On paper this fight is one of the best if not the best in boxing BUT No casual knows who TF these two are. Bet they walk down the street and nobody even looks twice at them, apart from thirsty girls. This super fight won't get the numbers and money it deserves. This is why this fight won't happen until at least another 2 or 3 fights down the line. They need to hype this thing up. Boxing is a business. Long way to go till this fight happens.
Yeah, this is like a lesser version of Ward/Kovalev, which was at least two guys with big reputations among casual boxing fans. Crawford and Spence are nobodies. It's a hardcore fan's dream, but wouldn't sell anything like a mega fight.
I think 12 months from now Crawford and Spence will be bigger than both. Maybe they already are.
who needs to promote themselves? this is a sport, entertainment is good but its good to also see fighters who just simply want to fight and take their craft serious, ggg does nothing to promote himself, neither does canelo or pac man and everyone loves them not sure why it must be different for these fighters.
Bob Arum won’t make it until it reaches 500k PPV buys. That’s not happening unless the fighters promote themselves. Self promotion does not have to be ignorant and negative.
Andre Ward did boxing commentary on HBO and Fox Sports, had the Jordan brand promo going, was seen at Warriors games, etc.
No, just no. I hate to say it, but Crawford is better than the older flat-footed ward. And I think Kovalev has a much better jab than Spence and better combos than Spence
Then promote yourself and make it bigger. It’s the entertainment business.
who needs to promote themselves? this is a sport, entertainment is good but its good to also see fighters who just simply want to fight and take their craft serious, ggg does nothing to promote himself, neither does canelo or pac man and everyone loves them not sure why it must be different for these fighters.
of course it's not. It will be a huge fight among boxing fans. the casual market won't care. Neither guy will crossover to the mainstream culture, they just haven't got the personality or image that it takes to do that.
Even GGG v Canelo is still more of a fans fight than casuals really. It had a bit of crossover but not much. Neither are notable figures in worldwide popular culture like Floyd or McGregor or people like that. Canelo might be among Mexicans, but that's it.
It's very hard to get to that level where your involved in super fights that attract the average man on the street. It takes a lot of ingredients to make that happen, so it very very rarely does.
The problem is fighting 3 times a year doesn't cut it. 5-6 times is a must to become a star today due to social media.
Yeah, this is like a lesser version of Ward/Kovalev, which was at least two guys with big reputations among casual boxing fans. Crawford and Spence are nobodies. It's a hardcore fan's dream, but wouldn't sell anything like a mega fight.
You’re the kind of childish fan I’m talking about. Knocking out horn is helping to build the fight because he got a world title out of it. Ocampo was a mandatory so beating him helps build the fight because it means he doesn’t get stripped. And both fighters have talked about fighting the other but they know it makes more sense to build the fight because it’s not as big as it can be right now.
Then promote yourself and make it bigger. It’s the entertainment business.
Agreed. Usually one american vs someone from another country. That's what brings the cash in
Two American fighters typically doesn’t lead to a mega fight
The word superfight gets thrown around too easily. A superfight is an event that involves two superstar fighters, household names.
Gtfo Crawford is a black version of Victor Ortiz. He is borderline retarded and has a gap tooth. Superfight my ass smh
You're not borderline. You're 100 percent retarded with that stupid comparison.
What are they doing to promote the fight? Knocking out Horn and Ocampo isn’t going to help build the fight. Both of them seem disinterested. They should be calling each other out and let the promoters talk about marinating.
You’re the kind of childish fan I’m talking about. Knocking out horn is helping to build the fight because he got a world title out of it. Ocampo was a mandatory so beating him helps build the fight because it means he doesn’t get stripped. And both fighters have talked about fighting the other but they know it makes more sense to build the fight because it’s not as big as it can be right now.
The word superfight gets thrown around too easily. A superfight is an event that involves two superstar fighters, household names.
Gtfo Crawford is a black version of Victor Ortiz. He is borderline retarded and has a gap tooth. Superfight my ass smh
It’s not about that it’s about being realistic and not accusing either fighter of ducking the other when the fight doesn’t happen in the next year or so.
What are they doing to promote the fight? Knocking out Horn and Ocampo isn’t going to help build the fight. Both of them seem disinterested. They should be calling each other out and let the promoters talk about marinating.