Which currently active boxers are "household names"

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  1. surreal deal

    surreal deal Liverpool via Krypton Full Member

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    :lol: :lol: Beat me to it:good
    Welcome if ive not said it yet btw:hi:
     
    surreal deal, May 22, 2008
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  2. TFFP

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    In Iceland: Nobody :lol:

    In the UK I'd say Hatton and recently Calzaghe, the others aren't even on the radar really. Guys like Benn, Eubank, Tyson, Holyfield are more well known
     
    TFFP, May 22, 2008
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  3. Undisputed P4P

    Undisputed P4P esb FBL & FIFA 12 champ Full Member

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    well at school its only mayweather out of the americans, they're like who's oscar on the dole, never seen him fight.

    by the way, some cocky **** had the nerve to say Muhammad Ali was ****, don't worry i took the **** out of him ali style.
     
    Undisputed P4P, May 22, 2008
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  4. Action

    Action Active Member Full Member

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    If you went down the street and knocked on ten doors and said you were taking a poll aand asked to name any 5 boxers that comes to their minds it would be:
    Muhammad Ali
    Mike Tyson

    and then maybe most would know Evander Holyfield, Jack Dempsey, Rocky Marciano, Sugar Ray Leonard, Sugar Ray Robinson and Oscar De La Hoya. Asked to name an active boxer the only current boxer that MIGHT get mentioned by by most would be De La Hoya. (and I don't even like him).That's it! There are NO household names in boxing today. What a shame where the sport has fallen.
     
    Action, May 22, 2008
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  5. Fat Joe

    Fat Joe Let's have it right Full Member

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    Just asked my 8 year old daughter + my wife.

    My daughter named Hatton + Mayweather - she watched this one with me.

    My missus said Naz + Mohammed (I assume she means Ali).
     
    Fat Joe, May 23, 2008
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  6. eliqueiros

    eliqueiros Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    eliqueiros, May 23, 2008
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  7. boxbox

    boxbox Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Outside their own territory, i'd say dela hoya...he's been in a video game cover right??
     
    boxbox, May 23, 2008
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  8. Brickhaus

    Brickhaus Packs the house Full Member

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    I wouldn't say Hopkins is a household name. Holyfield, Mayweather, DLH and Jones Jr., yes. I think most sports fans in the US recognize the names Bernard Hopkins, Ricky Hatton, Winky Wright, Antonio Tarver, Manny Pacquiao and maybe James Toney, but your average housewife would have never heard of them.

    If Tommy Hearns is still officially active, then I guess that's one more also.

    Sergio Mora is more of a household name in the US than Joe Calzaghe. Whoever said Joe was fooling themselves.
     
    Brickhaus, May 23, 2008
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  9. The Mighty One

    The Mighty One Well-Known Member Full Member

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    At this point I would say that only Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather are household names.

    If asked to name other boxers people would probably say;
    Muhammad Ali
    Mike Tyson
    and probably Oscar De La Hoya and Evander Holyfield

    Other than that I don't think any others are universally known....not even the Klitchko's.
    Its a shame that boxing is on the back pages and usually not mentioned on Sportscenter.
     
    The Mighty One, Jul 29, 2010
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