Quote Originally Posted by gbrandon


He is pound for pound number 1 on the majority of the list across the boxing world yet he does not get the respect he deserves. Looking upon past generations that featured some of the boxing greats such as Leonard, Tyson (For the wrong reasons), RJJ, Trinidad, Mosley, and Oscar who has had more star power than any boxer in history with the exception of Ali all had tremendous star power and attracted many fans to the sport who where not that interested in boxing. Yet it seems that PBF does not get his just due. Is it his level of competition which has not been great lately but has many big wins under his built in the past, is it his attitude, is it his looks or is it a combination of numerous things. Can anybody turn this guy into the next Oscar who makes 10 million a fight or will he continue to have a thug reputation and be teased by boxing fans around the world. I think he deserves the respect of the past greats that had star power but he must start taking the big fights, his promotion has gotten better because he is willing to meet with the media at all times but what will take him to the next level. Somebody has to upgrade his image.
Mosley never had more starpower than Floyd. That was one of the problems he and his father tried to figure out by going to different sports agents to try to find out how to broaden his appeal. I think in Floyd's case, it's two reasons. One, he has no visible endorsements, (he has a few I know, but nothing that puts him on commercials, which is how you break into the mainstream). And two, he's at the top in a time when boxing is at an all time low in terms of popularity.