To Diego Fuego - on British fighters

77,000 watched Mayweather-Gatti in Britain, it was free. The Hatton-Tszyu PPV buys in Manchester alone exceeded that.. not to mention Tszyu being a national treasure in Australia and Russia. Benn-Eubank II drew over 1 billion viewers - only Ali-Frazier and Ali-Foreman drew more.

Mayweather Gatti was a far bigger fight that Hatton v Tszyu. Why? Because you knew PBF was about to spank Gatti? Gatti's been past his best for years and I knew that was going to be a mismatch, can't see how anyone else didn't know. Hatton, on the other hand was just as big in England as Gatti was in Jersey; but Hatton was an undefeated, approaching his prime fighter....and Tszyu was the champ. Sorry, just doesn't make any sense at all to me.

only because gatti was in it mate. and it wasnt bigger in russia, britain or australia, where it was huge. As Anorak said, it's fucking world boxing not US boxing. I know its hard to fathom seen as your 'world series' only has teams from america and canada in it, but in this case it really does mean the world. And there is absolutely no way that PBF vs Gatti for the paper WBC championship was a bigger fight in terms of historical relevancy than Hatton vs Tszyu for the linear title. I would be interested to see how many PPV buys it did over here to be honest, and i would imagine it was also ppv in australia although that said it was on at 3 in the mornin which would have made it around 1pm in oz. but i digress, my point is that whilst PBF vs Gatti was a big fight, it was not a bigger fight than Hatton vs Tszyu.

WRONG, WRONG, WRONG!!! Hatton-Tszyu was huge in England because of Hatton's popularity and that's why Kostya fought him there. Mayweather-Gatti was big in New Jersey and among the ignorant....aka "casual fans" because Gatti never stood a chance....and HE was the drawing card, not Mayweather in that fight. Which is why he fought Gatti in Gatti's hometown....same as Tszyu fighting Hatton in Manchester. Hatton was the better fighter at that stage of his career than Gatti was, also. So, in terms of competition and world-class opposistion, Hatton-Tszyu was far superior to Mayweather-Gatti. Good Lord! :pat: Mayweather Gatti was a far bigger fight that Hatton v Tszyu.

So if no British fighters have ever taken part in massive fights, what about Lennox Lewis vs Mike Tyson? What about Ricky Hatton vs Kostya Tszyu? What about Joe Calzaghe vs Jeff Lacy? What about Lloyd Honneghan vs don Curry? What about Nigel Benn vs Gerald Mclellan? What about Henry Cooper vs Muhammad Ali? What about John H Stracey vs Jose Angel Napoles? What about Ken Buchanan vs Roberto Duran? What about Sugar Ray Robinson vs Randy Turpin? What about Kirkland Lang vs Roberto Duran? What about Lennox Lewis vs Frank Bruno? What about Nigel Benn vs Chris Eubank? You sir, are a cunt. And a fucking prick, to be honest. Are you that pathetic that you have nothing to do than flame other boxing fans? How many Americans have ducked fighters? Boxers are boxers, wherever they are from. :owned: Maybe two of those would be considered "massive" fights.

fuck west ham, it felt good to see the spurs down them. sorry bout not lettin u in the champions league last season eh pal? 2-1, glorious. And dont even bother tellin me that your players were sick, you're a bunch of whinin cunts haha we're 1-1-1 in our last three meetings with you mate. I'm pretty happy with that

Lennox learned everything he knows of boxing in Canada. Anyway, I don't see the point of this thread. What do you want us to do ? Congratulate you ? That's ok for me, congratulations England

Well said my brother. Too many of us Americans are resistant to the internationalisation (note the 's') of our sporting life. What would the past two NBA seasons have been without Nowitzki and Ginobili? The MLB is dominated by Dominicans and a few Japanese. Even American football is showing signs of becoming less provincal. Football is shaping up also. You have a few Mexican playing now. Maybe not on the Sunday rosters by on the practice squads...Dont speak on the MLB...internationals boosted that sport to new heights..And check Yao Ming...name another player / athlete over 7' that can move like he does...none...that guy has redefined the center position...

