Who can be the next face of boxing?

- - Canelo was 18 making his boxing debut for Oscar vs Shane Mosely's experienced cousin. Canelo kept Oscar afloat after Haymon stole Oscar's top stable that included l't floydy and he C r a c k Daddy. Canelo was 20 years old when he stole Matthew Hatton from l'l floydy to win his WBC SuperWelter title that had l'l floydy ducking him before finally fighting at 152lb catchweight that had Canelo turning blue on the scales he was so drained. It was a majority decision, not an humiliation, but it worked for l'l floydy who couldn't draw flies that set the all time PPV record then. The l'l tyke then ducked the lucrative rematch while Canelo was fighting at 155lb Canelo weight trying maintain his weight. When he beat Cotto for the 160 title, he offered l'l floydy at 155 lb catchweight for the middle title, but l'l floydy a lot sharper than boxing fans just coasted along with Haymon's patsies while also ducking Manny. Mosley, Oscar, Cotto, Canelo, Pacquiao are 0-5 against mayweather Facts over fanboys

Only correct answer is Vergil Ortiz Jr. In a time where most young fighters & establish veterans choose the path of lease resistance Vergil has proven to be the opposite. At 26 yrs old he is just hitting his prime yrs and already fought two Top 5 154 lbs in their prime. TBH, the 154 lbs division is where his legacy will be built against fighters like Bohachuk, Madrimov, Fondura, Lubin, Bakhram, Ramos, Conwell, Zayas, Tellez etc.. it is without question the deepest division in boxing and in my opinion the toughest. Put that with Vergil’s fan friendly style and Mexican heritage the kid holds all the ingredients to be the Biggest Star in Boxing. Let’s not forget it was Oscar who built an unknown 19 yrs old ginger Mexican kid into the Face of Boxing even after being humiliated by Floyd. Now that Turki backing Vergil the sky is truly the limit for him I don't see Run Time Thurman on your list

Like I said before, my money's on Adam Azim being ONE of the faces of boxing in the near future. He's insanely talented and has a fan friendly style plus the size to move up in weight. He's already inherited Khan's large Asian fanbase and will go down a storm with both Musl1m fight fans and the Saudis. He can also TAKE a punch too unlike Khan! :rofl: We'll see. When is his next fight and with who?

I PREDICT that British Pakistani boxer Adam Azim will be ONE of the faces of the sport in the future. He's just 23yo and recently stopped both O'Hara Davies & Sergey Lipinets so has the potential to make it to the top in addition to a fan friendly style and high KO ratio. He's expected to fight Regis Prograis this summer in what should be his breakthrough fight and if he succeeds, I fully expect him to inherit Khan's large fan base who was a big ticket seller and PPV draw in his prime. Turki will also love him and show him favouritism just because of his religion (e.g. Hamzah Sheeraz). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V1cUdfzjgQE Like I said before, my money's on Adam Azim being ONE of the faces of boxing in the near future. He's insanely talented and has a fan friendly style plus the size to move up in weight. He's already inherited Khan's large Asian fanbase and will go down a storm with both Musl1m fight fans and the Saudis. He can also TAKE a punch too unlike Khan! :rofl:

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nobody for now Inoue is a small guy with power but too small, they basically dont market you heavy if you are that small unless you adopt a heel persona like prince hamed and really play it up. Naz was not a villain or a heel, he just had a colorful cocky charismatic style and personality not unlike Muhammad Ali. Naz was promoted and marketed as a star because he was a star. But he was never the face of boxing. More like a second tier background FOB. All sports are star driven and the more stars the merrier.

Question now is who can replace Manny Pacquiao? Is the current state of boxing so bad that not one of the boxers nowadays can take over? I think the boxing establishment is only interested in a non white westerner from US or UK. If the greatest white Eastern Euro suddenly emerges, he will be marginalized like Golovkin and Loma and Yeleussinov and Alimkhanuly. If another FIlipino wonder emerges, I don't think he will be allowed to KO the non white westerners and take over boxing. Boxing is in a very unstable point in history.

