With Floyd and Manny retired, Canelo is probably the biggest star in boxing, but who are #2, #3 and #4? It seems kinda unclear, so I wonder what you guys think.
It used to be Joshi and Gloveking behind Clenelo... don't really know who are the big ones are now. Most popular among fans are the likes of Usyk and Inoue, but they aren't really the big breakout stars amongst the casuals, I figure.
Might still be Joshua given how many people seem to be revelling in excuses. I don't think I've heard any fans say much worse than 'he just brought a bad game plan'. Plus with Brits you don't really have to be great to be popular. Fury is becoming quite popular in both the US and UK. If he beats Wilder convincingly (again) he might take over from Joshua. Usyk might be too foreign for casuals unfortunately, you need to speak the language to win the masses. Is definitely popular among semi-casuals and dedicated fans though.
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In terms of mainstream casual appeal: Tyson Fury; depending on how the Fury-Wilder 3 PPV numbers turn out, he could now be the 2nd biggest draw in boxing, having that rare crossover appeal in both the US and Europe Gervonta Davis; the fact that he does over 200k PPV buys fighting guys who are completely unknown to casuals is kinda impressive Errol Spence has been doing 250k-350k buys consistently Deontay Wilder still has his fanbase behind him but his popularity has clearly been overtaken by Fury since their second fight Anthony Joshua has been doing solid PPV numbers in the UK for a long time now but he's barely the third most popular heavyweight in the US