Quote Originally Posted by shza View Post
I'm not sure how atypical this is, though (at least post-WWII).

Who in the 90s was a true superstar? Tyson, Holyfield, De la Hoya, RJJ. Can't think of any others. I don't think Lennox Lewis was ever a recognizable name to non-boxing fans in the U.S.

80s: Tyson, SRL, and to a lesser extent Hagler, Hearns, JCC (and he's borderline outside of Latin America).

I may be missing a couple but I don't think there have ever been more than maybe a handful at a time during my lifetime.
You know, this is a great point. This is a truth.
The way it's going, though; boxing has less and less superstars as years go by. No doubt other will come after Manny and Floyd, but they're getting fewer and far between. Other sports are grabbing them with less chance of brain trauma and depression. It's a fact.