Question now is who can replace Manny Pacquiao? Is the current state of boxing so bad that not one of the boxers nowadays can take over? nobody for now Inoue is a small guy with power but too small, they basically dont market you heavy if you are that small unless you adopt a heel persona like prince hamed and really play it up.

all these guys now days wait until they are almost 30 to fight someone. atleast over 25. canelo got big because what he got mosley first at what 21 then floyd at 23. it didnt matter if he lost to floyd, 2 million people watched it and he kept at it. sure there is some favoritism and they helped build him back where other guys they will just drop you after a single loss but these guys dont even try to face any names. im talking the shakurs, tanks ect, now those guys are older but i think the younger guys will continue ryan garcia had every chance to be the next big thing, people would even forgive him for some losses, i mean hes still a huge star after his tank loss, but people will NOT for give him if he stinks the place out like Rolly. He is popular enough I think if he went out on his shield they could have build up a rematch all thist stuff he wins the rematch faces haney again on and on. but by not even trying he has placed that label on himself So right now i think there is no clear next big thing

The last true face hero of boxing was Manny Pacquiao but the crooked establishment scrooed him over in favor of the black American fraud Mayweather. Pacquaio was the real star, the electric thriller who came to excite fans and give them their money's worth. Floyd came to steal from the public and give you boring sparring sessions against handpicked "path of least resistance" opposition for a decade. This era of Floyd is what killed the sport and lost the trust of the public. The establishment didn't take advantage of the mighty marvel miracle that Pacquiao was. Question now is who can replace Manny Pacquiao? Is the current state of boxing so bad that not one of the boxers nowadays can take over?

Popularity is confused with boxing marketability. Someone who has a lot of paying fans, good ability, and good relations with the promoters is the real answer.​ Tell us more, I'm listening.

Any name you can think of that holds promise of becoming the next Canelo in terms of popularity? Popularity is confused with boxing marketability. Someone who has a lot of paying fans, good ability, and good relations with the promoters is the real answer.​

Benavidez if he gets the Canelo fight. Moses Itauma if he turns out to be the real deal.

Benavidez can do it, starting to grow a good fan base and fights in an exciting way. Shakur,tank,Vergil and boots also have a chance if they keep winning and fighting in America.

Jaron has an opportunity to build his profile beat up Ryan and Teo then clear out 154 specifically Vergil and Keith that should get the job done beating up other American stars and Mexicans is how you get attention in boxing Lmfao booty ennis is scared and you know it Already turned down Crawford and Ortiz :lol1:

I can't think of anyone after spending ten minutes of thinking.

Adam light enough to see Mexicans in his career Due to Adam ability to infight I don’t see Mexicans being kryptonite to him like they typically are for euroid brits! Yep plus he's built like a bull with a thick neck and torso and can actually TAKE a shot unlike Khan.

The last true face hero of boxing was Manny Pacquiao but the crooked establishment scrooed him over. Pacquaio was the real star, the electric thriller who came to excite fans and give them their money's worth. Floyd came to steal from the public and give you boring sparring sessions against handpicked "path of least resistance" opposition for a decade. This era of Floyd is what killed the sport and lost the trust of the public. The establishment didn't take advantage of the mighty marvel miracle that Pacquiao was. I can agree with this

little lady mula scarred wrists from her timeout:rofl: sits to pee Tell us about those championship rounds you little biatch 9 to 12 can’t make this chit up tkunty

Ryan Garcia could have been the biggest star since Floyd if only he had a fraction of the actual in ring talent and wasnt a headcase. But anyway guys like Benavidez, Boots, Ortiz, Teo, Shakur and Haney still have the time to grow in star power if the right fights and circumstances come along. Then theres even younger guys like Moton and Zayas. Torrez as a Mexican American HW has some potential too. Again, so much of it hinges on outside circumstances though. Floyd didnt really hit megastar status until he fought ODH, Pac didnt hit megastar status until the whole chase of him vs Floyd started heating up. GGG didnt become a big star until people started attaching his name to Canelo, Canelo himself benefitted from fighting Floyd etc etc. A lot of the time you need the right opponents/rivalries to come along and get people invested.