I never even picked up on that, well spotted. As much as I like Conor and his fighting style he hasn't even reached British level yet let alone European. Chris Jenkins is the British WW champ and sadly I only just discovered that by going on the bbbofc website, does Jenkins fight on Sky, C5 or BT ??? I have no idea, just checked his record and he hasn't fought in almost 18 months. So an inexperienced prospect with name recognition and the Sky hype machine behind him is talking about multi million pound PPV paydays despite having never even mentioned the British champ who has been inactive for close to a year and a half. This is what's wrong with British boxing.
I disagree with this. Being a PPV attraction has little to do with ability in the current climate and is much more about marketing, marketability and being popular enough that you can monetise the mass market. Logan Paul v KSI did over a million buys for a boxing match, and the brother will likely do 100,000's of buys this weekend. You saw it again last weekend with Ebanie Bridges, her fight attracted a lot of attention and coverage whereas Savannah Marshall's fight almost went unnoticed. If fighters like Chris Jenkins are not getting the rewards and recognition they deserve then it's really on them. Audley Harrison pretty much laid the blueprint on how boxers with limited ability can sell to the mass market and become a PPV attraction. Dave Allen went from nothing to being a main event at the O2 not on ability but because he sold himself to the mass market, using the same social media tools that every other British Fighter has access too. Eddie Hearn is an excellent salesman but even he needs something to work with, people forget Audley Harrison went from losing to Martin Rogan to fighting David Haye on PPV in under 2 years. I remember Joe Gallagher complaining about Eddie Hearn not doing enough for Callum Smith and how Callum should be a star and a regular on PPV etc etc. What did Eddie Hearn do for Audley Harrison, that he has not done for Callum Smith ?
I think you're actually agreeing with my post. Marketability and name recognition are the golden ticket to the PPV lottery jackpot, talent and actually deserving it are secondary. That's not how it should be but it is what it is.
Yes, I agreed with the majority of it, but I actually think how it currently is, is how it should and how it always will be. When I watched the build up to Ebanie Bridges and Shannon Courtenay, I saw one person who was very articulate, who went above and beyond to sell the fight and really earned their payday both in and out of the ring and another who essentially just piggy backed and got a free ride because she wants to be judged on her ability alone. Benn and Eubank both have brothers who fight and neither of them are on the verge on PPV paydays and it's highly unlikely Shannon Courtenay ever will be also. In the movie industry some actors are getting movies greenlit based on the number of Instagram followers they have and selling a fight is no different and its just as important as the fight itself because anybody can run a loss making company.
I do see your point fella. Its just no really worth getting yourself that worked up over...if you even are anyway. At the end of the day benn v khans an interesting fight. Reckon it,ll tell us more about benn at the very least. Dont think khan will come in to lie down. In an ideal world benn v aveyasan. But if khan beats benn you,d probably end up with that fight anyway....your probably one or two fights away from getting your ideal fight. And if benn beats khan he goes on to fight....someone thats probably better. As a fighter you,ve got to chase that money fight tho. The reality is we,d all do it. Dont think khans interested anyway with what i,ve heard.
Who,s chris jenkins promoter tho bud...because i m not sure hes doing his job properly whoever he is. You cant really sell something that no one knows about. Eddies job is to sell his fighters. The same as chris jenkins promoter. One is doing their job well while the other is not. We cant really blame boxing for that. Surely a good part of it is on the promoter.
It just adds up to the same thing mate. Non boxing fans getting separated from their hard earned, but so be it and let them continue paying. The sad thing is, that when he fails at the top level which he will, he won't care less as he has become a wealthy young man on the back of one big hype job. The clue is in his first name, CONnor.
