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Originally posted by Sparked_26 View Post
And most of those will still fail, later. No?
I realise this is your thing bashing British boxers. But they perform at par.
We live on small, sports-mad island which is densely populated and fairly tribal.
People like you would call a Brit a hypejob if he sold out a decent sized indoor arena in his town.
Johnny Fisher would sell 5k tickets bashing you and me up. Never mind anybody someone has heard of.
He's probably even by his own admission now not likely to win a British title.
You'll be on here saying Sam Noakes or whoever is a hypejob if he loses to that American kid.
Ultimately you follow boxing and by extention the British scene you should know better by now how to discern a guy with a cult following and someone with real potential.
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Originally posted by Sparked_26 View PostSo 2.
BoxingScene even saw fit to write a whole article about it recently.
Too Hot to Handle: Mexican underdogs bring a different heat to Britain and Ireland
https://www.boxingscene.com/articles...in-and-ireland
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In non-US countries, an athlete may become a star by progressively winning. The public will acknowledge his talent and achievements and reward him with increased earnings, fame, and recognition as a great athlete. Self-promotion is a minuscule part of the job.
In the US, an athlete’s talent and accomplishments may exceed his rewards if his self-promotion is not on par.
Floyd is a great example. He may have been a superstar fighting out of a non-US country way before the Oscar fight if he had the Money persona before that fight. Zab Judah may have been a more high profile fighter than Floyd outside of boxing circles when they fought in 2006.
As an example (using Instagram Followers since it is a decent gauge of popularity with all 3 having a profile). US-based Edgar Berlanga (689k+) has similar earnings/fame/recognition as a far more talented and accomplished US-based David Benavidez (700k+) Mexican-based Gilberto Ramirez (3.9m+) doesn’t have that problem.
In the US, the greater the self-promoter, the greater the reward.
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Originally posted by Mushashi View PostBoxing in America isn't as popular today as it is in Britain. They're competing with much more popular sports for airtime. The performative heel act is a way to bring attention to themselves, build a following whether fans are repulsed, annoyed or find them amusing.
In the UK you don't have to try as hard to build a following if you have a good record and it appears you have a promising future in the sport. In the US that isn't always enough, you have to do more to build a platform for yourself, sometimes that means behaving like a clown, the goal is to go viral, become a meme to boost your name recognition.
The UK is so provincial by comparison you can bypass all those antics, because local Brits are very loyal to their guys as long as they're successful, you almost have a built-in following. America is filled with dominant winners in many sports, it's much harder to stand out.
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