Why is the US still the pay day country?

The short answer is...despite the fact that boxing is somewhat dying in the USA,it is still the world capital of boxing.Nothing anywhere compares to a 'LET'S GET READY TO RUMBLE',from Las Vegas. Yes the world has caught up to fighters from the USA,yes...most Americans don't care about boxing.There are no nationalistic interests in it for us...we simply have too many other diversions...baseball,basketball,football...American style,tennis,golf...even hockey,which barely rates a blip is ahead of boxing. Hell...even soccer might rate ahead of boxing,in terms of interest. But...like it or not,if a fighter is to achieve true universal status,he must make it in America. Hats off to Ricky Hatton for making the attempt...he will have achieved much more respect,even if he loses,than another fighter from nearby who has never had the stones.

Overseas, you may find more passionate fans. More so passionate about the fighter's that represent their country. America is not exactly known much for "pride and culture" as compared to other countries. More so that fighters from the states are just "for the money"

This is where the elite fighters are, or were. It is shifting, American fighters just arent the best anymore.

Probably because American television networks have the most money and, to get that money, you typically have to fight in America. Occasionally networks like HBO will air non-American fights (Calzaghe-Kessler) but its certainly rare. That said, i think it is slowly shifting outward from the US.

Nassem Hamed, Ricky Hatton and Joe Calzaghe became millionaires before they ever stepped in American soil. Calzaghe still hasn't even fought in America and has made milliones. I don't think its about money, unless you are a lesser known fighter trying to follow the money. I belive Hatton and Hamed came to America to be Boxing Legends. Although, money had to be good too. I know Hamed got payed bank.

There is alot of extras that come with fighting in america, like it or not there is alot of money here. along with the name recognition comes endorsements of proportional amounts, all in all there is just more money in the U.S.

You want to be great and in the boxing books, you want to be immortalized as a god of your sport? America is where it happnes and if you didn't work in America you may be forgotten.

PPV and other television rights.