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At first I was puzzled, but then I realised you're bringing race into it. I've stated before the last British boxer who was as popular as Ricky Hatton is now was Frank Bruno. Without wanting to open up a whole can of worms, our sporting heroes in the UK are no longer limited by race.
The Casino influence is a relatively recent phenomenon, and one which could be argued began the downward spiral that boxing seems to drift in and out of. Arenas and stadia used to be the aim, and some of the greatest fights in history have been in outdoor stadia. I understand the current economics of it, but the bones of it is that it isn't that Americans don't do boxing that way, it's that promoters don't do boxing that way, partly because of the high-roller money from the Casinos. And is that truly healthy for the sport?
C'mon, is John Hader going to kick anyone's ass? George W Bush? Really?
"British people can't fight" is one of the more bizarre statements you've come out with.
AGAIN: Americans don't do that there. The boxing culture in America is not to pack 40,000 into an arena to the point where you can't tell the three guys apart.
C'mon... is Hugh Grant really kicking anybody's ass? Tony Blair? Really?
"British people can't fight" is one of the more bizarre statements you've come out with.
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