Re: Why Brits do this
The fans boo because they work long hours at ordinary jobs and pay hard earned money to watch fights. when a guy like Audley proclaims that he will clean up the heavy division and proceeds to fight like my mother the fans understandably feel robbed.
Yes every fighter deserves respect for the hard work and guts it takes to get into the ring but on the other side of it the fans deserve to be treated with respect and not be pick pocketed by the empty promises of a guy who never fulfilled the promise his talent suggested. Audley simply never transcended from the amateurs to the pro's for whatever reason. He started believing his own hype and when you do that and then don't deliver there is no where to hide from the fans.
Personally I would never boo a fighter - I would vote with my feet and my pocket by either not going or not paying to watch his fights but I understand why a lot of fans react that way.
'To speak with his equal and irish man is forced to talk with God...'
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