Why was Oscar such a big PPV draw?

[A.K]

One thing I won't fault Oscar for and give him props is he fought everyone , never ducked no one thats a big reason why he became popular too.

[just the facts]

Mostly he was willing to fight anyone. Just like Hearns, Leonard, Duran, Hagler, Holmes. Not look for reasons not to make big fights or make dumb weight demands or far fetched purse demands or other dumb shyte. He was the goods and his team knew it so they weren't afraid to make the big fights.

[Tony Trick-Pony]

His personality just seems quite boring compared to Floyd what made Oscar such a big draw

He didn't have the gift of gab for sure. However, he was a gold medal winner, he had good looks, good ability and every one of his fights got on TV and often times on PPVs under Bob Arum and HBO. They promoted the hell out of him and he fought every name out there, win, lose or draw.

[juandabomb]

One thing I won't fault Oscar for and give him props is he fought everyone , never ducked no one thats a big reason why he became popular too.

he did duck vernon forest doe

[fourtheboys96]

I also wondered why. He can dictate all the terms in a contract simply because he will be his opponents' biggest payday.

And yeah he fought everyone mostly at their prime.

[A.K]

he did duck vernon forest doe

Not really that fight never materialized because Vernon lost to mayorga back to back.

[creekrat77]

Because he was truly an ATG talent. Great chin, size, speed, stength, footwork, ring IQ..could go on and on.

He became a star when he one the Gold in the Olympics. Both winning gold and his backstory of losing his mom made everyone in the sports world recognize him.

He was managed very well in the professional scene. Really grew into his role as one of the best boxers on the planet.

[swaggertron1]

His personality just seems quite boring compared to Floyd what made Oscar such a big draw

maybe being mexican-american

but he also was in a few classic matches where Floyd really hasn't been in any all like that.

also he fought everyone during their prime where some would argue that Floyd didn't.

not dissing Mayweather, if anything its cause he was so dominating beside the 2 or so close matches he had. plus in the casual perspective he wasn't very fun to watch and his views he got through the years had more to do with people wanting to see him lose because of the bad-boy image he created during his bout with ODLH.

but at the end of the day Floyd got the records (most ppv buys) so it doesn't matter.