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It is in my opinion that this site has become hyper focused on 2 things. The first, Americans vs Brits and second floyd issues. I could give a **** about the latter because most of the flamboyant Floyd nuthuggers are 17 year old punk kids who don't box nor know who Pernell Whitaker or Jerry Quarry is.
Next the issue with the Americans vs Brits. Yes it is good to root for your home team boxers but my stance is you cannot be a true fan of boxing and dislike someone because of their heritage skin etc... I am officially going on the record for all american boxing fans to state that Joe Calzaghe is and will go down as an all time great. Call him Calslappy whatever you want but the guy has been undefeated for 15 years. FIFTEEN YEARS and has beat ALL the best in Britain and some of our best. Remember Hopkins will go down in the record books as an all time great and already is in the top 100 on most historians books. So give me a reason why a guy who is undefeated for 15 years and comes back after a knockdown to defeat an all time great is not an all time great? The answer is pure and simple, racism and bias toward ones countrymen.
I will also add that Ricky Hatton has had a great career and ran into a fighter that will go down as one of if not the greatest pound for pound fighter of all time. (see my sig since day one, not a fan of Floyd at all) So, in closing I would like to plea with everyone on here to remember something we are all here to talk about boxing and enjoy different perspectives about the game. I really enjoy this forum and look at it everyday and it really has started to go down hill with all the anti American anti Brit etc sentiments every other thread. I am here to give us pompous Americans a good name and let everyone else know that I am here to respond objectively and hope others will start to.
Next the issue with the Americans vs Brits. Yes it is good to root for your home team boxers but my stance is you cannot be a true fan of boxing and dislike someone because of their heritage skin etc... I am officially going on the record for all american boxing fans to state that Joe Calzaghe is and will go down as an all time great. Call him Calslappy whatever you want but the guy has been undefeated for 15 years. FIFTEEN YEARS and has beat ALL the best in Britain and some of our best. Remember Hopkins will go down in the record books as an all time great and already is in the top 100 on most historians books. So give me a reason why a guy who is undefeated for 15 years and comes back after a knockdown to defeat an all time great is not an all time great? The answer is pure and simple, racism and bias toward ones countrymen.
I will also add that Ricky Hatton has had a great career and ran into a fighter that will go down as one of if not the greatest pound for pound fighter of all time. (see my sig since day one, not a fan of Floyd at all) So, in closing I would like to plea with everyone on here to remember something we are all here to talk about boxing and enjoy different perspectives about the game. I really enjoy this forum and look at it everyday and it really has started to go down hill with all the anti American anti Brit etc sentiments every other thread. I am here to give us pompous Americans a good name and let everyone else know that I am here to respond objectively and hope others will start to.
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