed with boxing but I didn't know they manufactured world champions repetitively. Good job on this documentary Vice. Opened my eyes.

@arghidontknow 8 лет назад

I just can't get over how amazing this documentary was. Please make many more like this.

@DarkPrincessOfLight 8 лет назад

I'm so happy he won!!

@lassorbrandon 8 лет назад

+conejo nejo spoiler alert

@VinylUnboxings 8 лет назад

Yea bro thats not really cool...

@FuzioN2006 8 лет назад

Are you guys idiots or something? you read the comments before you watch the video? thats on you, dumbasses

@1ilysfm 8 лет назад

That kid jab at 7:50 is on point

@InfamousAustinT0 8 лет назад

VICE needs more stuff like this. I became a follower of VICE because of things like this.

@jorgeramirez5 8 лет назад

Champions in the making, much love, and respect to the people of Ghana:)

@Llamaface 8 лет назад

Thank you sooooo much for this!!!

@dougsmuaythai 8 лет назад

What a treat to see Azumah Nelson. What a legend!

@TheManInCommand 8 лет назад

Damn this was a good documentary!!! Standing ovation!

@yesimemoin09 8 лет назад

The fight scenes with the kids are really well done. The younger brother is so intense (lol at his face at 6:00) and you can see the dad living and dying with every jab.

@ketobuster634 8 лет назад

any other fighters tear up when they saw richard commey say he just wanted to win it for his family, that moment was deep just like all of us fighters he just wants to make it to make his family proud

@AnimalHouseforReal 8 лет назад

Keep videos like this one coming Vice! Loved watching it!

@benjaminlamptey1867 4 года назад

I just love how the boys' father chose to speak Ga even tho he can probably speak English. Wɔ ka ha ni Blɔfo a replace wiemɔ kraa

@bogart2127 8 лет назад

phenomenal

@MrLance01221 8 лет назад

Great documentary ! Best ive seen so far by vice

@jssalbert 8 лет назад

Good Documentary=]....

@UltraZakii 8 лет назад

Wow.. Many young fighters in Bukom trying to get a big title shot to fight In Vegas, Meanwhile, I sat and watched this awesome and motivational documentary on my android in my bedroom here in Vegas

@doodlegug1 8 лет назад

vice really out did itself on this one, bravo.

@mattcox31 8 лет назад

Very great documentary, what sets this particular documentary apart from the rest is that it is genuine. Keep up the original Vice.

@burtontk 8 лет назад

An Amazing Documentary!!!

@ugodaculeg 8 лет назад

mad respect, keep fighting the great fight

@86cap 8 лет назад

How can this doc have any thumbs down. this shows hater are gonna hate no matter what.

@matthewsmyth903 8 лет назад

AMAZING JOB A++++ GRADE. TELLING BUKOMS STORY BUT NYC IS AND ALWAYS WILL BE BOXINGS MECCA.

@JamesMcNallyhi 8 лет назад

totally awesome, amazing.

@charliecorleon 8 лет назад

9:27 lmao aye my homie in the green shorts to the left getting it tho. i think this is the best documentary ive seen.

@bonechuggz 8 лет назад

Sal Masekala? I dig that, Hes great at this kinda stuff

@kaibil13ful 8 лет назад

great job on this documentary..now this the vice we like

@leftify 8 лет назад

Proud to be Ghanaian and have family in Bukom!!!

@jeffreyhooper7806 8 лет назад

I love the sport of boxing and it's awesome to see my African brothers in a positive light

@sonnerock5945 8 лет назад

this is good stuff. my respect to all of this people.

@EnsoLLC 8 лет назад

SO emotional.

@ibrahimosai2273 4 года назад

This is my town where I was born Bukom

@tritondriver1 8 лет назад

Magnificent

@suki3275 8 лет назад

First documentary Ive watched thats had me on the edge of me seat in a long time

@dieselxdan 8 лет назад

One of the best docs from vice!!

@mitchellbarrios4972 8 лет назад

Wow this was amazing...

@awfulaim912 8 лет назад

best documentary ever, and i dont know how the fuck they did it on a vice budget. Just goes to show anything is possible with the right personnel

@sanch56 8 лет назад

great video

@lloydfoster6679 8 лет назад

So Good

@mongolian 8 лет назад

awesome documentary!

@xXxAmadeuzxXx 8 лет назад

god bless you guys. Dont give up

@miker-tank552 8 лет назад

Boxing aside Now this is what a successful African community can look like..

@Lilreeces10 8 лет назад

Good luck to Commey!

@jamiefarlow2841 8 лет назад

This is inspirational on a whole 'nother level.!

@hublub2793 8 лет назад

Great Episode

@micheal16sore 8 лет назад

one of Vice's best documentaries

@St_97 8 лет назад

Fucking Amazing Documentary

@RuthlessSniperX 8 лет назад

This is one of the only ads I never skipped. Incredibly interesting!

@JEFFMAN90 8 лет назад

I'm Ghanaian who was born in Canada and I didn't that the GA tribe liked boxing so much. These kids training are gonna be beasts when they grow up. I wonder if my parents tribe the Ashantis like Boxing this much as well.

