Is Anthony Joshua the most popular British boxer of all time?

[aidenp25]

Hatton is the most popular!!....Joshua won't take the numbers Hatton did to Vegas on multiple occasions!!

[Taansend]

I just asked my wife, who has no interest in boxing, if she knew who Anthony Joshua is. She didn't have a clue.

She's in her late forties and the British boxers she could name are Frank Bruno, Amir Khan, Lennox Lewis, Joe Calzaghe (we are in Wales), "the Northern Irish one that they used to play Danny Boy when he came on" and "the wanker with the monocle".

I realise this is an unscientific survey.

[banjo]

I'm surprised it's at Wembley on that date, the coppers are going to have their hands full that day as Tottenham are scheduled to play Arsenal that afternoon.

With regards to the question, no, Cooper all day.

[Terminator666]

Boxings changed- casuals don't recognise fighters like they did in the 80s due to lack of terrestrial coverage

[Sklar]

I suspect the popularity will wane remarkably quickly should he be knocked out early by Wlad. Wlad is not the force he was but Fury made him look shot because Fury is a shit hot boxer.

[TheLeprechaun]

I suspect the popularity will wane remarkably quickly should he be knocked out early by Wlad. Wlad is not the force he was but Fury made him look shot because Fury is a poo hot boxer.

Wlad is going to panic when almost 18 stone Joshua starts letting his hands go. Wlad will be terrified of getting countered. This is one of the biggest pussies in heavyweight history we are talking about here.

[Tuan_Jim]

With YouTube, streaming and the Internet in general probably more Brits have seen him box than Lennox Lewis, who fought the likes of Ruddock and Bruno on Sky Sports at a time when only 2% of the British public owned a Sky dish, and boxed Oliver McCall and Lionel Butler on Wire TV which about 2 people had access to.

So I think he's being seen more than most of the 'big name' British boxers of the subscription TV era, but is he the most popular British boxer of all time? Of course not. As a personality he isn't even likeable - especially the more you learn about him.

[Tuan_Jim]

I suspect the popularity will wane remarkably quickly should he be knocked out early by Wlad. Wlad is not the force he was but Fury made him look shot because Fury is a poo hot boxer.

When faced with dangerous opponents who might hit him back Wlad threatens but doesn't throw. Took him several rounds to gamble on planting his feet vs Ibragimov and Haye. He'll be unconscious and probably on a stretcher long before he thinks of attacking Joshua.

[TheLeprechaun]

I suspect the popularity will wane remarkably quickly should he be knocked out early by Wlad. Wlad is not the force he was but Fury made him look shot because Fury is a poo hot boxer.

When faced with dangerous opponents who might hit him back Wlad threatens but doesn't throw. Took him several rounds to gamble on planting his feet vs Ibragimov and Haye. He'll be unconscious and probably on a stretcher long before he thinks of attacking Joshua.

Exactly. He's a textbook bully. It's alright when everything is going his way but he loses his bottle when he gets hit. Joshua just needs to let his hands go. Throw 2-3 punches off the jab. Klitschko doesn't have the heart to stand there and counter a against someone that big