The writer Hall of Fame Thomas Hauser states that it is not necessary for the British massive weight to Moses Ituma to become a crossover star in the United States.
Hauser says that the USAs have a “smaller fans base” and “there is no longer where the money comes from.” He believes that 20-year-old Ituma (13-0, 11 KO) may become a star in the US if he fought on the “right platform”.
Ituma becomes popular in Great Britain, even though she has not fought with highly rated massive scales. The collection of older warriors won, many of whom are nowhere to be the highest level, and the British fans base believes that he is another supertar. There is not much to like during the CV ITAUMA test.
Examination of a frail CV ITAUMA
Dillian Whyte: 37, with knockout losses for Tyson Fury and Alexander Povetkin over the past six years.
Mike Balogun: An unusual 41-year-old who was knocked out in two rounds by Murat Gassieva on March 3, 2023.
Demey McKEAN: When Itauma fought with McKean on December 21, 2024, on August 12, 2023, he came from Filip Hrgovic with Filip Hrgovic.
Mariusz Wach: A 45-year-old journeyman with three defeats in the last five fights while he fought Itauma last July 27, 2024.
Ilja Mesents: The heavyweight of the second level with a recent loss Christian Demaj (4-2).
And Garber: The 40-year-old Garber had a 6-2 record when Itums fought him on March 22, 2024.
The skepticism of the American fan base
Getting American fans would be more complex because they became more suspicious of fluff fighters after seeing fighters Edgar Berlanga AND Jared Anderson He knocked out. Both fighters received a lot of noise in the US after building impressive undefeated records before they suffered.
When American fans see a warrior like Moses Ituma and notice that his CV is lined with less opposition, they are naturally skeptical. They have already been burned by clever promoters who make warriors look like 24 -carat gold with their cautious maneuver.
“Could he finally connect to the United States with the appropriate platform?” Sure, “said Hall of Fame Thomas Hauser writer Seconds Asked if Moses Itauma could become a US star as he becomes in Great Britain. Would Dazn be the right platform in the United States? Probably not. “
Key requirements for US success
Fight World Class opposition: The choice of older warriors will not work to get American fans. You need pretenders such as Joseph Parker, Richard Torrez Jr., Lenier Pero and Filip Hrgovic.
Organize fights in the USA
Show enthusiasm during interviews and fighting. Fans on social media criticized Itauma for lack of energy while speaking. Some of them noticed that they feel “sleepy” after hearing the interviews of Itum.
Have presence on social media.
Amended boxing center in the USA
“In the world we are now, the United States is no longer the center of the boxing world. He doesn’t need the US to become a great warrior or an attraction of the gate,” said Hauser about Ituma. “The US audience has become less critical over time. The United States is no longer where all the money comes from, and they have a much smaller group of fans.
“I think that by crossing the US audience, Moses would have to come to the United States and maybe fight in Madison Square Garden [in New York City]. Anthony Joshua tried it. He fought with Andy Ruiz in Madison Square Garden, and this did not go so well, said Hauser, talking about Joshua, who suffered a technical knockout in the seventh round against the deceased opponent, Andie Ruiz Jr., June 1, 2019 “could Moses establish on the beach in America?”
Ituma would have to come to the USA to become a star, because his fighting from Great Britain or Riyadh is not enough. Again, the quality of the opposition, which Moses fights, would have to be significantly raised to get fans in the United States.
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Terence Crawford faced and defeated 42 different opponents during a 17-year career, but super-middleweight icon Carl Froch believes that there is one welterweight who would have put an end to Crawford’s unbeaten streak if they were to meet in their primes.
Crawford became the first post-war boxer to claim the undisputed title in three separate weight divisions last September; a run which began as a super-lightweight in 2015 by defeating Thomas Dulorme, then unifying against Viktor Postol before halting Julius Indongo in an undisputed title showdown.
‘Bud’ then moved on to the welterweight scene and knocked out Jeff Horn to capture the WBO world title on his 147lb debut, making five defences of the title before colliding with fierce rival and three-belt unified titleholder, Errol Spence Jr, in 2023.
