IS FIGHTING AT HOME a HUGE ADVANTAGE?

Er...theres a bit of scope for answers outside "HUUUUUGE Advantage" and "None at all...diddly ****".

Like, yes, it can be advantageous/partially/depends on the scenario, it can add pressure.

 

yea but I'm trying to say even if the judges are legit, the hometown fighter still has an advantage most of the time. The crowd, the atmosphere, the mental edge,.. it's hard to pinpoint exactly what it is but it's there. Athletes perform better in familiar surroundings.

 

Depends on the fighter. Look at Kostya Tszyu, he unified the 140 division for the first time in 40 years all while fighting in the States.

An American fighter goes anywhere outside America and usually gets beat up.

 

Yeah especially in Germany

 

Ignoring the dodgy judges, refs, etc.

If you are an elite boxer, you should have no problem with the away crowds...you will be focused on the job. If you have the ability to beat your opponent, taking being robbed out of the equation, you should know what you have to do, and get the job done.

It's almost always a disadvantage to fight away from home, but it's not impossible to overcome. After-all, it comes down to just 2 people in the ring (excluding the ref)...if you are mentally strong enough, you can block the rest out.

 

Not only Americans... **** Marcus Beyer and the Green & Lucas robberies. ****in precious paper champ. Who did he ever beat? Christian Sanavia, to which he had lost an SD? Ha. Omar Sheika? Lucas beat him 3 yrs before Beyer did. Beyer is the only fighter I hate with a passion.

/rant

 

No, it's not a huge advantage. It has an advantage but it's closer to "no difference" than it is closer to "huge advantage".

 

P4P has nothing to do with whether said boxer fights at home or away. It should not factor into how the P4P list is created, or the rankings...and rightly so.

 

1. Boosts your morale
2. Crowd chanting your name makes you fight better, with every move/punch you throw, the crowd cheers.
3. If the fight gets close, BIG chance that you get the GIFT!!!
4. Koki Kameda!

 

rayonta whitfield fought for the IBF belt in Argentina. He told me the got a ref from NYC to do the job, but the ref was hired by the promoter FROM Argentina. When the fight was toe to toe it was fine. As rayonta started improsing himself more the ref started bugging out. Everytime Ray started a combo the ref would separate the fighters, the guy he was fighting would sits on the ropes and the ref wouldn't do anything about it, the crowd would pull on the ropes, and bottles were thrown in the ring. Ray was hit with a elbow that the ref "never saw" and was cut. The ref stopped the fight in the tenth round. Ray lost his first fight. Ray and his team were the only black american people in the building.


So yeah fighting in another country especially a third world country means you will get ****ed over.

 

Ask Alan Minter, Jermain Taylor, Ivan Calderon, and Hozumi Hasegawa this question and see what they tell you. :yep

 

do you think playing at home is an advantage in the NFL?


Jermain Taylor will tell you that his record is 28-3 in the USA and 0-1 outside.

 

I know, man.

I was being quite sarcastic...i would say its really in the fighters mental strength...