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You specifically mentioned the type of wins he had. Crawford having a belt gives him more clout per se, but the win itself over Horn didn't make people want to see the Spence fight any more. Right when Crawford moved up to 147 that was the fight people were calling for because as I said, they are seen as the two most talented and best fighters at WW.
Lost shine? So he would need to beat the opponents Andrade beat to get more shine? It's already been mentioned he hasn't fought the best competition at 160, no one is arguing against that. But he's still one of the top MWs and has been mandated to face GGG. A GGG fight vs Munguia or Andrade isn't any bigger than the Charlo fight. And if you want to say Munguia headlined HBO before? Cool, then I will counter that by saying Charlo was seen by over 2M people in his last fight.
So wayyyyyyy more boxing fans know Munguia more than Plant eh? So the fact that Plant has a title at 168 means nothing here? Munguia moving up to MW would be title-less like Charlo, and I mean that is why people want to see Spence/Crawford because he has a title right? So what is the issue here? Plant fight would give GGG the opportunity to win a title at his 2nd weight class. Again, fighting Munguia or Lemieux you mentioned isn't any bigger than this fight or any more important let's say. You could very easily argue Plant having a title at 168 makes it more enticing for GGG than fighting a 21 year old in Munguia who struggled vs Inoue last fight and damn sure more enticing than Lemieux who GGG already dominated.
You seem to be overrating Munguia's profile right now. Not sure why you think he is a star or even close to one. What kind of ratings has he done to give him that rep? He's a good young fighter with a title at 154, nothing more, nothing less. If GGG fights either Munguia or Plant, neither fight is going to be any bigger. People will tune in to watch GGG. And like I said, Plant fight would be for the 168 title making it a more important fight.
Lost shine? So he would need to beat the opponents Andrade beat to get more shine? It's already been mentioned he hasn't fought the best competition at 160, no one is arguing against that. But he's still one of the top MWs and has been mandated to face GGG. A GGG fight vs Munguia or Andrade isn't any bigger than the Charlo fight. And if you want to say Munguia headlined HBO before? Cool, then I will counter that by saying Charlo was seen by over 2M people in his last fight.
So wayyyyyyy more boxing fans know Munguia more than Plant eh? So the fact that Plant has a title at 168 means nothing here? Munguia moving up to MW would be title-less like Charlo, and I mean that is why people want to see Spence/Crawford because he has a title right? So what is the issue here? Plant fight would give GGG the opportunity to win a title at his 2nd weight class. Again, fighting Munguia or Lemieux you mentioned isn't any bigger than this fight or any more important let's say. You could very easily argue Plant having a title at 168 makes it more enticing for GGG than fighting a 21 year old in Munguia who struggled vs Inoue last fight and damn sure more enticing than Lemieux who GGG already dominated.
You seem to be overrating Munguia's profile right now. Not sure why you think he is a star or even close to one. What kind of ratings has he done to give him that rep? He's a good young fighter with a title at 154, nothing more, nothing less. If GGG fights either Munguia or Plant, neither fight is going to be any bigger. People will tune in to watch GGG. And like I said, Plant fight would be for the 168 title making it a more important fight.
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