Why Are US Boxers More Punch Drunk Than UK Boxers?

i'm spot on with you

 

break down for me the careers of Britain's best over the last 15 years and let's see
calzaghe, hatton and khan should be a good starting point

 

no you're not. you couldn't be more clueless if you tried.

what you post is actually heaped in irony that seems to be completely lost on you.

maybe you should take in everything on the Thread before you post. you know, be "objective". :good

 

so how many women have you ****ed?
and why don't you have a girlfriend now?
I know you don't, otherwise 'defending britain' wouldn't be your world

 

Calzaghe fought most of the best in the UK.

same with Hatton.

being on American soil isn't a given for fighting the best you doughnut. you can fight the best anywhere. but you have to consider the fact that nearly all Americans refuse to leave home so in order to actually get them in the ring, you have to travel to get the fight.

the reason is not because it brings in the most money, the biggest crowds etc etc... it's to do with them being cowards so have no other choice but to do so. Brit fighters would love it if the Americans grew a pair and actually traveled to get the fight instead of staying at home all the time.

Hatton fought Tszyu at home.
Calzaghe fought Kessler and Lacy at home.
Froch fought Bute and Kessler at home etc etc...

you can fight the best anywhere, IF they have a pair of balls to do so.

 

are you really going down this childish path???

and you call me the insecure child.

grow up you silly little woman.

 

I've never said its right that brits (or anyone else) has to travel to make big fights, but it's pretty much a given in most weight divisions (HW not included nowadays because the US networks have cut loose the klitschko's), that if any fighter wants big fights, then he needs to build his rep here

khan and hatton did it and got their big fights
calzaghe didn't, and decided to overcome his fear of flying once Hopkins and jones hit their 40's and were dethroned by someone else

 

no, you were making out that it was a given that big fights only happen in the US.

Hatton did not, as you foolishly claim, need to build his rep in the US. he was the champ in his weight class before he even went to the states. the Tszyu win was huge.

Calzaghe only had two fights in America you clown. and those were his last two. his rep was well and truly built before going to the states.

you fail to acknowledge Joe willing to fly to America for fights with Hopkins and Jones much earlier. but i don't want to get into that again.

you do know that the audience for Boxing in America is pretty much worthless these days? you go on like anyone really gives a **** about the 2 Million that tune in to Boxing over there. but hey, pure Arrogance will do that for you.

the crowds for most fights over there are pathetic as well. i mean, when the atmosphere in Germany blows it away, you know you're in Trouble. but you hang on to something that doesn't exist if it makes you feel better.

 

Referees more cautious perhaps in uk?, American fans want to see Ko's and knockdowns, but fighting styles prob has a lot to do with it...

 

it's only in the last few years that Brit refs sometimes stop fights too quickly. so i wouldn't have thought that would have much baring in the great scheme of things.

i think the Americans going on too long though does have some credence. though there are many other factors.

 

Talk to James Toney...................

 

A knock out is a product of the bodies self defense system against potential brain damage. If a boxer is frequently knocked out, he will actually suffer far less brain damage than a boxer who can absorb punches and has a good chin.

I hope I've answered the thread.

 

you pretty much named half of them, or even a quarter. either way it's only a fraction of american fighters who historically took on all world recognized comers, partly because all of those major bouts were taking place stateside, and didn't fare too well neurologically, because of it. like I said, if you disagree then you aren't being objective. it lends itself to the fact that on the whole, american fighters have had better careers from an all time great perspective, more hall of famers, etc. it's a hard pill to swallow but the facts prove it, and i'm not going to highlight the myriad examples because anyone who knows the history of the sport knows that what I am saying is true. it's not a slight against the uk, a couple of my favorite fighters ever are from the uk, it's a matter of fact.

 

Because there are more crack-head boxers in the USA. Smoking crack and boxing isn't good for the brain.