Hugo Luis vs Koki Kameda - 26 million viewers
The pre fight show earlier that week scored 15 million viewers
It came third for the week out of all stations, just behind Japan figure skating 23 million and the news 21 million.
Updated the top list to include Harada's ratings
EDIT: ratings represent a percentage of the total population of Japan at the time. E.G present day Japan is 129 million.
Harada vs Jofre 64%
Harada vs Rudkin 60%
Harada vs Karaboro 57%
Harada vs Jofre 54%
Harada vs Joe Medal 53%
Harada vs Rose 53%
Gushiken vs Rios 43%
Koki vs Naito 43%
Koki vs Randaeta 42%
Golden Dragon High-hyun vs Gushiken 41%
Tatsuyoshi vs Yakushiji 39%
Tyson vs Douglas 38%
Gushiken vs Vargas 38%
Flores vs Gushiken 36%
All Kameda bros card 33%
Barukasu vs Gushiken 32%
He was a mad bastard. Great fighter. Like that eras Pac.
Well he was always a very inconsistent fighters, often showing up out of shape. His fighting style makes Pac's boxing skills look like Mayweather's by comparison.
Ratings are more than likely higher than I thought since I misread how to translate them. I was think 1% = 1 million when in actuality in Japan it stands for 1% of the total poplation. So since the ratings is 20% it's actually closer to 26 million.
The dominant boxer in Japanese history is Fighting Harada who for some reason isn't listed on the top ten I posted earlier but is all over the top 50 most watched Japanese shows ever.
He was a mad bastard. Great fighter. Like that eras Pac.
Ratings are more than likely higher than I thought since I misread how to translate them. I was think 1% = 1 million when in actuality in Japan it stands for 1% of the total poplation. So since the ratings is 20% it's actually closer to 26 million.
The dominant boxer in Japanese history is Fighting Harada who for some reason isn't listed on the top ten I posted earlier but is all over the top 50 most watched Japanese shows ever.
If this was on free TV so what?
I bet any Pac or Mayweather fight would pull double maybe even triple those numbers if put on network TV.
Kameda is like Japan's Mayweather in terms of raking in views.
Japan just like Germany is home to the largest number of paper champs.
Might be so but at least their culture supports boxing. Hence, even half way around the globe boxing is still alive and well.
Because their country has billions of people? Not surprising lol, shame no good boxers have come from there, their race must suck as sports.
was going to just call you stupid but I'll just laugh and say you're just jelly that MMA died in Japan and boxing stomped on its grave.
Because their country has billions of people? Not surprising lol, shame no good boxers have come from there, their race must suck as sports.
What good do you get from being a racist?
The modern cards are even more impressive since there are more stations around today and it's harder to reach those mega numbers.
Gushiken vs Rios 43 million
Koki vs Naito 43 million
Koki vs Randaeta 42 million
Golden Dragon High-hyun vs Gushiken 41 million
Tatsuyoshi vs Yakushiji 39 million
Tyson vs Douglas 38 million
Gushiken vs Vargas 38 million
Flores vs Gushiken 36 million
All Kameda bros card 33 million
Barukasu vs Gushiken 32 million
Those are some seriously impressive numbers. The top one would mean roughly a third of Japan was watching it.
Only sixth?
What are the first five?
The modern cards are even more impressive since there are more stations around today and it's harder to reach those mega numbers.
Gushiken vs Rios 43 million
Koki vs Naito 43 million
Koki vs Randaeta 42 million
Golden Dragon High-hyun vs Gushiken 41 million
Tatsuyoshi vs Yakushiji 39 million
Tyson vs Douglas 38 million
Gushiken vs Vargas 38 million
Flores vs Gushiken 36 million
All Kameda bros card 33 million
Barukasu vs Gushiken 32 million
Japan is an underrated boxing nation. Boxing is fairly big there.
Part of the problem is that a lot of them don't get out there and go to where the big fights are, internationally. If they did then people would HAVE to pay attention.
Like Indonesia with Chris John (but nowhere near that bad)
Tyson vs Douglas is the 6th most watched boxing match in Japanese history with 38 million. Now I remember people trying to say the Japanese didn't even know who Tyson was.
Only sixth?
What are the first five?