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Imo you're confusing boxing fans with people who like watching big sports events.
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Football is the main sport here, Hatton only registers to people because of his "football" style chanting fans............even a friend of mine who is half pinoy didn't know who Pacman is.Comment
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Depends who you're asking. The Pascal fight raised a few eyebrows, and especially becoming a 'world champ' helped raised his profile, but to the general public, he is still probably unknown (even after the Taylor fight).
I think he is more known for 'stalking' Calzaghe then anything, and i'm sure many don't even know what division he fights in.
British boxing fans, although probably the most patriotic (debatable), only come out when one of the big draws (calzaghe/Hatton) fight. Froch and Haye will soon fit that criteria as Hatton and Cal fade.Comment
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My mates though Pacquaio was the Atari classic revamped for 2009Comment
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I agree with most of that. Lots of people in Britain wouldnt of known who Pacquaio was before his fight with Hatton. But that only applies to the British fans who arent really Boxing fans and only watch fights that involve Hatton, Calzaghe ect.
Thats fair enough though, im no fan of say, Tennis. I can name you about 3 males players and thats it. Depends if your a big fan of the sport or not.
It is slighty annoying though, when someone talks to you about the recent big fight, say Hatton or Calzaghe, but when you stir the conversation to say fighters like Cotto, Marquez ect, they havent got a clue what your talking about.Comment
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Most of my mates will be rooting for Manny should he fight Floyd. Brits hate ****y Yanks.Comment
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I don't think there are many people around, including Mexicans, who actively dislike Pacquiao.Comment
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He is really a phenomenon.Comment
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