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Was it because of a niche app or from being on one of the largest networks in the UK?
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It was cause of Eddie Hearn.Comment
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Between tea and crumpets, babysitting their wife's son and kissing the ass of a 90 year old monarch they needed something else to do; getting blind drunk and watching boxing.Comment
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Well, the rise of dominant fighters such as Calzaghe, Froch, Haye...Originally posted by Motorcity Cobra View PostComment
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Brits will watch anything really. Even darts tournaments are popular over there.
"Go on, lad. Shoot that dart"Comment
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Cause that's all they have to look forward to in life.that and soccer.so they put all they time and energy into that.in the U.S. we have so much other stuff going on.god for one family are careers.basketball football tennis baseball an so on.we have more to look forward toComment
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Not exactly...it dates back to 6th century BC Olympics but the Brit's did establish what came to be known as professional boxing. From Wikipedia...Originally posted by El Gitano View Post
Boxing evolved from 16th- and 18th-century prizefights, largely in Great Britain, to the forerunner of modern boxing in the mid-19th century with the 1867 introduction of the Marquess of Queensberry Rules.
It's safe to say it's always been popular in the UK...it's just that there was much less of an international environment a couple of decades ago and particularly more recently.Comment
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