The nationality of a boxer shouldn't mean much.

[UnderControl-]

Now you got me all wrong.
There are fighters that represent you well and than there are fighters that represnt you...not so well.
The good example would be Cotto and Ruiz.
Most of the PR guys love Cotto and will pick him over pretty much anybody, Ruiz on the other hand does not get as much love, for obvious reasons.
Also I did not mean that people pick fighters solely on their nationality, usually when we start rooting for a fighter, we are looking for something to associate us with him and start represnting. But nationality means a lot...I mean a lot.
Oh, and btw, casual American fan would, without thinking, pick their fighter over foreigner. But that goes for pretty much any country.

Good points. Sorry for missinterpreting your previous message.

[beezy 14]

I think it's fine to like your respective fighter from your country and agree it helps sell the fight. It only becomes a problem when ppl make generalizations about a fighter because of there race on a message board and it starts racial tension and nonsense. I also don't like when ppl ignore someone's talent because of where they come from and try to marginalize their achievments. A prime example is Lennox Lewis, he often get's disrespected because of his accent and personality and other things that have nothing to do with his talent. I personally was a Tyson guy but did respect his size and skill and his accomplishments,when I hear ppl say he sucks it's almost funny.