Abraham to fight Taylor in Berlin's O2 arena.

[Shadows]

In a fight, and tournament, with such a high profile as this, I doubt there will be any robberies.

However, when there is a fight with fighters from two different countries involved, there should always be three neutral judges. While it doesn't gurantee no bias, it certainly helps.

[damned]

So is that why all of the biggest european fighters have had their biggest fights in the good ol US of A?

I think what the real problem is,is there exists a major trend to insult anything American (some of it is justified,but a lot of the insults are stemming from blind nationalistic hatred). Look,there are a lot of reasons to hate the U.S. govt.,but there are a lot of top,good mannered American people.On one hand,Europeans are worried about respect from the States,but on another hand,they are the biggest bashers of Americans-its no wonder there is a mutual disrespect-the only way to stop this is for both sides to recognize positive aspects of eachothers sport.

[damned]

Worst decision victory as of late goes to Valuev over Holyfield! Where did that happen again...oh not in the USA, but in Europe.It goes both ways-I remember when Sven Ottke was fighting-a lot of his fights were poorly judged and biased-hell even in the UK ,I believe Reid beat Calzaghe (he certainly beat Ottke in Germany).There have been poor choices everywhere,but if I was a fighter,id rather fight in America than Germany or most of Europe.

[Сливк.]

I think what the real problem is,is there exists a major trend to insult anything American (some of it is justified,but a lot of the insults are stemming from blind nationalistic hatred). Look,there are a lot of reasons to hate the U.S. govt.,but there are a lot of top,good mannered American people.On one hand,Europeans are worried about respect from the States,but on another hand,they are the biggest bashers of Americans-its no wonder there is a mutual disrespect-the only way to stop this is for both sides to recognize positive aspects of eachothers sport.

ehhm thats because americans HATE britain and europe, dont blame this on us you are the ones constantly bashing our fighters, never giving them respect and insulting our countries.

[Сливк.]

Look-I hate to say this,but since you are mentioning Heavyweights...let me ask you this-was boxing a more popular or even exciting sport when the Klitschkos have been dominating,or when the likes of Tyson,Ali,Holyfield,etc were ruling.
As far as Adamek not getting respect-he has a very devout following in America and has become more and more popular over there,because he is paying his dues in a country he wants that respect from.He is smart enough to know if he wants to make it big in America,he has to fight there.Even other fighters knew that-Hatton,Calzaghe, and Froch knew this and traveled there at some point in their respective careers.Europe needs to sell their fights and hype them the same way that America does and you would probably find that the recognition would follow.Until then,nobody in the USA is willing to pay 50 dollars PPV for an obscure fighter that they have never heard of-thats just a fact.Also-I do remember when Klitschko fought in the States with Lennox Lewis,and even though Lewis got the win-all the Americans cheered on Vitali.If he would have continued on with those sort of performances in the States,he would be adored to this day by the American public,but he chose a different path.

ali, tyson, holyfield where american so offcourse the sport was more popular then. if they werent american they would be about as popular as klitschko. because americans neither respects or care about european fighters.

[Picazo]

yall taylor isnt gonna win this fight, lol king arthur is gonna whoop that ass im tellin yall.

[Motofan]

This is the most exciting fight of the first round of the tourny. I cant wait.

[Сливк.]

First off-I don't live in America.Second of all-Tomasz Adamek (and many foreign fighters all over the world) have a large following in the States where he now lives.My point is-if you think the UK and other areas are the mecca of boxing-why do you seek attention from a country you despise.In reality,a lot of fighters from all over the world get attention from the States and have rightfully earned it by building their own careers over there.Think about it-if you want some kind of gratitude or attention from a country that is not exposed to you-what is your option.....perhaps to fight there?

go ahead and point out where I said that.

Lennox Lewis went to america and he got no respect from the americans. If anything he was widely disliked over there.

[Motofan]

ehhm thats because americans HATE britain and europe, dont blame this on us you are the ones constantly bashing our fighters, never giving them respect and insulting our countries.

Dont lump all of us in with a few loud mouths. Most of us love other countries.

[Mr. Philadel]

I'll be gettin' my ticket for this one soon!!!.......I got JT!!