Boxing's just not that big here. There aren't many Oscar de La Hoya's, it even took Roy a long time and Floyd too, I mean we know who carried the Gatti and DLH pay per views with Floyd.

But its not just that. Hopkins when he was an exciting fighter wasn't very well known. He became well known late in his career when he was fighting in a way that most fans think is boring.

I said from the beginning that the magnitude of this fight among non-hardcore fans was being a bit overrated. Hopkins isn't a huge star and look at the Calzaghe/Kessler ratings, American's weren't paying attention for the most part.