Also, High Profile is not a matter of opinion, it is a matter of bottom line numbers. That's why a fighter as talented as Paul Williams still has to headline cards on Regular HBO whereas his style and ability SHOULD in a perfect world have him headlining PPV events! I believe you are confusing talent with High Profile... Example, I believe Mickey Ward was a talented boxer with what he did best, but, he didn't receive the recognition, i.e. High Profile visibility until his wars with Gatti, who was High Profile but maybe not a better fighter. Talent is not the end all equation with High Profile. It has more to do with politics, your promoter and how they sell you, and to a point your fighting style and talent....
Hey, maybe I am confusing it. I can say I'm wrong when I am, I just need to hear a good argument and be convinced. I think part of the reason I look at this differently is because I've followed the sport since before PPV was even an issue or even in existence. Therefore, there were other ways of determining if a fighter was "high profile". I am interested to know what numbers the Juanma fight did. They must have been very paltry as almost no mention has been made of them.
Regarding the United States and recognition. There are many "high profile" European fighters that have stayed in Europe their whole careers and have become millionaires many times over without setting foot in the U.S. They were certainly high profile in Europe although unknown to casual fans in the U.S. But hey, as Chris Rock once said, "God bless America, and no place else."
Regardless, this all started because I used Valero as an example of yet another fighter stating he wants to fight Pac without all the drug testing demands. This was in response to AlaskanRed and UpgradeDave taking the doomsday approach regarding Pacquiao with the dramatical "oh, now no ones gonna wanna fight that nigga because he's hiding his PED use", etc. I posted the article with Valero and I previously mentioned the interview with Mosley where he states he wouldn't require any testing.
Predictably, anyone that is willing to fight Pacquiao without special testing is either not high profile enough or is just some "nigga" starving for money.