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This. Having been at the Hatton-Pacquiao weigh in & fight, I can safely say the vast majority knew fuck all about boxing. Mosley got booed because they couldn't place him immediately, Hopkins got booed by virtue of Calzaghe (who was for some reason re-nicknamed 'Jumpin Joe Calzaghe') & the shrugs & confusion when Juan Manuel Marquez said it all about the number of 'boxing fans' among them.

Plus the amount of them trying to shadowbox having clearly never been near a boxing club in their life was laughable. Truly some of the most obnoxious fans I've ever met, it's lucky for them the Pacquiao fans were almost as unlikeable.

Hatton's fans are basically the same tools who go to England matches abroad & start throwing cafe tables at local waiters for 'being foreign' (witnessed that particular gem in Frankfurt in 2006).

Mate i think that is the most ridiculous statement on this thread !!

I was was in Vegas for Rickys 1st, 3rd and 4th Vegas fights and did not see one incident when Brits, sorry Hatton fans throwing tables or chairs or any other item around.

Granted you have your opinion, but i can catagorically say no incidents occured that I witnessed, so tarring us with that brush is simply small minded !
Learn to read genius, I said I saw that when England went to the 2006 World Cup (hint: Frankfurt isn't a bar in Las Vegas). My implication was that most of the Hatton fans are boorish tools of a similar breed, which considering their lack of boxing knowledge I fully stand by.

Still the majority of Hatton fans at the weigh in were an embarassment as a Brit, their behaviour was loutish, particularly the racial shit I heard hurled at Khan & Pacquiao from some dicks in the crowd made me feel ashamed to be among them.

No they arent and its completely unfair for you to tarnish everyone with the same brush.

98% of those that travelled to germany didnt end up smashing the place up yet you choose to base your opinions on the handful that did. Being an england football fan is about being passionate about your country and getting behind the team as much as you can. Naturally if 30,000 die hard fans travel out to watch a game of footie/boxing you are going to get the odd bad egg.

Many of those i met, spoke to in vegas were good knowlegable fight fans that were over there with the same intentions they would attend a footie game, for the love of the sport. No they probably cant tell you who kevin johnson or marco huck are. Doesnt mean they arent knowlegable fight fans does it just that there not hardcore nuts like me and you.

Your experience of vegas seems such a shame as mine was completely different. The HANDFUL of fans shouting racial obscenitys are c*nts of the highest order and dont deserve to breath the same breath as you and i that and that only i will agree with you on!