Comments Thread For: Marvin Hagler: Anthony Joshua is The New Superstar of Boxing

[sportbuddha]

In Europe & Africa he is a star but in the New World aka American Continent he is unknown.

Hagler, Sugar Ray, The Mayweather's, Tyson, Freddie Roach and and and....are all American's and have been publicly quoted on AJ. It's true he's not a superstar in America yet, but I think what all these people are pointing out is that he has the right combination of good looks, level headedness, ability and presence in front of a camera that make for a superstar. That seems like a fair comment.

[sportbuddha]

Hagler’s right about one thing. As long as team Joshua bides the time, waiting for Wilder to lose or retire, and waiting for Ortiz to age to beat him or wait til he retire also. Yeah, AJ bide your time.

Well if he bide's his time as long as Wilder did before he faces anyone then yeah, the whole current crop will be retired. How is it even possible for Wilder fans to apply a whole completely different measure of success to someone else when their own favourite done practically nothing for 35 fights?! For no reason but blind hate, someone on 20 fights is labelled ducking, over hyped, weak chinned, limited....he might be all of his things but let him have 20 more fights against washed up chumps and journeyman and then the label fits

[KING5TWENTY]

Aj has 1.8 not 8.1 canelo is 1.3 but he is world wide not just England.

[sicko]

YES he is and when it comes to the US he will do very well here

With that being said, even though I'm a fan I protect NO ***ing Fighter so if he Jumps to HBO it is so that he can AVOID WILDER is how I will take that. It is not like HBO have any other Top Heavyweight for him to Fight and CBS/Showtime has the Money to match anything HBO can offer him. So again I'm call it now, if he truly does jump to HBO it is a ****ing DUCK, NO EXCUSES!

[methodcal]

How many ginger superstars you see? That **** might work in Mexico, rest of the world its a curse. Limited by the very thing that got him where he is, aint that a bitch?

Boy sit your fanboy ass down like Canelo is Well Well More Known than Joshua!! Probably drinking a axteca or whatever beer now lol.

[vitali1999]

Marvellous Marvin Hagler is right. I've been saying this for over a year now.

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Nice to hear Hagler say something positive about modern day boxing for a change.

lol

[landotter]

Hagler is a guy who gets to say whatever he wants about boxing and it should carry weight with everyone.

Joshua is the biggest star in boxing today. He is not as big in the US, but I just shake my head at those who claim he is unknown here. If there is a sports fan, they know him. It is the non-sports fan that is clueless, which mean he is not as big here than in Europe. Canelo Alvarez is close, much bigger here in North America and HUGE in Spanish speaking countries. Next? "maybe" Golovkin, who has fought in England, has done big gates in New York and is popular in Mexico, but that is stretching it. His Pay-per-view numbers as the "A" side have been modest. I also think if we are being truthful, Manny still sells. He is a shell of himself and is going to hurt his legacy, but I bet the PPV with him on it boosts the Crawford/Horn fight that otherwise was a ESPN headliner. That is still star power.

Joshua simply is the biggest star in the biggest division. That is enough for me to give him the edge over Alvarez, who doesn't care as he prints money every time he fights.

[landotter]

Nice to hear Hagler say something positive about modern day boxing for a change.

lol

That is funny and so true....

[Sheldon312]

That does not class them as superstars.. they are popular boxers, but there is a big difference between being popular and being a superstar. A superstar is some who transcends the sport.. Only real boxing fans know who guys like Crawford and Spence are.

But they were on ESPN. That has to count for something.