Hatton vs. Tszyu = few cared Mayweather vs. Gatti = everyone cared Tszyu > Gatti see where this is going? Hatton vs. Tszyu was not a big fight because no one cared. I'm not saying Mayweather vs. Gatti was a big fight because nobody gave Gatti a chance, but look how much more hype it got. Hatton vs. Mayweather could have been a HUGE fight, but it didn't happen, and the fault lies somewhere in Britain. WRONG, WRONG, WRONG!!! Hatton-Tszyu was huge in England because of Hatton's popularity and that's why Kostya fought him there. Mayweather-Gatti was big in New Jersey and among the ignorant....aka "casual fans" because Gatti never stood a chance....and HE was the drawing card, not Mayweather in that fight. Which is why he fought Gatti in Gatti's hometown....same as Tszyu fighting Hatton in Manchester. Hatton was the better fighter at that stage of his career than Gatti was, also. So, in terms of competition and world-class opposistion, Hatton-Tszyu was far superior to Mayweather-Gatti. Good Lord! :pat:

And you don't, you stupid prick? That's got to be the most ironic thing I've heard all day. Fuck your mother. I certainly don't resort to this pathetic crying you're exhibiting :bottle:

Half of Lexington are Louisville natives anyway. The rivalry doesn't make much sense to me. I follow Louisville football more than I do UK but I draw sneers here for that, which has always confused me. come on now, you can't go both ways. maybe if your city was good at BOTH sports, you wouldn't have to.

Boxing wouldn't be what it is today without British fighters. Lennox started it off. Now you got fighters Hatton & Calz that have simply destroyed dudes. Now they have brought that shit to the US. The comp level is great in the sport of boxing now. Take away all the foreign fighters and they sport is dead.. Well said my brother. Too many of us Americans are resistant to the internationalisation (note the 's') of our sporting life. What would the past two NBA seasons have been without Nowitzki and Ginobili? The MLB is dominated by Dominicans and a few Japanese. Even American football is showing signs of becoming less provincal.

So if no British fighters have ever taken part in massive fights, what about Lennox Lewis vs Mike Tyson? What about Ricky Hatton vs Kostya Tszyu? What about Joe Calzaghe vs Jeff Lacy? What about Lloyd Honneghan vs don Curry? What about Nigel Benn vs Gerald Mclellan? What about Henry Cooper vs Muhammad Ali? What about John H Stracey vs Jose Angel Napoles? What about Ken Buchanan vs Roberto Duran? What about Sugar Ray Robinson vs Randy Turpin? What about Kirkland Lang vs Roberto Duran? What about Lennox Lewis vs Frank Bruno? What about Nigel Benn vs Chris Eubank? You sir, are a cunt. And a fucking prick, to be honest. Are you that pathetic that you have nothing to do than flame other boxing fans? How many Americans have ducked fighters? Boxers are boxers, wherever they are from. :owned: Boxing wouldn't be what it is today without British fighters. Lennox started it off. Now you got fighters Hatton & Calz that have simply destroyed dudes. Now they have brought that shit to the US. The comp level is great in the sport of boxing now. Take away all the foreign fighters and they sport is dead..

Chelsea - Man U Sunday was a big game only because it was shown live on Fox Soccer Channel. Just admit it Annie and you, Diego, and I will one day share a mint julip.

Half of Lexington are Louisville natives anyway. The rivalry doesn't make much sense to me. I follow Louisville football more than I do UK but I draw sneers here for that, which has always confused me.

Lorenzen made my Saturdays every Fall for four years. The guy was the most entertaining football player I've been around other than Randall Cunningham (whom I grew up watching on Sundays in Philly). He was unsackable, could run, make something of nothing, had a rifle of a left arm, but was incapable of reading defenses. I am lukewarm on Tubby, and was just fucking with Diego because I thought he might actually care about the UK, UofL rivalry, as I do not. certainly not in basketball, which has been degraded into almost complete luck every year. if fucking George Mason can make Final Four, then college basketball is a fuckin joke. I prefer football, where every game counts

considering you guys had jared lorenzen at QB, i wouldnt say a fuckin thing about Louisville, ever. Lorenzen made my Saturdays every Fall for four years. The guy was the most entertaining football player I've been around other than Randall Cunningham (whom I grew up watching on Sundays in Philly). He was unsackable, could run, make something of nothing, had a rifle of a left arm, but was incapable of reading defenses. I am lukewarm on Tubby, and was just fucking with Diego because I thought he might actually care about the UK, UofL rivalry, as I do not.

Tubby > Pitino considering you guys had jared lorenzen at QB, i wouldnt say a fuckin thing about Louisville, ever.

Diego Fucko... logic... sense? They don't go together. get back in your crib. all you do is cry and name-call

chelsea the best team in the world... The best team money can buy. Where the fuck was chelsea in 02/01/00/99 etc And regardless, what does that have to do with West Ham losing to the spurs earlier in the year?