idk why ppl are complaining. it will make less money yes but unless you were expecting a check from this fight who gives a fukk?
one of the reasons boxing has been declining is that there are never any big fights set in other cities than vegas and NYC. speaking of detroit, back in the day hearns used to have some huge fights there in front of his home town fans. michigan are still producing top class fighters but when is the last time u saw james toney or floyd mayweather fight at home? floyd fought at home against ndou, i think thats the last time.
here we have two out of towners but its a title fight between a young champion and a former champion, should bring some excitement to a true boxing city which is nothing but positive for the game.
some of u act like it will be held in a high school gym lol, im sure they will find a good arena and detroit ppl love their boxing so if they put togheter a decent undercard it should sell fine.
Pointless.
Frank Warren is probably laughing his ginger balls off.
The only thing that makes it okay is that Malignaggi is a relatively safe opponent. Khan should beat him.
Detroit is pretty much the Oldham of America.... why on earth are they doing this?
If Detroit has a huge Pakistani population Golden Boy wants them on board. They are going for a niche market.
Detroit,wow. With all the talk about Khan wanting a big US debut I expected Las Vagas or MSG. They are going for a niche Pakistani following in Detroit.
detroit has a huge pakistani/south asian population
Never knew this about Detroit, top knowledge.
I don't really get it though. They done the same thing with Hatton when he first went to America and fought in Boston againt Collazo with the argument that the Irish-American population or some shit would turn out for Ricky Hatton.
That fight was horrific match-making. It was in some backwater casino with a limited capicity against a slick southpaw at a higher weight, which he probably lost despite getting the decision. Outstanding.
Some Brits make sacrifices going over there. Big ones.
If Hatton lost - he was absolutely f.ucked.
Same with Khan. Lost in America? really? in Vegas? MSG? no. He lost in some random place in Detroit infront of a few thousand people. Outstanding.