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mimmy123 wrote:

Nightmare Roy wrote:I think Big Frank was more popular

There was only 23k at Wembley for Bruno v McCall. So while popular not as popular as AJ.

Verdi wrote:

mimmy123 wrote:

Nightmare Roy wrote:I think Big Frank was more popular

There was only 23k at Wembley for Bruno v McCall. So while popular not as popular as AJ.

He was a bigger 'celebrity' than Joshua, but not as popular a boxer.

mimmy123 wrote:

crusader wrote:So was Froch more popular than Hatton, mimmy?

I wouldnt say so no. In my opinion Hatton was a more popular boxer. But Froch did not sell all those tickets.

mimmy123 wrote:

Verdi wrote:

mimmy123 wrote:
There was only 23k at Wembley for Bruno v McCall. So while popular not as popular as AJ.

He was a bigger 'celebrity' than Joshua, but not as popular a boxer.

I tend to agree with that as Bruno did more outside the ring to increase his popularity with the public, tv commercials, pantomines marathons etc where as Joshua hasnt done much it seems in the public eye yet but has a huge following just for knocking a few people out in the ring. He doesnt make himself commercial like Bruno.

mullenman wrote:Joshua is way more popular than bruno

Gold medalist that knocks everybody out

Last four fights on ppv all sold out arenas

Hatton still one but Joshua will pass him soon.

Bruno big fight had 24 so Josh way more popular

boxingknockout wrote:Casual, possibly, hardcore - no way

Crease wrote:First off, there won't be any more than 90,000 in attendance, they have to think about the transport system & the roads

mimmy123 wrote:

Verdi wrote:

mimmy123 wrote:
There was only 23k at Wembley for Bruno v McCall. So while popular not as popular as AJ.

He was a bigger 'celebrity' than Joshua, but not as popular a boxer.

I tend to agree with that as Bruno did more outside the ring to increase his popularity with the public, tv commercials, pantomines marathons etc where as Joshua hasnt done much it seems in the public eye yet but has a huge following just for knocking a few people out in the ring. He doesnt make himself commercial like Bruno.

lillywhite14 wrote:Not yet.

He has only been a pro 4 years though. How was Hatton and Bruno ticking over after 4 years?

If everything goes to Joshua's plan lets say, and he beats Wlad in style, then unifies, he'll become the numero uno I reckon.

He's unpopular on this board for some reason. He might be a bit of a media trained personality but nearly everyone says he's a decent bloke away from that, well apart from Whyte who is insanely jealous of him and can't escape his street persona.
Hatton and Bruno weren't media trained I guess....yeah right! Hatton's man of the people charade/ickle ricky stuff was fake. He seemed/seems an ego maniac who loved to refer to himself in the third person, it's why defeat and falling from the limelight has hit him so hard. Bruno? Clearly played up to the buffoon role for the publicity it brought, and why not? It earned him plenty of dough.

The dislike of Joshua seems to be based on a multitude of things, ranging from being fake to having had it easy etc

He beats Klitschko is fashion and he'll be huge.

mickey1975 wrote:

lillywhite14 wrote:Not yet.

He has only been a pro 4 years though. How was Hatton and Bruno ticking over after 4 years?

If everything goes to Joshua's plan lets say, and he beats Wlad in style, then unifies, he'll become the numero uno I reckon.

He's unpopular on this board for some reason. He might be a bit of a media trained personality but nearly everyone says he's a decent bloke away from that, well apart from Whyte who is insanely jealous of him and can't escape his street persona.
Hatton and Bruno weren't media trained I guess....yeah right! Hatton's man of the people charade/ickle ricky stuff was fake. He seemed/seems an ego maniac who loved to refer to himself in the third person, it's why defeat and falling from the limelight has hit him so hard. Bruno? Clearly played up to the buffoon role for the publicity it brought, and why not? It earned him plenty of dough.

The dislike of Joshua seems to be based on a multitude of things, ranging from being fake to having had it easy etc

He beats Klitschko is fashion and he'll be huge.

What do you think of Fury? Couldn't be less media trained if he tried. Bruno and Hatton aren't great guys in my very limited experience of them.

Stuarty30 wrote:He's well on his way to becoming the most popular at the moment but a shellacking by big Wlad could see that charge dramatically halt. Most of the AJ fan base is the casual fan and they are a fickle bunch. If he gets his ass handed to him in April a lot of his so called fans would've forgotten him by the May!

It's too early to tell yet.

CaptainSpacerod wrote:

Nightmare Roy wrote:As for ticket sales things have changed regarding promotion and entertainment, you get comics selling out the O2 night after night, would never of happened 25 years ago.

I agree with this point.

And also society has changed. Back in Bruno's day the crowds at live sports events were overwhelmingly male with the possible exception of Wimbledon. Nowadays a lot more women are interested in sport and this is reflected in the crowds.

Technology also helps. Back then if you wanted a ticket to a big event you had to go to the box office and possibly queue for hours to get a ticket, now you just click a couple of buttons on your phone so the casual fan is far more likely to attend.

Bruno is undoubtedly the most popular boxer in my time. Older fans would maybe argue that our 'enry was more popular. I don't think AJ is in that league yet.

mimmy123 wrote:He has solely sold out Wembley with a crowd of 90K and could be more in attendance if they release more tickets but has any other British boxer come close to sell out a stadium of 90K+ by himself.

Carl Froch and Groves sold 80 thousand tickets but before it was sold out but Anthony Joshua was also on the bill early on so I cannot imagine Froch and Groves did the selling entirely themselves James Degale also had a decent following so I would imagine he was also responsible for a good amount of tickets.

As there is no one else on the Wembley bill apart from Katie Taylor you have to give all credit to AJ for selling out Wembley single handedly.

So any other boxer done better than AJ or is he truly the most popular British boxer of all time?

jaymitch81 wrote:I don't believe he solely sold out Wembley. Klitschko has a part to play in it. Do you think 90k would of sole for Martin or Breazeale? With regards to the undercard of Froch Groves I'd be surprised if AJ and Degale got more than 50 tickets each.
Degale has never had a decent following, everyone knows he can't sell tickets.

jaymitch81 wrote:

mimmy123 wrote:He has solely sold out Wembley with a crowd of 90K and could be more in attendance if they release more tickets but has any other British boxer come close to sell out a stadium of 90K+ by himself.

Carl Froch and Groves sold 80 thousand tickets but before it was sold out but Anthony Joshua was also on the bill early on so I cannot imagine Froch and Groves did the selling entirely themselves James Degale also had a decent following so I would imagine he was also responsible for a good amount of tickets.

As there is no one else on the Wembley bill apart from Katie Taylor you have to give all credit to AJ for selling out Wembley single handedly.

So any other boxer done better than AJ or is he truly the most popular British boxer of all time?

I don't believe he solely sold out Wembley. Klitschko has a part to play in it. Do you think 90k would of sole for Martin or Breazeale? With regards to the undercard of Froch Groves I'd be surprised if AJ and Degale got more than 50 tickets each.
Degale has never had a decent following, everyone knows he can't sell tickets.