While it's "not necessary for the USA to provide a new boxing superstar for the sport to thrive internationally".... it is necessary in order to raise the popularity of boxing in the US, which is a major player in the global boxing world. Not to mention the country with the biggest financial power in the boxing world. But you and Fenster probably need for someone other than myself to say that..... so I'll invite some of the other posters, such as Lyle, who you probably believe more than myself, to say the same thing.

I never claimed Sugar Ray Leonard was a "typical character". I said Sugar Ray Leonard was a household name back in the day when boxers didn't need to have the "bad boy" image to attract fans. But again, please don't take my word for it. Ask someone else you DO believe.

And yes.... Floyd's flashy character is a model for wannabes who want to emulate him in and out of the ring. Ergo your Broners, your Judahs, etc, etc. It's what sells nowadays.

I stick to my original point. When will the next American superstar arrive that will lift boxing in the U.S.? Americans are hungry for such a person. Floyd sells a lot of PPV.... but fans would embrace another Sugar Ray Leonard just as much, if not more.