Comments Thread For: Ellerbe: Josh Taylor's An Excellent Fighter; Probably 70 People At Tank's Fight Even Heard Of Him

[Elpatron2]

What happened to the lomo fight?wtff

[Bronx2245]

Ellerbe dropping the sad, but true, FACTS! However, I know opponents Tank's fans definitely know...Gary Russell Jr., Mikey Garcia, and Devin Haney! MAN UP!

[VashDBasher]

What happened to the lomo fight?wtff

I honestly believe that Loma’s victory was more impressive. He dominated Nakatani from start to finish in a comeback fight against a tough opponent.

[champion4ever]

That was a nice comeback Leonard! Who even knows or heard of the unpopular loser!

[_Rexy_]

I’m not the one pretending to be a scholar on a boxing blog. If you’re going to criticize someone for being dumb at least make sure your grammar is correct.

According to Tanks fans, you gotta be a scholar to know who the world champion is.


Yeah, that's a Mensa level fanbase right there.

[Get em up]

Ellerbe dropping the sad, but true, FACTS! However, I know opponents Tank's fans definitely know...Gary Russell Jr., Mikey Garcia, and Devin Haney! MAN UP!

I believe Tank beats all 3 those are fights that could raise his profile with some people on here but others will say GRJ was too small Haney wasnt really that good and Mikey is washed up. I would love to see Tank fight all 3 of those guys though. Every one presents another set of problems for him.

[champion4ever]

To be fair any crowd that size is going to be largely
made up of casuals abs probably didn’t know barrios either. Tank is a bonafide boxing star who sells. If he were to fight Josh Taylor you better believe that would be a Vegas sized fight selling out any arena or casino it would be held at. The problem would be the politics of course, would both the pbc diaspora and top rank want to work together for that fight. My guess is they want tank’s profile to grow even more before a fight with a p4p type. If I were his handlers I’d want to see two voluntary defences at 140 if in fact he chooses to stay there. If he is going back to 135 or 130 then it’s all moot

There's no question about that. Tank is box office. He has a very huge and loyal following.

[GhostofDempsey]

Another built in duck...don't want to fight a tough opponent? Just insist no one knows who he is. Ellerbe has no room to talk when he insists Tank will only fight in-house opponents. No one is going to pay to watch Tank whoop up on no-name journeymen. I'm sure the "fans" that were asked who Taylor is were sitting in free seats. Right now, Ellerbe is trying to figure out how to spin the PPV numbers for Saturday's fight.

A lot of people know who Loma, Lopez and Garcia are...why not fight them?

[Amir Imam]

According to Tanks fans, you gotta be a scholar to know who the world champion is.


Yeah, that's a Mensa level fanbase right there.

Only weirdos/nerds care about what another fan base is doing. His fan base made him a millionaire, that’s all that matters. You nerds on a boxing blog talking about academics and maps all because your feelings are hurt a black man accomplished and earned more in one night than you did your entire life.

[Bronx2245]

I honestly believe that Loma’s victory was more impressive. He dominated Nakatani from start to finish in a comeback fight against a tough opponent.

I'm going to have to disagree with you here. Nakatani was dropped twice by Felix Verdejo! Not 2016 version either! Nakatani is known for taking punches to the face, and basically that's it!