Mikey Garcia is the goods but he is not PPV material

ALL fighters need big names to make big fights. Yeah but there are fighters who can carry a big event/card by themselves and others who can't.

Mikey's winning very impressively and has the advantage of Mexican heritage. But he needs adversaries and he needs to beat recognisable names. I'm not sure where he's going to find them. Broner would be a great target for him for now.

Pac gained popularity because he faced the best and biggest Mexican names at the time..who happened to all be going to the HOF... morales, barrera, JMM, and ODLH. ..and then you add Cotto with his PR fanbase, and Hatton with his UK fanbase... then that's that. He gained exposure and fans that way...He also had a high workrate,dynamic offensive style that was rare (like what we're seeing from Lomachenko)...Plus there's also 3-4 million Filipinos in the US and it was must see for many of them. Mikey needs some rivalries who have huge fanbases... Not sure he has the 'x factor' for casuals. But hardcore boxing fans definitely appreciate his fundamentals and skills.

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yes, but they have the personality to play their part once that happen. with Floyd, he was already going around calling himself "pretty boy". he was molding his image. then after the big fight that's when he became "money may". mikey has yet to show me any of this. mikey is pretty much like cotto. speaks very little and when he does, its straight to the point. no joking around or anything. Manny has a whole country behind him, so you know he's always going to be supported. Floyd struggled here and there to sale, he needed big names to break bank as Boom Boom Mancini stated. Some people payed to see him lose or to watch and support their fighter fight him. Floyd's "heel" image has already waned, ex. Berto fight, no one will pay for his "fights" anymore because they don't want to be ripped off, that's why he retired and now begging a UFC/MMA fighter. Mikey's Mexican-American, that alone guarantees him a quick shot to PPV super stardom, regardless of personality. Mexicans love their boxing and people want to see great, action fights.

Yea because Manny Pacquiao is such a Brad Pitt of boxing Make Mikey vs Crawford on ppv and I'm buying Click my account name. Look at Pacboy in my picture. Tell me you wouldn't take a hit at him?

Mexicans will never support Mikey Garcia the way they supported the likes of Chavez, Marquez or even Canelo Garcia was born in california, he's a mexican-american, aka chicano chicanos are considered FAKE mexicans by mexicans, and they'll never get the same support as a born and bred mexican like Chavez or Marquez chicano boxers are only supported by other chicanos Oscar DLH's was never a mexican idol for a reason they dont even count him as one of their own champs That has more to do with Oscar beating the God of Mexican Boxing - J.C. Chavez Sr.

disagree. with pac, he has the personality. people loved him because he was seen as this goofy nice humble guy. with Floyd, he played the villain role, so people paid to see him fight in hopes that he'll lose. it takes more than just being an exciting fighter. you have to back that up when you're not fighting with your personality. Like the other poster said, it's about exposure. The DLH fight brought them to a wider audience.

when a fighter isn't controversial hes labeled boring, when that same fighter starts talking big ish, then hes arrogant, ghetto, not a good role model, and bad for the sport

Lomachenko is probably the most handsome active fighter if he was murican and had a big fanbase, he'd be starring in PPVs already British boxer Frank Buglioni is clearly the dishiestactive fighter. No question in my eyes. Kid could easily be a model. https://boxnation.azureedge.net/cloudcache/f/9/7/f/0/1/f97f01e3b1f550f885d595db80cbecefc42f5cee.jpg

Sergio Martinez is the best P4P dish of all time. Wladimir is aging but he's still up there (No homo. Lomachenko is probably the most handsome active fighter if he was murican and had a big fanbase, he'd be starring in PPVs already

he is too ugly and guy doesnt have personality. You go to your nearest Taco stand and youll see guys like Mikey by the truckload.. I love watching him fight but he doesnt come off as a ppv star.. I am a big fan of Mikey so I may be biased here but he is bilingual, has a Mexican and American fanbase in Cali and Vegas, well spoken, married with a family, comes of as honest and sincere, and is an elite fighter with skill and power. Most of all, he fights at 135 and can go up to 140 or fight any of the top guys at 130 coming up. Dude has all the makings of a PPV star IMO.

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The next big "boxing" ppv is probably going to involve an mma fighter. The boxing ppv game is changed and it's a hard sell right now. Mikey can certainly make noise though, he has Mexican fan appeal and that's going to help a good deal.

Since when do mexicans care about that? He can get a whole country behind him. Chaves sr was ugly as ****. Mexicans will never support Mikey Garcia the way they supported the likes of Chavez, Marquez or even Canelo Garcia was born in california, he's a mexican-american, aka chicano chicanos are considered FAKE mexicans by mexicans, and they'll never get the same support as a born and bred mexican like Chavez or Marquez chicano boxers are only supported by other chicanos Oscar DLH's was never a mexican idol for a reason they dont even count him as one of their own champs

you don't really need a big name to become a ppv star. you just need to make a name for yourself. beating a big name is just the icing on the cake. if you have the personality and you carry yourself in a way that attracts more fans then sooner or later, you'll become a ppv star. But you need the exposure to get your personality out there, unless you are just an extremely marketable person like a Tyson or Joshua more recently. Even Mayweather needed names such as Gatti, ODLH and Hatton on his ledger before he really took off as a ppv behemoth. Each of those fights exposed Floyd brilliant skills and hateable personality to a new audience. I just dont see who Mikey can beat that can get him that. Especially when the promoter he just spent 2 yearsbreaking away from has the two best fighters around his weight in Loma and Crawford. If he keeps koing good opponents and moving up in weight then maybe he can idk. I wouldnt bet on it though

Its always an issue getting to PPV level when you havent got big names to fight and introduce you to a bigger audience. Crawford, Lomachenko are quality fighters and they are moderately popular but they are nit going to get you the exposure you need to really take off

Hes not going to be a ppv cause hes ugly that made me laugh :D

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No! He is too nice and doesn't do any talking so he will always be the nice guy.