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quintonjacksonfan
07-11-2007, 10:52 PM
most popular hometown fighter ever
Jack
07-11-2007, 11:03 PM
I can't imagine anyone other than Ricky Hatton or Frank Bruno. Both made it to the mainstream, which is pretty rare over here.

Eubank, Calzaghe, Benn, Lewis etc., were all popular, but they didn't make the transition, I don't think. Both Bruno and Hatton are massively popular.
Vantage_West
07-12-2007, 12:46 AM
i take bruno...he was a nice guy too nice really but could get aggresive. was big was incredibly muscular had a big laugh made some jokes and had a nice smile. and after all that he would knock guys out...everyones happy not to mention that he does pantomine. just guessing but does anybody in america know waht panto is?

there must be a formula for the englands fan fav?
Jack Dempsey
07-12-2007, 04:30 AM
Turpin was very popular, had a parade when he became MW champ
Nemesis
07-12-2007, 04:49 AM
Cooooooooooooooper
TBooze
07-12-2007, 04:51 AM
Cooooooooooooooper

Sie 'enry is probably #1, then Bomber Bruno with Benn third (since WWII). Turpin was huge until his death...
JohnThomas1
07-12-2007, 05:35 AM
Dinner reckons Joe Bugner

:smoke
China_hand_Joe
07-12-2007, 06:57 AM
That journeyman Cooper.
Nemesis
07-12-2007, 07:46 AM
Dinner reckons Joe Bugner

:smoke

I think its a toss up between him and the mercurial talents of Jack Bodell :D
Minotauro
07-12-2007, 08:58 AM
Henry Cooper and Frank Bruno were probably the most popular followed by Benn and Eubank.
groove
07-12-2007, 09:17 AM
Henry Cooper or Sir Henry Cooper. No Sir Frank Bruno in England.
The Kurgan
07-12-2007, 10:03 AM
Henry Cooper or Sir Henry Cooper. No Sir Frank Bruno in England.

Not yet. There's plenty of time for Bruno to work towards a knighthood; some sports/mental health charity work would do it. Henry Cooper got his knighthood on the basis of what he did outside of the ring anyway. After all, if you look at their ring accomplishments, Bruno did MUCH more than Cooper. Bruno also did a lot for race relations in this country.
JohnThomas1
07-12-2007, 10:13 AM
I think its a toss up between him and the mercurial talents of Jack Bodell :D

:lol:
TBooze
07-12-2007, 10:15 AM
I think its a toss up between him and the mercurial talents of Jack Bodell :D

Nothing wrong with Swadlincote's finest;)
Jack
07-12-2007, 11:13 AM
Is this some kind of joke?

99% of people in Britain don't know who Ricky Hatton is

0.001% of people in Britain didn't know who Benn or Eubank were
Benn would never have drawn money the money he did without Eubank. He didn't have the charisma to be a serious draw. on his own, he would be comparale to Lewis. great, but nobody cared. Eubank was pretty much despised, like Liston. People didn't buy tickets to see him - They bought tickets to see him get beat. Because of that, he didn't make the full transition into the mainstream.

Hatton IS mainstream. He was one the news every single day for over 2 weeks. He's been on quiz shows, sports shows, the radio, the back page of every single newspaper, regularly in the sports columns.

Boxing may not be as popular as it was with Benn and Eubank, but Hatton is the most popular fighter out of the three.
rekcutnevets
07-12-2007, 11:19 AM
I am just glad that Chin_Hand_Joe changed his avatar
TBooze
07-12-2007, 01:20 PM
Boxing may not be as popular as it was with Benn and Eubank, but Hatton is the most popular fighter out of the three.

I suspect there is a north/south split here. Benn and Eubank in their pomp were much bigger stars in the south than Hatton has been thus far.

Actually I just did my mainstream or not in boxing test, and asked my mum whether she has heard of Hatton; she had, but unlike Benn or Eubank she had not seen him fight, indeed she fought he was a Black Middleweight... (although she did acknowledge a picture of Hatton that I showed her)
My dinner with Conteh
07-12-2007, 05:51 PM
Top 10 Brits (maybe?):

Cooper
Bruno
McGuigan
Benn
Benny Lynch
Eubank
Billy Walker
Chris Finnegan
Freddie Mills
Randy Turpin

Hard to say with Hatton, if judged on hometown he's as popular as anyone, but not as many people see him
in action as they did with Benn, Eubank, etc.

Least Popular:

JT's Aussie mate Bugner. :hey
TBooze
07-12-2007, 06:16 PM
Top 10 Brits (maybe?):


Randy Turpin



A very popular fighter, but turned a lot of people off with his death
garymcfall
07-12-2007, 06:43 PM
Bruno is the most popular but id argue Lennox Lewis was probably just as if not probably more well known.
Nemesis
07-12-2007, 06:48 PM
A very popular fighter, but turned a lot of people off with his death

i'd say his victory over a peak Robinson is the greatest victory by any brit at any time, what do you think?
My dinner with Conteh
07-12-2007, 07:00 PM
Bruno is the most popular but id argue Lennox Lewis was probably just as if not probably more well known.


Lewis became very popular after the Tyson win. That was splashed all over the front of the newspapers- main headline in many too.
TBooze
07-13-2007, 04:31 AM
i'd say his victory over a peak Robinson is the greatest victory by any brit at any time, what do you think?

Of course, without question.
JohnThomas1
07-13-2007, 06:21 AM
JT's Aussie mate Bugner. :hey

"Aussie Joe" oi, oi, oi!
TBooze
07-13-2007, 08:49 AM
"Aussie Joe" oi, oi, oi!

With a South African accent;)
JohnThomas1
07-13-2007, 09:09 AM
With a South African accent;)
:lol:
Joe E
07-24-2007, 09:20 PM
i take bruno...he was a nice guy too nice really but could get aggresive. was big was incredibly muscular had a big laugh made some jokes and had a nice smile. and after all that he would knock guys out...everyones happy not to mention that he does pantomine. just guessing but does anybody in america know waht panto is?

there must be a formula for the englands fan fav?No.were just ignorant Colonials.BTW,you spelled what wrong.Thanks.
Boro chris
07-24-2007, 10:21 PM
the mercurial talents of Jack Bodell :D

The English languages least used phrase!:rofl