@adangbe 8 лет назад

Yeah, all the boxing houses and the great boxers are from Gã areas.

@VictorSchroeder-we6mv 7 месяцев назад

Ashantis don't do boxing & cannot fight

@poyerpoia7315 8 лет назад

Great video! 14:09 mayweather walks out with justin beaver this dude gets carried out like a king...had me rolling...fantastic vid!

@pAnSaHk 8 лет назад

Like soo many things went right with this.. just an epic job, and I personally couldn't be prouder rn. "Kaa f77 lofl7!!" (Ga proverbs ftw)

@benjaminlamptey1867 4 года назад

Crabs don't birth birds😂😂🤣❤️

@AmaniLindsey 8 лет назад

This is epic!

@eskudosal 8 лет назад

Damn that's amazing there about it

@TheSquad4life 8 лет назад

VICE please do more documentaries like this that depict the real human condition we can all relate to even if we like or don't like the particular occupation . Nice interviewer and lovely story and I love boxing no sport as more aspects of life in it than it(relatively speaking off course there's Muay Thai etc

@onthenext23rd 8 лет назад

this was badass

@rl7616 8 лет назад

well done!

@thethrill6099 8 лет назад

God bless all my Black Stars

@adangbe 8 лет назад

And their witchdoctors.

@thethrill6099 8 лет назад

If I spoke for God to bless all the Black Stars that would include Witch Doctors and so forth and so on Genius. Before you address a King bemindful my time is to be used wisely.

@adangbe 8 лет назад

+The Thrill So you want God to bless the witch doctors and also the players, with their wicked, manipulative Juju practicing ways? BTW, what "King" would be spending his time on RU-vid addressing brief fly-by remarks?

@knowun 8 лет назад

These are a people united.

@zamted 8 лет назад

This is awesome, I also love how colorful the city is

@TheColorTheft68 8 лет назад

you mean how poor it is?

@zamted 8 лет назад

no douchebag :D

@fefemyluv 8 лет назад

+Michael Gonzalez it's people like you...I swear...

@tonykaranja2484 8 лет назад

dope

@derikdavis7420 8 лет назад

I never wanna hear another American athlete complain about how hard it was in streets again after watching this

@xXxAmadeuzxXx 8 лет назад

i know right. that getto in America is like the middle class in Ghana

@farmerkevin 8 лет назад

looking good Sal!

@kidfromnyc2353 8 лет назад

This shit is official

@lawlessstrife8962 8 лет назад

Modern day warrior nation

@benjaminlamptey1867 4 года назад

Amazing documentary! Love ur camera work too. Idk about us producing the most world champs per capita tho, what's ur source on that? I could find it. Nonetheless, I can't thank u enough. Oyuwaladɔng!

@EsauistheCaucasian 8 лет назад

DAMN RIGHT!!!!!!!!!!

@Caalifrna 8 лет назад

Joshua closing shit as a fighter 😂😂😂

@rahajibaba 8 лет назад

Very healthy

@rolandbioc3024 8 лет назад

what's the song were it shows like the whole city of people doing calisthenics?

@dieselxdan 8 лет назад

Good luck kid!!

@chsjo 8 лет назад

So THIS is where Vice went. Fuck yes...

@JohnStupid911 8 лет назад

How can this guy say it's a wonder that there are so many champion boxers coming from there. They're athletically gifted africans who don't have luxury of doing most activities, so of course if they train boxing for half of the day they're gonna become great.

@peteropokuamoako9010 8 лет назад

ghana waddup

@terrancenewsome9603 8 лет назад

part 2

@TheShawn2996 8 лет назад

Great Job Vice and the reporter looks like Quentin Miller

@akhilp3559 8 лет назад

lmaoooooo meek took another L

@fefemyluv 8 лет назад

Had to rewind that fight scene. What a perfect way to end a moving series. Does anyone know the name of referee, though? I've seen him in a few fights but never knew his name.

@fefemyluv 8 лет назад

Not "series"...

@cumhugs 8 лет назад

Father dude looks like dude from American Crime

@danielmercedes639 8 лет назад

There's a huge Ghanaian community in the Bronx, NY. I wonder if thats the connection with the Bronx Boxing Club.

@atrixstic 8 лет назад

Someone get mayweather to put some money into this community, it does good for the youth

@atrixstic 8 лет назад

even though its the same dreams, that's basically the only way to prosper in bokum, as in the cities here have many other ways besides boxing, such as education. but no need to bring the "dont help other people until we can help ourselves" discussion out. Regardless, him putting his money into boxing in troubled communities would be beneficial

@Friday_Monday 8 лет назад

If you've seen Mayweather's training camps you wouldn't want him to do so. The stuff he makes his boys go through is excessive.

@xXxAmadeuzxXx 8 лет назад

+YoMama why??? fool dont you see there situation. There neighborhood makes bmore look like Beverly hills. Here in the U.S they have the government helping but not in Ghana. This fool compared this to the U.S. spoiled muthafuckers

@Friday_Monday 8 лет назад

The Kid He makes his kids, who are like twelve or something, go till knockout in sparring.