Heavyweight Action Figures!

Discussion in 'Classic Boxing Forum' started by McGrain, Jan 1, 2021.



  1. Ken Ashcroft

    Ken Ashcroft Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Specific countries can be targeted as well. With all the heavyweight belts currently been held by British fighters, I would target the British market with action figures of a mixture of current fighters and famous names of the past.

    Tyson Fury
    Anthony Joshua
    Joe Joyce
    Lennox Lewis
    Frank Bruno
    David Haye
    Henry Cooper
    Bob Fitzsimmons
     
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  2. McGrain

    McGrain Diamond Dog Staff Member

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    YORU ****ING FIRED
     
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  3. McGrain

    McGrain Diamond Dog Staff Member

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    Excellent, figures sold separately though. I like the idea of a detachable ear for Evander. Choke hazard though...probably no worse than Foreman's tache though.
     
  4. McGrain

    McGrain Diamond Dog Staff Member

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    :lol:
     
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  5. dmt

    dmt Hardest hitting hw ever Full Member

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  6. Gatekeeper

    Gatekeeper Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Butterbean's figure can double up as one of those squishy stress balls

    Charles Martin figure comes with the accessory crown he wore to the ring against Joshua
     
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  7. roughdiamond

    roughdiamond Ridin' the rails... Full Member

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    Primo Carnera
    Chris Arreola
    Andy Ruiz
    John Ruiz
    Samuel 'WHO NECKS?' Peter
    Buster Douglas
    Gabe Brown

    and

    Dustin Nichols
     
  8. The Long Count

    The Long Count Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Each figure should have a voice activated catch phrase.

    Ali "I am the Greatest"
    Joe Louis "You can run but you can't hide."
    Mike Tyson "It's Spinal."
    George Foreman "Hamburgers taste better on my grill."
    Tyson Fury "Hail the Gypsy King!"
    Wladimir Klitschko "I'm boring."
    Rocky Marciano "Don't check my suitcase."
    Evander Holyfield "also known as Evan Fields"
     
  9. Seamus

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    Sullivan
    Goddard
    Choynski
    Peter Jackson
    Denver Ed Smith
    William Sheriff
    Paddy Ryan
    Dominick McCaffrey

    Where do I buy this?
     
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  10. Richard M Murrieta

    Richard M Murrieta Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    1. A 1967 Muhammad Ali 2. 1971 Smoking Joe Frazier 3. 1973 George Foreman 4.!988 Mike Tyson 5. 1962 Sonny Liston 6. 1968 Jerry Quarry 7. 1969 Oscar Ringo Bonavena 8. 1955 Rocky Marciano 9. 1938 Joe Louis 10. 1958 Floyd Patterson.
     
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  11. Jester

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    Ali
    Tyson
    Louis
    Holyfield
    Marciano
    Foreman
    Frazier
    Liston

    Liston's kind of a dark horse candidate, but I've encountered a surprising amount of non-boxing people who know who he is or are at least familiar with his name. I could see an argument for Fury or Wilder replacing him, but truthfully I don't think kids are the target market here, so including fighters young fans know isn't a big deal.
     
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  12. Richard M Murrieta

    Richard M Murrieta Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    I do agree, everyone admires the fighter's from their era. I admire a more proven commodity fighter.
     
  13. cuchulain

    cuchulain VIP Member Full Member

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    I expect you will shortly be hearing from Mr.Esch's lawyers.

    As a professional boxer, wrestler, kick-boxer and mixed martial artist, not to mention a riveting and engagingly charismatic personality with a huge following, Mr. Esch possesses all of the requisite credentials to merit consideration as a bona fide serious candidate for one of the eight inaugural selections.

    To exclude him out of hand would be nothing short of freakism and / or ogre-ism, both outlawed by EU Human Rights legislation. (No Brexit).

    And given the unique position the big man holds in the history and lore of pugilism, it would be an unforgivable business error to forego the potential revenue generated by what might well become the most collectible of these colossal icons of the sweet science.
     
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  14. cuchulain

    cuchulain VIP Member Full Member

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    Truer words were never posed on this, or any other sports forum !
     
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  15. The Slaps

    The Slaps Win or lose, as long as you get the decision Full Member

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    Love it. I'm surprised nobody mentioned Dempsey, when asking the little ones of 3 great heavyweights they'll generally say Tyson (the Mike one), Ali and Dempsey.

    You could do fight packs which is two boxers of a famous fight, Thrilla in Manilla, Rumble in the Jungle or Finally. Or fight packs of two boxers in a fantasy match up Morrison vs Tyson.
    It would depend if you are marketing to fans of boxing or trying to sell a **** load.

    For the fight pack Finally
    Mike Tyson
    Evander Holyfield

    For the big sales
    Tyson Fury (So fanboys can have him lose)
    Anthony Joshua (British market)
    Deontay Wilder (US market)
    Alexander Povetkin (russian/eastern European market)

    For the fight pack Rumble in the Jungle
    Muhammad Ali
    George Foreman
     
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