Errol Spence and Luis Ortiz among boxers due more exposure

A look at five boxers who, for a variety of reasons, are yet to find their talents matched by fame and glory.

Errol Spence Jr (20-0-KO17)

Seen as the natural heir to Floyd Mayweather's welterweight throne, the legend goes that Spence blackened the eye of 'Money' in a sparring session. Neither man has ever confirmed or denied the rumours but the fact remains Spence is surely due a world title shot in the not-too-distant future.

The manner in which he dismantled former world champion Chris Algieri inside five rounds last time out sent out another message to his rivals. The current welterweight kings - Kell Brook, Danny Garcia, Keith Thurman and Jessie Vargas - are all currently hunting unification bouts against each other but they'll only be able to drown out Spence's claims to a world title shot for so long.

The 26-year-old has still only fought one 12-rounder yet his knockout record is impressive. Just three men have managed to take him the distance and those distances were four rounds, eight rounds and 10 rounds. Leonard Bundu is next up, and another big noise is expected.

Luis Ortiz (25-0-KO22)

The looming presence in the heavyweight division, Ortiz has already won the interim version of the WBA world title but remains unexposed commercially. With the 'showbusiness' side of boxing heavily reliant on the sport's 'talkers' generating interest through outrageous statements and threats, the lack of hype surrounding Ortiz may be down to his relatively loose grasp of English.

Already 37 years old, the burly Cuban needs to work quickly if he's to join the likes of Tyson Fury, Deontay Wilder and Anthony Joshua as a big earner in the division but he's already doing his talking in the ring effectively enough. In his last two bouts, Ortiz did what Wladimir Klitschko failed to do by stopping Bryant Jennings and went on to dispatch Tony Thompson quicker than the Ukrainian could manage.

'King Kong' is in action again on September 17 when he faces Russia's Alexander Ustinov (33-1-KO24) but he'll be looking for a glitzy match-up before the end of the year. With his threat genuine and his name not yet box office, the belt-holders might not be climbing over each other to sign up.

Artur Beterbiev (10-0-KO10)

Former world amateur champion Beterbiev made a return in June with an efficient four-round stoppage of Ezequiel Osvaldo Maderna. Now free from the shoulder injury that wrecked his previous 12 months, Beterbiev is set to become a major force at light-heavyweight, a division on the verge of explosion.

All eyes will be on Sergey Kovalev's WBA Super, WBO and IBF world title defence against Andre Ward in November but once those two divisional giants have settled their score, Beterbiev will surely press his claim for a tilt at the big-time. So far, he's fought only once outside his adopted homeland of Canada and will be looking to star in America again soon.

What may work in Beterbiev's favour is his style. The Russian is a come-forward, heavy-handed fighter - the likes of which tend to attract support. If he can continue his flawless stoppage record, 2017 may be the year he conquers the world.

Richard Commey (24-0-KO22)

British fans may remember Commey for outpointing Gary Buckland to take the vacant Commonwealth lightweight title at York Hall in July 2014. Since then, Commey has fought up at super-lightweight and has stopped his last four opponents.

At the age of 29, Commey has fought all over the world - in his native Ghana, England, America, Germany, Denmark and South Africa and Denmark. His exciting eighth-round stoppage of Bahodir Mamadjonov in Las Vegas in May 2015 announced him to the Stateside market and he had seemed set to challenge Rances Barthelemy for a world title before the Cuban vacated.

That leaves Commey in line to face Robert Easter Jr for the vacant IBF lightweight crown and if and when he finally gets his hands on a world title, other lightweight world champions such as Anthony Crolla and Terry Flanagan could find themselves tempted into unification bouts.

Erislandy Lara (23-2-2-KO13)

Some say that Lara was unfortunate to find himself on the wrong end of a split decision to Saul Alvarez in July 2014. Regardless, the Cuban quickly regrouped to capture the WBA world super-welterweight crown in his very next bout, schooling Ishe Smith for a wide points victory.

If Lara has a problem, it certainly isn't technical skill. The southpaw won gold at the 2005 World Championships and few in the sport can claim to box with slicker assurance. Basing himself in Houston, all but the first two of Lara's professional bouts have taken place on American soil and he has drawn comparisons with the likes of Floyd Mayweather and Guillermo Rigondeaux.

'Canelo' seems to be in no hurry to grant Lara a money-spinning rematch. Instead, the popular Mexican will take on WBO holder Liam Smith next up. The returning Demetrius Andrade and the Charlo brothers - Jermell and Jermall - are other options for Lara as he looks to establish himself as the king of super-welterweights.