How much of a home advantage do U.S fighters get?

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  1. SleazeNation

    SleazeNation Coal Black Horse Full Member

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    Yes, winning Olympic gold is a great platform to becoming a great professional.
    US had an Olympics at home and home advantage told, those medallists became good professionals.

    Home advantage is a huge advantage.

    Check out how many golds UK pick up this year. And how many great professionals arise from the gold. Home advantage.:deal
     
  2. PetethePrince

    PetethePrince Slick & Redheaded Full Member

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    Floyd would win. Judges might rob him if there in Manilla. In Vegas, I'd expect much more neutral judging/reffing.
     
  3. PIPO23

    PIPO23 Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    With drug testing in america a joke. A clean boxer from overseas are at the mercy of these cheats.It means that poor boxer

    from poor countries like South America who can't afford roids are fighting roided Americans.Case in point; Amir Khan and

    Cheaterson.
     
  4. Royal-T-Bag

    Royal-T-Bag Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    this all sounds to me like another case of being mad that America has produced the greatest fighters ever by a long shot.
     
  5. RazorHandz

    RazorHandz Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Which had nothing to do with his nationality.

    Does Bradley have the home advantage against Pac in vegas?
     
  6. Atlanta

    Atlanta Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    I'm pretty sure the State of Michigan can kick the **** in of half these posters countries by itself.
     
  7. SleazeNation

    SleazeNation Coal Black Horse Full Member

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    It had something to do with Oscar's nationality, and the fight being in America. It's home advantage. Outside of the US - Sturm wins.

    He's the only American in the fight as far as I know.
     
  8. SouthpawJab

    SouthpawJab On his way up!! 4-0!! Full Member

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    The Soviets and Cubans boycotted that Olympic Games...that's why America was so dominant(that and they had multiple HoF fighters)
     
  9. SleazeNation

    SleazeNation Coal Black Horse Full Member

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    That they were at home was completely irrelevant?

    Cuba boycotted the 1988 games too, USA still won 6 less golds that when they were at home.

    The Olympics are in the UK year, they have won a total of 3 gold medals since 1960. They will get at least that many this year alone. It's just the way it goes with home advantage.
     
  10. PIPO23

    PIPO23 Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    YES.

    U.S are steroiding and the test protects them and thus they have an advantage. Not

    only do they have the best supplements available but also Peds on top of that.
     
  11. SleazeNation

    SleazeNation Coal Black Horse Full Member

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    They didn't.
     
  12. shadz96

    shadz96 Active Member Full Member

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    wouldnt ward earn more money in europe