Floyd and Manny are on their way out

**Beercules** · 05-17-2015, 05:41 PM

Gennady "Money" Golovkin

**eric kelly** · 05-17-2015, 05:42 PM

Originally posted by Santa_

Canelo.

People forget that he's 24 and was only 22 when he fought Mayweather.

I think that Canelo not being able to speak english will hold him back. GGG is trying to crossover, he was even speaking some spanish on saturday night. I bet you GGG speaks better english than Canelo lol.

**Public_Enemy** · 05-17-2015, 05:42 PM

Canelo, Crawford, and Lomachenko.

**croz** · 05-17-2015, 05:42 PM

It's ridiculous. There's actually so much potential today when only last year even naming one successor was tough. A lot of that has to do with PBC too though, but even HBO is on a great run.

There doesn't have to be one though, they can have a different star on every network. There's so much potential for new stars I actually forgot about some of them until reading some of the posts in this thread. TS you also forgot Thurman.

**The Ninth Layer** · 05-17-2015, 05:43 PM

Crawford will be the next great American fighter, almost certainly. His best days are ahead of him as he's still very young and is getting close to moving into the glory division of welterweight.

Canelo has a great fanbase already and is almost guaranteed to have a legacy comparable to Oscar De La Hoya, a fan-friendly fighter who may not be the most purely talented but who takes on challenges and goes after the other big fighters.

In my mind GGG is a must-see attraction in the sport today. Every time he fights he will get more fans even if he takes on cab drivers. I had friends over last night to watch the fight and they were definitely impressed by GGG both during and after the fight. Gonzalez made a big impression too.

Wilder could be a great fighter or he could turn out to be overhyped. I actually think Tyson Fury has a bigger crossover potential than Wilder based on their personalities, but Wilder has the advantage of being American and if he can secure the lineal title I think he'll bring a lot of American attention back to the sport.

Boxing has a lot of bright prospects ahead, that's for sure.

**The Ninth Layer** · 05-17-2015, 05:45 PM

Originally posted by croz

It's ridiculous. There's actually so much potential today when only last year even naming one successor was tough. A lot of that has to do with PBC too though, but even HBO is on a great run.

There doesn't have to be one though, they can have a different star on every network.

The biggest problem I see Haymon having is a lack of elite talent outside of Mayweather. After Floyd his best fighter may be Amir Khan. He has Wilder who has a lot of star power in theory, he's got Keith Thurman who seems to get better with every fight, but he's missing a guy like Crawford who you can tell is on his way to bigger things.

**TRTboy** · 05-17-2015, 05:49 PM

Canelo obviously because of the mexican fan base. GGG is gaining some steam and will most likely be the guy canelo will be linked with in the future therefore I believe those 2 will be the sports biggest stars once pac and floyd are gone.

**eric kelly** · 05-17-2015, 05:50 PM

Originally posted by croz

It's ridiculous. There's actually so much potential today when only last year even naming one successor was tough. A lot of that has to do with PBC too though, but even HBO is on a great run.

There doesn't have to be one though, they can have a different star on every network. There's so much potential for new stars I actually forgot about some of them until reading some of the posts in this thread. TS you also forgot Thurman.

Of course Keith Thurman. How can I forget.

I just think that with Crawford being from Omaha, that really does help him out a lot. Granted, he's a young african american guy but by being from Oklahoma that puts him right there for the caucasian fan base to follow. For example, Ward's fan base is prodominantly black. White people and other ethnic groups support the talent in their area than black people do. I'm not even trying to be funny, or racist with this comment, it's real ****.

**AgainstTheRopes** · 05-17-2015, 05:51 PM

I think the best bet is easily Deontay Wilder

He's a HW, charismatic, packs a big punch, and if he can beat Klitschko he'll gain legitimacy.

Others Broner and Thurman

GGG, Canelo, Crawford, etc dont have cross over potential.

Floyd and Manny are on their way out