THE TAKE
This will be the most watched fight in nearly half a century. But you are going to want to be there.
BOLDNESS
6/100
GRADE
35/100
PLAYERS / TEAMS
None tagged
GRADING CRITERIA
Viewership numbers for this fight will exceed all fights from approximately 1975 onwards, making it #1 in that timeframe.
bold callvaguerecency bias
OUTCOME
CONFIRMED FALSECanelo vs. Crawford drew 41.4 million global viewers on Netflix, making it the most-viewed men's championship boxing match of the 21st century. However, Kellerman's benchmark was Ali vs. Spinks II in 1978, which drew approximately 90 million TV sets — a figure that Crawford-Canelo's 41 million fell well short of. The non-championship Paul vs. Tyson exhibition in 2024 drew 108 million viewers and actually surpassed the 1978 benchmark, but Kellerman was specifically referencing championship fights.