I think there are only 2 househol names in boxing....

[F l i c k e r]

I dont think alot of people know what "household name" means. People are naming Hagler and Leonard. Only hardcore boxing fans know them. The casual-mainstream boxing fan doesn't even know who they are.


Household name means if I was to go to my grandma and ask her who "[insert name here]" is, she would know.


If I mentioned Muhammad Ali or Mike Tyson to my grandma, she would know.

If I went to the immigrant liquor store owner and asked them who Muhammad Ali or Mike Tyson was they would know who I am talking about.


Oscar Dela Hoya is a household name as well. Just not as widely known as Ali or Tyson. Because every latin, hispanic, mexican, salvadorian etc. household knows who that man is.

[Zarco]

DLH is a household name, you're crazy threadstarter.

thats for sure. if you have sold the most ppv's evar, that means your probably pretty well known.

[-Swizzy-]

And that is Tyson and Ali....

When you say Tyson... it means boxer Mike Tyson.
When you say Ali, it means boxer Mohammad Ali
And most people around the world are familiar with these names...

They are like Jordan, Jabbar, and Magic Johnson in Basketball.


Dela Hoya, Marciano, Duran, Leonard, Foreman, Jones are not too strong and too popular to be a household name IMO...

I agree. those are the only two names that are known by ppl who have never watched a single boxing match in their lives. I started watching boxing in 95, but before then I had already heard the names Ali and Tyson.

Even though DLH and Mayweather have the ppv record, I doubt non boxing fans really know who they are.

[Verstyle]

I dont think alot of people know what "household name" means. People are naming Hagler and Leonard. Only hardcore boxing fans know them. The casual-mainstream boxing fan doesn't even know who they are.


Household name means if I was to go to my grandma and ask her who "[insert name here]" is, she would know.


If I mentioned Muhammad Ali or Mike Tyson to my grandma, she would know.

If I went to the immigrant liquor store owner and asked them who Muhammad Ali or Mike Tyson was they would know who I am talking about.


Oscar Dela Hoya is a household name as well. Just not as widely known as Ali or Tyson. Because every latin, hispanic, mexican, salvadorian etc. household knows who that man is.

You sir are correct, good karma your way.

[THE REED]

You sir are correct, good karma your way.

versi.... are you def fighting hartley?

[Titing Kabayo]

thats for sure. if you have sold the most ppv's evar, that means your probably pretty well known.

I partly disagree... Many people who knows tyson and ali don't buy ppv... and many people who are not fans of boxing knows ali and tyson... dlh is known only to boxing fans...

[hammerhiem]

In the UK Frank Bruno, Ricky Hatton, Nassem Hamed, Amir Khan and older fighters such as Henry Cooper, Barry Mcguigan, Eubank and Benn are all household names.

[Da Hammer]

Ali
Leonard
Oscar
Tyson
and Joe Louis

Take off Leonard off that list and Louis seriously even a lot good boxings fans that i know have no idea who joe louis is. The only 3 guys on that list should Ali, Tyson, and Oscar if we are talking about household names in the US. In other parts of the world different fighters are household names.

[F l i c k e r]

In the UK Frank Bruno, Ricky Hatton, Nassem Hamed, Amir Khan and older fighters such as Henry Cooper, Barry Mcguigan, Eubank and Benn are all household names.

..............We are talking about in the world my friend. Not region.

[Bad Boy Dazza]

Holyfield is more of a worldwide household name than Delahoya