British Boxing Fans

[TernceBudCharlo]

I have to say I really respect how y'all support your fighters like Dillian White and AJ. Here, they talk **** about great American fighters like Bud Crawford, Charlo, Spence, and instead support people like Canelo and GGG.

[TernceBudCharlo]

If Wilder was fighting Povetkin the whole of the USA would be cheering for Povetkin

[Shadoww702]

I have to say I really respect how y'all support your fighters like Dillian White and AJ. Here, they talk **** about great American fighters like Bud Crawford, Charlo, Spence, and instead support people like Canelo and GGG.

Andre Ward's is treated like a GOD in the UK and they Americans boo'd him here???

[STREET CLEANER]

The fans in the UK support their fighters, some of them are stars and it is not because they are great. In the US a lot of foreign fighters are supported.

[KingGilgamesh]

I have to say I really respect how y'all support your fighters like Dillian White and AJ. Here, they talk **** about great American fighters like Bud Crawford, Charlo, Spence, and instead support people like Canelo and GGG.

Why does this matter though? Look at how good guys like Crawford, Spence, Charlo. Hell, as much **** as people talk about Wilder, he's held the WBC for a goo chunk of time and only lost to the world number 1.

The UK does this weird thing where we coddle black fighters and then completely turn on them the minute they lose. Whyte only really has support because he's part of the Matchroom stable which is heavily promoted to the casuals through Sky. Most boxing fans know he's tough, but pretty ****. I still think the first KO by Povetkin killed a shedload of his credibility. Follow the British boxing channels a year ago and many thought Whyte could best Wilder. Now? Not so much. Look at what happened to Dubois. Touted as the next big thing here, being featured of daytime TV and seen by many as the next in line to Joshua. He instead loses to Joyce (an Olympic silver medallist and absolutely NO slouch) and half the audience now think he's a bum who quit.

The racialised nature of American boxing sucks, but that same hostile climate is why guys like Crawford, Spence and even Lopez are considered very legit before they even hit the big time. The UK produces so many embarrasing busts that these days we tend to not even notice talented fighters when they spring up upon us.

Being American is not enough in America, you HAVE to be good.

I actually respect that. A lot.

[rickJen]

Too much division in America doe.
Too much race supremacy.
Everyone is only rooting for his race.

[Ray*]

I wouldn’t say we support our boxers through thick and thin, we just don’t see undefeated records as most American fans do. You lose? Great get back up like Ali says, Americans celebrate someone losing like it’s the end of their careers

[BigZ44]

Basically all the Brits on this board were cheering for Povetkin but the point does stand, very passionate and loyal fans in the UK

[Mushashi]

Why does this matter though? Look at how good guys like Crawford, Spence, Charlo. Hell, as much **** as people talk about Wilder, he's held the WBC for a goo chunk of time and only lost to the world number 1.

The UK does this weird thing where we coddle black fighters and then completely turn on them the minute they lose. Whyte only really has support because he's part of the Matchroom stable which is heavily promoted to the casuals through Sky. Most boxing fans know he's tough, but pretty ****. I still think the first KO by Povetkin killed a shedload of his credibility. Follow the British boxing channels a year ago and many thought Whyte could best Wilder. Now? Not so much. Look at what happened to Dubois. Touted as the next big thing here, being featured of daytime TV and seen by many as the next in line to Joshua. He instead loses to Joyce (an Olympic silver medallist and absolutely NO slouch) and half the audience now think he's a bum who quit.

The racialised nature of American boxing sucks, but that same hostile climate is why guys like Crawford, Spence and even Lopez are considered very legit before they even hit the big time. The UK produces so many embarrasing busts that these days we tend to not even notice talented fighters when they spring up upon us.

Being American is not enough in America, you HAVE to be good.

I actually respect that. A lot.

The bold part is a great point. Nationalism goes a long way in the UK. If you're representing proudly on the world stage you'll have support. In the States it seems you have to do a lot more to earn that kind of recognition and affection from casual fans. UK fans will disproportionately get behind a Brit fighter much more for doing less

[Hype job]

Crawford is a hype job.