For a fighter to become a PPV star a couple things
Need to line up all at once for that to happen almost a perfect storm , Boxing is a niche sport there is only room at the very top for maybe 1 or 2 active names to be PPV earners who can stay in the Avg American sports fans consciousness and have them willing to pay when they fight
It’s always a positive to have a large established fan base who support fighters they consider their own whether It’s nationality/race or whatever . It’s not a necessity but makes the chances of crossing over much easier
They need to have a either a personality that craves the spotlight and can draw people in whether that makes people invested enough to watch them win or lose it doesn’t Matter just that their invested. If the fighter doesn’t have the personality they need their promoter or team to Keep promoting them and always be in the publics through media profiles or interviews. They need to be in the public’s mind
They need more then a handful of opponents who theyre willing to fight in and around their weight class that are considered elite fighters and proven names that also generate revenue on their own so a fight between the 2 is seen as a big event that can get even non boxing fans interested in the fight. This can’t happen just once in their career but at least every couple years .they need
To be involved in these types of big event fights that cross over to the mainstream consistently to always be in the forefront of the sport and be seen as they’re always in big fights to the avg sports fan.
And finally they dont need to have just personality/Team to always be in the public and constantly be in the biggest fights in the sport fighting elite fighters who are draws themselves. They also need to be almost a ATG talent or at least be their Eras best. So when they get these big fights where the most eyeballs are watching when the fight the best . They almost always should win these big fights. If a fighter always loses their high profile fight their fambase and popularity will quickly diminish. Being a great fighter is the most important factor
Sometimes a fighter has the personality and be a great fighter but doesn’t have enough high profile opponents to fight in their career that’ll push them over the edge. ( Roy Jones ) or they have the talent and enough high profile opponents but don’t have the the personality to capture the public’s attention ( Bernard Hopkins )
You need all this to fall into place to even have a chance to be a crossover PPV star in the States who can capture the mind of the public and have a large amount of people willing to pay when you fight.
Need to line up all at once for that to happen almost a perfect storm , Boxing is a niche sport there is only room at the very top for maybe 1 or 2 active names to be PPV earners who can stay in the Avg American sports fans consciousness and have them willing to pay when they fight
It’s always a positive to have a large established fan base who support fighters they consider their own whether It’s nationality/race or whatever . It’s not a necessity but makes the chances of crossing over much easier
They need to have a either a personality that craves the spotlight and can draw people in whether that makes people invested enough to watch them win or lose it doesn’t Matter just that their invested. If the fighter doesn’t have the personality they need their promoter or team to Keep promoting them and always be in the publics through media profiles or interviews. They need to be in the public’s mind
They need more then a handful of opponents who theyre willing to fight in and around their weight class that are considered elite fighters and proven names that also generate revenue on their own so a fight between the 2 is seen as a big event that can get even non boxing fans interested in the fight. This can’t happen just once in their career but at least every couple years .they need
To be involved in these types of big event fights that cross over to the mainstream consistently to always be in the forefront of the sport and be seen as they’re always in big fights to the avg sports fan.
And finally they dont need to have just personality/Team to always be in the public and constantly be in the biggest fights in the sport fighting elite fighters who are draws themselves. They also need to be almost a ATG talent or at least be their Eras best. So when they get these big fights where the most eyeballs are watching when the fight the best . They almost always should win these big fights. If a fighter always loses their high profile fight their fambase and popularity will quickly diminish. Being a great fighter is the most important factor
Sometimes a fighter has the personality and be a great fighter but doesn’t have enough high profile opponents to fight in their career that’ll push them over the edge. ( Roy Jones ) or they have the talent and enough high profile opponents but don’t have the the personality to capture the public’s attention ( Bernard Hopkins )
You need all this to fall into place to even have a chance to be a crossover PPV star in the States who can capture the mind of the public and have a large amount of people willing to pay when you fight.
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