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You have to be joking mentioning GrovesOriginally Posted by Glinchdogg
Good post man
Personally I think once mayweather is gone the Americans won't have any pound for pound stars
The closest will Definatly be ward
Broner gets beat from our man burns every time
Burns is the man
But yeah ward probably unless froch beats him next
Or maybe groves
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Re: So who's the next "great American hope" in boxing?
Floyd not "fan friendly?"
He's one of the biggest ever stars in world boxing let alone America. You don't sell over a million PPV every fight if you're not "fan friendly." Trust me.
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Re: So who's the next "great American hope" in boxing?
Maybe "fan-friendly" was not the best term to use. Of course he draws big... he's the consensus #1 p4p right now. But not everybody tunes in hoping he'll win. He doesn't have the "outside the ring" image of De la Hoya (before the fishnets) and Sugar Ray Leonard back in his time. Pavlik was the perfect candidate awhile back, before he became totally beatable, and an alcoholic to boot.
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You're both right, plenty of the PPVs are fans wanting to see Floyd get an ass whipping, Floyd knows and uses it to to keep going.
Maybe "fan-friendly" was not the best term to use. Of course he draws big... he's the consensus #1 p4p right now. But not everybody tunes in hoping he'll win. He doesn't have the "outside the ring" image of De la Hoya (before the fishnets) and Sugar Ray Leonard back in his time. Pavlik was the perfect candidate awhile back, before he became totally beatable, and an alcoholic to boot.
Lying against the ropes, presenting first one shoulder then the other, is not fan friendly.
Leading your opponent around the ring, waiting for him tire, while you throw jabs and the occasional counter is not fan friendly.
I'm not saying I don't enjoy watching him work, it's just not fan friendly.
Fenster, you are joking when you ask anyone to trust you, right?! Your icon, your handle and your gambling makes me want to check my wallet every time you post
Last edited by beenKOed; 10-03-2012 at 02:41 PM. Reason: Fat fingers.
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Re: So who's the next "great American hope" in boxing?
Andre Ward and Adrien Broner are the next American stars.
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Re: So who's the next "great American hope" in boxing?
There's no way that half of Floyd's PPV sales come from people wanting him to lose.
How many people buy PPV's on this site? This is a hardcore boxing forum yet the majority ponce streams (myself included these days). The Floyd fans on this site don't buy his fights let alone the "haters"
Half-a-million people paying $50 a pop to watch someone they don't like just isn't realistic. These casual's buy into Floyd the superstar, so his fights are must see events
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Re: So who's the next "great American hope" in boxing?
Two words: Muhammad Ali
PPV wasn't around back then.... but half the people paying good money to see his fights were doing so in the hopes that someone would shut his irreverent mouth.
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Re: So who's the next "great American hope" in boxing?
That's just fucking sad, it's no wonder that most of my favorite fighters are from other countries.
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I haven't seen enough off Broner inside the ring to say one way or the other for sure, he has a lot of talent but I 'm not convinced yet.That's just fucking sad, it's no wonder that most of my favorite fighters are from other countries.
Ward is every bit as fan friendly as Floyd but doesn't do a lot of self promotion, like Mayweather. You are not going to see him running around with 50 Cent, carrying a flight bag stuffed with money, being released from jail, talking about how much he paid for his latest jewelry, hitting the Vegas casinos or talking to his girlfriend. Doing this does make Floyd a "superstar" to millions of people. Ward is never going to be a "superstar" the way Floyd is but I think he is as good as Floyd in the ring, maybe better. He's intelligent too, just like Floyd.
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Re: So who's the next "great American hope" in boxing?
I might very well be with you on that. Who else is there?That's just fucking sad, it's no wonder that most of my favorite fighters are from other countries.
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Re: So who's the next "great American hope" in boxing?
You forgot my booze intake.You're both right, plenty of the PPVs are fans wanting to see Floyd get an ass whipping, Floyd knows and uses it to to keep going.
Maybe "fan-friendly" was not the best term to use. Of course he draws big... he's the consensus #1 p4p right now. But not everybody tunes in hoping he'll win. He doesn't have the "outside the ring" image of De la Hoya (before the fishnets) and Sugar Ray Leonard back in his time. Pavlik was the perfect candidate awhile back, before he became totally beatable, and an alcoholic to boot.
Lying against the ropes, presenting first one shoulder then the other, is not fan friendly.
Leading your opponent around the ring, waiting for him tire, while you throw jabs and the occasional counter is not fan friendly.
I'm not saying I don't enjoy watching him work, it's just not fan friendly.
Fenster, you are joking when you ask anyone to trust you, right?! Your icon, your handle and your gambling makes me want to check my wallet every time you post
3-Time SADDO PREDICTION COMP CHAMPION.
Re: So who's the next "great American hope" in boxing?
The United States has some good fighters on the rise: Deontay Wilder is young & untested but at 6'7 with a reach of 84" he's going to have a lot of fans once he hits "the big stage". Joe Hanks is a very good prospect, Seth Mitchell has looked very good for someone late to boxing. Bryant Jennings (although not my "cup of tea") is a solid boxer. Those are just the heavyweights, there's Shawn Porter, Mike Lee, Demetrius Andrade, and of course Adrian Broner will be the one with the "Flashy Flash" who will challenge for P4P #1 status.
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Re: So who's the next "great American hope" in boxing?
Maybe Adrian Broner. Jose Benavidez looks very impressive too but obviously a long way to go.
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