Does Hatton's Popularity Bother Floyd?

[JHAVIS]

Eh, what planet have you been living on for the last five months?

if you honestly think hatton is more popular than wayweather than you're crazy as hell. the tread says "does hattons popularity bother floyd" not "does hatton being more liked bother floyd". floyd is the biggest star in boxing at this time. you do the math.

[Mozza]

if you honestly think hatton is more popular than wayweather than you're crazy as hell. the tread says "does hattons popularity bother floyd" not "does hatton being more liked bother floyd". floyd is the biggest star in boxing at this time. you do the math.

Forget Maths and let's stick with English for a second. The word popular implies a degree of affection and likability so by those standards Mayweather cannot possibly be more popular than Hatton.

[nmuburner22]

Forget Maths and let's stick with English for a second. The word popular implies a degree of affection and likability so by those standards Mayweather cannot possibly be more popular than Hatton.

Popular can be hated....or loved.

Floyd is the FACE of boxing right now..some people dont know who the hell Ricky Hatton is in the US.

[sonofisis]

Forget Maths and let's stick with English for a second. The word popular implies a degree of affection and likability so by those standards Mayweather cannot possibly be more popular than Hatton.

He is more popular for a few reasons.

1. Boxers look up to him more
2. The disadvantaged look to him more
3. More people know who he is, hence, more people like him AND hate him


The people that like him simply don't represent the mainstream, since he doesn't either. Any gym across America you have people imitating his style, you have rap stars mentioning his name as part of their routine metaphors, you have most of Michigan alone (where it is very poor) on his back. The African American and the Hip Hop community support him by and large and these are the people he identifies with most and no one can say that I'm lying, so I don't understand why he would care at all. Especially seeing as how he's been there before with Gatti and Oscar, who are more popular than Ricky.

Popular can be hated....or loved.

Floyd is the FACE of boxing right now..some people dont know who the hell Ricky Hatton is in the US.

I promise you I don't know one person personally who knows Ricky Hatton and in contrast, I don't know one person personally who has never heard of or doesn't know Floyd Mayweather. I am being brutally honest.

[JHAVIS]

Forget Maths and let's stick with English for a second. The word popular implies a degree of affection and likability so by those standards Mayweather cannot possibly be more popular than Hatton.

like i said "you're crazy as hell"! its clear that you're a mayweather hater and not a true fan of the sport. popularity is measured in numbers and appeal. i like both guys but to think hatton is more popular than mayweather is absurd.

[Sweet Pea 50]

No, that's who Juan Diaz' fans are.

Hatton's fans are drunken brutes.

Funny ****.
Fans are fans. Any major sport has them.
Just take it easy on the generalizations.
I know some Mayweather "fans" that are some straight up criminals.
Just like I know there some hooligans pulling for Hatton.
Not everybody can be put into a box because who they think is going to win this fight.

[Wiley Hyena]

Wrong. Popularity is different from notoriety strictly speaking. And, I know alot of people who don't know who the hell Floyd is either. Contrary to what you may think, Floyd is not a household name. He's no Ali, Joe Louis, or even Tyson for that matter. Those are boxers known to the masses. Floyd is well known to the boxing public. That's about it.

[AntonTheMeh]

all of 50 cent's fans are Mayweather fans? Good point.

That supports my theory that all of his fans are white, 16, and "****ers" from the suburbs.

Typical Mayweather fan:
[IMG]http://www.hipflaskmusic.com/*****2.jpg[/IMG]

classic.

[sonofisis]

No, that's who Juan Diaz' fans are.

Hatton's fans are drunken brutes.

I thought Juan Diaz was the one with the Mexican fans...

Wrong. Popularity is different from notoriety strictly speaking. And, I know alot of people who don't know who the hell Floyd is either. Contrary to what you may think, Floyd is not a household name. He's no Ali, Joe Louis, or even Tyson for that matter. Those are boxers known to the masses. Floyd is well known to the boxing public. That's about it.

Everybody always tries to add their own subjective rebuttal when someone else makes an observation. The question was, is Mayweather jealous of Hatton's "popularity". No, because Hatton isn't popular, he just has a cult following in England along with those in America who hate Floyd. The rest don't even know who he is and the fact still remains that every single individual that I'm still in contact with who I've asked or gathered info from, knows Mayweather while none know Hatton. If I'm lying I'm dying. I live in a metropolitan area and know a lot of people as well.

[JHAVIS]

Wrong. Popularity is different from notoriety strictly speaking. And, I know alot of people who don't know who the hell Floyd is either. Contrary to what you may think, Floyd is not a household name. He's no Ali, Joe Louis, or even Tyson for that matter. Those are boxers known to the masses. Floyd is well known to the boxing public. That's about it.

im sure you may know alot of people who dont know of floyd... im sure they dont know rick hatton either.
he may not any of the names you mentioned but he is well on hs way to becoming a household name. if he continues to win and appear on latenight t.v , it will be hard not to know the name floyd mayweather jr. plain and simple he's more popular than hatton