Boxing and MMA are two of the most famous sports around the world. It does have the capacity to change many lives with the skill of fighting via earning millions of USD. However, these sports need a personality that people can buy.
Otherwise, it does become very hard for a person to shine to the best level without speaking much. If you can’t speak well and are not that skilful in boxing or MMA, it is a proven fact that one can’t make a good job out of it as people always look for that X factor.
Here are the top 5 best talkers in the fight game…
5 Claressa Shields
Claressa Shields is not just the best female boxer of all time but is a very good talker. She can sell a fight in a classical manner. Hence, it is a true fact that she can take the fifth spot on the list. As boxing is not the top sport in the United States, it is crucial for a fighter to talk a good game and in this rate, it is hard to many better than Claressa.
4 Jake Paul
Jake Paul is indeed a famous YouTuber. But he has more than an ample number of fights in boxing also now. So it is true to say that he is a pro boxer. His skills might not be that good but he can talk and sell a fight in a very cool manner. This is what makes him worth having on this list.
3 Oleksandr Usyk
Oleksandr Usyk is one of the most skilled boxers of all time. Despite he is not that good in English, Oleksandr Usyk is still a good taker and more than his words his facial expression works hence, it is true to say that Oleksandr should be third on the list as he can talk and walk very well.
2 Conor McGregor
Conor McGregor is a great fighter but he is a better talker. His fights with words have made him one of the richest sports stars of all time. He can talk, walk and do everything a fighter should do. At the top, MMA fighters do not get the same pay as a top boxer gets due to the nature of the game, but Conor does earn more than boxers because he knows how to sell a fight or an event.
1 Tyson Fury
Tyson Fury is indeed the best active talker. He is a great boxer as well as a great talker. Even the late Emanuel Steward did say about this back in 2010 when Emanuel said that Tyson is a better talker than even the late and great Muhammad Ali. This does show why he does deserve to come first on the list. He can indeed sell a fight with his words and this is what makes him a pure entertainer.
Conclusion
These are just the five best names we have picked – but there are others also who are very good at talking in the fighting game. But these are the best active fighters in the business