newsflash, boxing doesnt revolve around america any more.

[chrisJS]

rigo v lomachenko was a box office flop. americas still a big player in boxing but all im saying is its not like how it used to be, you dont have to go over there to prove yourself.

It sold out and the secondary market was busy too. Roughly two million people tuned in and it was up against UFC and other sports.

[Sid-Knee]

Golovkin
Kovalev
Bivol
Sri
Roman Gonzalez
GGG
Lomanchenko


Don't see them running to the UK.......

If you want to be a big name in boxing, or make good money, you still gotta come to the USA.

Deal with it


All you got is Joshua and desperately trying to hang onto him

That's funny, because i'm pretty sure Golovkin earned his biggest payday outside of Canelo in the UK.

The vast majority in America don't make the kind of money that Mayweather and Canelo earn. To try and make it out to be the case is just dishonesty on your part.

Plenty of fighters in the UK that sell a big crowd and are world class. It's not just Joshua.

[chrisJS]

So you’re agreeing with me that the US is still at the forefront of the boxing industry.
Thanks for clarifying I was RIGHT.

“There’s no buzz in the US boxing”🤣🤣🤣🤣
I flew out to Vegas last year for Canelo-GGG and there was major “buzz” there. Instead of watching pathetic Eddie Hearn IFL interviews, go and attend shows on both sides of the pond and see what’s what. Fans over here generate a great atmosphere but nothing compares to that excitement of the build up in Vegas. You could argue the atmosphere is better over here but there is certainly more buzz around a superfight in Vegas.

This is correct. I've been to Vegas fights with little buzz (Crawford-Postol for example) but the big ones are hard to compare to and have a certain buzz and energy even just in the casino the morning of the fight or at the weigh in.

[Vinnykin]

He's only unifying against Parker because everyone saw how **** he looked against Andy Ruiz and Hughie Fury.

And Takam?

Lets just discredit every fighter and fight why don't we? it's not like Ruiz and Fury are top fighters or anything lol

Would you be surprised that I've predicted Parker to win on here and stand by my claims?

I've saved your comment and I'll speak to you in a week.

[M Bison]

Golovkin
Kovalev
Bivol
Sri
Roman Gonzalez
GGG
Lomanchenko


Don't see them running to the UK.......

If you want to be a big name in boxing, or make good money, you still gotta come to the USA.

Deal with it


All you got is Joshua and desperately trying to hang onto him

You lot don't even have a successful American PPV fighter, Mr.50k AKA Terence Flopford his biggest and most successful fight was when he went to Scotland to fight abysmal Ricky Burns

[chrisJS]

For the heavier divisions, UK, along with Europe is home. Wlad was the 3rd richest fighter outside of Pac/May without having to fight on PPV lol

The 168 division has always had UK/Europe as home. The trend is starting to spread to other divisions, Davis came here to win his first title, LInares has become more known since his defences here etc.

The times, they are a' changing

Davis defended his title in England but he won it in Brooklyn.

[Sid-Knee]

The biggest fight out right now is ggg canelo 2. A Kaz and a Mexican. Where are they fighting again?

Rigo and Loma last year. A Cuban and w.e Loma is, where did they fight?
If AJ and wilder fight it'll most likely happen in Vegas

Are you catching the pattern

Erm, Loma and Rigo didn't make big money. In fact, outside of Canelo no American makes the big money.

[Sid-Knee]

Agreed the uk market is a really big one but more so for British fighters because the fans are pretty loyal to their fighters. But if you want to be the worlds biggest star you have to fight in the US

Joshua hasn't fought in the states yet but is already boxing's biggest star.

The US isn't the world you know. To claim otherwise is deluded and arrogant in the extreme.

[RJJ-94-02=GOAT]

This is correct. I've been to Vegas fights with little buzz (Crawford-Postol for example) but the big ones are hard to compare to and have a certain buzz and energy even just in the casino the morning of the fight or at the weigh in.

Exactly man, the anticipation and excitement that builds is amazing, good shout it’s like a weird energy descends over the place. I’ve only ever been to big fights in Vegas, so I can’t really account for what a smaller card is like out there.

I think the difference is a big fight over here is like one, maybe two nights are part of the event, in Vegas that whole fight week the place is buzzing, from my perspective anyway.

[Sid-Knee]

A boxer is going to have to fight in America if they ever decide that that would want to reach super star status or become a global icon. When there's a boxing event held in America the whole world takes notice. The U.S. Is not called the Mecca of boxing for nothing.

Unfortunately the U.K. Is only a regional and local entity but the U.S. Is a global boxing market. It has a hegemony on the total sport of boxing. I am not saying that a local fighter cannot make a lot of money over there with the casual fans but in order to reach the Mayweather and the Manny Pacquiao status, then they are going to have to become popular among the global casual fan.

You can only be a global icon if you fight in the states? Jeez.

Why, do people around the world outside of the US only watch fights if they take place in the US? They don't watch fights from the UK on their TV like we watch fights on our TV that happens outside of the UK?

The more I read from Americans the more you actually make me sick.