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Who is the most popular boxer in Canada right now? If you had to make a list of the biggest draws in boxing in order, what would it look like?
I imagine the list would include: Bute, Pascal, Lemiuex, Stevenson, Decarie, Beterbiev and Stiverne. I'm sure I'm forgetting a few.
By Canada you mean Quebec;D
Lemiuex
Stevenson whom I at times spell Stephenson;D
Pascal
Boxing is truly nothing here man, the only place with any kind of a scene is Montreal. As far as drawing power I honestly doubt you've forgotten anyone, that's about it and especially the first 4. I don't even know who Decarie is! As far as the most popular boxers from anywhere, it would be Floyd or Pacquiao by a landslide just because enough people have heard of them or maybe seen a fight or two.
Boxing has a low profile in English Canada - the media largely IGNORES it. :mad:
I'd say Manny Pacquiao has been the most popular here over the past ten years. Mayweather is known but isn't liked because of his negative style and his beating up women, everyone I know wanted Pacquiao to win that fight. Some people now know who Golovkin is and they love him. Wladimir Klitschko is highly-regarded as a long-time heavyweight champion.
Sadly, most people in Canada outside Quebec have never heard of Lemieux, Pascal, Bute and Stevenson.
Yeah like mentioned above I have no idea. Outside of Quebec, I don't think Canada has much of a boxing following.
David Lemieux, Lucian Bute, Adonis Stevenson... most people would not have heard of these guys in my province.
But if I say Georges St. Pierre or Rory MacDonald... these are names everyone knows.
I guess my question is more about who is the biggest Canadian boxing star? Does Lemiuex have a chance at being a star? In his prime, Bute packed stadiums full of Quebecois.
Yea Bute was popular for sure. I remember being in Montreal before and when he fought Jesse Brinkley of all people, and there were big posters up all over, a buzz in the city the day of the fight, was the kind of thing you'd only may have seen before May-Pac in any other City/Province. Lemiuex has the best chance of being a star for sure, depending on how you rate his chances of actually becoming a great fighter of course. Given that he is actually a native Quebecer and very exciting to watch, it's probably not even close as far as the potential to sell tickets.
When Lemieux knocks out GGG, he'll be a certified super star.
I am from Nova Scotia. I can honestly say I do not know of 3 friends who can name more than 3 active fighters. And if they can they couldn't name who they fought last. Just names they heard while watching sports highlights while waiting for hockey stats.
Our province has a strong boxing history and it is a shame no one here has ever heard of a Sam Langford, let alone a George Dixon. But can tell you who played what position with what jersey number of almost any team in the NHL.
I feel so alone I am going to open a beer, eat some back bacon with maple syrup while wearing my toque. Have a good one, eh.
Same over here in Newfoundland.Quote:
Originally Posted by frasd
A lot of UFC fans, very few boxing fans.
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Originally Posted by BeanflickerSame over here in Newfoundland.Quote:
Originally Posted by frasd
A lot of UFC fans, very few boxing fans.
Yet so many Irish. Neutering program?;D
And poor @frasd. WTF happened there? One of the last places on earth to teach Gaelic. Shit half of Ireland has probably learned their Gaelic from that province;D Kirk Johnson was a bit of a sad note to go out on.
At least in Yukon I knew what I was heading for. A barren fucking wasteland. The only thing historic boxing wise from here is the fact that when Vic Foley retired he moved to Dawson city and was the bartender at the Midnight Sun knocking out half wits well into his late 60's.
Which puts Yukon, population 35, 000 ahead of my home province of Alberta and birth province of Saskatchewan in their combined boxing history
George Chuvalo is still active
Translated Nova Scotia actually means New Scotland and our Gaelic is more true to the original only because the rest of the world moved on and we didn't. I actually have met Kirk at the gym and he isn't the asshole he has presented himself as being. That being said, I am not his friend and maybe I am wrong.Quote:
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Originally Posted by BeanflickerSame over here in Newfoundland.Quote:
Originally Posted by frasd
A lot of UFC fans, very few boxing fans.
Yet so many Irish. Neutering program?;D
And poor @frasd. WTF happened there? One of the last places on earth to teach Gaelic. Shit half of Ireland has probably learned their Gaelic from that province;D Kirk Johnson was a bit of a sad note to go out on.
At least in Yukon I knew what I was heading for. A barren fucking wasteland. The only thing historic boxing wise from here is the fact that when Vic Foley retired he moved to Dawson city and was the bartender at the Midnight Sun knocking out half wits well into his late 60's.
