I think its a matter of their just being fewer higher profile guys and crossover success,the hype is narrowed.The number of sports franchises and leauges play a huge factor.Not sure about across the pond but over here Boxing is runner up to nearly all major team sports.America is equally hype central but on a wider scale with a massive turn over rate.Boxing is hype,forums and the sport eat it up.They go hand in hand.Maybe a result of short attention spans and everyone clamoring for the next Sugar-something or p4p best.Yawn.Some do warrant the scrutiny though....Haye....so far as a heavyweight he's beaten a trail horse and backed out of a chance for the Heavyweight championship.I honestly dont think a Valuev win will convince many of his detractors.All the while his mouth has landed more hard shots than his fists.Time will tell.I think he'll be fun while it lasts.Hype and build up can definitely blend into smoke n mirrors.Agree with Jaz as far as Benn and Eubanks go,spoken highly of and some goof on this site actually named his cat after Nigel fifteen yrs ago...nutty f!!!k

I have a bigger problem with all of the hype surrounding Amateurs 'stars' from many nations coming into the pro game and being spoon fed massive amounts of air time and fitted for a title belt before thay even break a sweat against a live body.