The UK can be heavily regionslised as well, many boxers realise the marketing sense of aligning with a football team. Proper purveyors of the sport don't give a fuck, but it's a thing defo. I've liked fighters based on other things, but fuck yeah I support Manchester based boxers and mostly those out of Ireland, but it's not exclusive, I wanted for example katsidis to win everytime he fought a British fighter, cos the guy was balls to the wall. Can't remember many lads over here supporting Julian Francis over iron Mike. It's just we love the sport, and once we identify with a fighter, they have support. Passionate fanbase is not the same as blind patriotism.