Is boxing more popular in Germany than America?

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  1. joe namath's gin

    joe namath's gin Active Member Full Member

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    With the Klitschkos, AA, and others -- they seem very supportive of their fighters.

    Is it?
     
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  2. RonnieHornschuh

    RonnieHornschuh ESB indie police Full Member

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    In terms of ratings yes. All fights are shown on German free TV, which attracts lots of casual fans. But there is not much hardcore boxing fans who have a deep understanding of the game.
     
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  3. joe namath's gin

    joe namath's gin Active Member Full Member

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    Sound like Toronto Blue Jay fans... :yep
     
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    FoxMulder New Member Full Member

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    one thing that is funny is that there arent really any good german fighters. the klitschkos are ukrainian, abraham is armenian, huck is bosnian, robert stieglitz is russian etc etc I could go on and on. yet the krauts love to claim all those as their own.

    yes boxing is very popular in germany... which is very strange considering their lack of good fighters...
     
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  5. joe namath's gin

    joe namath's gin Active Member Full Member

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    It's cool Germans support other nationalities in sports. Their soccer team has some Poles too...
     
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    des3995 Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    I think its a good thing too. You have to root for someone right, all things being equal, why not root for someone who lives/trains/comes from where you are from. Here in the US, boxing doesnt get much coverage with the exception of the big fights. On the depth chart of sports, boxing is somewhere in the 7,8 or 9 range in terms of popularity now. Everyone is aware of the big, big fights, but ask them who a Chad Dawson or a Timothy Bradley is and, unless they are fringe boxing fans at least, they'll have no idea. And there really isn't much of a home field advantage in the US, its probably more regional than national. (By state or general region) If anything, the guy with the higher revenue ceiling will have the "home field" advantage, but I guess that is can be considered true for anyplace.
     
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  7. Rhino718

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    Who cares?
     
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  8. dilayro

    dilayro Active Member Full Member

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    truth hurts
     
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  9. 'Ben'

    'Ben' Boxing Addict Full Member

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    It is..... but in America, fans have a better understabding of the sport in general. That's just the impression I get.
     
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    they sort of claim them as their own by virtue of promotions team/training base but they also claim them as european more than german
     
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    Rock0052 Loyal Member Full Member

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    Yes. Japan, too.
     
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  12. motownsiu

    motownsiu Boxing Addict Full Member

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    is it on free tv every where in the world but america? i remember studying in china a few years ago and seeing dlh-vargas on tv which is a ppv event. and in the phillipines i heard everyone has access to see pac fight.
     
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  13. h2hkiller

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    When they win, they are German.

    When they lose, they are Bosnian, Ukranian, Armenian, Russian....:yep
     
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  14. dilayro

    dilayro Active Member Full Member

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    Agree with your observation. Boxing is not mainstream anymore here. Latinos and Asian fans are what make boxing alive in America.
     
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    manhattanboxer3 Well-Known Member Full Member

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    yes
     
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