BOXING NEEDS A NEW STAR!!! Who is it gonna be.

[eagle]

I look at the current crop of fighters and i cant see any of them being HUGE stars like an Ali, Leonard or even DLH. I mean PBF is a great fighter but his style is boring to the general public, and he could be retired. Cotto doesnt seem to have any charisma, tho a good fighter. Taylor, the undefeated young undisputed middleweight champ should be a star but his fights are boring.
No heavyweights really excite the public. Manny Pac is great but maybe in too small a weight division to be a world wide star.

Who can take the next step and be Boxings GLAMOUR BOY and bring back the popularity to the sport?

[bgordon]

it's a shame for a while there I thought it could have been Lacy

hey how about Paul Williams he has some star potential

edit: i want to say chad dawson but i dont know if there are enough big fights for him at lhw to become a big star, but we'll see.

[eagle]

it's a shame for a while there I thought it could have been Lacy

hey how about Paul Williams he has some star potential

edit: i want to say chad dawson but i dont know if there are enough big fights for him at lhw to become a big star, but we'll see.

Yeah dawson potential but not a lot of fights around for him. Maybe Kessler?

[amat]

Lacy was definitely being groomed.

There are a bunch of young guys I see that could capture some attention but nobody really in the current scheme of things aside from the retiring Mayweather. There is a guy, Francisco Santana who is a TOTAL metrosexual California pretty boy who has already been sold here in parts of the Bay Area. I don't know if he has the skills or not though but the guy is a complete character. He wants to be Oscar De La Hoya.

[amat]

Hate to bring it back to the Bay but America has already gone for Andre Ward once...

[southakron314]

Hopefully Pavlik. He is great to watch and he has world class power and a solid chin.

[Evil Wacko 3205]

Nobody as big as ODH, But I believe Cotto could have some star power down the line. Puerto Rico built up for Trinidad who ended up having some serious star power starting in the late 90's all the way till his retirement. I believe they will put the same energy into Cotto, as long as he takes care of Judah and then the winner of Williams and Margarito.

[eagle]

Nobody as big as ODH, But I believe Cotto could have some star power down the line. Puerto Rico built up for Trinidad who ended up having some serious star power starting in the late 90's all the way till his retirement. I believe they will put the same energy into Cotto, as long as he takes care of Judah and then the winner of Williams and Margarito.

I like cotto i really do. I've got a bad feeling that he wont get thru those two fights tho. Hope he does.
We need one top guy, with an exciting style to just get out there and fight everyone. Un fortunately a lot of the guys who are best to watch get beaten by defensive guys like Winky PBF Hopkins..... Kessler could do it. Fight Calzaghe and win. And win a rematch. Then the winner of BHOP Winky, then beat Taylor, then Pavlik, then Miranda, then a match against Dawson.
Dream on!!!!

[:::PSL:::]

Berto, Pavlik, or Bautista.

[Pavlik]

Hopefully Kelly the Ghost Pavlik, got the skills, physicality and demeanor of a great champion. I wish this kid the very best of luck, I will be rooting for him!!!

[Evil Wacko 3205]

Hopefully Kelly the Ghost Pavlik, got the skills, physicality and demeanor of a great champion. I wish this kid the very best of luck, I will be rooting for him!!!

It's amazing how his star has risen so quickly, he needs to capatalize on every oppourtunity that this big win has given him, including a big fight with Taylor, Kessler, or JC.

[Beanflicker]

I think a guy like Wlad Klitchsko or Sam Peters could be a big star in boxing if they were advertised to the general public. Two big, strong guys who knock the majority of their opponents out with brutal power shots... thats what HW boxing is all about. The public would love those guys if they got to know them.

[eagle]

I think a guy like Wlad Klitchsko or Sam Peters could be a big star in boxing if they were advertised to the general public. Two big, strong guys who knock the majority of their opponents out with brutal power shots... thats what HW boxing is all about. The public would love those guys if they got to know th
em.

Good point. Maybe one of them needs to fight a Lennox Lewis or Holyfield that the public is aware of and ko them early. Cant see it happening. Maybe we need Wlad and Vitali to fight?
Dream on!!!!

[spanky-banky]

unfortunatly there is no big stars at the moment. maybe floyd but hes gonna sit on the DLH win and retire
and i dont think we will see any great HW for decades. by that time our generation will be telling our grand kids "TYSON, LEWIS ,HOLYFIELD, MAN THEY DONT MAKE EM LIKE THAT ANYMORE"
ITs a shite stae of affairs, and it f@#%ing SUX!!!
cause boxing has evolved. its not a gladiators game anymore

[Beanflicker]

I think a guy like Wlad Klitchsko or Sam Peters could be a big star in boxing if they were advertised to the general public. Two big, strong guys who knock the majority of their opponents out with brutal power shots... thats what HW boxing is all about. The public would love those guys if they got to know th
em.

Good point. Maybe one of them needs to fight a Lennox Lewis or Holyfield that the public is aware of and ko them early. Cant see it happening. Maybe we need Wlad and Vitali to fight?
Dream on!!!!

I think the most effective way is those short specials, like the 24/7 things they aired on Mayweather/De La Hoya. Show Wlad preparing for his match, let the general public see him fight. I know its easier said than done, but with the De La Hoya/Mayweather fight I realized something: its not all about wins and losses, the average joe needs to made familiar with a guy in order to care to see him fight. I mean those 24/7s and all the press got people who didn't know jack shit abotu boxing excited to see it, because they got to know a bit about each guy. Thats just my take on it anyway.