this will almost surely outsell canelo - golovkin. mark my words. HWs sell.
prior to oscar de la hoya there hadn't been a bonafide star outside of HW since ray leonard, marvin hagler, and tommy hearns, three of the best american boxers of all time who were fortunate enough to be around the same weight at the same time and made for maybe the best 147-160 lb era ever.
this era was unique. had to do with the exodus of american talent out of the HW division. turned "boring" floyd and even an asian pacquiao into stars in an era where they'd have normally been outshined by HW stars.
it's hard to comprehend what stars evander holyfield and mike tyson were. now i'm not saying wilder can hold their jocksstraps, i'm saying that they operate in the same market, and that the vacuum for a HW who is american and exciting is the very same!
prior to oscar de la hoya there hadn't been a bonafide star outside of HW since ray leonard, marvin hagler, and tommy hearns, three of the best american boxers of all time who were fortunate enough to be around the same weight at the same time and made for maybe the best 147-160 lb era ever.
this era was unique. had to do with the exodus of american talent out of the HW division. turned "boring" floyd and even an asian pacquiao into stars in an era where they'd have normally been outshined by HW stars.
it's hard to comprehend what stars evander holyfield and mike tyson were. now i'm not saying wilder can hold their jocksstraps, i'm saying that they operate in the same market, and that the vacuum for a HW who is american and exciting is the very same!
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