Will Japanese Boxing Make An Impact? (Also, Is WSOB A Good Organization?)

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  1. TheAmazing

    TheAmazing ESB Heavyweight Champion Full Member

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    Do you think Japanese fighters will continue to be impressive? Also, do you think we will see more Japanese heavyweights soon? One more thing, do you think World Series Of Boxing is a good organization? I always wanted to know how is it different from other boxing leagues.
     
  2. Boxing Prospect

    Boxing Prospect Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Japanese Heavyweights are never likely to make much of an impact.

    As for Japanese making an impact...I think that is among the stupidest questions ever asked on here. It's top fighters get domestic viewership that dwarves what ANY US fighter gets. Inoue, Yageashi, Yamanaka, Ioka, Kono and Uchiyama are big stars and Tanaka is set to become a huge one too
     
  3. Asian_boxing

    Asian_boxing Active Member Full Member

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    I was contacted this morning by Frans Botha's team who told me they had got permission from the WBA to get Frans a WBA International Heavyweight title fight. They asked me whether or not I could match him with any Japanese Heavyweights or Chinese Heavyweights.

    Although I'm not a promoter I did point Frans' team to Green Tsuda (Nobuhiro Ishida) and Kadoebi (Kyotaro Fujimoto).

    Don't be surprised if Frans ends up in Japan in his next fight!
     
  4. iceman71

    iceman71 WBC SILVER Champion Full Member

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    yes. their will be 3 japaneese heavyweights as opposed to 2
    what other boxing leagues? :lol:

    you are consistent with your ****** threads, keep it up :good
     
  5. TheAmazing

    TheAmazing ESB Heavyweight Champion Full Member

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    WBC and etc boxing bodies. I just asked what are peoples thoughts on World Series of Boxing. It doesn't mean it's a ******ed thread.
     
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    Super Hans The Super Oneā„¢ banned

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    Liceman, you are a huge Broner fan. Please bare in mind what that's tells us about you, when you call others ******ed.
     
  7. boxingfan55

    boxingfan55 Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Classy... :patsch
     
  8. TheAmazing

    TheAmazing ESB Heavyweight Champion Full Member

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    I just wanted to know.
     
  9. Nonito Smoak

    Nonito Smoak Ioka>Lomo, sorry my dudes Full Member

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    They are only the third best nation in boxing at the moment (bested only by the United States and Mexico).
     
  10. ellerbe

    ellerbe Loyal Member Full Member

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    liceman :rofl:rofl
     
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    Nonito Smoak Ioka>Lomo, sorry my dudes Full Member

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    Japanese boxing is huge at the moment. The quantity but more specifically the quality of their fighters is great and impressive compared to populations of other nations.
     
  12. killerD

    killerD Boxing Addict Full Member

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    no all of the best Japanese boxers fight in the lower weight classes.its not enough to have a worldwide impact because most of the world doesn't pay attention to those smaller weight classes.in the ring I don't see why they wont continue to impress.
     
  13. Boxing Prospect

    Boxing Prospect Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Most of the world don't actually pay attention to boxing...however the countries that pay attention in the smaller divisions include:
    Japan (obviously)-127 million
    Mexico-120 million
    Philippines-100 million
    Thailand-64 million
    South Africa- 54 Million
    Argentina- 40 Million

    That's close to a potential audience of 500 million people, and that's without mentioning the attention that Zou Shiming brings the Flyweight division. Or Rex Tso who brings high profile attention to the Super Flyweight division (in turn getting his opponents attention, such as Kenta Okumura who will be fighting Tso on November 22nd)

    Again Fights on domestic Japanese TV in those lower weights bring in 10,000,000 domestic viewers. The recent card with the Samartlek/Inoue and Yaegashi/Gonzalez was shown (at least in part) on free TV in 3 countries (Samartlek/Inoue was on Thai TV in full and on Nicaraguan TV in part, whilst Yaegashi/Gonzalez was shown in full on Nicaraguan TV).

    Stop confusing the US Europe for "the world".

    And that's with out mentioning the top guys at 130 (the start of the more accepted divisions) like Miura, Uchiyama, Kaneko, Ito, Nakamura and Naito, or Muata at 160, Kamegai (despite his limitations) at 147.

    Whilst not very well known I've spotted Yuki Nonaka in the recent WBO rankings at 154 as well, Shinya Iwabuchi WAS ranked at 140 (prior to almost being beheaded by compatriot Keita Obara)
     
  14. One To Watch

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    no chance they have champions in divisions where most countries do not even have any fighters in those divisions..........

    They cannot compete above super featherweight as they aren't good enough when the numbers are higher
     
  15. Badbot

    Badbot You can just do things.

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    :patsch It comes down to genetics.
    At 130 Japan has 160 active fighters while at 154 they only have 35
    At 130 USA has 130 active fighters while at 154 they have 299

    Oh and at 105 USA only has 1 currently active fighter while Japan has 59