Which puts Yukon, population 35, 000 ahead of my home province of Alberta and birth province of Saskatchewan in their combined boxing history
But he shouldn't be in the same sentence as any of the other greats from this location although I did have hopes for him before the Ruiz fight.
And for the Newfie, I lost my first amateur fight in NFLD. I blamed it on being 15 and scamming free drinks on the ferry ride over the night before. That is true but so is the fact that you guys are as hard as you are sociable. Having the most bars on one street in all of North America is a record you should be proud of. I once passed a guy holding out jumper cables and his hood up. I stopped and helped him out. He asked if I was from Cape Breton or Newfoundland thinking he was referring to my accent. He said that his car was a piece of shit but the only people that would ever stop were one of the two.
Good to talk to fellow Canucks but I will settle for anyone who is boxing informed at this point. I know amateur boxers that don't even know the difference between Ray Robinson and Ray Leonard.
Whatever happened to Steve Molitor?
Don't know if he fought since Carl Frampton beat him.Quote:
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Yeah I was just reading an article awhile back suggesting a lot of Irish go there to study. All those east coasters are inbred so.....;DQuote:
Originally Posted by frasdTranslated Nova Scotia actually means New Scotland and our Gaelic is more true to the original only because the rest of the world moved on and we didn't. I actually have met Kirk at the gym and he isn't the asshole he has presented himself as being. That being said, I am not his friend and maybe I am wrong.Quote:
Originally Posted by IamInuitQuote:
Originally Posted by BeanflickerSame over here in Newfoundland.Quote:
Originally Posted by frasd
A lot of UFC fans, very few boxing fans.
Yet so many Irish. Neutering program?;D
And poor @frasd. WTF happened there? One of the last places on earth to teach Gaelic. Shit half of Ireland has probably learned their Gaelic from that province;D Kirk Johnson was a bit of a sad note to go out on.
At least in Yukon I knew what I was heading for. A barren fucking wasteland. The only thing historic boxing wise from here is the fact that when Vic Foley retired he moved to Dawson city and was the bartender at the Midnight Sun knocking out half wits well into his late 60's.
Which puts Yukon, population 35, 000 ahead of my home province of Alberta and birth province of Saskatchewan in their combined boxing history
But he shouldn't be in the same sentence as any of the other greats from this location although I did have hopes for him before the Ruiz fight.
And for the Newfie, I lost my first amateur fight in NFLD. I blamed it on being 15 and scamming free drinks on the ferry ride over the night before. That is true but so is the fact that you guys are as hard as you are sociable. Having the most bars on one street in all of North America is a record you should be proud of. I once passed a guy holding out jumper cables and his hood up. I stopped and helped him out. He asked if I was from Cape Breton or Newfoundland thinking he was referring to my accent. He said that his car was a piece of shit but the only people that would ever stop were one of the two.
Good to talk to fellow Canucks but I will settle for anyone who is boxing informed at this point. I know amateur boxers that don't even know the difference between Ray Robinson and Ray Leonard.
Try having people still asking you if Tyson is making a comeback in 2015 or asking who who Tito is or Hearns which are two posters in my office.
Not trying to kiss ass on a British dominated forum but they are by a long shot the most knowledgeable about their own history and their modern era. I also think that they are above most countries on their knowledge of the international scene. I find North-Americans a lot more geocentric for lack of a better term. I had a random conversation with a florist from Britain about the entire Benn, Eubank, Watson and Collins era.
My dad is from Nova Scotia. We were talking about boxing one day (he knows very little about boxing and could give a fuck less about it) and he was telling me how him and his buddies used to hang at a local rec centre with a boxing ring in it, and they'd throw on the gloves and fight for fun every now and then. One day a big Jamaican kid named Trevor Berbick was hanging out there and sparring, so dad got the bright idea to put on the gloves and get in there with him, figuring all the scuba diving he was doing made him fit enough to get in with an amateur boxer. He said in about 10 seconds he was getting up off his ass wondering what hit him. Everyone laughed at him, very embarrassing.Quote:
Originally Posted by frasd
He was shocked when I informed him Berbick went on to be world champ, and got a kick out of seeing the Berbick/Tyson fight.
He was a bust-a-roo.Quote:
Originally Posted by Spicoli
I actually remember there was some buzz about him for a bit, there was actually a lot of hype surrounding him going into the Caballero fight. That pretty much killed off his buzz I think, he took a serious beating.