Is Ngannou vs Jones a bigger fight than boxing's Spence vs Crawford?

[CodeBreaker]

Is there an argument for Francis Ngannou vs Jon Jones for the HW title to be ultimately the bigger fight than the unified WW matchup of Bud Crawford and Errol Spence?

If both fights were scheduled on the same night, which fight are you tuning in?

 

[WaylonMercy5150]

historically Crawford has drawn poorly. i think jbj v frank would be a bigger fight.

 

[HuskySamoan]

I think Jones vs N'Gannou would have more mainstream appeal and sell more PPVs than Spence vs Crawford.

I still think I'd rather see Spence vs Crawford, it's at the top of the list of bouts I want to see in boxing along with Bivol vs Beterbiev.

 

[Get To Da Choppa]

Is there an argument for Francis Ngannou vs Jon Jones for the HW title to be ultimately the bigger fight than the unified WW matchup of Bud Crawford and Errol Spence?

If both fights were scheduled on the same night, which fight are you tuning in?

Yes, it's a bigger fight both physically and in terms of attention. ESPN loves to post MMA content. Plus heavyweights usually draw better than smaller weight classes

 

[MaulingMyClown]

I'd tune in to Jones v Francis but I think worldwide boxing would still out draw this fight easily

 

[Corrado Soprano]

Hell no! Crawford and Spence laugh at what these UFC dudes make.

 

[MT5]

I would bet on more UFC sales in that matchup.

But if they were the same night I'd have a couple screens going.

 

[ncboy]

mma for sure. don't think this is the right forum for your question.

 

[Fahcough]

Have only ever heard of 1st 2, so easy quiz.

 

[Dreyga_King of Sherbums]

Of course

Casuals have no idea who Terrance Crawford is

Even people who don’t watch MMA have heard of Jon Jones

 

[JudoThrowFiasco]

Neither Spence or Crawford are major draw. Jones has done more ppv buys than Spence and Crawfords best buys combined, 6 times

 

[Willek]

I remember a time when Welterweight used to be exciting with Tito, Oscar, Mosely and Ike Quartey. Never heard of these two goobers.

 

[Adebisi]

Most of the world doesn’t care about or know Spence or Crawford.

I’m hyped for it, though. I like watching the best of the best in combat sports, not Nate Diaz.

 

[avenue94]

Jones/Ngannou would perform better on PPV even if it's a less high level matchup and both fighters are probably more past it than the spence or crawford.

 

[HaulParris]

Spence-Crawford for me. Anyway, Jones* is not fighting anyone anytime soon, especially not Ngannou.

 

[FIghtxIQ]

Yes, it's a bigger fight both physically and in terms of attention. ESPN loves to post MMA content. Plus heavyweights usually draw better than smaller weight classes

For ESPN they would focus on the Crawford and Spence fight. Crawford is their staple fighter that's why they still rank him number one pound for pound when he hasn't fought any top competition yet. Over all the Spence and Crawford fight is bigger with much more on the line. This fight is to settle who is the best in the division for all the belts.

Jones will never fight Ngannou, so that fight is just never going to happen. Jones is hoping Ngannou leaves UFC or else he's retiring and try to come back when there's a HW champion that's a favorable match up for him.

Both fights aren't big for the casuals really. So it's basically a fight for the hardcores. None of them have a casual fan base.

 

[FIghtxIQ]

I think Jones vs N'Gannou would have more mainstream appeal and sell more PPVs than Spence vs Crawford.

I still think I'd rather see Spence vs Crawford, it's at the top of the list of bouts I want to see in boxing along with Bivol vs Beterbiev.

The card will sell because UFC will stack the card. Most UFC PPV's outsell boxing PPV's because boxing only focuses on the main event. UFC will sell because they offer multiple fights that fans want to see compared to just one fight. Not sure if it breaks a million though since Jones and Ngannou aren't really big draws yet, they'll need to really stack it and have the fight scheduled on a really prime date and promote the ish out of that event.

 

[HuskySamoan]

The card will sell because UFC will stack the card. Most UFC PPV's outsell boxing PPV's because boxing only focuses on the main event. UFC will sell because they offer multiple fights that fans want to see compared to just one fight. Not sure if it breaks a million though since Jones and Ngannou aren't really big draws yet, they'll need to really stack it and have the fight scheduled on a really prime date and promote the ish out of that event.

I've found boxing cards to be more stacked with talent and meaningful fights than UFC PPVs lately, UFC used to stack their cards but in recent years they've really coasted on brand recognition. And regardless, headlining fights are usually what sells, UFC 280 is top to bottom one of the best cards in MMA history from a main card perspective but it probably won't sell any better than UFC 279 which was a D tier card overall but Diaz and Khamzat bring the hype.

 

[joeson]

That depends. Who are Spence and Crawford?

 

[FIghtxIQ]

I've found boxing cards to be more stacked with talent and meaningful fights than UFC PPVs lately, UFC used to stack their cards but in recent years they've really coasted on brand recognition. And regardless, headlining fights are usually what sells, UFC 280 is top to bottom one of the best cards in MMA history from a main card perspective but it probably won't sell any better than UFC 279 which was a D tier card overall but Diaz and Khamzat bring the hype.

Talent yes, but not stars. Usually they limit the amount of stars on the card. I feel like they should stack it so the event sells even more. They like the focus on main stars, and prospect stars. Never multiple main stars, and multiple prospects on the same card. That's what UFC does better than boxing match-making. They stack the cards better overall. Boxing is starting to stack the cards a lot better now though. I think they have also got that memo about stacking cards and paying attention to what UFC does. A lot of the upcoming cards have great match making and more boxing stars/talent on the card compared to before.