Quote Originally Posted by Lyle View Post
Aside from Lennox Lewis (respectively) and Joe Calzaghe (begrudgingly)....are we Americans wrong in doubting the "talent" that England produces
Yes.

Put the shoe on the other foot and ask yourself how well American fighters would fair travelling to another country to fight.

Forget the fact that the money is in the US and the home of Boxing etc... for a second and think about it.

It's very difficult to go into somebody else's backyard and perform to your best.

Obviously America has produced some amazing talent over the years but fighters from different countries all have different styles. In general American fighters have excellent technique sometimes combined with a bit of flashiness. That's probably the most obvious attribute so it's easy to be fooled into thinking they are the best fighters (again in general). Plenty of other attributes complete a fighter, so whereas English fighters (again in general) may be lacking in technique, a lot can make up for it with fitness, heart and strength. All probably just as important.

The fact that you have to begrudgingly accept Joe Calzaghe as a quality fighter suggest you are blinded by bias.