The broken English implies Xiong Zhao Zhong's first title defence in a stadium event was the most watched sport on CCTV sport topping even the Chinese national football team. http://sports.sina.com.cn/o/2013-12-24/09306950521.shtml "2013: Professional Boxing difficult to let go of the year with China," there is a most convincing note that CCTV November 30 in Maguan County Stadium Xiong Zhaozhong live on defending the WBC mini flyweight champion Battle hit a high of 0.68 ratings, audience share reached 0.28, not only is the CCTV sports channel the week, also more than football "China Team" ratings race, showing the popularity of professional boxing in the country. Thereafter, in December 1 CCTV is extremely rare four times replay this wonderful battle.
Boxing is now truly a global sport. Today, a world champion is actually a world champion. I expect China to produce some champions someday. Gotta' be somebody good out of over a billion people :think :bbb
There's gotta' be one or two out there :huh I see these Chinese martial artists breaking boards and bricks with their fists you'd think some of them can be converted into boxing :bbb
It will take a decade, I expect fighters at least out of the minorities who belong to warlike populations, Chinese Mongolians, Chinese Turks, I feel Han are less likely to produce violent champions, so I expect a skilled class of Hans winning belts...Also if China adopts foreigners as their own stars...that will make boxing really big fast...not sure if China is culturally conditioned to adopt foreign stars ala Japan...
Asians seem to like basketball more than you expect :think Its unfortunate that the brilliant leader of their North Korean 1984 utopia of the far east...Is not a boxing fan :bart
