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The talk is the same because it's coming from the same sort of people.
The worst and least knowledgeable fans in any sport tend to be the ones that follow the team or the individual that wins the most. When it comes to boxing, that doesn't mean that all fans of that guy are awful, just that the most awful fans will tend to attach themselves to that person. I'm sure that it was as true 50 years ago as it is now.
That fighter will have some fans who sincerely argue that the fighter is a 'great', but in doing so they can accept certain arguments that might call into question the extent of that greatness. You can have a reasonable discussion with people like that because fundamentally they're interested in the sport above all else.
It's not like that with the fanboys of the fighter who's on top. These people are drawn to the glory and their main source of joy in following that fighter is to gloat and to rub other people's faces in how great 'their' guy is. For them, acknowledging the flaws and the limitations of that claim to greatness defeats the purpose of the whole thing.
You're always going to get these people in every sport, especially boxing. And when Mayweather's gone they'll be attaching themselves to whoever replaces him. In 7 years time, you'll be seeing the same talk, because as long as sport itself exists, the gloating ignoramus will too.
The worst and least knowledgeable fans in any sport tend to be the ones that follow the team or the individual that wins the most. When it comes to boxing, that doesn't mean that all fans of that guy are awful, just that the most awful fans will tend to attach themselves to that person. I'm sure that it was as true 50 years ago as it is now.
That fighter will have some fans who sincerely argue that the fighter is a 'great', but in doing so they can accept certain arguments that might call into question the extent of that greatness. You can have a reasonable discussion with people like that because fundamentally they're interested in the sport above all else.
It's not like that with the fanboys of the fighter who's on top. These people are drawn to the glory and their main source of joy in following that fighter is to gloat and to rub other people's faces in how great 'their' guy is. For them, acknowledging the flaws and the limitations of that claim to greatness defeats the purpose of the whole thing.
You're always going to get these people in every sport, especially boxing. And when Mayweather's gone they'll be attaching themselves to whoever replaces him. In 7 years time, you'll be seeing the same talk, because as long as sport itself exists, the gloating ignoramus will too.
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