How much does the crowd influence the fighter?

I agree, sometimes you could rush in too much. That has happend to Hatton a few times.

 

yeah magee.

 

depends on the fighter

 

Yes. Also he did against Collazo, Hatton knocked him down, then went looking for the KO, in the first round, and got caught often.

 

Forgot about that but at 3 in the morning I was half cut.

 

True, PBF would never let a hostile atmosphere affect him, nor if the crowd were going crazy for him would he change his composed, safe style. Which is one of the many traits of a truely, great champion.

 

So was I, thats probably why I imagined the whole fight. Ricky who? :nut

 

:yep

 

sometimes the crowd can help. example, pavlik's fans were great. i was surprised to see taylor knock him down, but his long time fans (i only became a fan since the zerchate fight) kept on cheering like it was part of the script. he even said they helped him regain his focus after the kd.

i personally think, if there is any pressure it is from the hometown crowd and not from a hostile crowd. a fighter doesn't want to let his fans/family etc. down.

boxers are warriors and they are fierce competitors, therefore people booing them will only spur them on harder. if they aren't afraid to risk their life in the ring, then some people booing them wont worry them either.

the only thing that could worry a boxer is if he thinks it's going to the scorecards and crowd goes wild at every miss hit from his opponent. only then do i think hostile crowds worry them.

 

It does have its pro's and con's. homeboy will certainly get crowd support, but fighting in your hometown will add pressure and eagerness to win. a loss will surely be humiliating. But when we're talking about "particular" countries...well we know where "homecourt advantage" is really an advantage.

 

Didn't do Hatton a bit of good.