Why do Brits always overhype their fighters?

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Leaving out the size of the nation and the popularity of boxing in that nation. Boxing is below Cycling on the BBC website

I'm gonna have to start calling the British, Puerto Rico jr. They use the same silly excuse. To me it just sounds like you guys need some more backbone. Stop focusing on a soft sport like Soccer(which you aren't even that good at) and start lacing them up.

[Hatton_Is_God]

The real boxing fans over here knew Ricky had absolutely no chance against Mayweather. We also knew he had no chance against Pacqiauo. Didnt stop us supporting him. Truth if we dont hype our fighters then boxing would be totally dead over here

[Dirk Diggler UK]

I'm gonna have to start calling the British, Puerto Rico jr. They use the same silly excuse. To me it just sounds like you guys need some more backbone. Stop focusing on a soft sport like Soccer(which you aren't even that good at) and start lacing them up.

The fact that you have 5 times the population is an excuse? Of course it is. Soft sport? From the fairies that need ten layers of padding and crash helmets to play rugby?

[the niggest]

Because as soon as a remoteley half-decent fighter comes along they will all get behind him.

America has had so many great fighters over the years that when a good fighter comes along... meh, it's no big deal you know. But to the Brits when a good fighter or even just half decent fighter comes along it is a big deal so they hype him up so that people actually believes he is great(see Calzaghe).

[Dirk Diggler UK]

Because as soon as a remoteley half-decent fighter comes along they will all get behind him.

America has had so many great fighters over the years that when a good fighter comes along... meh, it's no big deal you know. But to the Brits when a good fighter or even just half decent fighter comes along it is a big deal so they hype him up so that people actually believes he is great(see Calzaghe).

Calzaghe? Is he the guy that faced the "supermiddleweight Mike Tyson"? I dont recall....

[Vadrigar.]

Calzaghe? Is he the guy that faced the "supermiddleweight Mike Tyson"? I dont recall....

The referee in that fight ******.

[musiol]

The idea that Mayweather beat Hatton fairly is ridiculous.

Not only did Hatton have to step up in weight to where he wasn't as effective, he had to fight in Mayweather's backyard, in an enlarged ring (at Floyd's request), with a crooked US referee who wouldn't even let him fight.

Now go back to over-hyping Devon Alexander, Paul Williams, Scared Mayweather, Scared Dirrell, Billy Goat Ward, Old Mary Popkins, Druggie Jones, Casper Pavlik and the rest of those average cats.

SHUT THE *** UP YOU **** RUBBING RENT BOY!!!!!!!!!hattton got his ass taxed period a hatr your ***** ass posts about hatton he fought the elite and got his lard ass spanked his fight with floyd was a joke hatton landed 1 jab bar that all he done was walk forward the gayass cant handle moving up a pound or 2. good fighters move up weight like ma guys holyfield went to heavy jones middle to heavy cotto three weight champ and for the record pac hatton was the most embarssing perfomce ever so shut the **** your as bad as the wlad klitchko poster and wlad the champ goin take a drink of water to garggle hattons spuhk out your mouth you demented **** rubbing ******ed gimp!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Dirk Diggler UK]

The referee in that fight ******.

Yeah that was the problem.

Lacy getting slapped like a ho had nothing to do with it

I dont even remember the referee being involved. I guess he was ***** cos he didnt put Lacy out of his misery earlier. Probably ruined the poor boys career - its deader than his brother.

[-Lowkey-]

SHUT THE *** UP YOU **** RUBBING RENT BOY!!!!!!!!!hattton got his ass taxed period a hatr your ***** ass posts about hatton he fought the elite and got his lard ass spanked his fight with floyd was a joke hatton landed 1 jab bar that all he done was walk forward the gayass cant handle moving up a pound or 2. good fighters move up weight like ma guys holyfield went to heavy jones middle to heavy cotto three weight champ and for the record pac hatton was the most embarssing perfomce ever so shut the **** your as bad as the wlad klitchko poster and wlad the champ goin take a drink of water to garggle hattons spuhk out your mouth you demented **** rubbing ******ed gimp!!!!!!!!!!!!

This kind of poorly written excuse of a post is exactly what I have grown to expect from people like you.

[the niggest]

Calzaghe? Is he the guy that faced the "supermiddleweight Mike Tyson"? I dont recall....

Jeff Lacy was basicly an American version of Artur Abraham. One dimensional and overhyped.

Just because he was hyped doesn't make Joe's win over Lacy any better. Otherwise Hatton would like be Mayweather second best win.