Are most posters biased in favor of fighters from their country?

I think this is the truth, but it should also be said that these people usually knows more about the particular fighter than those from another country, since they often have seen more fights.

However, it doesn't mean they are better at analysing that particular fighter - they just have more to go from - usually.

I try to be objective about Kessler, but it is very hard.

 

For me nationality doesn't play a part in a singular fight sense, however, its likely allegiances will be formed if you have been watching a fighter develop from early in his career.

 

I can say I'm really not, I have love for alot of Eurpeon fighters and think kAHN WILL BE GREAT. As a matter of Fact I just wathed a whole Haye set of 21 fights the past two days, then finally seen a great fight wih Kahn and Gomez. Now I am working on Benn who remindes me so much like Aaron Pyror and an earlier Tszyu.

But as an American I just think I love the sport of boxing and want to see fighters take risk and fight the best. Like Haye wants and has been doing.

 

I think you´re automaticaly a bit biassed because you know the fighters better it they are from your home country especially if it´s a fight for example Euro vs. US. Abraham and Sturm for example have a much higher media attenion in germany than a Pavlik, Winky or Tailor. So you tend to root a bit for your "homeboy"...

 

They are pure diamonds waiting to shine. However they are going to compete in very tough divisions.

They are p4ps waiting to happen, but if they were in latino divisions it would be easier for them because they would have an instant following.

 

I think style appeals more to most people than ancestry. However nationality does play a part in favouritism. I know myself for example will root for katsidis no matter his flaws or opponent because he is an Aussie/Greek. I think alot of people do the same and root for a fighter that descends from the same patch of earth, especially smaller countries that do not have as many prominent boxers or champions as America and the UK.

 

National pride to me is utter bull**** and means nothing when forming a view/opinion of a boxer, all it does is take away credibility from what might be a good poster.....unfortunately it's readily apparent on this site

 

I think so. U.S posters tend to belittle and underestimate British fighters and the British ALWAYS, ALWAYS overestimate their own, with the exception of Lewis and Calzaghe.

 

Lewis is on a much higher level than Joe.....:deal

 

Good post. We always want to associate with someone else and most do this by virtue of origin, which is pretty normal. Others look for a boxing style that they like and they start rooting for those fighters.

 

I wouldn't consider myself biased towards British / European fighters.

Although IMO some posters are ignorant as apposed to biased (ie some American posters seem to automatically discredit Eropean based boxers as 'Euro bums' on the basis that they haven't had any US coverage. The same sort of thing can apply to some of the European posters too).

 

Of course most posters are biased in favour of their hometown boys.Most American posters dont have the possibilty to watch a lot of fights outside their native country as American tv doesnt seem to be that much interested in broadcasting fights from outside the states. The same can be said about most european countries with the exception of Germany where pro boxing is big and many tv channels show boxing and fights from all over the world can be seen almost every day on one of Germany's numerous tv channels. German tv can also be received in the neighbouring countries and by satellite dish in almost all european countries.Therefore I dare to say that an average fight fan in europe is better informed about present box scence on a a world wide scale than an average american fight fan.
Thats why for example a lot of american fight fans praise someone like Zertuche who lost to Pavlik whereas they tend to belittle fighters like Spada,Gevor,or Oral who would probably win one-sided fights against aforementioned Zertuche.American fight fans have never seen these guys fight due to the lack of tv coverage in their home country.
Anyway! I wouldnt say that a european poster always tends to support a european fighter against an american fighter. Euroepan countries are as different from each other as the USA,Mexico,and Haiti.
An Albanian who lives in the middle age with his rules of blood revenge has nothing in common with a Swede who can marry his ****** partner in an ultra liberal society or a Brit who lives in a junk food society or a wealthy German who sticks to the rules of a totally regulated state.
I guess that quite a lot of americans support certain european fighters and vice versa.Nevertheless blood is thicker than beer or water.Therefore it is natural to support your homeboy against a foreign fighter,isnt it!

 

As of now, yes he is, but not by much, but what I was saying, is that both of these guys ARE the genuine goods, and the British are justified, or were justified in picking these two to win against whoever.

 

I don't think I've ever used nationalism or race to decide who I think is a better fighter. I consider Carlos Monzon to be the greatest middleweight of all time, as well as one of the greatest fighters of all time, in the very elite circle of elites, but I'm neither Argentine, or Hispanic. Most of my favorite fighters that I've followed, as far back as I've been a boxing fan, have been Latins, with one from Scotland (Buchanan of course) Italy, Puerto Rico, Mexico, and among U.S. fighters, guys of all races. It just bugs be to see this knee-jerk nationalism and racism come into play. That's all bull****.

 

I remember that when Lewis came up, I supported and believed him more than the Brits. They always responded with a "he is ok, but he is no Bruno" or "oh, that Canadian guy!?". :rofl

Same now. I know several Brits who think Hopkins is better than Joe and even quite a few than think he won their fight. I am Austrlaian and here 99.99% agree that Joe clearly won.

Those Brits are strange like that.

and then on the other hand they tend to have taken Hatton in very fast and faster than it is probably merited. Strange. :huh