So who's the next "great American hope" in boxing?

[Fenster]

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.

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.

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.
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

You forgot my booze intake.

[El Kabong]

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.

[Kirkland Laing]

Maybe Adrian Broner. Jose Benavidez looks very impressive too but obviously a long way to go.

[El Kabong]

Maybe Adrian Broner. Jose Benavidez looks very impressive too but obviously a long way to go.

So you don't rate Shawn Porter, Shawn Estrada, or Demitrius Andrade?

[Kirkland Laing]

Maybe Adrian Broner. Jose Benavidez looks very impressive too but obviously a long way to go.

So you don't rate Shawn Porter, Shawn Estrada, or Demitrius Andrade?

I think Porter is a solid fighter and will at least win an alphabet belt. I'm not sure that he's going to be a PPV fighter. The other two I don't think I've seen fight.