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kenyan_cheena · 12-26-2005, 02:51 AM

JACKSON FEELS "RIGHT AT HOME" IN JAPAN

Saturday 30 March 2002

On Monday, the Pacifico Yokohama will host the fifth Heavyweight Boxing Federation fight card to be held in Japan. From the moment of its birth, Japan has been the federation's premier supporter outside of the United States, and tickets to this latest fight card were snapped up in quick time.

The card will be headlined by Australia's Peter Jackson, the Caribbean-born 6th seed in the HBF's World Championship tournament. Jackson was not overly-impressive in his opening tournament bouts, but was victorious in both of them. He arrived in Japan to prepare for Monday night's fight card a week ago and, like the other HBF competitors who have received the Japanese style of hospitality, has been "blown away" by the warm welcome afforded to him.

"I heard how fanatical they were about our sport," Jackson said. "But hearing about it and experiencing it first hand are two entirely different things. It's just incredible."

The fact that there is not a single Japanese fighter numbered amongst the 288 competing in the HBF makes the country's devotion to the sport all the more extraordinary. And being that they have no "national hero" to cheer for, they have had to find others to throw their support behind. Peter Jackson would be close to the top of that list. Australia's closeness to the Asian region has made him something of a representative and on Monday night, he'll have the entire nation in his corner.

"It will be pretty amazing," said the Australian. "The way they've treated me here in Japan, I don't have words for it. This will be like fighting right at home. I can't wait to give them a great show."

12-26-2005, 02:51 AM	#385 (permalink)
kenyan_cheena Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Sydney, NSW, Australia Posts: 4,684	JACKSON FEELS "RIGHT AT HOME" IN JAPAN Saturday 30 March 2002 On Monday, the Pacifico Yokohama will host the fifth Heavyweight Boxing Federation fight card to be held in Japan. From the moment of its birth, Japan has been the federation's premier supporter outside of the United States, and tickets to this latest fight card were snapped up in quick time. The card will be headlined by Australia's Peter Jackson, the Caribbean-born 6th seed in the HBF's World Championship tournament. Jackson was not overly-impressive in his opening tournament bouts, but was victorious in both of them. He arrived in Japan to prepare for Monday night's fight card a week ago and, like the other HBF competitors who have received the Japanese style of hospitality, has been "blown away" by the warm welcome afforded to him. "I heard how fanatical they were about our sport," Jackson said. "But hearing about it and experiencing it first hand are two entirely different things. It's just incredible." The fact that there is not a single Japanese fighter numbered amongst the 288 competing in the HBF makes the country's devotion to the sport all the more extraordinary. And being that they have no "national hero" to cheer for, they have had to find others to throw their support behind. Peter Jackson would be close to the top of that list. Australia's closeness to the Asian region has made him something of a representative and on Monday night, he'll have the entire nation in his corner. "It will be pretty amazing," said the Australian. "The way they've treated me here in Japan, I don't have words for it. This will be like fighting right at home. I can't wait to give them a great show." __________________ MLB: 1958 and Beyond... The Greatest Prize in Sports Last edited by kenyan_cheena : 08-25-2007 at 10:19 PM.