Originally posted by bigdunny1
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Who will be the bigger star: Canelo or Joshua?
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Joshua has has potential to be the bigger star.
He is not midget height, he speaks english, and fights at the premier weight division of Boxing.
If Canelo beats GGG though, sky is the limit for him.
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Originally posted by GhostofDempsey View PostCanelo because he has a more options.
Joshua can rematch Wlad, and needs fights with Wilder, Parker, Ortiz and Fury. He has to win them all to keep his star shining bright. After that, the well runs dry and the talent pool gets real shallow.
Canelo can fight Lemieux, Saunders, Jacobs, GGG and Charlo. He can also test the waters in the U.K. and fight Eubank Jr. or Brook. Not that he would travel overseas, because he will always be the A-side with any of those opponents, but he can string his career out longer, against title holders and decent opponents. He can also dip his toes into 168 versus Ramirez or DeGale. There are only so many decent HWs to go around but the talent will always re-stock between 154-168 for Canelo to take his pick.
If Anthony Joshua were able to knock off all of the names you've listed, you'd be talking about Anthony Joshua being the undisputed/unified/lineal heavyweight champion of the world!
The IBF and WBC regularly call for mandatory defenses, and the WBA rotates in their own mandatory defenses.
Take the heavyweight champions around the world, fighting on the biggest stages possible (Wembley in London, Bird's Nest in Beijing, T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, National Stadium in Abuja or MKO Abiola Stadium in his parent's home state, the Middle East, Germany, etc).
Shallow talent pool or not, you'd have a big punching undisputed champion for the sport to feature
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Originally posted by Scipio2009 View Post... the MGM Grand Garden Arena seats 16,500 people. Calling that some small venue is a bit much.
Floyd could of easily filled up football stadiums if he just cared about attendance, but Floyd saw the bigger picture and fought were the money is.Last edited by bigdunny1; 05-03-2017, 07:49 PM.
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Originally posted by Triple L View PostFloyd: Canelo is the new face of boxing.
King Floyd said it.
How many PPV's has Joshua sold lately?
http://www.bloodyelbow.com/2017/5/1/...-uk-ppv-record
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Originally posted by fvanesbeck View Post
Joshua may of set the UK domestic ppv record but it's nowhere near the overall PPV record or the amounts generated from canelo's top PPVs.Last edited by bigdunny1; 05-03-2017, 08:31 PM.
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Originally posted by Scipio2009 View Post... Are you serious?
If Anthony Joshua were able to knock off all of the names you've listed, you'd be talking about Anthony Joshua being the undisputed/unified/lineal heavyweight champion of the world!
The IBF and WBC regularly call for mandatory defenses, and the WBA rotates in their own mandatory defenses.
Take the heavyweight champions around the world, fighting on the biggest stages possible (Wembley in London, Bird's Nest in Beijing, T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, National Stadium in Abuja or MKO Abiola Stadium in his parent's home state, the Middle East, Germany, etc).
Shallow talent pool or not, you'd have a big punching undisputed champion for the sport to feature
If Canelo defeats the likes of GGG and Saunders to unify 160, that far exceeds anything Joshua can accomplish. Add to that the possibility of adding a title at 168, and he is the biggest star in boxing.
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