Americans have every right to feel superior. We have the best boxers in history of boxing. The Ali's, the Leonard's, the Joe Louis's, The Robinson's.
A top 20 ATG in Roy Jones.....and one of the most gifted fighters ever. The phenomenon of Mike Tyson. The Holyfield etc,etc, etc,. You get the point.
This is why America is the center point to becoming great. If you're looking to become great then you have to come to America to fight the greate fighters and prove yourself.
A guy like Lennox Lewis did that and he has secured a spot in the history books. Guys like Darius Michaelchewzki (if that's how you spell it), Sven Ottke, Henry Maske are lucky if they land in some Eurpean Hall of fame because they haven't done anything to come even close to the fighters I mentioned above.
Calzaghe is a Welsh/English Legend, nothing more. He's fought questionable opposition in his back yard for 10 years. The performance against a 43 year old opponent was questionable. There are so many unanswered questions about Calzaghe its ridiculous, even if other fighters are partly to blame for not wanting to leave their back yard either. Calzaghe seems to be the universal P4P No3 at the moment which I think is ridiculous imo. Pound for pound people like Cotto and Marquez are **** hot.
Godamn 4 posts into this thread...this post OWNED.
If Joe was from the US, probably Mozza wouldn't think of him as a legend, its natural, if not always desirable to support and look out for your 'hometown fighter' as it were.
I'll tell you something though, if Joe were from the US, the US fans would be hugging his nuts harder than any have been hugged before. He would be their most popular fighter easily, and he'd be acclaimed as a legend from now until the end of time.
I guarantee it.
if joe was from the USA he might not have his perfect record
And many fans over here would still hate on him just like they do flyod, roy and even Ali
if joe was from the USA he might not have his perfect record
And many fans over here would still hate on him just like they do flyod, roy and even Ali
Well...yes...but this is all hypothetical. I'm just saying if the Joe we see today were American he'd be a lot more respected than he is now, by Americans at least.
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