white is right
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I saw the fight with German/Armenian while it was no doubt Stevenson won the bout he did nothing for his ability to campaign for a fight with either Loma or Davis who are the two bigger stars in the division. You have to make the fans demand a fight and be ready to fork over PPV money, why would anybody want to see a guy content to win on points and not try and knock out his opponent, especially at 70US a pop.It's no surprise to me that I happened to look something up on bing today and they always have news stories at the bottom of the page. Never have I seen a boxing article featured for a lightweight boxer. Today they had a feature on Stevenson. Maybe just coincidence but I really feel the mainstream media is desperately looking for the next Mayweather. And given that there is no one in the heavier weight divisions they have no choice but to turn to the little guys.
Also this morning Argentine Fernando Martinez unified two titles at 115 pounds and is now the IBF and WBA champion. If there are no promotional snags a fight with Bam Rodriguez could be a big draw in a city in the Southwest and could make decent money for both fighters.