Which british fighters are popular in USA?
Which british fighters are popular in USA?
Well, except Joshua and Fury
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margaret thatcher
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Re: Which british fighters are popular in USA?
you should ask the yanks
currently id say very few active brits are known much at all in the usa
currently id say very few active brits are known much at all in the usa
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jameswilson
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Re: Which british fighters are popular in USA?
I can’t think of anyone. Even tho Fury and AJ will probably always earn well if they box in the US I’m not even sure they are that popular. I think Khan and Hatton were both more popular.
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coghaugen11
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Re: Which british fighters are popular in USA?
None ever were or are, not really. Other than Naz.
They respected Benn a lot but considered him ‘dirty’.
They respected Benn a lot but considered him ‘dirty’.
Re: Which british fighters are popular in USA?
Right now? Not sure anyone really knows any British boxing names other than Fury. Def not AJ.
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margaret thatcher
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Re: Which british fighters are popular in USA?
Those were mostly brits. My friends couldn't name any brit besides Fury, if even him. Barely remember wilder!margaret thatcher wrote: ↑11 Jul 2021, 21:01boxing fans in the states know aj, cuz of being wilder's rival, 2 ruiz fights, etc. aj did like almost 20k at msg
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margaret thatcher
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Re: Which british fighters are popular in USA?
i think 1/3 of them were brits, still a big number of americans
aj isnt mainstream in the usa. but the dudes who talk about fury-wilder, etc, should know him. its not just the total boxing nerds who can also name luke campbell and co.
aj isnt mainstream in the usa. but the dudes who talk about fury-wilder, etc, should know him. its not just the total boxing nerds who can also name luke campbell and co.
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coghaugen11
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Re: Which british fighters are popular in USA?
They’re fascinated by James Bond and the Royles and the way they speak.
They’d of lapped this fella up like nothing;
Each time he leaves us we start losing control.
They’d of lapped this fella up like nothing;
Each time he leaves us we start losing control.
Re: Which british fighters are popular in USA?
I know a lot of self proclaimed boxing fans at work and local taverns who couldn't tell you who AJ was, or Fury for that matter nevermind campbell.margaret thatcher wrote: ↑11 Jul 2021, 21:30 i think 1/3 of them were brits, still a big number of americans
aj isnt mainstream in the usa. but the dudes who talk about fury-wilder, etc, should know him. its not just the total boxing nerds who can also name luke campbell and co.
EDIT: I heard something like 10k of the Garden were brits.
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margaret thatcher
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Re: Which british fighters are popular in USA?
who do they actually know from today
Re: Which british fighters are popular in USA?
Lately they are all talking Mike Tyson and Mayweather. All of them know McGreggor and the Paul Brothers! LOL!
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SticknMove
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Re: Which british fighters are popular in USA?
Richard 'the ssssshushhhhhh...
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Knocked out Klitchko in front of 80,000 at Wembley and no one in America knows him?
He should be reminding everyone about it, every chance he gets
He should be reminding everyone about it, every chance he gets
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margaret thatcher
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Re: Which british fighters are popular in USA?
That's right, the mayor at the time, Khan(?) did some stuff and they could have 90,000
Froch must have spewed!
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Re: Which british fighters are popular in USA?
Royles my arse!coghaugen11 wrote: ↑11 Jul 2021, 21:33 They’re fascinated by James Bond and the Royles and the way they speak.
They’d of lapped this fella up like nothing;
Each time he leaves us we start losing control.
They didn't lap him up, though, did they?
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handsofstone
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Re: Which british fighters are popular in USA?
Khan always done well over in America
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maverick23
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One of my pals went to one of his fights in Vegas (think it was the Garcia fight) and they said the place wasn’t even a quarter full.
He’s fought a lot over there and was in some good fights but not sure I’d say he was popular.
To be honest I think the last Brit to be popular over there was Naz and that didn’t last too long.
Most of the Brits is that have sold decent ticket numbers over there have done done by having thousands of Brits flying out.
Tyson Fury may well be more known than AJ over there but even he only sold with Wilder - his other fights sold only sold a couple of thousand tickets.
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Re: Which british fighters are popular in USA?
Corneilius Boza Edwards
Ken Buchanan - he topped Madison Square Garden and Muhammad Ali was chief support on the bill, now that's popular!
Ken Buchanan - he topped Madison Square Garden and Muhammad Ali was chief support on the bill, now that's popular!
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coghaugen11
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Re: Which british fighters are popular in USA?
Didn’t see him.mickey1975 wrote: ↑12 Jul 2021, 03:21Royles my arse!coghaugen11 wrote: ↑11 Jul 2021, 21:33 They’re fascinated by James Bond and the Royles and the way they speak.
They’d of lapped this fella up like nothing;
Each time he leaves us we start losing control.
They didn't lap him up, though, did they?
If they did, they’d of had a lifetime of promises and a world of dreams, mate.
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coghaugen11
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Re: Which british fighters are popular in USA?
Well, he was on Fox sports 1, 2 or 3 at like 4-5pm on a Sat. Probox commentary.coghaugen11 wrote: ↑12 Jul 2021, 07:53Didn’t see him.mickey1975 wrote: ↑12 Jul 2021, 03:21Royles my arse!coghaugen11 wrote: ↑11 Jul 2021, 21:33 They’re fascinated by James Bond and the Royles and the way they speak.
They’d of lapped this fella up like nothing;
Each time he leaves us we start losing control.
They didn't lap him up, though, did they?
Benn was on NBC, ESPN twice, ABC twice all back to back at peak time live. Main networks from Watson to Barkley fights. Then back on ABC v Gent, then Showtime for the rest of the WBC defenses.
They knew and saw Benn, a lot.
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coghaugen11
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Re: Which british fighters are popular in USA?
Mike Tyson sent him good luck from prison and said he couldn’t wait to see him face Eubank.
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coghaugen11
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Re: Which british fighters are popular in USA?
When you talk sheer bottle, Chris Eubank certainly showed that trait many times.
Brendan Ingle told Ken Jones at the final bell of Thompson fight - ‘When have you EVER seen such guts?’
While Larry Merchant said ‘I take back everything I ever said about him.’