Paulie Malignaggi is a former world champion and usually a quite good commentator and analyst, he summed up Tyson vs Mayweather well here.
Basically Mike Tyson and Floyd Mayweather are two of the biggest names in boxing of the last 30 years or so.
Everyone knows who they are. Everyone knows Conor McGregor, Canelo Alvarez and so on.
Paulie Malignaggi Reacts To Floyd Mayweather vs Mike Tyson
These people have huge followings so when two of them decide to fight, even in an exhibition like Mayweather and Tyson have confirmed for 2026, it draws massive attention from everyone around the planet.
Paulie Malignaggi said to Fight Hype this weekend:
“It’s going to be the biggest fight for all the casuals.”
He’s right. Casual boxing fans and casual sports fans will be interested in it.
They make up the majority though and are a huge number of people compared to just hardcore boxing fans.
Carl Froch and others don’t know what to make of Tyson vs Mayweather just yet.
