JAKARTA - Mexican boxer Canelo Alvarez beat Lionel Messi and Neymar on the list of the most popular Latin athletes recently issued by ESPN.
Polls were carried out by the cable television network company in the context of the Hispanic Heritage month in America. To be able to conclude who is the most popular, ESPN combines performance on the ground, social media popularity, and comments from their analysts.
As a result Alvarez took the top spot on the list. He was followed by Messi and Neymar Jr, Mexican racer Sergio Perez and UFC fighter Amanda Nunes to complete the top five.
Dominican baseball player Fernando Tatis Jr. from San Diego Padres finished in the top ten polls. However, he was expelled after being suspended for doping drugs which resulted in him being sidelined on the pitch.
Launching Marca, Saturday, October 15, to get the most popular Latin athletes, ESPN uses several references below:
- Search on the internet: To measure which athletes are the most eye-catching, Google Trends has been browsing data from around the world since the start of last season. This tracks the relative traffic of everyone who conducts the search. The ranking is based on who has the highest average search index from July 1, 2021 to July 1, 2022.
- Social media: It is also important to measure the popularity of each candidate on the list by knowing how often they interact directly with fans. Social media rankings are made based on the total number of Instagram followers of athletes (until August 2022).
- Performance: Sports performance is judged to use value metrics (such as wins over replacements in baseball) as well as the ability to generate or prevent goals (in football) or statistical rankings (as found in BoxRec or FightMatrix), depending on what sport.
- Expert opinion: In the end, the perception of each athlete was recorded by those closest to the person concerned. A total of 40 ESPN journalists were asked to rank the top 10 candidates in their respective sports.
The results were compiled into combined rankings, with players receiving 10 points for each first place, nine for both and so on, down to 1 point for the 10th place ranking.
Here's a complete list of the Most Popular Latin Athletes:
Canelo Alvarez (Boxing)
Lionel Messi (Football)
Neymar Jr. (Football)
Amanda Nunes (UFC)
Sergio Checo Perez (Formula 1)
Ryan Garcia (Boxing)
Jorge Masvidal (UFC)
Javier Hernandez (S football)
Nate Diaz (UFC)
Karl Anthony Towns (Basketball)
Vladimir Gu way Jr. (Bisbol)
Brandon Moreno (UFC)
Francisco Lindor (Bisbol)
Julianna Pena (UFC)
Amanda Serrano (Boxing)
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