Why didn't Hopkins fight aborad more?

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  1. BigReg

    BigReg Broad Street Bully Full Member

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    Well, I've never criticised Calzaghe for not fighting Jones or Toney. I can't answer for the critical beliefs held by other posters.
     
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  2. Primadonna Kool

    Primadonna Kool Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    • Fighting in the USA in different states, is almost like fighting in different countries..
     
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  3. WelshintheUS

    WelshintheUS Active Member Full Member

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    Fair enough Reg.
    Good luck with the game tonight :good
     
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  4. clubberlang

    clubberlang Active Member Full Member

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    You could argue that with the size of the USA fighting in another state is like fighting in another country but you don't get the same mad, patriotic fervent support as you would in a nation vs nation contest.
    Adapting to different fans, media, culture and climate is much harder if you are in another mans country!
    Its a physchological as well as a physical confrontation to overcome.
     
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  5. Loewe

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  6. Rico Spadafora

    Rico Spadafora Master of Chins Full Member

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    at least he tried it Glass Jaw Roy refused to leave the States.
     
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  7. charlievint

    charlievint Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    :good Thank you sir!
     
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  8. ripcity

    ripcity Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Why didn't Joe Calzaghe fight aborad more?
    This could be asked about most boxers.
     
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  9. joeboxer

    joeboxer Well-Known Member Full Member

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    because only European fighters are criticized for not fighting abroad.
     
    joeboxer, Oct 24, 2008
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  10. pugilist64

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    He didn`t even scrape a win,the fight was a draw.
     
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  11. Sibbo

    Sibbo Member Full Member

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    There's also the fact that fighters make more money in the states so why go elsewhere?

    Why did Lennox shift his camp across the Atlantic? He could make a lot more money and develop his legacy by knocking out all-comers on their home territory.

    In my opinion a fighter shows more character when he goes into his opponents back yard.
     
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  12. El Cepillo

    El Cepillo Baddest Man on the Planet Full Member

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    I don't know, because Hopkins won't get on a plane piloted by a white man?
     
    El Cepillo, Oct 24, 2008
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  13. charlievint

    charlievint Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    good point and I agree with your "character" statement....its just some fighters have a perception that they are fighting the judges as well as their opponent in a hometown fight.
     
    charlievint, Oct 24, 2008
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  14. charlievint

    charlievint Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    :-( see....you are gonna open up a bag of worms with these kinds of posts....bottom line the stiffer comp and more money is to be made in the US....but if the UK had the $$$ and the better comp most fighters would be fighting across the pond.....you go where the money and the competition is.
     
    charlievint, Oct 24, 2008
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  15. clubberlang

    clubberlang Active Member Full Member

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    Yeah I agree to an extent an I think it is a problem that is endemic in boxing although I would say that Calzaghe, who you pointed out has fought on foreign soil more than BHOP.
    Don't want to start a tit for tat debate on that I just think its disappointing that home fans dont get the opportunity to see more foreign fighters more often as there are plenty of great fighters out there, personally id love to see RJJ or Pavlik fight over here.
     
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