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following on from the taylor thread

you can choose any 5 boxers in the world to promote. only catch - they must all be from different divisions, so no aj + fury+ wilder sheeyat

who do you choose?

Between Joshua/Fury

Canelo

Ryan Garcia

Inoue

Shakur Stevenson

Just put it together without much thought.

• Jared Anderson - Future marketable HW champ.

• Inoue - Marketable in Asia and doesn't look like he will lose.

• Canelo - Easy money and easy matchmaking as nobody will say no.

• Okolie - Try and fill the marketing void about to be left by British heavyweights who are on their way out. Unify the division while it's at its weakest and then use it as a platform to move up against the heavyweights. Opetaia may be an obstacle.

• Ennis/Ortiz Jr - Future marketable champs.

Honorary mentions: Clarke, Jalolov, Opetaia, Stevenson, Haney, Andy Cruz.

good choices on both lists dudes

Canelo
Usyk
Beterbiev
Garcia
Crawford

The Romford Bull
Josh Warrington

Katie Taylor

Coco wrote: ↑18 Oct 2022, 19:00Katie Taylor

I’d have a variety of characters to keep me on my toes

Bam bam- clean cut good guy

Gervonta - massively talented but likely to go off the rails at any point

Teo - if he’s not stirring up much interest in his fight, I can always rely on his attention seeking dad to boost ticket sales

Joyce - personable, intelligent, fan friendly style

Hamzah Sheeraz - one for the future, big KO punch

Jared Anderson
Vergil Ortiz
Tank Davis
Canelo
Naoya Inoue

Joyce
Riakporhe
Buatsi
Ennis
Garcia

Because I think they're all ready for and deserve bigger challenges. For example, Joyce is held back by Fury's financial precedence; they won't be allowed to fight yet. I'd rather a promoterless world altogether, TBH.

I've said before that I think they're a hangover from the newspaper era, and you'd get all the hype you need from running boxing like UFC.

-You need a heavyweight, but its the hardest choice. AJ, Usyk, Fury, DDD, Anderson, Huni... all acceptable answers.

-Canelo

-shakur stevens

-tim tszyu

-Mung

(tank, ryan garcia, teo, haney, inoue, opetaia are all close choises too).

oogiebe wrote: ↑18 Oct 2022, 22:47
Vergil Ortiz

he's been quiet hasn't he, since he beat that Lithuanian dude very impressively. like, one fight in maybe 18 months since? well done DAZN

Counter-puncher wrote: ↑19 Oct 2022, 06:19

oogiebe wrote: ↑18 Oct 2022, 22:47
Vergil Ortiz

he's been quiet hasn't he, since he beat that Lithuanian dude very impressively. like, one fight in maybe 18 months since? well done DAZN

He just fough McKinson a couple months afo

Counter-puncher wrote: ↑19 Oct 2022, 06:19

oogiebe wrote: ↑18 Oct 2022, 22:47
Vergil Ortiz

he's been quiet hasn't he, since he beat that Lithuanian dude very impressively. like, one fight in maybe 18 months since? well done DAZN

He’s had 3 fights in the last 18/19 months.

That’s super active compared to many of the top fighters in the US.

It’s sad how infrequently guys, particularly those with the PBC, in the Us fight.

AJ - So easy to market especially now that he's developing a bit if a heel side. He's game as well so will take on any opponent, anywhere. I'd be trying to build his brand outside of the UK. That would mean lining up Wallin, Joyce, White (if he's on a winning run), then Wilder before going at Usyk again or Fury if he's still around. Every fight sells out a stadium.

Canelo - no words needed really.

Anthony Yarde - He's going to get his face dismantled by Beterbiev, but Yarde is so marketable. Needs to be more active though to make him a ppv star. I think he beats Buatsi and Smith, which both sell well in the UK. After he can go for Bivol. Beterbiev will be retired in a coupe of years.

Devon Haney @140 - undisputed champion who has fought across America, in Mexico and in Australia. So many good fights for him over the next few years and skills pay the bills. You sell him as the pugilist instead of the puncher.

Alycia Baumgardner - I just want to get close to her. What a babe.

I would say Josh Taylor but 147 isn't a nice division and he's struggling at 140.

Billy Joe Saunders would be an interesting one to promote as well.

Usyk
Lomachenko
Inoue

And 2 more boxers that havnt failed drug tests

Counter-puncher wrote: ↑19 Oct 2022, 06:19

oogiebe wrote: ↑18 Oct 2022, 22:47
Vergil Ortiz

he's been quiet hasn't he, since he beat that Lithuanian dude very impressively. like, one fight in maybe 18 months since? well done DAZN

He NEEDS me!

gregregegg wrote: ↑19 Oct 2022, 02:59 -You need a heavyweight, but its the hardest choice. AJ, Usyk, Fury, DDD, Anderson, Huni... all acceptable answers.

-Canelo

-shakur stevens

-tim tszyu

-Mung

(tank, ryan garcia, teo, haney, inoue, opetaia are all close choises too).

I forgot boots. he goes in instead of mung...

Claressa Shields - GWOAT. will reign regally until a young princess comes along to dethrone her in a messy but fun fight

Alen Babic (needed a heavyweight in this list) - I'd match-make him carefully, edging on the cusp of a defeat but always keeping it at bay

Vergil Ortiz - will be in some right battles over the next 10 years and will likely go down as a Hall of Famer

Devin Haney - same as above, but taking less damage

Naoya Inoue - little beast. plenty of business trips to Japan

(also, I reckon they would all mostly behave away from the ring, so I wouldn't be dragged into too many controversies or difficult decisions)

Robert Helenius.

Would be a blast to work with the guy. Seems like great dude and we share a common language to make it easy. Yeah I would clearly not be aiming at max profits here.

Oleksandr Usyk

I claim him as CW just fighting in another division so shut up about the rules
Might very well be the best p4p boxer at the moment. Ready to fight and beat anyone. I see him and Fury as 50/50 type of a fight. I would pick him over all the other HW's at the moment. On top of that he is an interesting guy and I would love to get to know him.

Naoya Inoue

Another P4P great. Japan is an interesting place so this would be the perfect excuse to visit a couple of times.

Vasyl Lomachenko

He's best days might be over but he's still one of the very best boxers out there. Has kind of unique take on boxing. I think he just went bit too far with the weight classes. I think he still has couple of big wins in the future.

Ebanie Bridges

For obvious reasons

Inoue
Beterbiev
Canelo
Errol Spence
Josh Taylor

DDD-can see him maturing into a top HW

Canelo-my pension sorted

Hamza Sheeraz-high hopes for him

Tank Davis-fanatical following and not a ducker

Inoue-The Man at the moment

No interested in Adam Aziz ? Talented and Marketable.

The quest to be British youngest world champion would be fun as well.