Jim Lampley: Anthony Joshua may become a bigger star than Canelo

[The Time]

http://www.badlefthook.com/2017/5/11/15622812/lampley-anthony-joshua-may-become-bigger-star-than-canelo-alvarez

Article of interview where Jim Lampley states Anthony Joshua may become a bigger star than Canelo

[Hatesrats]

Showtime got him signed up in the states doe right??

[The Big Dunn]

I don't see why this is surprising. If you have an exciting , dominant HWT champion they are almost always a bigger draw than guys at the lower weights.

[The Time]

Showtime got him signed up in the states doe right??

He's being sincere in answering the questions but I'm surprised Jim Lampley would state that publicly. Canelo is an HBO fighter and Joshua is a Showtime fighter.

[j.razor]

Damn jim, retire already man. ALL these yrs. and he STILL "Don't know s**t bout boxing"! LOL

[Papa Smurf]

Reverse racism


People hated the Klitschkos and when a Black fighter beats them "boxing is saved"

[Robbie Barrett]

I don't see why this is surprising. If you have an exciting , dominant HWT champion they are almost always a bigger draw than guys at the lower weights.

Not really. Lewis, Klitschko, Holmes etc weren't bigger stars than guys in lower weights. From the 80s onwards Tyson and maybe Holyfield are the only HW's that you can say were the biggest stars.

[The Big Dunn]

Not really. Lewis, Klitschko, Holmes etc weren't bigger stars than guys in lower weights. From the 80s onwards Tyson and maybe Holyfield are the only HW's that you can say were the biggest stars.

They were all big stars but I would agree they were not bigger than SRL, Floyd and ODH.

[The Time]

Not really. Lewis, Klitschko, Holmes etc weren't bigger stars than guys in lower weights. From the 80s onwards Tyson and maybe Holyfield are the only HW's that you can say were the biggest stars.

Tyson was definitely the largest draw of the Heavyweights. Holyfield did well. Lewis actually had very respectable PPV numbers in the U.S.

Granted De La Hoya had great, big PPV numbers, but check this out:

Lewis vs Grant - 350,000 PPV buys
Lewis vs Tua - 420,000 PPV buys
Lewis vs Rahman 2 - 460,000 PPV buys

That's U.S. numbers, HBO PPV

The Klitschko's no one gave a damn about here in the U.S. and there was no one in the division but them.

During their reign the Klitschko's produced only 1 PPV here in the U.S. and the numbers were so bad HBO never had them on PPV again

(Vitali) Klitschko vs Williams - 120,000 PPV buys

HBO lost $2 million dollars


Larry Holmes was in between the Ali and Tyson era


Where as Lewis benefitted from being in the Tyson, Holyfield, Bowe era

[Randall Cunning]

Dude can go for that Tiger Woods money, if he gets into that revenue stream hes untouchable, Woods made a billion off endorsements, if he taps that things get mental