PBF Chat transcript by easywork @ F1ghtB3at (LMAO)

[moin126]

Is this real (the transcript)?

its from b-walk dot com minus w + tee.

[THE REED]

maybe they watched the Contender ?

he said... they DONT watch boxing... but they know who gomez is... and not floyd mayweather...?

[THE REED]

its from b-walk dot com minus w + tee.

boxing talk.com also works lol

[C'MONMANG']

lmao exactly....

casual fans know de la hoya, ali, tyson..
some know roy jones, klitschko, bernard hopkins, mayweather (hes getting more mainstream though)

no casual fan knows who alfonso gomez is

and they know Sergio Mora from the contender..who cares?

Contender gave a lot of people exposure weather you want to believe it or not.

[moin126]

boxing talk.com also works lol

watch out they will issue a instant bann.

[ANDROID_DOES]

Gomez has had more airtime on national TV than most Welters who's name isnt Mayweather, Mosley, Judah or Cotto. Its purse basic common sense. even my abuelita knows who Gomez is.

Am i really reading that gomez is a household name??????

lol no wonder i havent been on this board in a couple of weeks. It just keeps gettng worse!!!!

[THE REED]

and they know Sergio Mora from the contender..who cares?

Contender gave a lot of people exposure weather you want to believe it or not.

The difference in casual fans that know ali, tyson, and oscar... is so far from the number of people who know alfonso gomez, the discussion isnt even fair.

[deevel79]

Lets not sugarcoat Cotto's next fight with Gomez. Im a big Cotto fan and supporter, but lets admit that this is a B.S fight. Basically its a "stay busy" fight while Cotto waits out the winner of Cintron/Margarito. I dont think that Arum picked Gomez as Cotto's next opponent, for the sole purpose of gaining Cotto more exposure. Its plain as day that Gomez is faaaar from a household name. When you think of famous boxers, i highly doubt that Gomez comes to mind. Gomez looks more like the guy that delivers my spanish take-out, than he does a fighter.

With that said, its still a more respectable opponent for Cotto, than Forbes is for Oscar.

[2501]

damn, wonder where all this **** talking about a fighter's marketability was when Floyd decided to fight Bruseles and Mitchell.

[deevel79]

damn, wonder where all this **** talking about a fighter's marketability was when Floyd decided to fight Bruseles and Mitchell.

Floyd can only ride the coat-tails of famous fighters with big followings for so long. Sooner or later, he will either have to take the "real" challenges, or retire for good.