Actually, it's difficult to quantify Canelo and Joshua's popularity because they fight on platforms with subscriptions. Pac-Thurman did 500K, which is considered very good numbers in an age where PPV is dead. Revised: Pac Canelo/Joshua
Easily Pac. He’s a mainstream name now after a decade being in the limelight and of course 5 years people harping on about mayweather pacquiao. Nobody outside of boxing knows who Canelo is. He’s never been on mainstream media outside of Mexico as he can’t even speak English. Pac was appearing on mainstream TV and had a movie doc narrated by Liam neeson about him ffs. Nobody outside of UK knows who joshua is. Pac isn’t getting paid stupid money to join platforms like dazn because 1) he has a very tight schedule and a part time boxer 2) on his last legs and nobody wants to invest in last legs.
Has to be Canelo. Followed by AJ Pac, maybe no longer biggest star right now. But the most accomplished. But, lest we forget, Money May is back again this year. IRS be on his ass.