He's a huge draw, number 6 on my list. I just don't think he's a bigger draw than Cotto though.
Well canelo did sell out the arena and cotto only sold about 7000.
But his next fight is going to be huge since it will be held in his hometown they should put it in a soccer stadium lets see how big of a draw he is.
Draws as far as attendance goes, I think it would have to Pacquiao/Wladimir would be the top 2. I might rank Cotto and Bute above Mayweather. Cotto fought in front of the biggest crowd in MSG history and Bute consistently sells out in Canada. Mayweather is probably after that. Canelo, Pascal, and Adamek probably after that.
And whoever said that Mayweather drew 30 grand at the MGM grand needs a dose of reality. The MGM only holds 16K.
Ward and Alexander both drew 10K at their hometowns. I think people dont realize how long it takes to be a star and draw at the box office in boxing. Mayweather was fighting for a long time before he became a star. Same with B-Hop, Margarito, Sugar Shane, JMM, even took Pacquiao about 7 years from the time he started. Give some of these guys time and they will start to draw.
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