IS the UK market more profitable?

[Robbie Barrett]

The UK isn't an option for foreign fighters unless fighting a UK star. Nationalism sells fights.

[Jewish-Reptile]

UK boxers are quick to align themselves with a soccer club, well the intelligent ones. I expect they're advised early on, pick a club preferably one with history and a solid support. I'd have a Manchester United badge on my shorts, just as many would pay to see you lose than win, it's a no lose situation, watch plenty of Liam Gallagher videos before I'd do an interview and say 'out kid' as many times as I possibly could every sentence, and when the interviewer asks me how I'm feeling the best reply you've ever heard in your life time 'god like'

[Idgogay4AJ]

UK boxers are quick to align themselves with a soccer club, well the intelligent ones. I expect they're advised early on, pick a club preferably one with history and a solid support. I'd have a Manchester United badge on my shorts, just as many would pay to see you lose than win, it's a no lose situation, watch plenty of Liam Gallagher videos before I'd do an interview and say 'out kid' as many times as I possibly could every sentence, and when the interviewer asks me how I'm feeling the best reply you've ever heard in your life time 'god like'

It shows how little you know, you grow up supporting your local team, you get no love being a glory hunter

[jmrf4435]

UK boxers are quick to align themselves with a soccer club, well the intelligent ones. I expect they're advised early on, pick a club preferably one with history and a solid support. I'd have a Manchester United badge on my shorts, just as many would pay to see you lose than win, it's a no lose situation, watch plenty of Liam Gallagher videos before I'd do an interview and say 'out kid' as many times as I possibly could every sentence, and when the interviewer asks me how I'm feeling the best reply you've ever heard in your life time 'god like'

Interesting. I disagree though that this is the reason any boxing event does well with attendance and viewership- I do think it is a factor in England, especially based on the fact sccer fans are FIERCE supporters. We see boxers align themselves with professional athletes in the U.S. and it seems to help a little, but if you're not a huge name in the U.S. you have a low probability of getting any attention is low. Brits will put 30k in a stadium for club fighters..it's awesome

[Sincingship]

I don't know if its more profitable but I will say as a yank I always enjoy watching UK cards. The atmosphere seems pretty electric and adds to the fights. Brits seem to be great fans.

Cheaper alcohol + Sweet Caroline - the matchroom special

[alexguiness]

For British fighters yes it is.

[Jewish-Reptile]

It shows how little you know, you grow up supporting your local team, you get no love being a glory hunter

Newcastle are garbage, you poor soul.

[Randall Cunning]

Cheaper alcohol + Sweet Caroline - the matchroom special

Heard it getting played during the Wilder/Washington card at some point, started cracking up.

[soul_survivor]

For heavyweights, without a odubt and has been tha tway for a long while now. The whole of Europe has in fact. Outside of that, I don't think so but the US is being usurped and in a few years time, Europe will probably be dominant across all divisions.

[Sparked_26]

Agreed, it is for our fighters. Lee Selby absolutely horlicksed his career going with Haymon.

The next stage for us would be for foreign fighters to headline events here. Seems a bit of a reach but Hearn might as well have a go, imo.

The problem with sport over here is that we are used to competing internationally in team sports and have been for over a century now. Sport is entrenched in nationalism. War minus the shooting. It is hard to change that kind of mind-set. Boxing shouldn't really be an us and them sport. It's a purely individual sport.