But, like a breakthrough band suddenly finding itself appreciated by a mainstream audience, the Londoner's serendipitous success in his own city, coming just days after he became the first ever Briton to ride up Paris' Champs-Elysees in the Tour de France winner's yellow jersey, has seen him transformed from respected niche sportsman into "Wiggo, " the people's champion and a cult phenomenon.
Tarver could barely his his disappointment at the defeat and declared himself "the new people's champion".
He called for a "people's champion" for disabled workers to be appointed by the Scottish government.
"I think he was people's champion on the track when he took that gold medal, " he said.
In chess, as in heavyweight boxing, the people's champion is the contender who beat the previous champion.
"When he's talking to the marketplace, especially about an IPO, he needs more substance than just being the 'people's champion, '" says Rik Gadsby, former creative director for Virgin Net, the ISP.
The son of poor farmers, Mr Roh had studied for the bar and then become a practising lawyer, becoming known as a people's champion after defending students who had been arrested for protesting against Chun Doo-hwan, a dictatorial leader.
This rich man's son, who calls himself "the people's lawyer, " is an unlikely champion of the individual investor.
Before I do, I want to acknowledge somebody who's been an extraordinary champion on behalf of the people of Washington, D.
Olympic champion swimmer Sun Yang is rebuked by People's Daily after he was barred from commercial activities and product endorsements over a dispute with his coach at a training session.
London 2012 heptathlon champion Jessica Ennis is among people from South Yorkshire recognised in the Queen's New Year Honours list.
Cholla, on the other hand, was left out in the cold and its people stigmatised and disadvantaged, along with their long-term champion and Mr Roh's predecessor, Kim Dae-jung.
At the gathering, these people say, Mr. Kann, who had been a long-time champion of Dow Jones's independence, told attendees that given the family's divisions, he could see the arguments for a deal with Mr. Murdoch.
The Olympic cycling champion, Sir Chris Hoy, has urged people from across Scotland to take part in this weekend's Pedal on Parliament event in Edinburgh.
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