Hatton not really willing to travel to fight Gatti/Mayweather winner...

[elveiel]

Corruption in boxing is everywhere, but some places its gonna be more than others, but when you fight in your hometown all the time, thats like Man U playing every game in Old Trafford if they won the Champions League.

I know i was just trying to wind someone up

This place is the boxing center of the world, you dont have to accept it, but its true. The media coverage is extensive on nearly every fighter.

Its the most popular in the US for most fights, not all fights, but i agree for most.

Fighting and winning in a place like MSG or Atlantic City is far more prestigous than MEN arena. People know this is the place to be to make money and to gain respect. When your respected here, thats millions of new fans. It would be ****** not to fight here. Either ******, or just *****.

The opponent you fight earns you the respect, thats my opinion anyway, i know more US fans give a **** when its i there country but if a fighter wants to fight on home soil then it shouldnt be such a big deal. Its not like Hatton fighting in Germany were its known for really bad decisions.

[El Jesus]

We do?? Take a look at a list of current beltholders. Not as many Americans as you may think.

I just don't see the big problem with Hatton making his defenses at home. Especially the big ones. I'm not saying he should be like Dariusz Michalczewski--hiding out his whole career, but he deserves the right to have some performances at home.

If he winds up staying at the MEN his whole career, then I'll call him on it. Until then this is all a bunch of poppy****. If Mayweather or Gatti or Harris or Cotto or anyone want to beat the man, they need to take their ass over there and do it.

By america, i really mean north america, as in including puerto rico and mexico

[RoyFlapsHisLips]

By america, i really mean north america, as in including puerto rico and mexico

Well, then look at the giant land mass and population difference there. Compare that to Europe.

We better be churning out more champs than they do. Or else we really suck.

[El Jesus]

Well, then look at the giant land mass and population difference there. Compare that to Europe.

We better be churning out more champs than they do. Or else we really suck.

...The thing is though, Europe doesnt have as many attractive sports as in north america. Europe has Futbol as its number 1 sport without a doubt then maybe rugby, and possibly some curling. But think of the atheletic makeup of football/baseball/basketball/hocket etc. There are far more possibilities that are available here sportswise than europe. Granted, id say they probably care less about sports than we do, im just saying, there are far more oppurtunities to do something atheletic than in europe when it comes to advancing into something professionally, not to mention, america itself dominates the olympics, while that doesnt include mexico and puerto rico, im just saying when it comes to atheletes of an elite level, we have no shortage.

[RoyFlapsHisLips]

, not to mention our unquestionable dominance in the olympics.

You sure as hell aren't talking boxing.

[El Jesus]

You sure as hell aren't talking boxing.

**** olympic boxing. That **** is basically built so we cant win, the scoring is bull****, and the fact that knockdowns and body punching dont play much of a factor in olympic boxing, oh, and style and aggression dont mean **** neither, its built so we cant win. Think about all those euro gold medalists that are 27/30 years old but never turned pro, think of all the olympians we have had win silver/bronze/nothing and became credible in the pro circuit.

Even in olympic basketball, they do **** so that the way we play here wont succeed, but thats another discussion and thread.

[RoyFlapsHisLips]

**** olympic boxing. That **** is basically built so we cant win, the scoring is bull****, and the fact that knockdowns and body punching dont play much of a factor in olympic boxing, oh, and style and aggression dont mean **** neither, its built so we cant win. Think about all those euro gold medalists that are 27/30 years old but never turned pro, think of all the olympians we have had win silver/bronze/nothing and became credible in the pro circuit.

Even in olympic basketball, they do **** so that the way we play here wont succeed, but thats another discussion and thread.

That scoring system is boolchit. It has stunted fighter's development, IMO. Guys are more worried about scoring a telling blow than doing actual work.

[EXIGE]

**** that *****. The challenger should go to the chamo, not the other way around. He'll never get respect if he doesn't fight center stage in America. All the other great Europeans came here and fought, and are recognized for it. Right now, he's getting a lot at home for fights; if he came here and won, he'd make just as much, if not more than at home, with MUCH more exposure.

Well the one time that he did come over there i think he got a 2nd round stoppage/KO so whats all that about. I say keep it where the money is, he aint gonna come over there and fight for less cos u so-called experts say he will get more exposure. He has agents which no more about exposure than all of you put together, who market him etc. I say whatever the decision is, if these American fighters are so blindingly amazing then they will beat him anywere the fight is staged. Or is the location just used as an excuse if a fighter losses and proves the "experts" wrong?

[dogtown123]

His accent doesn't sound Irish at all, it sounds pure Mancunian.

He was born and bred in Manchester, England.

haha it does a slight bit i would know i have irish relatives from dublin talk to them once in a while and he sounded a little bit similar

[dogtown123]

could be wrong though never heard someone from manchester talk