Deontay Wilder currently the Most Famous Boxer in the World (ESPN)

this right here. espn with their bias political **** again are not even sticking to the criteria they've set out themselves and you can see that pattern up and down the list.

 

How do they gauge this? Is it just taking America into account? You said the world, that`s bull, Wilder isn`t known in any other country than America and Canelo is far more popular in Mexico than Wilder is in America, this is pure speculation.

 

Canelo is the biggest star in boxing.

 

He was awful in that round, backing off after the knockdown.

 

How can they tell how famous someone is, if you asked anyone in America during the 90`s who Mike Tyson was, everbody would have known who you were talking about, he was a global superstar.

 

I hardly think Wilder is the greatest heavyweight of all time.

 

It’s based off of search engine results, YouTube videos watched, tweets etc. It’s not a gauge for star power, but rather a gauge for what subject people are currently monitoring. I believe sporting icons have recently done a video explaining it better.

Fury came in second. The pattern is rather simple when it’s explained, and it has nothing to do with fan bases. I myself find that i’ll Google/YouTube Wilder more than Joshua. Why? Because there are a lot more questions over Wilder. Therefore there are a lot more channels debating his moves, and usually criticising them. Wilder himself is also regularly putting up content, tweets etc.

What I will say for Wilder though is that he may very well be entering into Broner territory, whereby people will tune in with the hope of seeing him lose. He won’t care where the numbers have come from.

 

Only both Joshua and Fury have been Googled twice as much as Wilder over the past year. https://trends.google.com/trends/explore?q=anthony joshua,deontay wilder,tyson fury

 

This made me laugh during the press conference. First Espinoza, who was not cutting an impressive figure, dredged it up as evidence for Wilder's supposed global star power. Then Wilder, who is clearly not the sharpest tool in the box, tried to reference it when he was shouting at Breazeale.

The funniest part is that they keep referencing the knock down at the Staples centre, even showing a 2 second slow mo of the punch in the 12th, but the only reason that clip went viral is Tyson Fury's recovery. Wilder is a supporting actor in his own supposed moment of triumph and I suspect he's too dumb to realise it.

I'm sure the exposure has helped raise his profile and the amount he can command in subsequent fights, but this stat and the way they've tried to spin it is a bit lame to say the least.

 

Anyone who thinks Lebron James is more known in the World than Messi or McGrecor need to have their head examined.
This is a nationalistic pro US list by ESPN, this is their wish list more like it.

 

That list makes no sense. Sharapova is 3 spots behind Wilder while making nearly 17x more in endorsements and 12 mil more in social media following. What data are they collecting for the search scores? Number of google hits? I can't conceive how a guy who could walk through crowded streets in NY or LA without a soul knowing who they were would be more searched than sporting giants like Lionel Messi or LeBron James.

 

Before Fury toyed with him everyone was a little concerned with his vaunted "powa" but Fury showed that it is Cunningham level at best (tbh Fury was more shook after Cunningham) so now everyone are throwing money at him for that green belt. DANZ want him to be a lamb to the slaughter for AJ and they know long term AJ will be making them the return they are throwing away on getting Wilder....

It doesn't really matter who AJ fights he is going to be making top $$$..

The real reason why Wilder's team are not accepting any offers is because they also saw Fury toying with him and know AJ punches alot harder than Fury..