Did Floyd Mayweather make Marcos Maidana famous? (Read description)

[punchr]

In an interview Mayweather said,

"I made [Maidana] famous."

Do you think this is true? Vote and discuss. Is Maidana famous because of Mayweather?

Source
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vl1uMP2wyZk

[Eff Pandas]

For sure. I think anyone who fought Floyd or Manny during these recent years got some residual fame from that fight that they didn't have previously. Anytime you are getting 24/7 level coverage in boxing your gonna get more attention & in particular when your fighting the biggest names in the sport. And obviously Maidana wasn't really a 24/7 caliber guy like Oscar or Shane before fighting Floyd thus I think he got a big fame bump from Floyd.

[deathofaclown]

Well, i think Maidana had a bigger part to play. His performance in the first fight made his stock rise a lot on the biggest stage he'd ever been on.

So maybe the fact he fought Floyd give him a platform, but it was down to Maidana himself that people were talking about him.

Not many people really talked about Guerrero after Floyd made him look like a club fighter did they?

[Ray*]

Well Maidana basically retired after his two fights with Mayweather and he is even more popular..

[Zaroku]

Maidana was an already know warrior. Beat Ortiz, humiliated and easily solved a minor problem. But his first fight with Floyd, made him a household name. He hit Floyd all over the place, used Floyd's nut sack as a speed bag!

War Maidana!!

[tangalog2200]

For sure. I think anyone who fought Floyd or Manny during these recent years got some residual fame from that fight that they didn't have previously. Anytime you are getting 24/7 level coverage in boxing your gonna get more attention & in particular when your fighting the biggest names in the sport. And obviously Maidana wasn't really a 24/7 caliber guy like Oscar or Shane before fighting Floyd thus I think he got a big fame bump from Floyd.

yes, that's something i can agree with 100%..

[Southpawology]

maidana made himself famous after abusing broner

[Earl-Hickey]

Yeah he did.

Well, Amir Khan started the process, I mean who can forget that first round where Khan almost bust maidanas liver and he was writhing in the floor in agony.

[Larry the boss]

Yeah he did.

Well, Amir Khan started the process, I mean who can forget that first round where Khan almost bust maidanas liver and he was writhing in the floor in agony.

Floyd,Maidana nor Khan will ever have the balls to step in the ring with Golovkin

[Dean_Razorback]

in the US probably. but chino made floyd famous in argentina. i don't remember the same hype back then when floyd fought baldomir, and both, marcos and tata are from the same place, santa fe