07-30-2016, 09:17 AM
(07-30-2016, 03:54 AM)craigyid14 Wrote: How did you find out about nzboxchat UK fight fan?
By chance really. I'm abit of a boxing fanatic, specifically UK boxing. One of the UK's highest profile fighters is being ordered to fight JP soon, so I wanted to find out what the NZ boxing fans think about JP and AJ. I think I just typed in google 'Joseph Parker NZ Forum' and it was one of the first results.
Also, I've always been intrigued by boxers that aren't from the usual 'boxing nations' i.e USA, Mexico, Russia, UK etc. And I suppose I find it fascinating that fellow english speaking nations with similar shared sporting interests (rugby/cricket), like Australia and New Zealand, don't seem to produce or be as involved in boxing on a world level to the same extent as the UK. I can understand New Zealand because of the population size, but Australia? Hasn't it got like a 25-30 million population? I thought they loved a fight too? I would have thought that boxing would really appeal to them as a sport. Even though New Zealand has a considerably smaller population than Aus, I'd still say they produce the better fighters which is surprising. Maybe some of you guys have a few thoughts about these things?