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British Fans Boo 'Star-Spangled Banner' at Hatton-Mayweather Fight in Vegas
British Fans Boo 'Star-Spangled Banner' at Hatton-Mayweather Fight in Vegas
The fans at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada are overwhelmingly pro-Ricky Hatton and anti-Floyd Mayweather, as thousands made the trip across the pond to cheer their British countrymen. But in a rather shocking event, "The Star-Spangled Banner" was booed before the fight. I've heard of the American national anthem being booed before sporting events in other countries, but I've never before ...
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Garbage Points — ... boxing knowledge i have is from mike tyson's and super punch outs, i'm definitely not someone whose opinion you should seek regarding saturday night's mayweather-hatton fight. by my untrained eye though, it was a pretty entertaining bout and floyd mayweather came out victorious after knocking out hatton 10 rounds after entering the ring with mark cuban and other dancing with the stars castmates. i thought this was a terrific outcome especially considering ricky hatton's contingent of british fans booed the star spangled banner during pre-fight festivities. anyways, if ...

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