Quote Originally Posted by porkypara View Post


Actualy most of the Americans I spoke to while in America wanted Hatton to beat Floyd.
An American bloke came up to me in Chicago airport to say he wanted Hatton to beat Floyd.
Almost all the Americans in Vegas wanted Hatton to beat Floyd.

This includes black Americans which supprised me a bit.

My point is that Americans like Hatton more than they like Floyd.
So you talked to a couple of Americans, of which how many 1 or 2 were black, & you decided you had a good take on how the country viewed him?

Mayweather is a big star with young, black people in Britain, so I can only imagine it is at least similar in the States, most people where I live were watching & talking about his last 3 fights & these are people with no real interest in boxing, who would be dumbstruck if you asked them who Joe Calzaghe is.

He notably brings in a female demographic to TV viewings in a similar way to how Oscar used to as well. I know he might piss some hardcore fans off, but your casual fan doesn't give a shit if he compares himself to SRR or Ali. The main problem is he doesn't have a fanbase that necessarily travels to sports events. Hence why he doesn't always bring a mass of fans out to Vegas, but does very well of PPV.

But then the only 2 fighters who could claim to be consistent successes in bringing fans to Vegas in recent times are Oscar De La Hoya & Manny Pacquiao. No, not Hatton, because as many people as came out for the Mayweather & Pacquiao fights, he brought significantly less for the Malignaggi & Castillo fights, both of which were far from sold-out.