European fighters aren't 'ducked'...unless they want to be

this is a generalisation but it seems to fit when a lot of people who use ducking to excuse a talented european fighter from making his name in the US to earn a big fight.

i still see it on here, and of course it's on youtube a lot where people aren't so educated to the bigger picture...

so i guess my question is....

has ricky hatton given non-US fighters the blueprint for international success?
amir khan has, imo, done exactly the right thing and dropped warren like a hot potato and hired roach. regardless of what fate deals him right now i don't see how that can be detrimental to his career.
he will find his limits and how good he is instead of joining the graveyard of european fighters who are talked about in 'what if' posts because they never made big fights happen.

i'm just getting tired of uninformed people who don't understand how boxing works trying to find excuses (imo) for their favourite fighters to not make the jump to the US and prove themselves in order to earn the big names in boxing.

even though it isn't right that non-US fighters have to make that jump, this isn't uncommon in sports, and the only thing that i can see that sets boxing apart is that a paper belt in europe can create a lucrative niche for a small time promoter who effectively has all his eggs in only a few baskets and doesn't want to risk what he has - which can effectively be detrimental to a fighter's career.

interested in what other people think inside and outside the US and europe.

 

calzaghe was the legit SMW champ without pressing for US exposure though. considering how poor MW and LHW were at the time it wouldn't have been difficult for joe to break through and earn his shot if he wanted to. but he didn't.
took hatton 3 fights to get front row seats and he's not as talented as calzaghe was.