To Diego Fuego - on British fighters

[K-DOGG]

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!

[ROSEWOOD]

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...

[Guest]

I certainly don't resort to this pathetic crying you're exhibiting

Who's "crying"? And a bottle now? Oh, the wit!

You're a little mouthy **** mate. I'm not "crying", you're just a ****. Simple as.

[Jcsuper]

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

[Guest]

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

It was a response to someone being a little ****er... that much is obvious, surely?

[The Wire]

**** 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 ****s haha

we're 1-1-1 in our last three meetings with you mate. I'm pretty happy with that

[Easy-E]

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 ****. And a ****ing 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.

Maybe two of those would be considered "massive" fights.

[Easy-E]

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!

Mayweather Gatti was a far bigger fight that Hatton v Tszyu.

[The Wire]

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 ****ing 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.

[Guest]

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 ****ing 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.

This **** Diego ****o - and he IS a **** - just can't get out of his isolated world view. If it's not appealing to HIM, then ergo it can't be "big" or "important". His statements are thoroughly ridiculous.