if calzaghe was an american???

He would be more respected

 

If Calzaghe was American:

Calzaghe would have fought a prime BHop, RJJ, Toney even, a few other decent MW, SMW, and LHW.

then he would have been respected

 

Lockett was a mandatory.

 

FALSE.

Pound-for-pound has nothing to do with nationality. The number 1 is from the Philippines. **** thread.

 

Can you say Virgil Hill?

The difference between European fans and US fans is that most over here realise that the sport exists outside of their own back garden and don't automatically write off any fighter they haven't seen as a bum or a never was!!! They watch fighters from all corners of the globe with their own eyes and only then do they judge them. There is none of this "Well y'awl ain't no stars an stripes so grandaddy redneck dont give two hoops" attitude! You should try it sometimes, might even find it an education.

 

You can't really compare the lower divisions with the higher divisions, its a whole different scenario in terms of the hype-nationality relationship.

 

You can compare them when you are speaking about the pound-for-pound rankings though, since that is where the lower divisions and higher divisions are compared. atsch

 

The answer to that is yes of course he would and nobody ever compare fans from the States and the UK - we travel to support and we don't need somebody over a speaker to tell us when 2 cheer !

 

i don't know how seeing as though no-one outside of his mum had heard of him

 

Well age is SOMETHING. More well-known and more refined... true, but the 28 year old B-Hop would have thrown more than 10 punches per round, plus he wouldn't gasp for air after round 6.

 

Beating faded fighters past their prime is not gonna put him ahead of Pacquiao. :deal

 

What's that got to do with anything?

I assume they were still charging people to come in, hence my question.

Besides, Lockett was a 'mandatory' not a mandatory. There was no compulsion for Pavlik to fight him at that time, he was selected from a range of possible opponents.

 

And yet you paid to see the many bums on Hopkins resume?

 

This is a question for the WBO?

 

Then he would'nt be slapping.