Are all fighters going to take the football route now?

In fairness to Hatton and Jeffries they are genuine fans of their respective teams. But it does seem an easy way to not only drum up local support, but also makes for a good atmosphere.

I think the one drawback is it could lead to trouble if for example jeffries was to ever fight outside Sunderland and take a big support with him.

 

Pretty good idea really. All that support means more ££££ for him.

 

The problem with this kind of support is that 90 percent of the "fans" in the arena probably dont know a great deal about boxing but will jump on the band wagon regardless who hes fighting. Good luck to jefferies thugh he seems a nice bloke.

 

Sounds good from a financial perspective, and most football fans are a bunch of gullible turds, who's support anybody with their fave teams top on (case in point Fat John Mcdermott from essex wearing a Sunderland top).

On a downside, anybody rememebr that Nigel Benn fight on ITV many years ago, where Rob Mcracken was on the undercard, and Some birmingham City Fans thought it would be fun to start throwing Chairs about.

 

Im a Rangers fan so if i was a fighter and went down that route id immediatly lose 50% of Scotland as potential supporters and id also never be allowed to fight in Manchester.

 

Really.?

 

There was a crowd of Wolves "fans/hooligans up watching Steve Saville at the recent prizefighter event in Glasgow. They were definetly looking for trouble after Saville got whipped.

It must be a midlands thing.

 

Also heard from a few of me Dad's mates who went to Calzaghe v Reid that there was hell on there between Sunderland and Newcastle supporters, can anyone confirm?

 

Must be something in the water in the midlands.

Slightly off topic, Just a huge shout out to Peter Enckleman, Anybody rememebr him scoring that own goal in the birmingham city/Aston villa match, and that Scumbag City fan throwing the tosser sign in his face for what seemed like an age, I to this day cant believe he didnt throw a left hook at him, talk about discipline and self control!

 

Oh ok cool, didnt know that, I'll sleep much easier knowing that, And thats not even a joke lol I can still see his piece of crap face giving it all that, hope he got molested in Prison!

 

This football thing is getting very cynical now

Having said that Eubank and Watson did it didn't they, Spurs-Arsenal, that was very plastic

Kaylor was a bona-fide Hammer though if I recall rightly

Hatton is genuine about it too.

But when it's false it's just stupid