Being a British boxing fan I am sure I do what most fellow boxing fans do and sometimes assess the current state of the sport in our respective country. British media is no different to any other. When things go well we are world beaters but when things go wrong in even the smallest or most predictable way it is usually a case of we are the victims of a controversial decision, bad conditions or bad management from a coach or organization that will cause the sport to slip into a state of ‘’crisis’’. Very rarely do you hear that the sports players are just ‘’not very good’’. This media approach definitely applies to the English soccer team. Boxing gets a lot less media attention in the UK, obviously soccer is our most popular national sport but I think boxing gets a lot less media attention simply because for the past decade we have had hardly anything to shout about other than Ricky Hatton but I believe boxing in the UK is definitely on the comeback trail. Read more: http://www.boxingnews24.com/2011/06/british-boxing-will-not-stay-down/#more-71164
