Who are the best boxing fans in the world?

[TitoFan]

Thanks i'll CC you back if i could
One day my friend, one day!

Good to have you on the forum. Looking forward to many future boxing discussions.

[X]

Hey - you forget the Danes, there are even a few on this site who are big fans of their boy Kessler. If you ignore Royal, the rest of them seem OK?

[Sovereign]

I think Germany could do with a mention here, the atmosphere at fights might be a lot more civilized and polite than a drunken british crowd but they really love their fighting, the viewing figures Klitschko's get are massive, and even shit fighters like Sven Ottke got massive audiences. Thats what I call dedication.

[Scrap]

The best fans are those who want 20 Ringside tickets

[Landon]

Not Americans thats for sure. (Im American) . Man how about those Brits cheering and singing for Hatton this weekend. That was awesome. Im jealous. The fact that it was in the states really made it something . (Hattons trunks were cool)

I work at a company of over 100 people and not one person can talk about boxing with me. I only know 2 paople at all that are into it enough to talk about it with me. Most Americans have never heard of Shane Mosley, Bernard Hopkins or Winky Wright. Much less Joe C. and Ricky Hatton. I dont get it.?? Thank God for this Board !!

A lot of Americans know the older guys or at least have heard of ,Rocky Marciano , Sugar Ray Lenard, Thomas Herns and Duran.

What happened in the last 20 or 30 years to the American boxing fan ? Is it the fact that you never hear about it on the regular sports portion of the news or read about it in the paper? Or is it the lack of an American Heavy weight that has the skill ,chin and power to thrill? Dont tell me its the MMA or Ultimate fighting or any of that because this started way before that.

[PRIDE OF BOSTON]

I hear ya.. CC

[gudnite vienna]

yep its sad but true, you could ask the average person on the street here in the UK to name a current Champ of the World and you would be lucky to get more than Hatton and Calzaghe's name...

[Trainer Monkey]

Depends on the region really,Detroit,Philly,here in WV are all rabid for it

[Landon]

Depends on the region really,Detroit,Philly,here in WV are all rabid for it

Thats good to know. I would imagine Philly would,its a fight town ,but I live near Richmond VA and its all Nascar . I can hear the cars going around the track from my house but I have no real intrest in it.

Boxing is really the only sport Im into.

[Trainer Monkey]

Depends on the region really,Detroit,Philly,here in WV are all rabid for it

Thats good to know. I would imagine Philly would,its a fight town ,but I live near Richmond VA and its all Nascar . I can hear the cars going around the track from my house but I have no real intrest in it.

Boxing is really the only sport Im into.

Cant stand NASCAR,2 hours of watching guys make a left turn does nothing for me.Oh well to each their own
Interesting thought,is an area a good fight area because of having produced big names,or does it produce good fighters because its a good fight area?

[Sugar_Shaw]

Im from the UK and I have problems talking to people about the sport.The UK isnt great for boxing,trust me

and Goood fight areas make good fighters with a few acceptions

[superheavyrhun]

I know what you Sugar....I don't think that Britain probably has many more good fight fans than any other country, but Manchester is a proper fight city, and guys like Hatton who've kept their feeton the ground and still mix with the regular fans promote a loyalty that you wouldn't get with guys who live in their flash houses and leave their old neighbourhoods.

[gudnite vienna]

Manchester is a true boxing city and the boxers which they produce are all down to earth kids

[CutMeMick]

Topic Merged.

We had this discussion a while back good debate, really.

[Pugilistic]

has to be english after the hatton fight