The Internet’s Most Loved and Hated Boxers

Rank	Yam	Positive Sentiment	Negative Sentiment
1	Tyson Fury	28.20%	10.80%
two	SHAKUR STEVENSON	27.70%	7.66%
3	canelo alvarez	27.10%	22.20%
4	JERMELL CHARLO	26.40%	6.41%
5	ANTHONY JOSHUA	26.10%	24.20%
6	EMANUEL NAVARRETE	25.90%	5.39%
7	KING VARGAS	23.30%	4.47%
8	DEONTAY WILDER	22.70%	25.30%
9	ROMAN GONZALEZ	22.50%	9.88%
10	STEPHEN FULTON JR	20.80%	1.50%

The Gypsy King and now the Internet King, Tyson Fury was revealed as the Internet’s Most Loved Boxer, with 28.20% of all posts on Reddit and Twitter about the two-time heavyweight champion being positive, and just 10.80% of them being negative – a true fan favourite!

The Mexican superstar Canelo Álvarez came in 3^dr place with 27.10% of posts online about him being positive, just behind Shakur Stevenson in 2^na after an admirable 27.70% of posts on Reddit and Twitter about him were positive.

The Top 10 Most Hated Boxers

Rank	Yam	Positive Sentiment	Negative Sentiment
1	LEO SANTA CRUZ	13.30%	31.50%
two	JOSH TAYLOR	12.50%	31.40%
3	DEONTAY WILDER	22.70%	25.30%
4	VASYL LOMACHENKO	15.30%	25.10%
5	ANTHONY JOSHUA	26.10%	24.20%
6	canelo alvarez	27.10%	22.20%
7	JERMALL CHARLO	4.51%	19.30%
8	JOHN ESTRADA	12.20%	17.80%
9	THEOFIMO LOPEZ	14.20%	16.40%
10	kazuto ioka	19.80%	13.20%

The WBA Featherweight Champion Leo Santa Cruz is revealed as the Most Hated Boxer on the Internet, with 31.50% of Reddit and Twitter posts about him being of negative sentiment.

After his controversial split decision win against Jack Catterall back in February, Josh Taylor takes 2^na place with 31.40% of posts online about him being negative, and The Bronze Bomber, Deontay Wilder, comes in 3^dr with 25.30%.

Jake Paul is already the Most Hated Boxer on the Internet

The research also revealed how the Internet feels about the Youtubers turned Boxers, Jake Paul, and KSI. According to the results, it appears the internet has far more negative things to say about Jake Paul than KSI, with 32.30% of posts online about him being negative, compared to just 18.90% for KSI. This figure would also place him as the Most Hated Boxer on the Internet when compared to the rest of current Boxers!

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