In a unforgettable fight, Crawford brutally beat Spence down in an authoritative ninth-round stoppage win to capture the undisputed welterweight throne. Talk then turned to an unprecedented three-weight move up to super-middleweight to take on Canelo Alvarez.
After stopping off at super-welterweight to dethrone Israil Madrimov on his way up, Crawford debuted at super-middleweight in a challenge for Canelo’s undisputed crown and outboxed the Mexican superstar in an iconic win last year, hanging up the gloves three months later.
Despite those legendary achievements, Froch picked Floyd Mayweather Jr to come out on top in a potential fantasy fight against the Omaha southpaw, in an episode of ‘Froch on Fighting’.
Mayweather’s achievements speak for themselves, retiring with a perfect 50-0 unbeaten record after claiming world honours in five divisions, with his most impressive reign coming at 147lbs, where he defeated the likes of Manny Pacquiao and Shane Mosley.
Mayweather has been rumoured to make a comeback, but while there would be huge finances that would be on offer, Crawford has revealed that he would have no interest in ending his retirement for a bout with ‘TBE’, believing that the 49-year-old is ‘old’ and ‘done’.
Terence Crawford has been hailed by many as the best fighter of this generation following his retirement, and now WBC welterweight title hopeful Conor Benn has shared how he thinks ‘Bud’ would have fared against six-division world champion Oscar De La Hoya.
Crawford became boxing’s sixth five-division world champion with an iconic win over Canelo Alvarez back in September; joining Thomas Hearns, Sugar Ray Leonard, De La Hoya, Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao in that elite and exclusive club reserved only for legends of the sport.
Of that group, only De La Hoya and Pacquiao have gone on to conquer a sixth division, with De La Hoya’s 2004 WBO middleweight world title win over Felix Sturm seeing the Californian become the first boxer to ever become a sextuple champion.
Crawford could have joined ‘’The Golden Boy’ and ‘Pac-Man’ in achieving that feat, having been offered a middleweight world title shot during the aftermath of his triumph over Canelo late last year – a proposal which later fell apart due to a failed doping test by Janibek Alimkhanuly.
Continuing the praise that the Omaha-born southpaw has received since announcing his retirement last December, Benn told Daily Mail Boxing that he would favour the undefeated star to get the better of De La Hoya, if they were to meet in their primes.
Benn also went on to predict that Crawford would retain his unbeaten streak against other greats of the game, picking him to come out on top against each of Mayweather, Julio Cesar Chavez, Pernell Whitaker and Roberto Duran.
Top trainer and former world champion Robert Garcia has considered the outcome of a fantasy showdown between Terence Crawford and Manny Pacquiao.
The two generational greats reportedly came close to squaring off in 2021, back when Crawford was the WBO welterweight champion and ‘Pac Man’ held the WBA title.
Their unification match never materialised, though, as Pacquiao was scheduled to face Errol Spence Jr before ‘The Truth’ pulled out with a torn retina.
Instead, the Filipino legend ended up losing his WBA title to Yordenis Ugas at a stage when, while still serviceable, he was quite clearly past his best.
Crawford, meanwhile, was hitting top form around this time, just a few fights away from producing arguably a career-best performance against Spence.
He did, of course, manage to stop his welterweight rival in nine rounds, before moving up to 168lbs and becoming a three-division undisputed champion by dethroning Canelo Alvarez last September.
Based on those two performances, coach Garcia has told ESNEWS that he would favour ‘Bud’ to defeat even a prime version of Pacquiao.
“The Crawford that beat Spence – and the Crawford that beat Canelo – would probably beat Manny.”
While Crawford’s prime almost certainly came during his run of eight stoppages at welterweight, it is harder to pinpoint when Pacquiao ultimately reached his peak.
In terms of his most destructive performance at world level, however, many will point towards his second-round finish over Ricky Hatton in 2009.
While facing the ‘Hitman’ at 140lbs, Pacquiao would cement himself as a formidable welterweight champion soon after, dethroning Miguel Cotto with a 12th-round stoppage for the WBO title.
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