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VOOMER said:
We have a similar situation to Hatton and Witter. Witter got left behind because he wouldn't travel, neither will Brook. To be fair to Hatton and especially Khan, they both are happy to fight the best in their back yards.
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Kell won the title in the US so the travelling part is not fair. He will fight whoever is out there. Also he got a bad injury after the fight too so he was always going to have a few fights back in the UK. I fully expect Kell to fight out in the US again.

Also got to love Scott Quigg calling out Rigo he wants that fight next lol. Also went on to say after rewatching the fight a few times he had himself winning the Frampton fight by a point and only once had Carl getting a draw. Haha got to laugh at it at times.

Also Martin Murray wants the George Groves fight too.
 
Great boxing trilogies, to name a few.

Roberto Duran v Esteben De Jesus
Riddick Bowe v Evander Holyfield
Ali v Joe Frazier
Arturo Gatti v Micky Ward

For me it was the 3 classic tare ups between Marco Antonio Barrera & Eric Morales, all fought at 3 different weights.

1) In 2000 Morales won the fight at super bantamweight on a split decision, though many thought Barrera deserved the decision.

2) In 2002, the second fight was fought at featherweight with Barrera winning by unanimous decision. Having watched this fight several times, i still think Morales won the fight.

3) The final instalment was at 130 with Barrera winning by a majority decision. This bout was declared fight of the year 2004 by Ring Magazine.
 
The thing I always loved was all the Mexican fights between the some fighters. Barera v Moreales all 3 fights , Barera v Marquez . Also loved Marquez v Pacquaio as well they were all classics. They are 1s off the top of my head. Or Manny against any of the Mexicans was worth a look.
 
To be fair with the traveling argument, it normally comes down to money, if a fighter(especially the one holding a belt) or his promoter can get a better deal in their home country(tv money, venue, advertising etc) then why would he give home advantage away? If he thinks he can crack America and reap the rewards later fair enough but it's a risk that might not pay off, boxing is a complicated business game, especially over there. Safest bet would be to do what most do, make the most of when times are good, saturate the homegrown support do some big events earn some money and then hopefully take a big away following with you to create a buzz and get attention in their media.
 
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You look at World Champions who have travelled outside of there comfort zone for World title fights. Carl Framptons last 2 fights were on the road. 1 in the US and one in Manchester not too far from where the fighter Quigg grew up in. Frampton could probally fill out 20 to 30000 staduim. There was talk of Windsor Park or Ravenhill for fights for him. Were he would easy make his money. He chose to fight 2 away fights. His next fight might be stateside too if the Santa Cruz fight gets the go ahead 3 times on the road he will get very well paid for the next fight for him not to take on a Mandatory defence instead.
Some fighters are good on the road some are not so good. Always thought Hatton lost a bit of his magic fighting outside of Manchester. It takes a more gifted fighter to be as good on the road compared to home. I look at the World Champions out there. Rigo will travel anywhere for a fight. But he is a rare fighter to do that I know there is more to add to the list.
 
Although not a world title fight, i always remember Michael Gomez fighting Alex Arthur in his 'back yard'. One of the best domestic fights i'd seen in a long time. Gomez was a clear underdog but gave Arthur a good pasting.
 
For on the road wins Fury's takes some beating especially with the reputation Germany has for shenanigans

Another one I remember fondly was Robin Reid who I'd seen training on a couple of occasions at my gym and always followed his career closely - his win in Italy v Nardiello for a world title was a massive achievement given the old axiom that you have to knock your opponent out in Italy to get a draw.
 
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