Very true. he's shown he can carry a crowd on the West coast and nothing sells like localized rivalries. This last fight was the smallest capacity venue he has fought at in about 7,8 years but it's new and has name affiliation. I wonder though..how far gone are the days of major networks building those type of rivalries. The brand itself of HBO or Showtime rather than a stream or the other smaller networks. A home base network and location wise. That has to be a massive loss as far as heated rivalries having a 'home' like Barrera v Morales or Izzy Vazquez v Rafael Marquez. All the way back to Inglewood Forum giving face to a massive Mexican fan base piling in for true classic trilogies like Zaragoza v Banke 1,2,3. Tell you what, put Santa Cruz v Oscar Valdez in the ring it has all the makings of doing great numbers and I'd lay down ppv for it before some of the other 'stuff' we've been asked to pay for lately.
Bookmarks