Why David Haye and Amir Khan Will never have the Same Following as Hatton

[IronDanHamza]

Wayne Rooney isnt labelled as an English hero. And Ashley Cole gets praised just as much as a footballer as Rooney.

Frank Bruno was SECTIONED under the mental health act you mong....

You have absolutely no idea what you're talking about

I did laugh at that one.

[SpitBalla]

****ing Khan fans always pulling the race card. Khan had the biggest hype ever for a British fighter coming from the Olympics. He had audiences of 10 million on ITV but chose to go to Sky PPV early in his career with fights that shouldn't be on PPV. He lost the fans himself from being a greedy ****, if he had stayed with ITV he would probably be bigger than Hatton now.

Leaving itv for HBO wasn't ****** it was SMART, you dumbass. Everything you say is simply ******.

And Walking Dead sucks, but I'm not surprised a ****** like you loves it.

[Sparked_1985]

If Haye beats a Klitschko he is bigger than Hatton.

Automatically.

A proper British Heavyweight Champ - he'd be huge.

[The Noose]

If Haye beats a Klitschko he is bigger than Hatton.

Automatically.

A proper British Heavyweight Champ - he'd be huge.

that should be true, but im not so sure.

Boxing isnt very popular, and few people care about the HW division. Hatton had a large following because he was a manchester lad, and they loved him even after he lost to Floyd. If Haye loses, he wont have any fan base. Especially if he retires in October.
Hatton was very popular for years.

I dont think Haye will ever be as popular as Hatton was. Even if he achieves more in boxing.

[The Noose]

Khan and Haye would be more popular if they were white, but thats not the main reason they will never be as big as Hatton.
Hatton was always very likable, exciting and down to earth. And Manchester fans can be fanatical.

If Hamed was around now he wouldnt be as popular as he was because times have changed, boxing isnt as popular and if he was preaching Islam many more people would really hate him.

[SNAKE GRIFFIN]

Wayne Rooney>>> cheated on wife but media still builds him up as an 'english hero' whereas Ashley cole has his face rubbed in the dirt by the media. Frank bruno was labled a mad man by the sun when he got caught doing drugs but with Ricky hatton its all buried under the carpet. This country will never allow coloured folks to prosper unless they act white (i.e Lenny Henry, Ainsley Harriot)

Bruno was an uncle Tom so how does that add up

[SNAKE GRIFFIN]

that should be true, but im not so sure.

Boxing isnt very popular, and few people care about the HW division. Hatton had a large following because he was a manchester lad, and they loved him even after he lost to Floyd. If Haye loses, he wont have any fan base. Especially if he retires in October.
Hatton was very popular for years.

I dont think Haye will ever be as popular as Hatton was. Even if he achieves more in boxing.

If Haye loses to Wlad were only being seing his face on the side of milk cartons and thats it.

[adamk1304]

Nigel Benn, Chris Eubank and Frank Bruno were all popular non-white fighters. Khan and Haye's relative unpopularity has nothing to do with the colour of their skin. It is probably more to do with their decision to show all of their fights on pay-per-view, even those against sub-standard opposition. Benn, Eubank and Bruno were all popular at a time when their fights were shown on the terrestrial TV.

[paulf]

****ing Khan fans always pulling the race card. Khan had the biggest hype ever for a British fighter coming from the Olympics. He had audiences of 10 million on ITV but chose to go to Sky PPV early in his career with fights that shouldn't be on PPV. He lost the fans himself from being a greedy ****, if he had stayed with ITV he would probably be bigger than Hatton now.

This **** right here. Even from America, the hype behind this kid in the UK was undeniable.

[Fix]

I think we can't deny that there is a race element to it but the majority of Hatton's fans are football fanatics who crossed over. If Hatton wasn't into football he would have struggled to generate that fanbase IMO. On the other hand though, Hatton's also a natural comedian which helped make more fans, so his personality (or public persona, whichever way you look at it) helped him along the way too..

Khan and Haye actually have a lot of non-boxing enthusiast fans too, like Hatton, but I guess for different reasons.

I mean to be fair, not many other white boxers had the same following as Hatton. It's not like Joe Calzaghe, Carl Froch, George Groves, Nathan Cleverly, Enzo Mac, Tyson Fury have a ridiculously large fanbase because they're white. Hatton is kind of a special case and so some of the posts are kind of right, he does receive special treatment from the media as a result, perhaps unjustifiably.