Why would a foreign boxer box in Britain?

I'm not disputing the result of Burns-Katsidis, I though he won it but the judges scorecards were way to high imo. If Kats had won it I have no doubt he would have been robbed, the judging over here is getting worse and worse, if it keeps going its gonna come to the point when no one will want to come here and box.

 

Fair enough on the money reasons but if I were a foreign boxer who was looking to push forward with my career I wouldnt be fighting in britain unless I was 100% sure i could knock the guy out

 

what for not taking money to be beaten on a likely hometown decision

 

I think your getting confused with wanting to be a gatekeeper or journeyman at lower level than aspiring to be a champion. If your not in it to win then why bother. As a fan I want to see as close to 50/50 fights as possible, if they are just coming over for cash then I wouldnt bother watching.

Obviously that doesn't include tonights bout because I'm sure Katsidis felt he could win but in other fights you know the scorecard is written before the fight begins - i wouldn't pay hard earned cash to watch that

 

its in the UK though, a lot of the judges judging in Germany aren't German.

I'm not saying that they are all paid off or anything (although it may go on with some) but if they are put under certain pressures to favour certain boxers then they are going to do it.

And it isn't just based on tonights fight, I though the right boxer won tonight but if he hadnt I'm pretty sure he would have got the decision (unless completely dominated)

 

that isnt really the point, if your a big name like Katsidis or bigger your gonna think twice about coming over here for a fight.

If your a Buck Smith then sure you would take the extra money cause you aint going anywhere anyway.