That doesn't change the fact that he predominantly faced domestic level opponents. Boxing against and defeating a few non-American opponents doesn't change this fact!
It does matter where the bouts took place in. Simply because of the fact that boxing at one's home country is more advantageous for the home / local boxer than the foreign boxer. A better feat is to beat opponents in a neutral location. Even better than that is to beat opponents in their own backyard / home location.
What are all those EE fighters doing today that Floyd didn't fight?
Salido ducked the Loma rematch even after he was offered a fortune. He basically said "no mas".
He will receive a career high payday for fighting Loma, I don't know why he is so content with that one win over him that he'd turn down making bank in a rematch, though that ship has all but sailed now.
Right now Britain is the Mecca of boxing. American fighters have to travel to Britain to make a name for themselves like Errol Spence. Even in the Rocky movie Creed they had to travel to Britain.
I'm not a big fan of Britain but it's a fact that they're now the place to be when it comes to boxing.
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