Fighters with the most die hard and intensive fan bases of your lifetime

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  1. Murderers' Row

    Murderers' Row Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Followed him everywhere he went and created the best atmosphere pugislism has ever seen.

    His fanbase was predominantly British though not global hence no one has mentioned him. But then you have a chap in here saying that Pac and Mayweather had passionate support.. You could hear a pin drop when these two fought not so much when Hatton fought.
     
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  2. tinman

    tinman VIP Member Full Member

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    Dude when Pacquiao fought there were riots in the Philippines. He's their most popular athlete, singer, actor and politician. Imagine being LeBron James, Abraham Lincoln, Clint Eastwood and Michael Jackson in your own country.
     
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  3. Pakkuman

    Pakkuman I'm not hot. I'm just BIG. banned Full Member

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    Of course Floyd fans are just as passionate as Pac fans. They were threatened by Pac, hence the ultra aggressive campaign to tear him down since 2008. That in turn made Pac fans ultra aggressive in return.

    Pretty much Red Sox and Yankees rivalry.
     
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  4. tinman

    tinman VIP Member Full Member

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    No way, there was a website called Pacland FFS.
     
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  5. Pakkuman

    Pakkuman I'm not hot. I'm just BIG. banned Full Member

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    A fansite. Wow.
     
  6. Murderers' Row

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    Sure same with Duran and Panama. They both come from countries that don't have a lot going for them so obviously they are being treated like gods.

    But did they travel and create atmospheres like the Hatton fans did?
     
  7. tinman

    tinman VIP Member Full Member

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    Were you alive from 2004-2009?
     
  8. Murderers' Row

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    By answering my question with a question, are you insinuating that they had comparable support? In terms of traveling fans, singing and all that jazz. Hatton fans took over Vegas like we've never seen before.
     
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  9. split_decision

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    Dustin The Worm Nichols has the most die hard internet fans
     
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  10. McGrain

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    On the internet? Or in real life, travelling to see the fighter? Because they're very different. OP seems more about internet?
     
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  11. Murderers' Row

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    Red Sox and Yankees rivalry oh dear.. My hotdog is bigger than your hotdog such an intense rivalry isn't it?

    In other parts of the world people get killed, and slashed up over football.
     
  12. Richmondpete

    Richmondpete Real fighters do road work Full Member

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    You are very ignorant if you believe that sport rivalries in america don't spark violence too
     
  13. Murderers' Row

    Murderers' Row Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Maybe you are right.
     
  14. Pakkuman

    Pakkuman I'm not hot. I'm just BIG. banned Full Member

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    So football fans are dumber and violent. Doesn't mean they have bigger rivalries than Sox-Yanks.
     
  15. Murderers' Row

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    Okay then.

    Agreed on the dumber and more violent part mind.