Is AJ The Biggest British Ticket Seller Ever?

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Jack Petersen, Welsh boxer & British Heavyweight Champion of the 1930's, drew crowds of up to 90,000 back in the day.

Apparently he had 53,000 against Hein Muller, 90,000 against Jack Doyle, 70,000 against Len Harvey & also Larry Gains & also 60,000+ for the rematch against Neusel.

I'm not sure what his rubber match with Harvey drew but it was at Wembley Arena.

Petersen was a proper superstar, good looking (for a Welshman) with an exciting style.

And all of this before he retired aged 25

I'd say AJ has a way to go yet.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/wales/entrie ... 6bbefd80f9

http://boxrec.com/en/boxer/17911

If you go back to the days of prizefighting, pre Queensbury, crowds of 100,000 and 120,000 we're not uncommon.

True. There was literally nothing to do and no-one had a motor.