Quite rightly he plays up being a Barnsley fan to get Barnsley fans to go. I hope it doesn't put off others in the area. It would be great if Boxing fans from all over Yorkshire came to support him and he built up a following in other regions of our county.
Very narrow minded if put off cos he's a Barnsley fan. Wouldn't bother me in the least whoever they support. Eg I allus want those from SY then outwards to win regardless in most sports. (Unless the opposition was from tarn ) I read somewhere not long back that he thinks selling oakwell out would be very optimistic. It's more. his promoters who think he could.
Wouldn't bother me either but plenty disliked Kel Brook for being a Blunt and Carl Froch for supporting Forest. It happens.
Not sure I know loads who used to go watch brook and Warrington who weren't leeds or Sheffield United fans just boxing fans. I hate forest as a club but froch was one of my favourite English fighters. I enjoy watching Dalton smith aswell at the minute and he's a Wendy. I think boxing fans put football aside and just go watch the fighter most of the time.
Froch was great. Ricky Hatton was exciting to watch, but using Man City song will have cost him a lot of fans in the city. If you're a Man United fan and like watching Hatton you're not likely to pay to watch him live to hear Blue Moon belted out and see Ricky in a City shirt.
Ultimately hardcore boxing fans will come if there’s good fights on the bill. If the chief support is Caroline Dubois defending her world title against a foreign fighter no one’s heard of & the rest of the undercard is filled with mismatches there will just be Barnsley fans in there. If there’s competitive fights on the bill then other fans will come.