I don't know about in England but in the states Tapia was HUGE because of his exploits in and out of the ring. So saying that Tapia was a bigger name is by no means a stretch. I remember the backstory of the Romero fight when it was rumored that they came up in rival gangs and also Tapia's hard living kept him in the headlines on a consistent basis. Both parents were murdered, cocaine addiction and numerous arrests.............nuff said, oh yeah he was a talented fighter in his day.