Does Ricky Hatton have AMERICAN fans?

[Easy-E]

Cotto's fight with Judah had good PPV numbers, considering he's only become well known the last couple of years. Mayweather has had a high profile in the US for a long time, having been overhyped ever since his Olympic bronze medal win.

PBF has had lots of advantages, such as being the nephew of another well known boxer, and unconditional support and positive coverage from the American sports media. But Cotto's a much more exciting fighter, and in a couple of years will likely surpass Mayweather in PPV numbers.

Floyds first PPV was against Gatti in 2005.

[Steelhammer86]

Floyds first PPV was against Gatti in 2005.

That's amazing...he had a such a high profile all those years, and wasn't popular enough for PPV until 2005!

It didn't take Cotto so long to have his first...

[squealpiggy]

Boxing is more popular in Britain than it is in the US. And the US has a LOOONG lineup of sports stars. The culture is different. No athlete in the US has ever reached Posh&Becks levels of fame/obsession. There is no US-equivalent to Fleet Street.

My guess is that boxing is the number 3 (?) sport in the UK. Behind football (soccer) and dental care dodging.

In the US, boxing has become largely relegated to a fringe sport. You have (US) football, basketball, baseball, NASCAR, hockey, golf, etc. And MMA has cut into boxing's fanbase. many of the younger fans think MMA is more interesting.

Football is the number one sport in Britain, followed by cricket, rugby league and rugby union, boxing is on the third tier of sports popularity along with motor sports (Formula 1), tennis and golf. It's a notch above niche sports such as darts or field hockey but a notch below true mainstream sports like football (far and away the most popular) and rugby.

In short there are as many sports in Britain as there are in the US.

Holy **** that is lame. Cricket? Tennis? Soccer? Somebody cue the music for "I'm proud to be an American" lol. Brits really need to start looking into playing American Football.

We already play a better and tougher game. Rugby.

[mick66]

He's got no chance of becoming a household name in the US

The US public , rightly or wrongly, have limited interest and knowledge of things that don't come from their shores. Other countries have slightly more knowledge of American topics, music, films some sports people, because
the US has more influence in these areas..
Name a French or German pop star..Abit tricky..

I have limited knowledge of things that go on in South America, or Asia.

Hatton has little chance of becoming famous in the US because the US public are not interested....I'm not saying that is wrong.
If a Pop Star like Robbie Williams who signs a $80 million record deal is Unknown , as Posh and Becks barely register on the radar..Hatton has no chance....

But who gives a toss..Hatton will earn enough money to live comfortably..

[Easy-E]

That's amazing...he had a such a high profile all those years, and wasn't popular enough for PPV until 2005!

It didn't take Cotto so long to have his first...

I dont know where your getting this "high profile" **** from, but its not correct.
But Floyd was smart and his first ppv, and his following ppv's were extremly succesful, and far more succesful than Cotto's.
His first PPV did 350k buys.
How many did Cotto's first ppv do?

[Easy-E]

Football is the number one sport in Britain, followed by cricket, rugby league and rugby union, boxing is on the third tier of sports popularity along with motor sports (Formula 1), tennis and golf. It's a notch above niche sports such as darts or field hockey but a notch below true mainstream sports like football (far and away the most popular) and rugby.

In short there are as many sports in Britain as there are in the US.



We already play a better and tougher game. Rugby.

[DIOS DOMINICANO]

Cotto's fight with Judah had good PPV numbers, considering he's only become well known the last couple of years. Mayweather has had a high profile in the US for a long time, having been overhyped ever since his Olympic bronze medal win.
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How can YOU say that the numbers were good if HBO was disappointed by the the numbers?

[squealpiggy]

What's so funny? That we don't need to dress in suits of armour to bump into each other? I actually like American Football, but it's unwatchable if you're not with friends, unless you really like watching commercials.

[TRUE WARRIOR]

rugby is a mans game. its like american football with tackling except no pads and helmets. that stuff is for *******. rugby is for true warriors.

[squealpiggy]

Posh and Becks barely register on the radar

Posh and Becks arriving in LA is huge news. Most people in the US will know who David Beckham is. Nobody in England knows who A-Rod is.