Brits keep bragging about their fans...

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"Most" of the best fighters and all the best promoters and biggest tv platforms are in the US and UK.
It's that simple really.
Look at the depth of UK fighters alone and how much it's improved in the last 10 years,
When was the last time a Heavyweight Champion pulled in over 300,000 paying fans all in huge Stadiums in his last 4 fights?
I bet you'd have to go way back to the days of Dempsey & Jack Johnson to rival those stats.
AJ is a commercial powerhouse with huge appeal.
I was in a pub on Saturday and it was RAMMED full of people all there to watch AJ.
I'd say only 20% proper fight fans too and Loads of women and casual fans enjoying it. Why would he want to fight anywhere else?
It's up to other countries to develop their fighters and compete.
We've got an amazing Amateur set up in Sheffield here in the UK with great trainers and facilities which is churning out great young fighters every year.

[brocktonblockbust]

there is no questioning that in the last 10 years the UK boxing scene has really exploded and it has really added some great Dynamics and a good counterbalance to the Monopoly that the United States had on it for so long.

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It's made the US promoters and networks have to seriously up their game which you can see by all the crazy amounts of $$$ being pumped into US boxing recently (Showtime/Fox for example).
Hearn trying to gatecrash the US with his DAZN/Matchroom deal started a domino effect which led to the US powerhouse networks saying "Fuck You" and firing back massively to counter the move.
All brilliant news for fight fans.
The only people really taking Boxing around the planet are the WBSS but even the Winner of that Usyk jumped straight in bed with Eddie Hearn because like him or hate him he's a top top promoter who delivers huge fights.

[TitoFan]

"Most" of the best fighters and all the best promoters and biggest tv platforms are in the US and UK.

Best promoters? Probably. Biggest TV platforms? Absolutely.

Most of the best fighters? Meh.

Conveniently ignores the vast number of "best fighters" from outside those two areas.

Japan, Mexico, Eastern Europe, Puerto Rico.......

Wishful thinking, but far from reality.

[brocktonblockbust]

Japan has some cracking fighters

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Actually I should rephrase that.
Should have said most of the big money fighters fight in the US & UK

[TitoFan]

Well.... money follows the big promoters and the big venues and TV platforms so yeah.... that's a better rephrase.

[Spicoli]

I don't get it. Why wouldn't they. We had the market lock stock and barrel there for a few decades when it came to mass media exposure and an assumed fan base appeal. Honestly until the mid 90's you didn't simply point and click to watch majority of Brits in a huge fight..you read about it in a boxing rag, traded for tapes or hoped above all they and other top fighters from Japan would came Stateside and make the 'big' networks. There was an entire segment of the sport that was delayed or just unseen, at least where I was . Love it or not boxing is a global sport and U.S promoters certainly should not shy away from affiliating with new markets. It's better this way and technology caught up. And then there's the fact that we frankly are not churning out top talent Amatuer boxing wise. Why do we think Floyds face keeps popping up every couple of years. I have neighbors who get rowdy and root for big stage Joshua more than a near local 'champ' in Wilder. It's really bizarre all things considered.

[TitoFan]

Actually, Brits have every reason to brag about their fans.

Exhibit A for me was when legions of Hatton fans flew trans-Atlantic and then cross-country to watch his ill-fated attempt to beat Floyd Mayweather in Las Vegas. The man had no business being in the ring with Floyd, but that didn't stop the fans from singing songs about him and having a good ol' time in Vegas. That in itself is impressive.