KLITSCHKO DOCUMENTARY...Will it help improve the American Audience?

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  1. Caelum

    Caelum Boxing Addict Full Member

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    It was really good. Boxing fans know about the Klitsckos but the "casual" fans, which makes up a big part of the audience from boosting popularity and money...will get some insight from tonight's HBO airing. So after the viewing, do you think it will help bring more attention to the Klitschko brothers despite the lack of Well Known Name Fighters in the HW division to the American viewer?

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  2. Toker

    Toker Well-Known Member Full Member

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    IDK, I've always been a Klitschko fan and EVERY boxing fan I know at least knows their names, but the casual fans in this country only know their country's best boxer (cotto for the P.R.'s, Canelo, and Chavez for the Mex, Clottey and Agbeko for the Africans, Darchynian for the Armin, ect...) and Pac and Mayweather, that's it. So I don't know if they will were watching, and even if they were watching if they'll remember. So I honestly don't know. I'd like to say yes, but IDK if that's just my bias for the bros. or wishful thinking for the sport, or genuine unbiased logical coclusion. In anycase I really enjoyed the film/documentary, and I hope others did as well.
     
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  3. Rumsfeld

    Rumsfeld Moderator Staff Member

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    I enjoyed it thoroughly, and I think it will certainly help a bit. How much is the question?

    HBO really dropped the ball these past few years. They seemed to give up on the Klits after Wlad and Ibragimov had that stinker of a fight. Bad move. So much marketing potential wasted.
     
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  4. DrX

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    it'll help us go to sleep
     
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  5. the_what

    the_what Bolo Punch KO Full Member

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    I kept yelling TKO 6 the whole time.
     
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  6. Toker

    Toker Well-Known Member Full Member

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    LMAO!!! Yep, neither brother is as good as LL, but they are the best of their generation and LL is inside my top 10 heavies sometimes (depending on how I feel about the few fights I've seen of Jack Johnson) inside my top 5. So even though TKO 6 is 100% true they are great champs!
     
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  7. Caelum

    Caelum Boxing Addict Full Member

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    But Why?
    It is a documentary where it shows Brothers who work together, support each other, are well educated, are family men, and ultimately reach their goals despite the many obstacles and down-turns.

    Yeah, I guess that can be seen as boring to some compared to....

    Seeing Brothers who are not family men, don't support one another, aren't educated, barely speak one language properly, aren't goal seekers...Make it Rain in people's faces...shoot up the neighborhood, etc


    I would just think a little more positive would be more refreshing to watch.

    I thought it was great...especially if you were to show it to a younger audience.
     
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  8. Jennifer Love Hewitt

    Jennifer Love Hewitt Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    No. It wasn't even in English. I like boxing and I turned it off because I did not feel like reading the subtitles.
    The only people who would have watched that special were probably already fans.
     
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  9. jeffjoiner

    jeffjoiner Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    No. It is a cool story, but Wlad is unwatchable. Europeans can sit through 90 minute scoreless soccer games and Wlad fights, but Americans need more action.
     
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  10. tezel8764

    tezel8764 Boxing Junkie banned

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    I thought it was alright, I specifically liked the older footage though and use it for my vids, but some of Humor I didn't understand, bloody Eastern block. :-(
     
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  11. H .

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    doubt people cared enough to watch
     
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  12. bremen

    bremen Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Right, that's why they like baseball. For the intense action.
     
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  13. sneakyright

    sneakyright Active Member Full Member

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    :lol: touche'
     
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  14. Caelum

    Caelum Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Hopefully you are not representative of most English speaking people.

    I can scratch your name off the list with regards to talking about Foreign Movies (that don't have voice-overs) or even Books for that matter.
     
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  15. jeffjoiner

    jeffjoiner Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Baseball has far more scoring than soccer, or Wlad. Even our most mundane sport typically has a score of about 4-2 or 5-3 vs soccer's 1-0 or 0-0.
     
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