Who was the most popular White Heavyweight Champion of all time?

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  1. lora

    lora Fighting Zapata Full Member

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    In Britain, probably Frank Bruno
     
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  2. LittleRed

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    John Ruiz
     
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  3. Boxed Ears

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    :twisted: It's relaxed, Lora. That was the style in 1959.
     
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  4. nikrj

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    Dempsey was a true popstar in his time.
     
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  5. COLD-HARD-TRUTH

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    Probably Marciano or Dempsey
     
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  6. Rico Spadafora

    Rico Spadafora Master of Chins Full Member

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    Judging by gate receipts and paydays adjusted for inflation it has to be Dempsey.
     
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  7. Theron

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    Dempsey and Marciano.

    I'd say Dempsey probably more than Marciano if were talking about the time after they retired
     
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  8. Azzer85

    Azzer85 Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Id say Morrison, hence why he got aids
     
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  9. MadcapMaxie

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    Dempsey...he pole vaulted boxing into the big time.
     
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  10. MadcapMaxie

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    ERRHERMM but he was false tested as having HIV not AIDS :bart

    Mind your manners boy.
     
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  11. PowerPuncher

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    I'd go with the Klits, massively popular across Germany and Eastern Europe. Not everything has to be Americancentric.
     
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  12. dyna

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    Beat me to it
     
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  13. Unforgiven

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    Possibly the Klitschkos.
    I know they are big in Germany and Ukraine at least, that's countries with combined 125 million population right there, probably the same as the number of Americans in Jack Dempsey's day.
    I think one of the Klitschko fights attracted 40% of Germans to view on TV. That's incredible.
     
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  14. Unforgiven

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    Yeah, it was good AIDS too, not bad AIDS.


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  15. NoNeck

    NoNeck Pugilist Specialist

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    snv
     
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