They actually did a good job at doing what one needed to do at the time and that for lack of a better term is Americanizing..as if 3 Countries weren't enough ..Lewis and upping his exposure. He had to lay pavement and make a road. They upped his familiarity by running the same tight circuit of journeymen fellow American 'prospects' were doing. You see it in every division in any era looking to one up with comparison. Weaver was good in that he made network tv. Shoot Biggs was fresh of feeding a young Bowe 101 jabs and running a bit even and Lewis on same card with Holyfield v Cooper was prime spot. Billups was frsh off big upset of geezer Bonecrusher Smith and Moorer fight on hbo. Dixon had soaked up tremendous bombs from Sanders and Seldon. In hindsight they really marketed him decently over here, made the needed heavyweight familiarity first. It's much different today. AJ can sit at home and promote his showcases from the latrine on a live stream and have everyone bussed in for him.