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  1. 02-28-2008, 02:33 PM #1
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    Default Calzaghe Question...

    Will he Have NEAR as Many RABID Fans Traveling w/Him as Hatton Did???...

    Will Calzaghe's FanBase Come SUPPORT him N America as Hatton's Did???...Can Calzaghe Anticipate the "Home Court Advantage" that Hatton Had vs. Floyd???...


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    calzaghe seems to have classier fans compared to hatton's illiterate drunkard mancunians.

    it won't be nearly as close imo. hatton's clearly the bigger draw.
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    I think Calzaghe and Hopkins will be a box office disaster and I hope it is with those ticket prices.
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    "Those ticket prices"?

    $1,500 for Ringside, scaling back accordingly the further you are from the ring? I thought those ticket prices were a bargain compared for the $15,000 ringside they were charging for Jones/Trinidad, proof postive validated by the fact that they had to resort to giving tickets away the day of the fight to fill in empty seats.
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    funny thing is, Hopkins dreamed of doing it in the Yankee Stadium
    A Haymaker is a punch. It is a wild swing with all the person's might to knock out the opponent. It is the most common punch in street fights. It is also used in boxing as a last resort. It packs enough power to break a man's jaw.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Haymaker
    funny thing is, Hopkins dreamed of doing it in the Yankee Stadium
    Yep...

    Cause N REALITY, it was NEVER Happening...They WOULDN'T Sell-Out the 3rd Base Section of Yankee Stadium...


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    they won't sell many tickets...and will give them out free at the end....


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    it's completely retarded not to have the fight in Wales
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    Quote Originally Posted by Azazel
    it's completely retarded not to have the fight in Wales
    not for Hopkins it isn't.......


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    Quote Originally Posted by Azazel
    it's completely retarded not to have the fight in Wales
    Why? Do European fighters make more money fighting in Europe then they do in the US? I'll Holla 5000
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    Hatton sure didn't but I am sure some of them do. A guy like Ottke got paid well in germany and wouldn't have made shit in the states.
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    Quote Originally Posted by REEDsART
    Will he Have NEAR as Many RABID Fans Traveling w/Him as Hatton Did???...

    Will Calzaghe's FanBase Come SUPPORT him N America as Hatton's Did???...Can Calzaghe Anticipate the "Home Court Advantage" that Hatton Had vs. Floyd???...


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    The simple answer is NO

    Joe has a large fan base in the UK (especially in Wales), but it is not in the same league as Hatton's. Which is odd, because he is clearly the better fighter of the two...
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    Quote Originally Posted by valdosta
    Hatton sure didn't but I am sure some of them do. A guy like Ottke got paid well in germany and wouldn't have made shit in the states.
    yeah but Ottke had to be sure to pay off all the judges...and ref in his fights...that cuts into a dawg money......


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    What MTF said. Calzaghe is without a doubt the better fighter, but he's NEVER had the same level of support and fandom Hatton has.

    Ever since Hatton was a novice he's had a lot of hype and buzz, and been very popular here in England.

    For some reason Calzaghe has never really had that.
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  15. 02-28-2008, 08:07 PM #15
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    yeah it is not as big, but it has probably grown over the last couple of years when he has had more mainstream coverage, eventually leading to him winning the 2007 sports personality of the year (not that he was up against much)

    A lot of fans will go over, but not to the level of Hatton, maybe 2/3rds or half that amount.....still considerable support
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