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By Cliff Rold - During the 1980s, with manufacturing jobs drying up and American automakers struggling to keep pace with increasingly popular Japanese models, the clarion call went out:
Buy American.
When it comes to boxing, parochial thinking is always easy to come by. It’s not that foreign born fighters don’t catch on; Roberto Duran, Julio Cesar Chavez, and now Manny Pacquiao make mince meat of such thinking. However, when fistic stars are “Made in the USA,” attention in the States is easier to come by.
It’s not unique to the U.S.
Heavyweight David Haye is a superstar in the U.K. but currently only a hardcore fight fan favorite in the States. Flyweight Koki Kameda pulls as many as half the television sets in Japan when he fights; he elicits “Kameda? Did Cokie Roberts get married?” in the States.
It’s a big world. The health of the sport is well spoken for when diverse nations can create their own thriving markets. That doesn’t mean America shouldn’t be exploring the import market. [Click Here To Read More]
Buy American.
When it comes to boxing, parochial thinking is always easy to come by. It’s not that foreign born fighters don’t catch on; Roberto Duran, Julio Cesar Chavez, and now Manny Pacquiao make mince meat of such thinking. However, when fistic stars are “Made in the USA,” attention in the States is easier to come by.
It’s not unique to the U.S.
Heavyweight David Haye is a superstar in the U.K. but currently only a hardcore fight fan favorite in the States. Flyweight Koki Kameda pulls as many as half the television sets in Japan when he fights; he elicits “Kameda? Did Cokie Roberts get married?” in the States.
It’s a big world. The health of the sport is well spoken for when diverse nations can create their own thriving markets. That doesn’t mean America shouldn’t be exploring the import market. [Click Here To Read More]
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