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when i ask this question i mean whose going to be the boxer who has a popular name
we had tyson, then rjj, and mayweather who says hes retiring after the oscar fight probably
so whose going to be the star of boxing after mayweather retires
i really have no idea whose its going to be..-_-
Guys like Cotto, Hatton Pacquiao still have years left in them so they will just step up in popularity or should I say they will recieve the extra press...
Cotto IMO is going to be the biggest name in the sport after DLH/PBF etc leave....He will be the next Trinidad popularity wise....
I think Andre Berto has a great chance, or for a real up and coming fighter Yuriorkis Gamboa
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Originally Posted by jmbtandy
Do you work for Gamboa? I think 11 out of your 21 post have mentioned him
Really think that is just 3 now, no I don't but he is a special talent
Vanes Martirosyan. I like his fighting style. I don't know about him taking the top spot in the future. But I have strong feeling he'll make it in the top 10.
IF and thats a big IF Cotto gets past MArgarito, it will be him, regardless of whether he fights Mayrunner or DLH. Now if Margarito wins, he would have to pretty much unify his and the top and bottom surronding weight classes to even come close to that kind of popularity. The guy just doesnt get love.
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Originally Posted by toogood4u
when i say this is suppose to be the bad guy sorta
the one with the big mouth and talks so much trash but can back it up?
cotto is good and yes hes going to be the next trinidad, but trinidad is cooler...lol
If he has the chin as a pro its pretty simply IMO, Rau'Shee Warren. THis guy is as fast as anyone, he has excellent skills, and a really good power. BUt unlike guys like Gamboa who is a good athlete, he also has great technical skill
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_XMJxeB_x_s
To note he almost beat Guillermo Rigondeaux who is considered the best amateur fighter in the past 10 years probably if not ever.
Amir Khan, like it or not haters, you know the truth!
It'll never be a english man.. the majority of the american public have never liked english boxers, only the few in the crowd who actually know their boxing give the credit where due.
Hatton has 5 more fights in him max.Quote:
Originally Posted by DaxxKahn
The question should actually be who's going to be the next ODLH?
Not who's going to be the next PBF. PBF is not the biggest name in boxing.
Anyway, I think the next one to reach super stardom will be Cotto.
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Originally Posted by hitmandonnyHatton has 5 more fights in him max.Quote:
Originally Posted by DaxxKahn
Those 5 fights can stretch out 3 years you know that as well as I do...
I was going popularity wise though not longevity
Tam told me Carl Froch. Pride of Boston told me Sergie Mora. We are screwed.
there is no doubting cotto's abilitys as a boxer -but he ain't exactly got it on the mike. look at the list from the original poster - these are all guys who could talk the talk so to speak. (ok perhaps not tyson but he had don king to do it for him i guess?) look at the most famous boxer of all time - ali - his promos are stuff of legend. So my point is to be a mega star boxer - you have not only got to shine in the ring but also on the mike. there will be loads of people out there who ain't got a clue about boxing but will buy ppvs just to see floyd get beat cause of all the trash he talks.
Tito was no verbal genius:-\ and look how popular he was.....Quote:
Originally Posted by fugaziuk
As far as anyone who appeals to the public outside boxing like DLH or has made himself known to the public like PBF has (Mostly due to wrestlemania and his P4P ranking but still not a known name to the common fan)...It is hard to say...at the moment I really see no one being a face for boxing to the masses so to speak.....The names I mentioned I was speaking as superstars within the sport only
I worry about him in term of whats left in the tank.Quote:
Originally Posted by DaxxKahnQuote:
Originally Posted by hitmandonnyHatton has 5 more fights in him max.Quote:
Originally Posted by DaxxKahn
Those 5 fights can stretch out 3 years you know that as well as I do...
I was going popularity wise though not longevity
As an avid fan I've seen a decline in him for a while now, he needs to adapt to the change in his body (much as MAB did)
But I'm not sure Daxx, I think the sooner he gets his final fights out of the way the better.
Weird, hoping your favourite fighter will hurry up and finish.:-\
I hope its Amir Khan, got the skill, ability and is a decent lad but only time will tell on that one.
Hatton always gonna be popular but hes not the next in line wise after ali, tyson, mayeather imoa.
Cotto, but needs that defining fight against a big name like dela hoya or pbf.
JC careers nearly over and hopkins is so cant use them.
Pavlics a good shout but cant see him taking the crown.
Kessler!! thats the one. Really like this guy aftyer the jc fight, is a likeble guy and a fantastic fighter, you never know.
1 thing though, i dont think were gonna see fighters like, ali, tyson, mayweather anytime soon. If you hadnt already noticed they are all black and i think only the black fighters can bring that sort of charm and charisma into the ring, well not tyson but the other two. And there arent many top tear black fighters around these days due to people in genral moving to other sports. I couldnt imagine a white, or mexican etc fighter entertaining like ali & mayweather.