Quote Originally Posted by Wright
It seems that certain people on this site disrespect British fighters simply because they are British. Is there some form of xenophobia at work? I've seen superb victories by fighters like Benn and Hatton, and I've also seen people trying to discredit their achievements. To clear things up - Benn beat Gerald because he was tougher, not because he was saved by the referee; Hatton beat Kostya because he was better, not because of a low blow. What do the rest of you think?
Honestly...being from the U.S. of A...I can say without any reservations that I don't give a flyin shit where a fighter is from. As long as he respresents & shows well in the ring he could be from fwockin China & it wouldn't make a damn.

That being said...there are only a handful of British/Across the Ponders that I truly like...Joe Calzaghe is one of them.

I truly believe in Joe. Always have & always will. I've always bought what Joe's selling & have never understood why my fellow American boxing enthusiasts aren't & find it so hard to see the good in him.

Not sold so much on Hatton. Never have been & probably never will be...win, lose, or draw on the boat.

Quote Originally Posted by eagle
I think the reason they get disrespected is because everytime a uk fighter has a good win, their fanboys act as tho it is the greatest win in history. They also come up with things quotes like ' Calzaghe is better than RJJ ever was'...... 'Hatton will kill PBF'....... 'Carl Froch is a top 3 SMW'.....' No one in history would have beaten Ricky yhe night of the KT fight'.......

Lots of UK fans think their fellow countrymen are better than what they are, so it works both ways.
Pretty much any fight fan does that...no matter where they are from.

Calzaghe is probably as good to most British fight fans as Roy was to us...so I can sympathise with that.

As far as the unbelievable hype & support that Hatton get's...I will never understand that...but I'm not here to snype Hatton or Calzaghe.

I just think that on a whole...with boxing fans today...it's not just British fighters that are undervalued....but all fighters.