Who Are The Best Known Active Boxers?

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  • CubanGuyNYC
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    Who Are The Best Known Active Boxers?

    Many threads on this forum mention fighters who aren't well-known to the general public. Members will often cite a boxer whose name isn't famous enough to draw interest in a fight. There have been many times in boxing history where a fighter, usually the heavyweight champ, was very well known among the general population.

    Aside from Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather, Jr., whom do you consider the best-known active boxer(s)?

    (You may list the names in order. You can also specify whether they're famous in certain countries, but not in the U.S., etc.)
  • Assteroid Field
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    Martinez, Cotto and the Klits. Haye and Khan are pretty big in the UK too.

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    • wazaa.
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      #3
      Klitschkos, Cotto, Amir and Haye.

      Martinez is not that well known if you ask me.

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      • King Ju-Ju
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        your boy yuriorkis gamboa is def 1. sergio martinez has done great things 4 himself lately aswell. miguel cotto even with his loses 2 pacquiao and *margarito can still be a top fighter.

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        • CubanGuyNYC
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          #5
          Originally posted by Assteroid Field
          Martinez, Cotto and the Klits. Haye and Khan are pretty big in the UK too.
          I get the impression that Haye and Khan are well-known in the U.K. Do you think the average guy on the street there knows their names?

          I think Miguel is pretty well-known on the island, and among many Puerto Ricans in New York City, but I'm not so sure how famous he is outside boxing circles otherwise. I wonder if Sergio is famous among the Argentineans. I don't see him being very famous here (U.S.), although he has the potential to become a marquis name. As for the Brothers Klitschko, I'd bet they're huge in Ukraine. I don't think the average American knows them by name. They're probably known more as "those big Russian guys."

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          • Jimbo16031992
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            #6
            Evander Holyfield.

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            • CubanGuyNYC
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              #7
              Originally posted by BoxeoBoriqua
              your boy yuriorkis gamboa is def 1. sergio martinez has done great things 4 himself lately aswell. miguel cotto even with his loses 2 pacquiao and *margarito can still be a top fighter.
              Do you really think the average person knows who Yuriorkis Gamboa is? Just that name makes it tough. lol I wonder who's better known among their fan base. Yuri in Miami, or JuanMa in P.R.?

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              • Mayabang
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                #8
                Juan Manuel Marquez

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                • War Dinamita
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                  #9
                  Cotto, Kilts, JMM, Khan, Canelo in Mexico and he's starting to become popular in the US, etc.

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                  • CubanGuyNYC
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                    #10
                    Originally posted by Jimbo16031992
                    Evander Holyfield.
                    Oh, man...I think we have a winner! lol You know, Evander keeps falling through the cracks whenever "active" boxers are brought up. Everyone, including myself, seems to forget that he's still fighting!

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