Comments Thread For: Boxing runs on a star economy - but can't define what makes a star

[BoxingUpdates]

Oleksandr Usyk--who recently arrived at the press conference for his rematch with Tyson Fury dressed as Agent 47 from the film Hitman, then convinced Fury to sign a photo in which Usyk had clocked him in the head--is on top of the world. He's the lineal heavyweight champion and was undisputed before the IBF IBF-ed their title away from him. He is the most popular choice for pound-for-pound number one. I would even wager that as things stand today, he has the best resume of any active boxer alive. Following his brilliant, narrow split-decision win over Fury in May, at 37 years old, Usyk launched himself into boxing history, reaping the rewards for his years of toil.
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[MONGOOSE66]

Thank corporate boxing for that. Easy money is now the goal not greatness.

[Poeticman7]

Joshua doesn't get enough credit for fighting damn near everybody.
While Wilder wasted his prime outside the Tyson trilogy
And Tyson had a meltdown between Klitschko and Wilder,
Joshua fought Povetkin, Ruiz, Parker and everybody else.
The clarity at heavyweight rests mainly on his shoulders.
Love him or hate him, he fought the best available.
That's all we can ask.

[Oldskoolg]

Joshua doesn't get enough credit for fighting damn near everybody.
While Wilder wasted his prime outside the Tyson trilogy
And Tyson had a meltdown between Klitschko and Wilder,
Joshua fought Povetkin, Ruiz, Parker and everybody else.
The clarity at heavyweight rests mainly on his shoulders.
Love him or hate him, he fought the best available.
That's all we can ask.

“Love him or hate him”….he’s just not that relevant in the grand scheme to waste either emotion on him. He is an above average heavyweight in nothing more than perhaps a decent era of the division. His popularity was in that he came along at a time when Britain was in dire need of a boxing star. When he’s gone he will be easily forgotten and never mentioned again

[MalevolentBite]

Boxing is dead in America. If you don't have commercials or never been on prime American TV (talk show, morning show, etc) and you are American. You are not a sports star. That means Gervonte, Crawford and the rest of PBC aren't stars. America has no boxing stars. Idk why Hearn didn't bring AJ to America. He would had been very famous in Hollywood.

[ELPacman]

Boxing is dead in America. If you don't have commercials or never been on prime American TV (talk show, morning show, etc) and you are American. You are not a sports star. That means Gervonte, Crawford and the rest of PBC aren't stars. America has no boxing stars. Idk why Hearn didn't bring AJ to America. He would had been very famous in Hollywood.

The last time I can remember a boxer on tv in America was probably Andy Ruiz following his AJ KO win. Talk about turning your life around in a heart beat. As quickly as he gained stardom, he went and lost it all in the immediate rematch. The fact that he completely abandoned training to bask in the glory of the win, it's like he forgot that it's his career and he has to continue to train if he wants to win.

If America was in anyway tuned into him since that win, they must have immediately tuned out after the rematch and said, wtf kind of heavyweights do we produce in America? If they didn't watch Andy's first fight with AJ and only the rematch, they must of been like, there goes the Hamburgler vs an Adonis. You couldn't paint a better picture of an American vs a European just based on their physiques. Then Andy went and did the part of looking like a phat *** who wasted the opportunity.

[SteveM]

“Love him or hate him”….he’s just not that relevant in the grand scheme to waste either emotion on him. He is an above average heavyweight in nothing more than perhaps a decent era of the division. His popularity was in that he came along at a time when Britain was in dire need of a boxing star. When he’s gone he will be easily forgotten and never mentioned again

you're a salty waste off space. Joshua will likely be in the HOF whilst the only person who will shed a tear for your demise is DCLeftHook

But wait! ...... No! ...... as he's your alter ego he won't be here either

[SteveM]

This article's premise is based on an English-language centric point of view. I one hundred percent guarantee that Naoya Inoue is a bigger star in Japan than Davis is in USA or Joshua or Fury are in Britain. Perhaps only Canelo in Mexico is a bigger star and that may be questionable as from hearsay Canelo is not respected by some Mexican fans for avoiding tougher fights.

It's ok - as Boxing Scene is written in English for the Anglophone countries - but we shouldn't forget that it's a world sport - Japan is still the 3rd largest economy in the world so if you're a huge star there you can eclipse others.

[Willow The Wisp]

Boxing is dead in America. If you don't have commercials or never been on prime American TV (talk show, morning show, etc) and you are American. You are not a sports star. That means Gervonte, Crawford and the rest of PBC aren't stars. America has no boxing stars. Idk why Hearn didn't bring AJ to America. He would had been very famous in Hollywood.

Well, he tried to bring AJ to America.....but he was unceremoniously knocked spark out.

[The D3vil]

Dude, Joshua literally fought Usyk because he had struggled with Chisora & Chazz Weatherspoon.

Usyk didn't look good against any HW before he schooled AJ.

Tell the truth.

The belief was Usyk was out of his depth at HW & that AJ could pick up an easy W before Usyk got fully acclimated to the weight.