The Floyd Mayweather Effect

For all his talent and beautiful boxing, Floyd is hurting the sport for true boxing fans.

Let's face it, Floyd is the current face of boxing. He is currently setting the standards for a lot of things because of this. Though his displays of fantastic boxing help show just how truly sublime this sport can be, his 0 creates a big unintended problem.

Being this "face of boxing", both promoters and fighters tend to mold themselves in some aspects after Floyd. One thing that both Floyd and promoters have discovered? The 0 sells; big time. For casual fans Floyd is really not an exciting fighter, for hardcore fans he is fantastic to watch. In the business of boxing though, you are marketing almost entirely to casuals.

Floyd's biggest selling point to a casual fan is, "Is this going to be the guy that finally beats Mayweather?" The 0 coupled with a cocky attitude equals a huge attraction. Floyd has effectively created a mold for the less than appealing styled fighters to follow on their path to PPV stardom. This same mold doesn't apply to fighters like Pacquiao, as his style is far more appealing to casual fans.

So where's the problem? These fighters realize that to have that same appeal they need a 0. One loss and their marketability is sunk. Because of this, SO MANY fights are not getting made. It's mostly affecting the guys who are B+, A- level fighters. It's become significantly more risky financially to step up and take on the really tough fights than ever before.

 

If you really think a CASUAL fan can appreciate the ring craftsmanship of Floyd Mayweather, you don't know **** about casuals. These people only see heads snapping back, knock downs, and what happens in a slow motion replay. They think Tyson is the greatest HW ever. Floyd's style is not very appealing to casuals. He is selling an image, and it is dependent upon a 0 and an attitude (hence people paying to see him LOSE).

You sound like a deluded *****.

 

Yeah I really didn't think *****s would have such an issue with this post. I praised the skills and ability of Mayweather, yet I say his style is not very appealing to casuals and they all **** their panties.