Who would make more money fighting today?

Very interesting post. I think you have to establish whether we can assume that the fighter in question would have the same level of success.

1) Marciano -- A tough white dude who KOs black dudes would be hugely marketable, if not for all the right reasons

2) Robinson -- So great, and so much offense. Also knew how to handle himself in front of a camera. In terms of personality, I think he'd have been the Kobe Bryant of the sport. Lots of transparent ego, but also intelligence and a nice smile.

3) Dempsey -- Aggressive and witty and good looking. Also white.

 

Given that Sugar Ray Robinson is probably the onlly fighter of that bunch who would reach marketable status and hold a world title in today's era, then I think he'd have the fattest wallet.

 

Marciano and Johnson because they are heavyweights.

Johnson had quite a big mouth so he could sell lots of fights. Marciano was white which always scores (although it is becoming the standard today), but he delivers knockouts and delivers them in bunches, so he'll be a big name anyway.


Robinson with his flash, charisma, sense for style and of course his great boxing ability and infamous skipping sessions, would be a great star, no doubt about it.

Don't know much about Greb though. But a pressure fighter who is (as far as i know) nothing THAT special on the promoting-part, is very popular today, so i don't see why Greb wouldn't be.

 

Again, this is something that has to be clarified.

Dempsey might have become a De La Hoya, provided his views on race and other topics conformed to today's standards.

 

Johnson could have been able to sell a fight in advance, but I'm not sure about longevity as a superstar. He just wasn't aggressive enough.

As a sleeper pick, I'll go with Max Baer.

 

I think his post was full of irony. You know, if a fighter like Briggs wins a HW-crown... :yep

 

I think you have to answer these questions for us. If Marciano is a cruiser, his marketability obviously drops.

I was assuming a 1:1 correspondence.

 

Gotcha. I guess I wasn't applying the question to today, necessarily. But yeah, Rocky would have mad revenue potential.