Why don't Americans fight outside their own country?

[1g5a22]

Posters slate the Brits for not fighting outside their own country i.e America, yet they fail to acknowledge that the big time American fighters are reluctant to leave theirs.

MR T SYNDROME

i aint getting on no plane fool i aint getting on no plane

[Dick-Sucker]

Jermain Taylor might even fight in Australia hopefully in the future. I hope he does.

[T-97]

hi.

do you not think somewhere like wembly would bring in alot more money(because it hold 90 thousand people) than cesars palace?

the palace only hold about 20 thousand people.

look at the hatton fight tommorow. 55 thousand people compared to the 20 thousand in las vegas.

plus calzaghe got 50 thousand in cardiff! i think if the british boxing council exploited this i think britian could become the "mecca" of boxing(money wise.)

cheers

I agree. I was just saying what i was told when i asked this question. I like fighters who take risks...

Juan Guzman was gunna go to Scotland to fight Arthur.
Calzaghe went to America to fight Hopkins
Hatton went to US to fight Mayweather

There was a real chance of them getting ripped off, but they did it anyway. I think more fighters should come to Britain, the arenas we have are great. Look at the crowd last night!

[sparked_85]

Because they don't possess passports.

[OptimusWolf]

Hate to break it to you, but baseball and american football are pretty small in global terms. Basketball is hugely popular though and a lot of the best players come from outside US (didn't spain or argentina win the world championships last time out??).

I take the point about america being the biggest boxing country in the world, but if a champion is from elsewhere, challengers should come to them, fair standards should be enforced. Hence it is a huge disappointment that his experience in seol put RJJ off winning the LHW title v darius M.

[squealpiggy]

I think the most telling aspect of the US bias is that fights that happen outside the US are decried as being irrelevent, regardless of who is taking part in them. For example the fight between Calzaghe and Kessler for unification of the Super Middleweight division or between David Haye and Enzo Calzaghe for unification of the Cruiser division are completely dismissed, as was Calzaghe against Lacy (after Lacy got battered of course).

[1g5a22]

I think the most telling aspect of the US bias is that fights that happen outside the US are decried as being irrelevent, regardless of who is taking part in them. For example the fight between Calzaghe and Kessler for unification of the Super Middleweight division or between David Haye and Enzo Calzaghe for unification of the Cruiser division are completely dismissed, as was Calzaghe against Lacy (after Lacy got battered of course).

good point.....spot on too

[abadger]

Yup basically. There is an American fighting tomorrow in the UK so this thread is irrelevant already. No need to even go into history.

But anway, should NBA, MLB, or NFL players leave their league to go play English or Italian hoop ball? Yeah, if they are garbage. The US is where it's at for most sports, including boxing. Whether it's Vegas, NYC or Cali; the UK doesn't compare unless Hatton or Calzaghe are fighting.

Bwa ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha!

You Americans amaze me. The US is where its at for most sports! Priceless.

[1g5a22]

Yup basically. There is an American fighting tomorrow in the UK so this thread is irrelevant already. No need to even go into history.

But anway, should NBA, MLB, or NFL players leave their league to go play English or Italian hoop ball? Yeah, if they are garbage. The US is where it's at for most sports, including boxing. Whether it's Vegas, NYC or Cali; the UK doesn't compare unless Hatton or Calzaghe are fighting.

-no one buys your cars
-no one plays your sports
-no one respects your military

all this coming from a guy with a ******* in his avatar....

[El Chicano]

Posters slate the Brits for not fighting outside their own country i.e America, yet they fail to acknowledge that the big time American fighters are reluctant to leave theirs.

Because of **** like Round 10, Lazcano vs Hatton. End of story.