Why was Floyd able to be so popular in America but Wilder is still B-level in fame?

[dibzvincent143]

Boxing isn't the biggest sport anymore in the US but Floyd has been at points the biggest or near biggest figure in American sports as well as the richest.

Wilder is also a brash loud-mouth boxer and at a historically more prestigious boxing weight-class, but he's barely in the mainstream american sport discussion.

Floyd was up there with LeBron and Tom Brady, Wilder is maybe there with Sidney Crosby?

Floyd was simply a marketing genius. But before he became that he fought the fights he needed to fight. He didn’t started choosing his fights/calling the shots until he became the A side. They grabbed stardom when it was there, he KOed Corrales and fought like he know how. How many fighters do things like that today? Like pac beating MAB — I call it grabbing their destiny.
When Thurman fought Garcia, a star could’ve been born but instead he played it safe and we have to settle for a good decision win. Now how many fights turned up like that?
Point is when the chance to be great passes you, you grab it by the throat and step your game up.

Now B sides play diva as well,
Earn it first.

[FinitoxDinamita]

Dumbest question ive ever heard lol

[bluebeam]

its the caliber of opponents that made floyd so popular while remaining undefeated.

floyd had zab, corrales, castillo, gatti, cotto, mosley, oscar, pacquiao, hatton, canelo, marquez

joshua and fury are the only possible opponents wilder has that mean something and 1 of them is the biggest pu$$y in boxing. and the other one is shaking off some rust.

[boliodogs]

Boxing isn't the biggest sport anymore in the US but Floyd has been at points the biggest or near biggest figure in American sports as well as the richest.

Wilder is also a brash loud-mouth boxer and at a historically more prestigious boxing weight-class, but he's barely in the mainstream american sport discussion.

Floyd was up there with LeBron and Tom Brady, Wilder is maybe there with Sidney Crosby?

Wilder is not a tenth as good a fighter and his opposition has been horrible for the most part. Mayweather was a world champion at age 21 and beat champion after champion. Wilder has defeated only one good fighter in his whole career and that is Ortiz. All the others were no better than fair. Mayweather is reasonable well spoken. Wilder talks like an uneducated thug and every other word is a cuss word. Mayweather has class and Wilder has no class unless you think yelling bomb squad is classy. Mayweather is very intelligent. Wilder is a hard punching dummy. I have nothing against Wilder but you asked why he is not a big star like Mayweather so there are a few of my reasons why he isn't.

[pillowfists98]

Wilder could be a star if he beats Joshua. If he truly had confidence in himself he'd accept his B side status and sign the contract. Just like Floyd did when he signed for De La Hoya. Floyd was smart enough to know that if he won he could earn much more in his next fights. Wilder apparently isn't that smart.

[FinitoxDinamita]

Wilder isnt star material. It takes more than a KO artist to be one.

Wilder is brash but that doesnt mean he has personality. His trash talks come off as a cliche and he is lame.

Wilder can beat Joshua but he still wont become a household name.

[Just looking]

It took around 8 years and a fight with DLH to make Floyd a star. Wilder's plan on the start of his carrier was to be a journeyman and pay for his daughter surgeries. Only 5 years in they figured out he could be a champion and started working towards it. His promotion has been subpar and the division has a lack of names too

[Chuckguy]

Floyd realized he was the B side to De la Hoya and won a razor thin decision, thats when he took over the PPV.

Imagine Wilder being smart, he would have taken the 15M, beat AJ and taken over. But Wilder is not smart.

This dude hit it on the head! This is a fact that flo mos always conveniently forget. Floyd bent over and Oscar stuck it up his azz with no lube! Floyd knew what he had to do he won and took over. Boxers now want the Floyd money without the hard work or the acknowledging the b side . To be the a side you have to have a big fan base and then beat the a side and give into their demands

[DuckAdonis]

Because Floyd fought great fighters

[Commie]

Floyd, pretty boy, promoted by top Rank
superior boxing skills
Fought top Opposition
Became an annoying cvnt when he had to fight Manny

Leshun (lol) Wilder, ugly utter dumb annoying individual
Bouncer boxing skills
Fights Charlie Z and runs from commies like a coyote
Disgusting hype job