I think nationalism has more to do with it than you are saying.
Ray Leonard and Oscar De La Hoya were loved because they won gold medals for the US.
Roy Jones Jr. was loved, but he wasn't always super exciting (did you see his fight with Hopkins?).
Some fighters are loved because they are exciting (like Tyson), but Hatton has a much larger following (proportionally) in England than he does globally.
Ray Leonard and Oscar De La Hoya were loved because they won gold medals for the US.
Roy Jones Jr. was loved, but he wasn't always super exciting (did you see his fight with Hopkins?).
Some fighters are loved because they are exciting (like Tyson), but Hatton has a much larger following (proportionally) in England than he does globally.
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