U.K fighters

Brewer, Mitchell and Lacy all saw fit to go to Europe to try and enchance their reputations by taking on the best.

 

Super-Middleweight has always been owned by Europe , despite RJJ and James Toney's foray into it .

American's had to fight Calzaghe in the UK .
American's had to fight Ottke in Germany .
American's had to fight Eubank in the UK .
American's had to fight Benn in the UK .

Infact since 1990 there has been one WBC Super Middleweight title fight in the US compared to 19 in the UK and 12 in Germany .

The last WBA Super Middleweight title fight in the US was 5 years ago .

The last WBO Super Middleweight title fight in the US was in 1990 .

Infact only the IBF title has been seen regulary on US shores , yet there have still been more IBF Super-Middleweight title fights in Germany .

 

Nah, brother. They didn't go to enhance their reputation by taking on the best because neither of them took on the best when they got there (except Lacey) and none of the victors actually had their reputation enhanced after winning there. Lacey went there to obtain a belt and failed miserably. Ironically enough, Lacey going to the UK actually enhanced Joe's reputation. He never had the kind of respect and adoration he's enjoyed after the Lacey fight before then and that's fact which actually serves to prove my point.

 

If you think that hatton beat up on nothing but patsy's and guys you've never heard of before the tszyu fight, then you don't really
watch the sport pal.
:-(

 

notrious hometown decsions? name em. And plse not the Tsyzu fight

 

They sell a whole lot of cheap seats in the UK, too. For a major fight here you're in nosebleed seats for $350 US a seat... usually more than that. I've been to non-televised fights that cost me over $70 US and floor seats cost close to $300 US... for non-televised fights.

I think larger venues could sell for big fights if they lowered ticket prices. Still, bottom line is that, in most cases, you make more money off a US audience. The gate is just part of the picture. There's guaranteed network money and PPV shares. When did Hatton personally clear a multi-million dollar payday in MEN?

 

hatton knows his talent and he wanted to flaunt it to the american public, bad move i think, the americans are very bias and critical, they never respect the good brits

 

Ottke would never have been the fighter he was if he didnt fight at home.

The truth of the matter is he got 2 or 3 hometown decisions in his career. Mostly late in his career.

He made millions with not a great deal of atheltic ability, an ugly physique and head (you have to admit it matters) and a pretty boring style.
He was adored by his fans and usually fought in front of sold out audiences.
He never fought outside of his homeland.

A guy like Ottke would have never been popular in the U.S and the networks would have taken his title at the very first close decision he was involved in.

 

Maybe some, but I think the American audience generally just likes good fighters. Mexican fighters do huge here, even when beating down American fighters. The crowd was outraged at the decision in Lennox Hollyfield I.

I personally find British sports fans insane, and can't talk sports at all with my Brit friends in person. However, I was a Lennox fan since before the McCall loss. At the same time I was a fan, I could admit I understood why a lot of people thought he was often boring. Watching someone technically dismantle and opponent, but not go in and take the risk to go for a KO is boring for people who came to see the KO.

 

The atmosphere at a big fight in Britain is untouchable, that is the biggest thing we have going for us.

 

That's because the Brits are crazy. :nut

 

Brits are alcoholic morons, especially Hatton fans.

 

Did you hear the high pitched support for South Korea at the last World Cup?

 

I understand that, but there is absolutely no reason why time delay should affect things. I know Lewis got a big buyrate when he went to South Africa to fight.

Plus when we have a big fight, it always takes place at 2am - To ensure that there is no problems with the delay. Give me the last PPV fight held in Britain to start early, for you. It's only really Calzaghe, I think. Some European countries, Germany especially, don't adjust and have fights to suit them, but in the UK, we do.

That wasn't the point I was making. You are right in what you said, but not every non-US fighter has to go to America to gain fame. People like Ottke for instance. he always fought in his omeland when he was a star, yet was far bigger doing that than he would have if he went to america.

Then surely you could make a case for them ducking fighters? What is the difference in Hatton not going to America, and Mayweather not coming to Britain if the money is roughly the same? None at all.

Again, it wasn't just Hatton rejecting the fights. Hatton said he would fight in britain, but for the fight to take place in America, he needed to make a nae out there first. Like Calzaghe has done with his recent sub-par opposition. European fighters can't just walk into the big fights in America, because it makes no sense financially. It's nowhere near as clear cut as Hatton avoided Mayweather. He rejected the fight, yes, but he has doen the very things needed to allow the fight to happen. For the fight to take place in America (And Mayweather refused to fight anywhere else because the money wasn't right), he needed to make a name for himself across the pond. he has done exactly that and will be in a position after the Castillo fight to make the bout happen. What has Mayweather done to make it happen? Nothing. Hatton has forced the big buts to happen, by going to America.

EDIT: Just for some numbers, Mayweather wanted $20million to fight in England. Cosidering Mayweather is nothing like a draw, and will never make close to that money in his career without a DLH rematch, how is that not ducking Hatton? Hatton could not get a fight in America, for ****s sake.

 

If you hadn't heard of Tackie,Phillips,Oliveria, you're not a very serious boxing fan then.