Comments Thread For: Daily Bread Mailbag: Tommy Hearns at middleweight, the February 22 blockbuster, AI dream matches and Fury and the Hall of Fame

[The D3vil]

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Why do you keep leaving out context when you reference certain facts?
The reason why Usyk and PAC fought outside of their home country is MONEY. Period.
It is the same very reason why boxers from Africa flock to the US. THEY WILL NEVER EVER MAJE THE KIND OF MOBEY THEY’d MAKE IN THE US.

it’s not because they are bad âsses. Far from it.

Canelo will NEVER make the kind of money he’s making if he fought a 168 Ibs fighter in India or other places except Saudi Arabia and maybe Mexico.

You are starting to lose credibility when you say we don’t know what would have happened if Hatton had fought Floyd in the UK. We know exactly what would have happened.
Do you think Hatton would have beaten PAC if the fight was in the UK?

Do you even know why Ali fought in The Philippines or Zaire? He didn’t fight local fighters. He fought a fellow Americans.

The president of Zaire personally paid the fighters fee and so did the corrupt president of the Philippines.

A lot of boxers are now going to Saudi Arabia to fight. Why do you think they are going to that place? To prove themselves? NO. It’s MONEY. Period.

Floyd not fighting those other guys you mention can be a separate conversation but you put Khan there. Khan was garbage and lost every big fight he had.

Why didn’t Khan fight Cotto or Mosley or Marquez or Margarito or Oscar?

Who cares why they fight outside of their country, they do it & WIN, that's what makes them badasses.

It's harder to win outside of your country, where you won't get favorable cards & always have the crowd behind you than it is to fight in your own backyard.

That's why the term "home court/field advantage" exists.

[Oregonian]

Who cares why they fight outside of their country, they do it & WIN, that's what makes them badasses.

It's harder to win outside of your country, where you won't get favorable cards & always have the crowd behind you than it is to fight in your own backyard.

That's why the term "home court/field advantage" exists.

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I guess Usyk had home court advantage when he beat Fury.
Perhaps when Bivol beats Beterbiev, it will be his hardcore home fans that rallied him for the win.