Who's next in line to be a mainstream star?
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Canelo, AJ, and maybe Loma.It’s tough man, Canelo is the only guy who’s a bonafied mainstream star ATM.
AJ obviously has potential. The AJ/Wilder winner could become a mega star IMO
Crawford/Spence/Thurman all have potential if they get bigger fights/fight more often
Loma and Mikey Garcia are the only other guys who I could see becoming mainstream
It’s hard to predict though tbh who would’ve said Canelo would be the biggest star in boxing 8-10 years ago?
Crawford, Mikey, Spence don't know how (or don't want) to advertise themselves. They've done enough to warrant some attention, especially TC and Mikey, but nobody outside of boxing fans know them :/
Spence - Mr I'm almost 30 and don't need a promoter - is hopeless. He couldn't sell water in the desert
Nobody knows Thurman and Wilder bc both are hype jobs and have a poor approach to advertising.
Canelo, AJ, Loma are best betsComment
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Neither Wilder or Thurman are hype jobs IMO, I can see why people would purport Wilder as a hype job due to his lack of quality opposition but the exact same could be claimed about AJ.Canelo, AJ, and maybe Loma.
Crawford, Mikey, Spence don't know how (or don't want) to advertise themselves. They've done enough to warrant some attention, especially TC and Mikey, but nobody outside of boxing fans know them :/
Spence - Mr I'm almost 30 and don't need a promoter - is hopeless. He couldn't sell water in the desert
Nobody knows Thurman and Wilder bc both are hype jobs and have a poor approach to advertising.
Canelo, AJ, Loma are best bets
Thurman on the other hand has a very solid resume; Garcia, Porter were very good wins and even guys like Guerrero, Collazo and Chaves are solid wins, far from a hype job from my perspective.Comment
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Split decision against Danny Garcia is not "very good" by ANY standard.Neither Wilder or Thurman are hype jobs IMO, I can see why people would purport Wilder as a hype job due to his lack of quality opposition but the exact same could be claimed about AJ.
Thurman on the other hand has a very solid resume; Garcia, Porter were very good wins and even guys like Guerrero, Collazo and Chaves are solid wins, far from a hype job from my perspective.
Also, a very good case can be made for Porter beating Thurman.
Nothing "very good" about either "win". Dude is hype who benefited beating C or C+ fighters as a B- fighter himself XDComment
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It’s tough man, Canelo is the only guy who’s a bonafied mainstream star ATM.
AJ obviously has potential. The AJ/Wilder winner could become a mega star IMO
Crawford/Spence/Thurman all have potential if they get bigger fights/fight more often
Loma and Mikey Garcia are the only other guys who I could see becoming mainstream
It’s hard to predict though tbh who would’ve said Canelo would be the biggest star in boxing 8-10 years ago?
AJ is a bonafide STAR in UK, and probably to a lesser degree in mainland Europe.
AJ is making about as much as Canelo.
Neither are a true international star like a Mayweather, or Pacquiao.
I think Daniel Dubois, Michael Conlan, and maybe Lomachenko.Comment
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He clearly beat both Porter and Garcia, and I was betting against Thurman in those fights. Both good wins name a welterweight with better recent wins. There isn’t one. Garcia is far from a C level fighter, c’mon man, your just coming across very negative and bias saying stuff like that. He’s a 2 weight world champion FFSComment
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