Why is Floyd Mayweather's Popularity Outside of America Almost Nil?

O, ok I see. I heard instagram, Facebook & twitter will all start new boxing belts and they will be awarded to the fighter with most followings.

 

LOL!

If Mayweather fought in England every mother, daughter, father and son would flock to see him. The stadium that held Froch-Groves wouldn't be large enough.

 

The thought of having Floyd representing America anywhere in the world is mindnumbing. Floyd is the last person I would want being interviewed on foreign tv. Floyd can not be allowed to be an ambassador to America in any form. The man can't put two smart sentences together, a proper U.K. reporter with any boxing knowledge would make Floyd look like the dumbass that he is, and Floyd would respond in his typical uneducated self, like he did to Larry Merchant. Please, keep him in Las Vegas. It's the only place he where matters.

 

That'd make a lot of folk happy...

 

Boxing is hugely popular,his problem is that PPV, arrogance and generally twatty behaviour is.unpopular.

 

Floyd turn Japan fan away with negativity. Joe K did good article in it after rematch.

 

He isn't interesting as a fighter to an outside audience that, mostly, doesn't care about athletes whose whole persona revolves around "I'm rich!". Muhammad Ali was insanely popular around the world for his stands on political issues and attractiveness as a fighter. Floyd is neither.

 

Mayweather was a guest at a deal at the Ms Sports HOF I was invited but declined for obvious reasons. I heard that there was only 12 people showed up & 4 of them didn't know who he was.
No one is interested in that cowardly woman beating POS only you scrotum hangersatsch

 

Punk Mayweather wouldn't have the balls to go to England to fight you idiotatsch

 

Floyd is #1 PPV. Deal with it. Most well known boxer in this era. FACT!

Haters gonna hate.

 

The Brits and Europeans don't like loud mouth black yanks.

 

Oh sure he is A sports HOF Mayweather appears there only 12 folk show up 4 were heard asking " Who is that guy stuttering & stammering"
Can you imagine if Ali appeared there or any other POPULAR sports star?? No one outside of boxiong knows or cares who the hell he is:rofl

 

AS I SAID haters gonna hate

 

And there lies part of the problem. PPV reaches an extremely small audience.
The man is only be watched by about 1% of your own population and very little known in most other countries because of broadcasting limitations.
Nobody sees him fight.

That's an opinion, not a fact, I hope you can tell he difference.
And very probably wrong too. Pac was clearly more known a few years ago, and because he's featured in big countries like China now probably still is.
Also other boxers have more name recognition depending on wich part of the world you're in and (true) global coverage of their fights.
Vitali was probably more well known worldwide due to the crisis in Ukraine alone, with him being almost daily in newscoverages.[/quote]

Easy to put it all on hate instead of taking a sidestep from fanboyism and take a realistic look at the actual situation.
Floyd isn't well known, and he isn't material to be a sports icon.
He makes the most money now because of a deal wich makes him getting hugely overpaid for the audience he reaches. If they would give a guy like Alonso a $80M a year contact next he would be the best earning sports icon, because Ferrari can afford such an insane amount, but he wouldn't be worth it either.