Who is the biggest draw right now in boxing other than Canelo and semi retired floyd?

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  1. Flamazide

    Flamazide Well-Known Member banned Full Member

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    Manny Pacquiao
    Anthony Joshua
    Gennady Golovkin
    Miguel Cotto

    In that order.
     
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  2. heerko koois

    heerko koois Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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  3. Drachenorden

    Drachenorden Active Member Full Member

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    Britain is more relevant than the states right now when it comes to boxing.
     
  4. LANCE99

    LANCE99 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    I'm sure it's the most relevant place for you. Sorry to say, but the UK still has a way to go catch up with the US on a global scale.
     
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  5. JoffJoff

    JoffJoff Regular Junkie Full Member

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    Conor McGregor, sadly.
     
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  6. Manfred

    Manfred Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Actually, I think that Mayweather's time has come and gone as a big draw. The Conner fight is gonna be a big disappointment.
     
  7. KelandBeave

    KelandBeave Fab 4 Full Member

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    Stole the words right out of my mouth
     
  8. alexthegreatmc

    alexthegreatmc Sound logic and reason. You're welcome! Full Member

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    Out of curiosity: how much PPV has he sold and what's the price of the PPV in American dollars? Or pounds, I can convert myself.
    Got to agree with drach. The UK is booming where boxing popularity is concerned. Just because he can't, or hasn't, drawn in the US, doesn't mean he isn't a star. Joshua is easily one of the top PPV fighters today. Unless the UK is charging half the price of the US. They're raping our wallets.
     
  9. alexthegreatmc

    alexthegreatmc Sound logic and reason. You're welcome! Full Member

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    This is somewhat true. I think it's easier for the UK to legally access US fights than vice versa.
     
  10. rodney

    rodney Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Floyd will always be top dog draw.
     
  11. JoffJoff

    JoffJoff Regular Junkie Full Member

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    I don't recall exact figures but I think we pay about 25% of what Americans do. Having said that, you get Thurman/Garcia for free while we get Haye/Bellew and Joshua/Nobody on PPV.
     
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  12. alexthegreatmc

    alexthegreatmc Sound logic and reason. You're welcome! Full Member

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    Guess there's a trade off then.
     
  13. Forza

    Forza Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Nobody knows who AJ is here in the US yet, maybe if he beats wlad in an exciting fashion. We will see.
     
  14. PrinceNaseemHamed

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    Joshua is the biggest draw, all the money is over here so it's irrelevant how big a draw he is in America
     
  15. LANCE99

    LANCE99 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Sorry, not how it works. All that suggests is he's highly popular at home. Being an actual draw transcends place of birth, and instead entails a world wide audience acceptance.