Ellerbe: "Fans Coming For Floyd, Not Ricky"

[feed-the-goat]

actually, afgahnistan was a pretty unified mission, its iraq is where the UK had the most positive impact. personally, i liked the royal military, the only problem is that those guys dont have too many hobbies outside of drinking and playing soccer so alot of people couldnt really relate to them, but i liked them alot.

thats the uk summer up perfectly, drinking and football.
out it this way though fella, if u were ever in the ****, they would try they're hardest to get u out

[sonofisis]

there is one...

being hated. and alot of people wishing he would get knocked out. thats about it though.

^Yep
Which is the first thing that came to mind since we were (Wiley was) discussing Floyd losing playing a part in people being drawn to see his fights. Not skills, opposition, or none of that.

[VIVA MEXICO!!!]

^Yep
Which is the first thing that came to mind since we were (Wiley was) discussing Floyd losing playing a part in people being drawn to see his fights. Not skills, opposition, or none of that.

if that was true the same fans from the uk would show up to watch his fights with gatti baldomir judah dlh etc. but they didnt show up it is hatton who is drawing them.

[quntel]

lol I bet your soldiers were not saying the same thing in iraq and afghanistan

the "uk" is our *******...thats why we punk them around like we do....

we tell them when its time to fight... they dont decide what they do , we decide for them...

[sonofisis]

if that was true the same fans from the uk would show up to watch his fights with gatti baldomir judah dlh etc. .

What in the world are you talking about? Lay off the substance abuse, you're way off base. And those U.K. fans will be overshadowed by both live American fans and American ppv buyers, but again, that's besides the point, which you totally missed.

[DIOS DOMINICANO]

Bwaaaa haaa haa. Is Ellerbe serious? If thats the case, then why didnt 20-30k British fans flock to Vegas when Floyd fought Oscar? This guy is something else. Yes they are coming to see such a great matchup, but i HIGHLY doubt that they are coming just to see Floyd.

If tht's the case, then why didn't 20-30K British fans flock to Vegas when Hatton fought castillo?

In fact, Did Hatton-Castillo even sell out?? See answer below.






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[DIOS DOMINICANO]

if that was true the same fans from the uk would show up to watch his fights with gatti baldomir judah dlh etc. but they didnt show up it is hatton who is drawing them.

Those fights sold out. There were no available seats for the GreenTeefs.

[El Jesus]

dios entering this thread is like somebody jumping out of nowhere during a royal rumble and bashing someone with a chair, the drama is about to escalate to epic porportions

[Wiley Hyena]

dios entering this thread is like somebody jumping out of nowhere during a royal rumble and bashing someone with a chair, the drama is about to escalate to epic porportions

I doubt it. Floyd has draw with the boxing public, but it's proportionally linked to the quality of his competition. So the issue of "who is the draw, Ricky or Floyd?" is really unanswerable since they are tied to each other. Floyd being known in America has the greater audience to pull from, but Hatton's fan base is much more concentrated. IMO Hatton is much more popular in Britain than Floyd is in America. It's analagous to spilling a quart of water on a wooden table v. spilling a teaspoon of concentrated sulfuric acid on a wooden table. The latter is easily cleaned up. The former leaves a permanent mark. This is the difference between Floyd and Hatton. Hatton will be forever remembered in Britain (and internationally if he wins Dec. 8). Floyd's memory will be shortlived in America regardless. It's the difference between a courageous warrior and a businessman.

[El Jesus]

I doubt it. Floyd has draw with the boxing public, but it's proportionally linked to the quality of his competition. So the issue of "who is the draw, Ricky or Floyd?" is really unanswerable since they are tied to each other. Floyd being known in America has the greater audience to pull from, but Hatton's fan base is much more concentrated. IMO Hatton is much more popular in Britain than Floyd is in America. It's analagous to spilling a quart of water on a wooden table v. spilling a teaspoon of concentrated sulfuric acid on a wooden table. The latter is easily cleaned up. The former leaves a permanent mark. This is the difference between Floyd and Hatton. Hatton will be forever remembered in Britain (and internationally if he wins Dec. 8). Floyd's memory will be shortlived in America regardless. It's the difference between a courageous warrior and a businessman.

i think hatton being remembered internationally in britain has more to do with the fact that hes one of the few top level fighters you guys actually have, whereas in america as arrogant as it sounds, we will continue to have top level fighters up and top divisions for as long as our fighters continue to come up in our amatuer program, winning and being trained by good trainers.

whitaker one of the greatest to ever lace them up, isnt exactly revered and loved like the public and was NEVER a household name, what difference does it make?