Has a European Champion Ever Transcended to Stardom in the United States?

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Which European fighters have achieved that over in the states Naz, Hatton and maybe Joe Calzhage.

They never had mainstream appeal in the States.

Naz was on the brink but got whipped by MAB and put on 100 pounds.

You really don't like Britain hey? Major chip on your shoulder boy.

I like Britain just fine - my grandmother was born in Hull. But as far as producing quality, world class, ATG fighters... you lot are lacking. That's what's up.

Canada though?

Well hell, I never claimed Canada was a hot bed of boxing talent either (although the fact remains that the greatest "British fighter" of all time learned to box in Canada, but that's a whole other issue).

Difference is, Canada generally doesn't care about boxing. We like hockey.

The Brits LOVE boxing, yet they produce so few real quality fighters.

The British population is 63.3 million.

The American population is 317 million!

Britain has had Calzaghe, Hamed, Hatton, Lewis, Benn, Eubank, Khan, all rightly or wrongly pay per view level fighters due to their popularity.

The amount of these type of fighters Britain has given the world is more per population that America has produced.

Like you said, 80,000 went to see Froch v Groves. What American fighter has drawn a crowd of 80,000 in America where it has a much higher available audience?

What is the highest attendance fight involving two Americans?