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Quote Originally Posted by Fenster View Post
Haye is absoultely loved by the general public and media. He is one of the most popular champions i've ever seen. Only a small group of hardcore fans have a problem with him.
He may be popular in London, where you actually see his fans but hes not that well known a boxer. He doesnt get any exposure other than on sky.

If I were a promoter id have my fighters on talk shows and even cameos on the soaps, like Eastenders or Coronation Street, just so the general public become familiar with their names and may take an interest in watching them fight.

I see that Warren is desperately trying to recreate a rivalry like Benn v Eubank between Groves and DeGale but unless non sky subscribers get to see them in their build up, its not going to happen. People arent going to go out of their way to watch them if they have no clue who they are.












David was on Celeb Millionare over Xmas......

No-one watched it but me but nonetheless he was on it

Long gone are the days of Benn - Eubank etc.

Groves v Degale is a cracking matchup but again joe public knows nothing about either.

For the record in that one...Degale schools him