Contradictions in the percieved requirements needed to be a top boxer

I like your point an odd double standard. I'd say in the case of Hopkins he only acted like this after he delivered the goods. Khan and Froch have a ways to go

 

Khan will be a good possibly great fighter eventually.

Froch is going to get sparked any day now.

Calzaghe was a great fighter with a shitty resume.

 

You really didn't get the point, did you?

 

Ward and Dirrell are still more or less in the prospect/work in progress stage. But they've already proven themselves against he best fighters in the division and their talent is apparent.

About where Khan will be if he dominates Malignaggi.

 

I think in order to be a truly great fighter you just need to face and defeat other great fighters. They don't really exist in the UK at this point in time, all the best fighters fight over in Vegas. Hopkins fought great fighters, Calzaghe generally didn't.

 

That's a silly question. Read it back.

This has absolutely nothing to do with discriminating against certain countries, it's just that all the big pay days are over in America. Manny Pacquiao, Shane Mosley, Bernard Hopkins, etc all fight over in America. Hasegawa is probably the best Bantamweight in the world but where do you see his recognition? It will most likely come to the fore if and when he starts fighting in America. That's the way it is. If you want to be a great fighter you beat great fighters, and they don't exist in UK...generally.

 

If only someone would invent air travel and passports...

 

Bad mouthing, supposed bad reflexes, and fight fair are non factors are far as I'm concerned. You clearly have a chip on your shoulder about British Boxing.

 

You're not going to get anywhere mate.

People here will still you straight faced that Joe Calzaghe was a stay at home champion who didn't try hard enough to fight the likes of a prime Bernard Hopkins. Even though, when Hopkins was in his prime, Calzaghe had a signed agreement through Showtime for a fight with Hopkins in America, agreed by Hopkins negotiators, and Hopkins refused to sign, instead preferring to take on the mighty William Joppy and set up the long awaited third fight with Robert Allen.

When you're dealing with people who will straight up ignore facts like that, there's no point trying to put forward logical arguments.