Do you know who Deontay Wilder is?

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  • Queen_Leia
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    Do you know who Deontay Wilder is?

    I watched a video earlier with Fury asking this question and out of 21 people, only two people knew who he was.

    I remember Hearn asking the same question a few months ago when he was in America so I wanted to test it out.

    I live in Brooklyn, New York (Bedstuy) and I sat on my stoop and asked about 8 people who walked by who Wilder was.

    Only 1 of them knew him. I'm a huge fan of Wilder and I want him to win Saturday but that is not good.
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    Weird, when I stood on my Brooklyn stoop and asked walkers but if they knew who Wilder was, 80% of them ignored me and kept walking, and the other 20% told me to **** off.

    Interesting section of NY you live in.

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      • Queen_Leia
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        #4
        Originally posted by _Rexy_
        Weird, when I stood on my Brooklyn stoop and asked walkers but if they knew who Wilder was, 80% of them ignored me and kept walking, and the other 20% told me to **** off.

        Interesting section of NY you live in.

        What section of Brooklyn do you live in? Must be the introverted part.

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        • 'b'
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          I think he's a rapper or something

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          • Robbie Barrett
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            #6
            This is a massive fight that's going to sell 2.5 mil PPV though.

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            • PotentialToast
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              #7
              Originally posted by Queen_Leia
              I watched a video earlier with Fury asking this question and out of 21 people, only two people knew who he was.

              I remember Hearn asking the same question a few months ago when he was in America so I wanted to test it out.

              I live in Brooklyn, New York (Bedstuy) and I sat on my stoop and asked about 8 people who walked by who Wilder was.

              Only 1 of them knew him. I'm a huge fan of Wilder and I want him to win Saturday but that is not good.
              Almost certain he is better known in the UK for being Fury's present and (hopefully) Joshua's next opponent. Plus, Sky has done a few pieces on him and the BBC did last week.

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              • Robbie Barrett
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                #8
                Originally posted by PotentialToast
                Almost certain he is better known in the UK for being Fury's present and (hopefully) Joshua's next opponent. Plus, Sky has done a few pieces on him and the BBC did last week.
                Hearn/Sky have been doing a great job of promoting Wilder in the UK.

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                • travestyny
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                  That many Americans may not know who he is probably says more about the state of boxing in America than anything else.

                  My brother in law used to be a pretty big boxing fan. During the Klitz reign, he couldn't tell you who the heavyweight champ was. When I told him Vlad Klit, he said, "Who the hell is that???"

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                    Originally posted by travestyny
                    That many Americans may not know who he is probably says more about the state of boxing in America than anything else.

                    My brother in law used to be a pretty big boxing fan. During the Klitz reign, he couldn't tell you who the heavyweight champ was. When I told him Vlad Klit, he said, "Who the hell is that???"
                    Always the same with casuals/non fans though, only know 1 or 2 of the biggest names.

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