has he been successful in making the mainstream and casuals more appreciative of intelligent boxing? First Slickstar to draw in stupid numbers. You meet casuals who say they like his defense. Every time he fights a large number of people are exposed to smart boxing
I don't think so. He's the most popular fighter in a historically weak point for boxing. Tyson, DLH, Duran, Leonard would all outsell him IMO. But he has an influence on the way kids fight. I see lots of young guys in the gym using range-finder jabs and philly shell defenses. Floyd certainly isn't the first to use such tactics but he's popularized them.
