So I've been wondering this for a minute now.
I began lurking on here on and off in 2013, and made an account I forgot about in 2015. I started posting in earnest this year or so, so I haven't really been around that long. So my question is directed at the older forum members and it is this; are the current crop of GGG and Canelo fan bases comparable to the Pac and May fan bases? I mean, they seem equally poised as compared to how overwhelmingly reviled Floyd was and still is, but is the constant mud slinging comparable? Has the support become fanatical yet?
I'm asking as somebody who not a fan of either boxer, and would genuinely be neutral if the fight ever happened.
EDIT: Also, just to clarify, I meant I don't like either GGG or Canelo, not May or Pac. Unashamedly a fan of Floyd, and like Pac as a boxer.
EVEN the pac wars? NOTHING compared to the cult of Roy Jones when he was on!!!!!!!!! nothing I can think of comes close.
Forums are usenet-based back in the days.
Nowhere near. There definitely were alot of insane *******s, and the red k hit squad is true, but just like today with the pro black squad, the floyd boy toys of then were also pro black racists but alot more open. Every other day you'd get dog eater comments, yellow color remarks, i'm purposefuly avoiding even mentioning the messed up sht. So worse then, but the floyd boys today are still the main race squad on this site.
"It's no secret that the Pac fanbase migrated to Golovkin. Not anything wrong with that either."
What evidence do you have to support a claim like this? I like floyd and am a big fan of ggg, wtf is the problem?
Veterans of this message board, can you recommend some threads to read like any post Floyd winning meltdown threads, pac losing meltdown threads and the like?
the only difference between fraud and pac fans is... pac fans are real boxing fan while fraud jr's fans are either an idiot or retarded!
that the only difference between the two. :fingersx:
Finally someone objective!! :lol1::lol1:
I don't know if we all migrated to Ward. I am not a Ward fan. When Ward got called the same names as Floyd ( eventually Broner , Haymon and Wilder would be as well), despite having nothing in common with him, I found myself "defending" Ward because I was offended by the comment, not because I am a big fan (like I am Floyd, Danny garcia, Hagler)
It is crazy how Ward and Floyd are called the same things when they have absolutely nothing in common other than being great pro boxers.
Its funny you say that Big Dunn. For example, I am a big Ward fan, have been for years...never was a big fan of pac Floyd GG or Canelo. Couldn't even tell you why lol. of all these guys I probably liked early Floyd the most. I think you are on to something.
Regarding the OP question: I have not been here that long but remember the pac floyd war here...Wanna know something?
EVEN the pac wars? NOTHING compared to the cult of Roy Jones when he was on!!!!!!!!! nothing I can think of comes close. When Tarver did Roy? there were suicide alerts put out! I mean people were fvked up!
Roy had the most cult like following I have ever seen, bar none.
I don't even think it's that bad... There's like 5 people on here that love GGG and think he's a god, and there's like 5 guys who wouldn't give him credit if he beat Jesus Christ by KO...
Nobody even cares about Canelo do they? Pretty much every fan bases can see what he's up to...the old easy money easy fight routine for as long as GBP can milk his popularity....
Pac vs May was on another level
It is not as bad as the Floyd/Pac era.
There are a few GGG fanaticals that are very delusional.
In the end you need these fan bases if not it would be a boring site to visit
Yes, GGG fans and Pac fans share similar traits. Servitude, blind loyalty and hate for darker races.
The beef will generally always be the same, the fighters names just change now and again. I suppose since I have been on here however, the Pac/May tard beef has been the largest so far.
I stayed well clear of all that lol.
Pac fans are generally more bitter and hateful I find because they revered him and Mayweather crucified him.
I mean, they seem equally poised as compared to how overwhelmingly reviled Floyd was and still is,
He's not reviled by the majority of boxing fans, it's just that his haters make the most noise - no one likes an uppity, rich man, and especially not a black one in America. Compare with the warm reception he always gets in the UK.
The beef will generally always be the same, the fighters names just change now and again. I suppose since I have been on here however, the Pac/May tard beef has been the largest so far.
I stayed well clear of all that lol.
The thing with pacquiao and floyd is they really tried to one up eachother each fight
Whereas it's a weird ass build up with canelo and GGG
Who knows if those two will ever fight
There not intertwined like pacquiao and floyd were
Ain't the same rivalry IMO
The posters may be just as spastic
But nothing on the hype
Mannnn not even close
I lost my 2008 account unfortunately but I remember back then when pacquiao beat dela Hoya
boxing scenes focus shifted ,(pacquiao was appreciated by all before this)
The hype was crazy after that
It only enhanced when he fought Hatton and cotto (floyd coming back created that perfect rival )
It was the only thing that was spoken about on here (which I believe lost a lot of the good posters)
*******s and *****s appeared by the hundreds and were more interested arguing about the pre fight negotiations than the fight
Canelo GGG doesn't come close
Some GGG & canelo fans are more than likely ex pacquiao and floyd fans, so yes it's the same old ****
but pacquiao and floyd were just immensely more popular
It was the style clash
The guy who couldn't miss vs the guy who couldn't be hit
And 24 7 was the ****
We'd all watch and then comment about it all week until the next one
Damn shame they didn't fight after that cotto and Mosley fight
2009 was the year to happen
Really bummed out about that
Anyone who has paid any attention and wants to be honest about it can draw correlations between the fanbases, as far as this forum is concerned. That doesn't mean that it includes every individual here, but to deny that a lot of Pac fans became GG fans and May fans started supporting Ward is just foolish. Would you say more GG fans used to be May fans or Pac fans?
Make sense now?
No, I really wouldn't.
I would say a bunch of racially motivated agenda driven trolls who pretend to be boxing fans would pose as such.
Real boxing fans on here, I don't see that kind of trend at all.
I am tired of having to be labeled anti-Floyd for being a vocal Golovkin fan after having been so loyal to Floyd all these years.
It is not as bad as the Floyd/Pac era.
There are a few GGG fanaticals that are very delusional.
In the end you need these fan bases if not it would be a boring site to visit
IMO the the difference was *****s and *******s were stupid and DKSAB but actually believed the crap they were saying whereas now we have more trolls who just say stupid stuff to try and stir the pot.