Bivol Beterbiev not big enough outside of boxing fans?

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  1. Kratos

    Kratos Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Fury and Usyk can walk in the streets in NYC and maybe 1 in a 1,000 will notice that they look familiar. There is no active boxer that is a household name in the USA right now, not even Ryan Garcia or Canelo.
     
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  2. MixedMartialLaw

    MixedMartialLaw Fight sports enthusiast Full Member

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    If Canelo walked around southern cali or Texas, I'm sure he'd get noticed there. Being a ginger makes anybody look distinctive too.
     
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  3. like a boss

    like a boss Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Awesome fight for fans but the big money comes from the casuals and few of them would even know who these guys are.
     
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  4. dmt

    dmt Hardest hitting hw ever Full Member

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    agreed. Fury will be noticed just for being freakishly tall but most people wouldn't know he is a boxer.
     
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  5. REKX_

    REKX_ New Member banned Full Member

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    If one of these fighters were from the UK or somewhere, the hype would be unreal.

    Also goes to show how important those prefight bust ups and exchanges are to generate the hype and excitement. They get people talking.
     
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  6. Pepsi Dioxide

    Pepsi Dioxide Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Top Rank has that ESPN contract and they stay fat off of that and ESPN just checks the box that they having boxing on their network with little thought on the competitiveness of their cards. It's basically the Top Rank showcase instead of highly competitive fights generally. I'm in agreement with you.
     
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  7. MarkusFlorez99

    MarkusFlorez99 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Nah I'm sure at least 10s out of 1,000 people in NYC would recognize Fury
     
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  8. REKX_

    REKX_ New Member banned Full Member

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    Tyson Fury would definitely get noticed. He's a louder personality and the fights with Wilder got him known to the American audience.
     
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