Quote Originally Posted by yoitsdan
From the impression I get from this forum, and plenty of american boxers, a lot of yanks just don't like british boxers. I hate to generalise but all I ever hear is hate towards Hatton, Calzaghe, Lewis, Eubank, Benn, Bruno and pretty much every british fighter to cross the shores or have any sort of exposure. I can't explain it, so I was hoping someone would enlighten me, because it seems none of you have a problem with Irish Fighters, and all you yanks with a drop of Irish blood in you all of a sudden feel the need to wear tartan! I'm half Irish myself and I don't feel any different from the the next guy. I'm confused
Don't know about that, at least not in terms of plenty Americans hating all British boxers.. Just the odd stupid poster on here who go by nationality and race a little too often, Id say. For instance, I love Calzaghe Eubank Benn and Bruno, I hate Hatton and Lewis.. Just always have, never liked watching them fight, I think Lewis is boring, Hatton is overrated and a dirty fighter. That's just my opinion, and the fact that their British doesn't have anything to do with it.. I think it works both ways, in that plenty of British people take negative comments about a particular British fighter as some nationalistic or racist comment, when everyone simply has their own taste. Im not saying there isn't the odd tool who does generally rag on British boxers, Im just saying that imo you probably base alot of this on recent criticism of Hatton and Calzaghe, which isn't based on where they are from. If anything, if people hated Hatton and Calzaghe so much they wouldn't have any reason to bitch about them not seeking out super fights... THe fact is people want to see them fight the best because they know that their great fighters. Sorry if I missed the ball on that one, maybe I havent seen the worst of it.