Are Away-From-Home Fighters The Greatest Warriors?

[FlatLine]

dude, what the fcuk is wrong with you? fighters come to the US because the money is here. You think any of the guys you listed make the same money fighting in their home countries?

They aren't "true warriors" they are independent contractors going where the money is-same way telephone/power company guys from all over the country came to the New york area after Sandy or the New Orleans area after Katrina.

Well obviously the monetary gain is the main motivation for traveling but there have been many occasions where US fighters just wont travel overseas, even if the money is right ----- just think Froch vs Ward II for a recent example..

[FlatLine]

Glenn Johnson is the fn man. Calslappy ducked him three times!


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well calzaghe wanted nothing to do with johnson but what that got to do with the question?

[Humean]

American fighters have definitely had it a bit easier historically because fighters tend to come to them rather than the other way round, and it still holds true today although not for all divisions. It is an advantage that American fighters have that the typical American boxing writer/historian fails to duly acknowledge.

[hhs661]

Shout out to the galaxy warrior

[The Big Dunn]

Well obviously the monetary gain is the main motivation for traveling but there have been many occasions where US fighters just wont travel overseas, even if the money is right ----- just think Froch vs Ward II for a recent example..

Not a valid point. There is no need for froch ward 2. What are we gonna put that on the manny ricky hatton 2 undercard? Now if froch and ggg get it poppin then england is in play,

Look man, see the hwt divison. They go where wlad and vitali make them-unless some crazy russian dude overpays.

So can we please just accept that professional boxing decision are driven by economic interests and not try and make it something else.

[The Ninth Layer]

Not a valid point. There is no need for froch ward 2. What are we gonna put that on the manny ricky hatton 2 undercard? Now if froch and ggg get it poppin then england is in play,

Look man, see the hwt divison. They go where wlad and vitali make them-unless some crazy russian dude overpays.

So can we please just accept that professional boxing decision are driven by economic interests and not try and make it something else.

Froch has been on a good win streak, there's demand for a Ward rematch in the UK if nowhere else. A lot of people think the fight could be compelling if Froch had a hometown advantage, and let's face it, there's not really anybody else out there stepping up to fight Ward.

[Russian Crushin]

Ward: he traveled to joyzeeee

[mathed]

There's a number of world-class fighters today that travel outside of their home country consistently - you've got Pacquiao, Khan, Marquez, Froch etc.. Compare that with the likes of Mayweather, Bradley, Garcia etc.. It has to be said a lot of US fighters have it much easier because they don't travel overseas to fight.

What you think away-from-home, traveling fighters are the truest warriors in the sport because they make the most sacrifices?

You do know that Bradley had to go overseas to win his first world title right?

[LeG00N]

Yes they are and notice they all come to fight. Not just to win a 12 round snoozer on points

Pacquiao
Marquez
Matthysse
Maidana
Mares
Golovkin
Froch
Ruslan
Morales
Barrera
Donaire
Angulo

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No, I don't give much credit for fighters going on the road. Most big time fighters will travel to whatever country weeks before they fight. You can't tell me that you can't adjust to where you've been for weeks or even months for a single fight. Even a rooting crowd to me doesn't give a home fighter any type advantage in my opinion, since both fighters are dealing with the same noise. This isn't some WWE **** where a fighter is hulking up because his name is being chanted over and over.