are british boxers overhyped?

**DonTaseMeBrah** · 11-10-2009, 04:02 AM

Originally posted by #4#king

im one of the most level-headed boxing fans out there...i live in california, but i couldnt give two ****s about any fighters race, nationality, creed, etc...

unfortunately, many boxing dans do...especially the british, IMO...

so, i figured i'd put it to a vote...which british boxers are overhyped, and which are worth talking about on a national stage...

personally, i think khan is least worth discussing...other than that, no british fighter excites me, with the only other three i can think of as haye, hatton, and froch...

Do you even have to ask?

**Hyde** · 11-10-2009, 04:10 AM

Hatton and Khan are defenitley overhyped, but they are not bums they are good fighters.

Froch? hell no, im not british but I know that he is not very famous at all in the UK, not as famous as the rest of them anyway. His fight with Taylor wasnt even on tv i think. So Froch is defenitley NOT overhyped but then again he is not that good either.

Haye? Nah i dont think so. Offcourse he was gonna be famous now that he has faught Valuev. I mean a world heavyweight champion from Britain so offcourse he is gonna get hyped. but he is not a hypejob. He is a very good fighter with speed and power and have the abilty to pull of the upset against the Klitschkos.

That ALL British fighters are hypejobs is just a myth created by biased americans who hates the UK.

**Mersey** · 11-10-2009, 04:14 AM

Originally posted by #4#king

im one of the most level-headed boxing fans out there...i live in california, but i couldnt give two ****s about any fighters race, nationality, creed, etc...

unfortunately, many boxing fans do...especially the british, IMO...and british fans always seem to have an agenda, IMO...

so, i figured i'd put it to a vote...which british boxers are overhyped, and which are worth talking about on a national stage...

personally, i think khan is least worth discussing...other than that, no british fighter excites me, with the other three i can think of as haye, hatton, and froch...

World Champions are talked about around the world.

**Mersey** · 11-10-2009, 04:16 AM

Originally posted by #4#king

im one of the most level-headed boxing fans out there...i live in california, but i couldnt give two ****s about any fighters race, nationality, creed, etc...

unfortunately, many boxing fans do...especially the british, IMO...and british fans always seem to have an agenda, IMO...

so, i figured i'd put it to a vote...which british boxers are overhyped, and which are worth talking about on a national stage...

personally, i think khan is least worth discussing...other than that, no british fighter excites me, with the other three i can think of as haye, hatton, and froch...

Why did you start with "I'm one of the most level headed fans out there"

Then make a thread about how all British fighters are overrated. ISn't that biased?

**Spray_resistant** · 11-10-2009, 04:19 AM

Froch is actually underhyped....if he beats Kessler he will have wins over Taylor, Pascal, Dirrell, and Kessler......and be an undefeated unified SMW champion.....it would be hard to call him a hypejob at that point.

**S A M U R A I** · 11-10-2009, 04:20 AM

Some are, some are not. Same as any other country, isn't it? I mean come on, the USA gave us Jeff Lacy, FFS.

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**#4#king** · 11-10-2009, 04:22 AM

Originally posted by Hyde

Hatton and Khan are defenitley overhyped, but they are not bums they are good fighters.

Froch? hell no, im not british but I know that he is not very famous at all in the UK, not as famous as the rest of them anyway. His fight with Taylor wasnt even on tv i think. So Froch is defenitley NOT overhyped but then again he is not that good either.

Haye? Nah i dont think so. Offcourse he was gonna be famous now that he has faught Valuev. I mean a world heavyweight champion from Britain so offcourse he is gonna get hyped. but he is not a hypejob. He is a very good fighter with speed and power and have the abilty to pull of the upset against the Klitschkos.

That ALL British fighters are hypejobs is just a myth created by biased americans who hates the UK.

i never said ALL brits are hypejobs...i personally feel khan is a pretty legit fighter...although it seems that he wants to leave the UK for good due to racial discrimination...

just another feather on england's hat, i guess...

haye is a very solid cruiserweight, who should be fighting adamek -- another wannabe heavy -- at cruiser...the K bros will send him into retirement...if you dont agree, id be willing to bet with you anytime, any place...why do you thing haye backed out of fights with both K bros?

hatton is flat out done...theres only one ricky hatton...true...and his overrated ass should be retired...he had his day...he was even worth watching in his prime...dudes just done now...brits who dont realize that are fooling themselves...

as far as froch, he an ok super middle in his athletic prime who just got beat by a young and inexperienced dirrell...any boxing fan will tell you that froch's 25-0 record should be 24-1 without a doubt, for the simple fact that he landed like 5 punches in the dirrell fight...

people outside of england hate froch for the same reason they hate hay...dude cant shut his mouth...

some americans -- incliding myself -- actually like khan and hatton, because they aint so god dammed arrogant...

**Hyde** · 11-10-2009, 04:25 AM

Originally posted by #4#king

i never said ALL brits are hypejobs...i personally feel khan is a pretty legit fighter...although it seems that he wants to leave the UK for good due to racial discrimination...

just another feather on england's hat, i guess...

haye is a very solid cruiserweight, who should be fighting adamek -- another wannabe heavy -- at cruiser...the K bros will send him into retirement...if you dont agree, id be willing to bet with you anytime, any place...why do you thing haye backed out of fights with both K bros?

hatton is flat out done...theres only one ricky hatton...true...and his overrated ass should be retired...he had his day...he was even worth watching in his prime...dudes just done now...brits who dont realize that are fooling themselves...

as far as froch, he an ok super middle in his athletic prime who just got beat by a young and inexperienced dirrell...any boxing fan will tell you that froch's 25-0 record should be 24-1 wihtout a doubt, for the simple fact that he landed like 5 punches in the dirrell fight...

people outside of england hate froch for the same reason they hate hay...dude cant shut his mouth...

some americans -- incliding myself -- actually like khan and hatton, because they aint so god dammed arrogant...

Hey I also had Dirrell winning, clearly actually. Froch is not very good but is he a hypejob? nah to be a hypejob you have to acutally have been hyped something Froch hasn't.

**#4#king** · 11-10-2009, 04:26 AM

Originally posted by S a m u r a i

Some are, some are not. Same as any other country, isn't it? I mean come on, the USA gave us Jeff Lacy, FFS.

lacy was overhyped, for sure...but it was because he was a physical beast...

if lacy was from england, he would have been selling out wembley stadium after his third professional fight...

are british boxers overhyped?