Championship Travellers

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Just reading the news this morning and noticed that Barker defending his title in Stuttgart against Felix Sturm. Brave move in my eyes, and one that will indeed pay well. My concern is he gets robbed like Macklin and loses his belt. A rematch clause has bern put in there as well, so a return fight in the UK is a possibility, and i think that clause will be activated unless Sturm turns back time and puts on a decent showing in Germany.

Also, we have Klitschko heading to Moscow in a super fight at Heavy against the best out there besides in Povetkin. Many have called this a unification fight, when actually its not. Its just the best fight out there in the division at the moment. I sense no robbery here as i think Povetkin gets sparked mid way.

Vitali also travelled to Poland i believe against adamek and put on a clinic.

The point in trying to make here is that while these champions travel into their opponents back yard, such as Froch when fighting Kessler and defending in the super 6, why do some champions get a lot of leeway in where they fight?

Are they scared to travel outside their respective comfort zones? Is it money? I have no idea.

I mean, look at Ward. Look at Bute (although he did actually travel for the unification fight with froch for the 1st time really and got destroyed), look at Roman Martinez when he travelled.

I just don't understand it really. If you KNOW you can win, or you have previous history with an opponent, then surely grabbing some exposure and some added cash in another country, coupled with the fact you can grab another belt is surely enough reason to jump on the flight??

Step forward and share views on this and any other notable champions that have travelled, or contenders/champions that point blank refuse to leave their gardens.

Small Time wrote:

bhb001 wrote:

Small Time wrote:

bhb001 wrote:England is not a hostile environment to the Welsh. We just ignore them as mainly irrelevant.

Thats incredibly offensive actually.

And that was what I was going for

Thanks.  Rowley has made it clear that these comments will be tolerated as most posters make them so its my fault for taking offence.

Small Time, seriously, my apologies for causing you any offence. It was a flippant comment, aimed at ribbing Steffan, which I assumed everyone would take with the contempt such a comment deserves. I've already hugged Steffan over it, so I assume he knows I am not serious.

Although being Welsh (and therefore by definition, quite precious) one has to wonder whether A/ Steffan genuinely accepts the apology or B/ Even understands that he's been insulted in the first place.

Let's be clear. I never apologised to Steffan!! Hugged him a little, but no apology!! I know Steffan can take it! My apology was to Small Time.

I've apologised to him once (half heratedly and laced with sarcasm but an apology nonetheless) However, I hated myself so much for doing so that I doubt I'll be doing it again in the near future.

Pesky sheep munching leek botherer (I think that's the right way round)

bhb001 wrote:

Small Time wrote:

bhb001 wrote:

Small Time wrote:

bhb001 wrote:England is not a hostile environment to the Welsh. We just ignore them as mainly irrelevant.

Thats incredibly offensive actually.

And that was what I was going for

Thanks.  Rowley has made it clear that these comments will be tolerated as most posters make them so its my fault for taking offence.

Small Time, seriously, my apologies for causing you any offence. It was a flippant comment, aimed at ribbing Steffan, which I assumed everyone would take with the contempt such a comment deserves. I've already hugged Steffan over it, so I assume he knows I am not serious.

No worries, panties are untwisted and stressful day in office almost over....I usually take all this with a pinch of salt and believe me I'm no flag waver just had a poopie day.  Cheers anyway

I thought this was about Fury going by the subject title.

Can't talk about traveling champions without giving a shout for Brian Mitchell, he was a bit overshadowed by the likes of Azumah Nelson, but he defended his super feather weight title ten or eleven times, and not one of those fights were in his native South Africa.