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Bruh_Bruh7y ago

If "Lightning" Rod Salka would have taken Danny Garcias "0" in spectacular fashion, would he had been boxings next "Great White Hope" ?

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Being labled a "great white hope" doesn't usually end well for the fighter......Gerry Cooney and Jerry Quarry come to mind.

7y ago

I meant "Great White Hope" as in an All American United States born White Skinned fighter ready to conquer the entire sport of Boxing. Not white Europeans or Eastern European fighters. Canelo, a fighter of North American origin is as close as you'll get right now. There are no Kelly Pavlicks right now.

7y ago

If "Lightning" Rod Salka would have taken Danny Garcias "0" in spectacular fashion, would he had been boxings next "Great White Hope" ? https://proxy.duckduckgo.com/iu/?u=https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.giphy.com%2Fmedia%2FS3nVYKv2v1Pby%2Fgiphy.gif&f=1

7y ago

I meant "Great White Hope" as in an All American United States born White Skinned fighter ready to conquer the entire sport of Boxing. Not white Europeans or Eastern European fighters.

7y ago

At the time the phrase was coined, I’m thinking it went without saying that they meant White American HW

7y ago

Toss up between Usyk, Loma and Canelo. Don't count out Ryan Cowboy Karl though 2019 might be his year. https://www.premierboxingchampions.com/sites/default/files/styles/responsive_1180_x_664/public/CowboyWeb.jpgI counted Cowboy Carl out long ago as a fun guy to watch but never a champion or top contender,

7y ago

What are you talking about?????? No white hope is needed. There are lots of excellent white champions and if you don't know who they are then educate your self and find out. Boxing scene and boxrec have all the champions and their records.

7y ago

I've grown up in an era and environment where I've idolised black sportsmen most of my life. So maybe it's less of an issue to me. The heavyweight division just had white champions (Fury/the Klitschkos). Not exactly a Johnson/Jeffries era is it?

7y ago

I’ma say Jason Quigley if he leaves Dominic Ingle and signs w/t Eddy Reynoso the kid might develop into a contender

7y ago

Lomachenko, Usyk, Gvozdyk, GGG, Groves, Callum Smith, Klitschko brothers, pretty sure all have white skin to name just a few. Then you got the up and coming white fighters Stoinis, Josh Taylor, Josh Kelly, Besputin, Jeff Horn many more. Oh yeah and I forgot Rod Salka....lol!

7y ago