Why are our World Champions not big names

They to be mixing it with big American names to be big in America and like it or not, America is the 'home of boxing' Calzaghe didn't really make a name for himself until he went state side for Hopkins. Hatton, Khan, Froch, Naz all fought a lot in the US

 

None bar Froch are proven

 

I know what your saying, but America rarely looks past it's own shores. It has the history, the media, boxing movies the famous Gym's, the a-listers invite and historically speaking, the best fighters. Germany and the UK may create massive crowds, but Las Vegas and Madison Square gardens seem to create the biggest buzz in the sport. America is the litmus test for world class boxers. If There were more American heavy weights the Klitchko's could get stuck into, they'd be even bigger than they are now. I wish it wasn't that way, but America are the biggest players in world boxing.

 

boxing isn't a big sport in the UK atm. Hearn is doing a good job of improving the popularity of the sport imo.

Haye and Chisora futher send boxing into the doldrums with there antics and the sport is still recovering from that imo. Also Haye became the face of British boxing for awhile and hurt the sport with his poor quality fights and his awful preformance against Wald.

 

None of those guys being the 'main man' in their respective divisions doesn't help.

 

To me you've answered your own question re Eubanks Jr because he's on TV my dad as watched him I asked if he knew who british champion is he just looked blank at me

 

This is why no one likes the yanks, you've got your head stuck so far up your arse you don't know ****. Britain is the home of boxing because Britain invented boxing, you clearly know nothing about boxing. No one likes the yanks and no one cares about the yanks you c0cky *******. And there is no big yank names in boxing and there nether will be because your talentless cherry picking scum! So think on clever ****!

 

Footballers in Britain are massive names because they are splashed across TV every day on the news all the time as well, its the same with many country's and footballers. Boxing is hardly ever in the news or on TV, or at least hardly ever on terrestrial TV. I don't have Sky so I have to stay up till about 1 2 or 3 o'clock in the morning just to watch a half an hour highlights programme (KOTV Boxing weekly). I wish another channel like the BBC would make a highlights programme and put it on a bit earlier maybe 9 10 11 o'clock at night for an hour or something like that. the only time we get to watch live boxing on Free view TV is the odd time about 3 or 4 times a year that channel 5 put on someone like DeGale, Eubank or Tyson Fury. ITV 4 used to put Friday night fights on but not anymore. It would be good if they put Boxing on a bit earlier so kids can watch it as well to get kids into boxing.

That is probably why Boxers are not big names in Britain any more, although I do think Boxing is making a bit more of a comeback and becoming more popular. There is a lot more people getting into boxing now, but sometimes in some smallish towns it is hard to find a boxing gym.

 

What you chatting ?

Carl Froch has become a "massive international superstar" it's as simple as that....

 

A couple of reasons, neither being anything other than obvious:

1: The diluted value of a 'world title' hurts everyone, but particularly those with 'legitimate' claims to being the best in a division.

2: Pro Boxing in this Country is not as popular as it once was.

 

Proven world champions? Burns? Barker? Quigg? And McDonnell????