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You often hear this argument, "Why don't the American's come to Germany or UK. Not quite the same and Malignaggie said it best:
“When you fight an American in America, it’s not nearly the same as fighting a German in Germany, a British guy in Great Britain, or even a Ukrainian in Ukraine,” Malignaggi said. “In America, they don’t give a **** if you’re American or not. They’re not going to give you any special treatment unless you’re fighting the guy in his immediate backyard, like right outside his door or hometown.
“If you want to be legitimately respected on a world level, and you haven’t fought in America, I don’t care what belt you have, you can’t be taken too seriously. And based on Senchenko’s unwillingness to come to America and also his resume which speaks for itself, if he has some kind of go-getter attitude or mentality, he should want to come to America and defend his title.”
Link: http://www.boxingscene.com/malignagg...e-later--48122
“When you fight an American in America, it’s not nearly the same as fighting a German in Germany, a British guy in Great Britain, or even a Ukrainian in Ukraine,” Malignaggi said. “In America, they don’t give a **** if you’re American or not. They’re not going to give you any special treatment unless you’re fighting the guy in his immediate backyard, like right outside his door or hometown.
“If you want to be legitimately respected on a world level, and you haven’t fought in America, I don’t care what belt you have, you can’t be taken too seriously. And based on Senchenko’s unwillingness to come to America and also his resume which speaks for itself, if he has some kind of go-getter attitude or mentality, he should want to come to America and defend his title.”
Link: http://www.boxingscene.com/malignagg...e-later--48122
Just ask Lennox Lewis, Felix Sturm or Andreas Kotelnik.
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