Which nation is the most susceptible to HYPE?

Britain, look who Floyd is knock out on my avatar. lol

 

Americans.... Jeff Lacy

British fans support our fighters... we don't hype them. I'm not sure half the people on this thread actually understand what the word Hype means?! Hype doesn't mean supporting your fighter.... it means marketing them as something their not.... America is gthe place to go for that

 

to be fair JCC was a ****ing beast...

 

Brits

 

By far.

 

I think its fair to say the British media put too much pressure on our boxers and up and comers in other sports by stirring up premature (and sometimes unnecessary) Hype.

Any potential prospect is immediately compared to the greats and they build them up too much too quickly and if they dont cut it then they're slated and dismissed as 'just another hype job' which isnt fair

However when it comes to the knowledgeable fans - its not a case of hype We tend not to swallow up the media. What we will do though, is get on the bandwagon and support our boxers passionately and not turn our backs on them as soon as they dont meet the level of hype thrust upon them.

 

:thumbsup

 

:rofl

I love it that people on here take the David Haye stuff seriously.

It kills me . . .

 

Not to say that they aren't producing some good fighters but the Brits seem to really eat the hype. I have to give it to the Brits though, at least there sports stations talk about the fight game, hell the only time I ever see ESPN talk about the fights is on Friday Night Fights.

 

You think I'm British?

 

Usa.

 

Casual sports fans in Britain are suckers for hype, but I don't think that's a bad thing at all. In fact, I would not change it as I believe it is a vital part of the health of the sport in Britain.

All this means is there is a huge market of casual sports fans who will tune in to big sports events, such as boxing. This in turn means there are great earning opportunities and potential super stardom for British fighters, which will only go on to encourage kids to get into the sport in the future. It also means that fighters can build a huge fan base, meaning they have fans and TV backing and can therefore attract big name opponents.

Compare this to somewhere like Eastern Europe, where outside of the Klitschkos no one view a **** about their fighters. If Pirog or Golovkin were British then they would be huge names, have great TV backing and have no problem securing the big fights. But we know this isn't the case.

People can laugh at the hype that people who don't know the sport buy into with British fighters, but the interest of the casual fan is what makes the sport so big in Britain compared to other countries.

You think the people who paid their money to fly out to Vegas to see Hatton fight gave a zhit that he lost? No. They would have had a great holiday. You think those who went out to Hamburg to see Haye felt like idiots? No. They was having a great holiday. The sport is just an excuse to use up their spare cash on having a great time with their mates. Just like the world cup, the ashes etc etc

 

Good post!

Also I think British boxers are hyped up by our media because if they werent hyped up nobody in the USA would give a rats ass about them really and they would find getting their shot at a break in the States a lot harder (lets be honest - we all know that if you havent made it in America then you havent truly made it).

The USA are also very good at Hype jobs and if us Brits (and other Nations) dont keep up with (or stay ahead of) the 'Hype Machine' then our boxers will stay in obscurity!

Just my 2p worth