Mayweather saved boxing. Canelo is killing it.

[WholeSoul75]

His game plan vs pac saved boxing...hella fans appreciate it! He tells his story starts around 3:00mins.

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[Convict45]

He’s just not that popular outside of Mexico.

[SUBZER0ED]

Floyd created a generation of fighters who are so afraid of losing that zero in the loss column they cherry pick their way through the rankings and into big fights. Slick PR teams help hype up a mismatched opponent, demonstrating a "lifestyle" to lure in the casuals who are fans of fighters for what they appear to represent rather than their abilities. Floyd set the sport back decades. Never fought an elite level fighter at their best, had USADA and NSAC in his back pocket, and a media-publicity team to make him popular with the casual fan base.

Let's not forget the infamous "A side", "B side" crap, that we started hearing during and since the Floyd era. He may have helped pioneer a diva attitude among boxers, but he sure as hell didn't "save" boxing. Canelo learned from the best.

[jqSide]

Don't forget this culture of part-time boxing that started with PBC. I don't remember witnessing it in any previous era. PBC should forever stand for Part-time Boxing Champs.

[TMLT87]

Mayweather played a good villain with the rivalry but it was Pacquiao who brought boxing back to the mainstream post DLH-Trinidad-Tyson Era.

Nobody would have given a **** about Pac if it wasnt for people wanting to see him beat Floyd and comparing their performances against the same opponents. Thats why his first big PPV numbers came when he fought ODH and Hatton after Floyd did it.

[Floyd is TBE]

Nobody would have given a **** about Pac if it wasnt for people wanting to see him beat Floyd and comparing their performances against the same opponents. Thats why his first big PPV numbers came when he fought ODH and Hatton after Floyd did it.

Exactly

[El_Maldito_Rey]

He’s just not that popular outside of Mexico.

Sellout stadiums in the southwest would say otherwise. What's the record attendance he had vs Saunders Cowboy's Stadium? Remind me. And I guarantee you nobody could match that record at that stadium. Paquiao who fought there twice didn't come close, not even Spence and he's from the Dallas area.

In Mexico, he has Super Bowl type views when he fights, in this country, which he's a foreigner with English as his second language, he's the biggest boxing attraction. When Gayweather fought, everyone tuned in to see him lose, except for the few Fl.omos masturbating to him, when Canelo fights, everyone watches him to see him win, except for the few remaining Fl.omos trying to hang on to old glory.

[djtmal]

You're obsessed with Floyd even though you claim to hate him. That was another demographic of fans Floyd was bringing in.

Ha look at who's talking. Floyd's career is over he did what he wanted to do.

Now its Canelo and these guys time, and all you doing is starting threads talking about how Floyd did and we need another Floyd.

No we don't let that cherrypicker's career stay in the rear view imo.

[djtmal]

Of course it does. Floyd literally made the 24/7 type show a staple of the sport.

No matter what style, race or nationality of fighter, Floyd took them to their highest PPV total.

Floyd became a household name. The last boxer to really do that.

You should be more appreciative.

Naw I don't overpedestalize mediocrity like you do, and yes you are right.

With Mayweather, the buildup to the fight far exceeded anything he did when the bell rang.

Thats where everything went downhill.

Too much emphasis on money and ppv numbers, and not enough on fighting the best fighters in their prime.

Thats why that fool can't allow his up and coming fighters the chance to speak for themselves, he's too insecure about his career to allow it.

[Rayzah]

Mayweather is the roots to the current problems we have in boxing right now. fight cab drivers and protect your 0