Pre-fight hype: When it's warranted and when it's not

[El Kabong]

Nice thread Tito, I will come back later with some other thoughts.

Did anyone mention Floyd/Pac?

Titifan mentioned it under a waste of time.

Lewis v Tyson was another pure con job as was Floyd v McGregor

For Lewis vs Tyson the selling point was #1 nostalgia "Ahhh old Tyson is back" and #2 "Is Mike Tyson actually nuts? and waaaaaaay down the line at #3 Well COULD Lennox handle Tyson?


For Floyd vs Mac the selling point was A#1 gimmick match....it was no different than when wrestlers do hair vs hair match, loser leaves town, lumberjack, rings on fire, "I quit" match...it was 100% a GIMMICK which is here's how the best MMA fighter would do in boxing vs the best boxer and let's all be honest here Floyd carried him, Floyd allowed McGregor success and just carried him and I am sure a few folks (In the know ) made big money on the fight lasting as long as it did. Not saying McGregor was in on the deal or is a poor fighter, but come on had Floyd at any point in time put the pedal to the metal McGregor would have been finished in a heartbeat and hell a similar thing could happen if Floyd ever did the MMA, but he's not going to because he only takes fights he has advantages in.