Comments Thread For: Dirrell Says DeGale Fight Could've Been Held in England

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If you’re wondering why super middleweights from Flint, Mich., and London will fight Saturday in Boston, it’s not because Andre Dirrell refused to go to England for another title fight.

Dirrell dropped a split decision to Carl Froch 5½ years ago in Froch’s native Nottingham, England, but that wouldn’t have prevented the talented southpaw from traveling to the United Kingdom again to box James DeGale.
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[Sparked_26]

Nice sentiments.

Fights should be held everywhere.

[umop-ap!sdn]

Nice sentiments.

Fights should be held everywhere.

Agreed. Spread the spectacle around the world. Would love to see a fight in Trinidad or Barbados or somewhere in the Caribbean. Iraq, France. I'm all for it!

[Kris Silver]

That's a really good way of putting it. Boxing isn't the biggest sport in America and can't regularly fill stadiums to the extent a lot of other countries can and do unfortunately.

There's a wide range of talent around the globe and it's sad that many fights go down the route of 'Vegas'. A lot of PPV's are being missed out on because of the time those fights are on. It can be bad for the sport not to mix it up around the world.

Fair play to Dirrell on this one.

[NEETzsche]

someone email this article to andre ward

[sicko]

Better Boxing Atmosphere in the UK for sure! At the weigh ins DeGale had his section of Supporters who made the trip while all Dirrell had was his Grandfather and Brothers, kinda depressing actually

I'm sure fight time DeGale will have more fans in attendance cheering for him as well

[i'm a fun haver]

Horse ****

[tiliheels]

someone email this article to andre ward

last i checked ward was open to going to the uk..froch just didnt want a deal

[MrRolltide91]

Nice sentiments.

Fights should be held everywhere.

agreed......

[SlySlickSmooth]

Floyd should just say **** it and go fight a string of cans in Europe on some European tour where he fights with European designer brand gloves or some ****.