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Delusions of grandeur
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Youre one good fighter away from being exposed as a fraudComment
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This dude might be the most delusional fighter in the sport of boxing right now.
First off, none of his Showtime fights have delivered box office type ratings. His fight with Broner did get 881K, but that was mainly due to Broner. His previous fight with Zlaticanin did 544K, and his Rojas fight also did less. He puts up respectable numbers, but nothing outstanding. It's not like he's getting 2M viewers like Canelo did vs. Kirkland on regular HBO.
Second, and this is important no matter how much people deny it, he's ugly. He's not a pretty looking guy to become a star. That matters. That's why, again, Canelo is so popular.
Third, he doesn't have a huge following. He only has 71K twitter followers, and only about 127K instagram followers. Those are respectable, but compare that to other fighters who aren't even considered superstars in boxing. Social media following is important, no matter how much people try to down play it.
4th, he's never been on PPV before. At 30 years old, there is no reason to suggest he'll become a PPV star either.
Arum tried his best with Mikey. Arum is the best promoter of all time. If you're a Mexican, and even he can't make you a star, then no one can. They had a falling out because Mikey thought he was bigger than he really was and Arum basically told him he wasn't.Comment
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