How is it that UK fighters make way more money than US fighters?

[rickJen]

At least in the heavyweight division.

[jmrf4435]

us heavyweight division has no one but wilder

[NearHypnos]

us heavyweight division has no one but wilder

Basically this. The US has had no one for a LOOOOOONG time. Over a decade

[Cutthroat]

Relative to the USA, the UK is a tiny island (UK in red):







It's a condensed island which makes it very easy to market to. Boxing is also one of their few entertainments, just look at the size of that island, it's a fraction of what we have to offer in America.

[Slicc]

I think Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua are bigger draws than Deontay Wilder, for two big reasons:

-They've fought better competition, in a shorter amount of time. Joshua has 21 fights, and he's beaten Wladimir Klitschko [3x world champ and lineal], Parker [WBO champ], Whyte [just beat Parker], and Martin [IBF champ]. When Fury had 25 fights, he beat the same Klitschko when he was still holding the WBC, WBO and IBF titles, and was on a decade-long winning streak. He also beat Chisora twice. Not shitting on Wilder, but his best wins in 40 fights were against Stiverne [WBC champ] and Ortiz. Ortiz is a good fighter, but he was like 38 when he fought Wilder, and unlike the older Klitschko, he never won a world title, let alone got as close to being undisputed as Klitschko did. Stiverne was a paper champ, but to be fair, so was Martin

-UK boxing fans are more eager to support their fighters. Anthony Joshua could fight Rod Salka and probably sell out a stadium. Meanwhile, as far as I know, most casuals didn't even know about Terence Crawford, when he was tearing the jr welterweight division to shreds.

[Kaspa9t9]

Relative to the USA, the UK is a tiny island (UK in red):







It's a condensed island which makes it very easy to market to. Boxing is also one of their few entertainments, just look at the size of that island, it's a fraction of what we have to offer in America.

Someone clearly didn't go to business school lolol

[boliodogs]

Because good fighters are so common in the USA that we don't get overly excited about them. Good fighters are much rarer in the UK and they go crazy over boxers who are not that good like Amir Khan.

[Randall Cunning]

Relative to the USA, the UK is a tiny island (UK in red):







It's a condensed island which makes it very easy to market to. Boxing is also one of their few entertainments, just look at the size of that island, it's a fraction of what we have to offer in America.

Youre enforcing the point. Premier League teams are as rich as NFL/NBA teams despite operating in a smaller market

[Mushashi]

Youre enforcing the point. Premier League teams are as rich as NFL/NBA teams despite operating in a smaller market

That's not strictly true, they operate in a World market, not a UK market. Premier League is what it is because of foreign viewership.

[Cutthroat]

Someone clearly didn't go to business school lolol

It's common sense, you can literally fit around 38 UK's into the USA. It's simple to market an athlete/entertainer when the area you're marketing to is so condensed.