Do You Think Boxing Could Be HUGE In Japan Like It Was In The U.S.?

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  1. EJDiaZ

    EJDiaZ Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Well the protagonist got KTFO by a Mexican lol
    Just like what happened to Pac
    Same face down KO position :tired
    I wonder how will the protagonist bounce back

    The timeline is cool too. Its a reverse timeline lol from 1992-onwards
    Good thing about the anime/manga is the WBC-WBA-IBF belts are licensed for the anime/manga
    You also see Indonesian/Malaysian/Thailander/Korean/Filipino/American/Russian Boxers
    I think Cuban boxers appearing would be cool too
     
    EJDiaZ, Sep 6, 2014
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  2. MVC!

    MVC! The Best Ever Full Member

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    :deal

    Man, that's sad.

    I hate seeing Makunouchi lose :-:)|, he's the kind of protagonist that everyone loves cheering for. :deal

    Is Miyata the closest guy to beating Martinez now? Or will Gonzales get knocked out by Martinez again? :huh
     
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  3. EJDiaZ

    EJDiaZ Boxing Addict Full Member

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    The thing is Miyata is ranked no. 5 by the WBC so i think he'll fight the WBC champ. Ricardo being the 68-0-0 64KO's super champ he is will fight Gonzo again cause of what happened to Ippo
    Well Miyata needs to improve his counters (on par with the world level)
     
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  4. LightsOutJack

    LightsOutJack Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Yeah, since they're pretty much been non-factors in the sport that they invented e.g. MMA

    Name 1 top Japanese UFC fighter?

    Boxing on the otherhand... Who knows... Nothing so far, but that can change. Especially in the age of people being stars without any good wins
     
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  5. C.J.

    C.J. Boxings Living Legend revered & respected by all Full Member

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    Lots of $$$$$$$ to be made in Japan & China for fighters brave enough to travel there.
    Boxing in the US has the problem of ppv scams. Crappy fights costing big bucks
    $$$$$$$$$$ & greed eventually ruin all sports
     
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  6. ForemanJab

    ForemanJab Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    It could but it wont last for long. Japan is a trend oriented market. Sports blow up like Pride Fc(mma) and K1, fill huge stadiums then after a few years they lose interest and the sport goes away.
     
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  7. hooligan

    hooligan Millionaire Bum Full Member

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    boxing is already big in japan...
     
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  8. TheAmazing

    TheAmazing ESB Heavyweight Champion Full Member

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    I mean't like events in huge arenas.
     
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  9. takahiro-onaga

    takahiro-onaga Active Member Full Member

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    I see more talk about Japan boxing now than before on here. We're you sleeping on the country or just not interest until Rigondo fight in Osaka? Lot of good talent here shame no US or UK tv show any fight from here on delay. Would 've nice if Steve Bunce maybe give highlight of major fighter.
     
    takahiro-onaga, Jan 5, 2015
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  10. ellerbe

    ellerbe Loyal Member Full Member

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    Been tuning in since Naota/Nalta on thaboxingvoice been educating the listeners about the fights over there.
     
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  11. Serge

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    I don't follow Japanese boxing at all. In fact, truth be told I don't really follow the lower divisions at all. Little guys can't punch for toffee so there's never any drama when they fight. Also another thing that irks the hell out of me about Japanese boxing is how the broadcasts are always in Japanese. Fair enough that they want to watch it in their own language, which I kind of get, but they could dub it into English for English and American viewers or at least provide subtitles or something so we can understand what the hell the commentators are saying. :patsch
     
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  12. Serge

    Serge Ginger Dracula Staff Member

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    But on a serious note. I'm kind of a little ashamed to say I haven't been following Japanese boxing really. I've always found Japan and Japanese culture very interesting but it's only recently that I've started to hear others to talk up fighters from over there on this kind of level. I'm going to start trying to educate myself on some of their top fighters of today and catch up on some of their best fights. I watched Inoue smash the usually very durable Navarez the other day and I was very impressed with what I saw.
     
    Serge, Jan 5, 2015
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  13. make_the_weight

    make_the_weight Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Subtitles on a live fight would be very hard, better to have broadcaster send over a team to do their own broadcast or have an international broadcast similar to his top rank does it for stations like Boxnation
     
    make_the_weight, Jan 5, 2015
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  14. Serge

    Serge Ginger Dracula Staff Member

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    Agreed. I think they should replace the Japanese commentators with English speaking ones and if the Japanese sporting public don't like it they should brush up on their English a little. :deal

    J/K :D
     
    Serge, Jan 5, 2015
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  15. Boxing Prospect

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    I know that's wrote in semi jest but where does the limit on "lower divisions" stop? Japan has 3 of the best Super Featherweights on the planet and 2 of them can BANG! As can one of the top Bantamweights and top Super Flyweight. So is Super Featherweight considered a lower division?
     
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