Who was the least marketable fighter of all time?

**butterfly1964** · 12-21-2007, 02:42 PM

Originally posted by NachoMan

I'm going to say Joe Hipp. Joe was fun to watch, don't get me wrong, but I just can't find a good marketing angle for a soft-spoken, overweight Native American. Nothing against native Americans, but even if a Joe Hipp PPV event was bought by every Native American household, that would only be like 83 sales; give or take.

Jack Johnson. Thread closed.

**THE REAL NINJA** · 12-21-2007, 02:43 PM

Darren Allen

**Welter_Skelter** · 12-21-2007, 02:48 PM

Tough question.. as each era had different goings on away from boxing that would affect the way things were marketed..

In my Generation.. John Ruiz...

**NachoMan** · 12-21-2007, 02:50 PM

Originally posted by THE REAL NINJA

Darren Allen

Yeah, I think you must be right because I don't have a clue who that guy is. Why is/was he so unmarketable though?

**2501** · 12-21-2007, 02:52 PM

not of all time but hard to market is Calvin Brock.

**Mike Tyson77** · 12-21-2007, 02:53 PM

Originally posted by Galveston Giant

Jack Johnson. Thread closed.

Well, everyone wanted to see Jack get beat after he won the title. So people would pay to watch him for that fact alone.

**THE REAL NINJA** · 12-21-2007, 02:54 PM

Originally posted by NachoMan

Yeah, I think you must be right because I don't have a clue who that guy is. Why is/was he so unmarketable though?

Exactly.....But he's due for a Punjabi prison match with Tarver.
I agree with Welter out of the big names HBO/Showtime main event type fighters i'd say Byrd and Ruiz.

**NachoMan** · 12-21-2007, 02:55 PM

Originally posted by 2501

not of all time but hard to market is Calvin Brock.

Yeah, I agree. HBO gave it a try though.

**Welter_Skelter** · 12-21-2007, 03:01 PM

Originally posted by NachoMan

Yeah, I agree. HBO gave it a try though.

The Boxing Banker

... Who ever came up with that should be fed to Pirhana

Who was the least marketable fighter of all time?