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Originally posted by jas View PostThere's a clear bias from the media in favour of Mexican fighters
Look at the difference in level of criticism towards lsc compared to dsg
I agree with you here tbd
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Ward is a gold medalist so people will have higher expectations on how he will be like other American olympian before him that turned pro and became successful. Also like others have said they rate Mikey Garcia higher due to fan base of being a latino.
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Originally posted by Inkanyamba View PostHe is? All I ever hear is how Ward can't draw x amount of fans in Oakland so therefore he's not a draw.
Originally posted by techliam View PostWell the comparison of Ward and Garcia is pretty flawed
Firstly, drawing figures and NSB criticism/backlash are very separate factors. They are not related for the sake of this argument. Being relevant on this board is much more correlated to a specific win or media hype (or lack thereof). Drawing figures do not justify the comparison
But anyway, the answer has already been posted. Ward is discussed on these boards far more as he is on nearly everyones list of top fighters in the sport, and is the best in his division. Like Rigo, he is prone to criticism despite his lacklustre drawing power.
Garcia on the other hand isnt on anyones lips as a top fighter, and isnt even regarded as the top of his own division. A very flawed comparison
I say thia understanding the risk that youre asking the question with your agenda in mind. I just hope you arent implying that Garcia gets let off because hes mexican, or that Ward doesnt because hes a 'slick black undefeated' fighter or blah. If Garcia was pound for pound elite, he would get the same or very similar treatment.
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Originally posted by Weebler I View PostWard is far more relevant than Garcia.
He's talked about in bouts against popular fighters like Froch, Golovkin and Kovalev.
I doubt most people know what division Garcia even fights in, and unlike Ward he's not holding a PFP spot.
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Originally posted by Inkanyamba View PostThis is something I've noticed as well. Remember when Mikey failed to make weight and HBO's "2 DAYS" show tried to make the viewers sympathetic for him, showed him throwing up and all that? But when Broner failed to make weight against Escobedo, he was "ghetto" and "trashy" and of course "unprofessional".
Originally posted by Inkanyamba View PostThey cheer for LSC even though they ****ted on Garcia for fighting Salka, LSC's opponent is ranked 90 something in that weight class or something along those lines. SMH.
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Fact is, wharever the reason, Ward has done nothing at all of any note in 3 years.
I can't support that.
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