thanks p4pking, that's interesting. regarding travelling, since i've heard this issue come up a lot, especially regarding british fighters... isn't it customary, for better or for worse, to fight in the US b/c of the money? I don't hear Latin American fighters demanding a hometown advantage, but maybe thats b/c of their economies.

add to that, doesn't one usually come to the champions--or more specifically, the perceived superior or more popular fighter's--country if there's a conflict?

I find it hard to blame Jones for not going overseas. after all, he was the attraction and, i know this will sound a little jingoistic (but its reality), he was American.