Do Americans actually care about Calzaghe vs Kessler ?

[CraigM]

Cotto will be a good un

[SpeedKillz]

i am anxious for this fight i think its gonna be one of the best fights this year. calz and kessler are both good fighters and i am a fan of both. i got calz winnin a UD...

[kayjay]

Boxing fans know who Calzaghe is. The Lacy fight was on Showtime, Manfredo on HBO.

No he's not as well-known as gatti, but what does that mean? Gatti built his fame over time on TV

[Unseen]

yep, boxing is blooming in europe though...
the same thing is happening with soccer.
USA couldn't give a **** about soccer, but look, this is the most popular sport in the world. so it doesn't really matter at this point, boxing will evolve in other parts of the world to the point where USA isn't even going to be a factor anymore, just like in soccer.

you do realise soccer has always been booming in europe? but it's booming across the world now to places like jamaica, japan, australia and even more southern americans places aswell. put it this way.

super bowl is nothing in terms of tv ratings comapred the the world cup. there were 1 billion people watching the woirld cup final in 2006.

as for boxing, i think that it's always been popular, but there were a lot of other sports that peopel play. now i htink soem of the athletes are trying their hand at boxing.

i just think that because europe has so many countries and so many native sports that the best athletes will likely play them.

[mickeyb]

would you rather watch two world class fighters in their prime put their titles on the line = Calzaghe v Kessler

or

two former greats who are way past their best = Jones Jr v Trinidad

i know what i'd rather see, Calzaghe v Kessler everytime

[Phantasm]

This is the biggest Super Middleweight Title fight of all time between 2 undefeated p4p fighters and it seems like Americans don't give a ****. This is obviously a huge fight in Europe and the rest of the world, except for America. Only the TRUE American boxing fans actually give a rat's ass about this fight.

How many casual American boxing fans know who Calzaghe is ?
- probably only a few

How many casual American boxing fans know who Kessler is ?
- probably nobody

How many casual American boxing fans know who the human punching bag Arturo Gatti is ?
- everybody

I do...I got my boys coming over to watch it and been telling them (casual fans) that its probably the most important fight of the year.

[Phantasm]

Arturo Gatti isn't a punching bag. He might be nowadays but in his prime he was a beast. Calling him a punching bag? He would probably beat Zab Judah at this time, I would lay money on it. Gatti > Judah.

Whoa, I wouldnt go that far with that comparison. I like Gatti as much as the next guy, but I dont think he would be able to beat Judah now OR back in the day. But I agree, he isnt a human punching bag. Just a throwback.

[Mike Tyson77]

Your problem is you're thinking only in terms of "casual" fans, and casual fans don't know ****. I'm an American and I can't wait for Calzaghe vs. Kessler. I think you'll find most Americans who are loyal to the sport want to see the fight..

I couldnt have said it any better.

[JackJackson]

True boxing fans are interested in the fight. Doesn't matter what country they live in.

[Steak]

this is gonna be an outstanding fight, and best of all, its not PPV!!
no, I take that back, the best of all is that these two are fighting. I am very looking forward to this fight. I wish they could be filmed training and everything, that always excites me more than anything for an upcoming fight.