no that isnt it at all, arrogance has never produced large fanbases, i have brought this up many times, that a guy like Rocky Graziano had more popularity than ray robinson at the time because of the fact that people related to him, during ray robinsons prime he was unbeatable and was arrogant, people couldnt relate to it. Because the majority of you havent been following floyds entire career, you dont know that he didnt always downtalk his opponents, his dad used to do it more than he did. Regardless, floyd didnt have that hype behind him because he wasnt the kind of fighter people related to. People dont relate to perfection, majority hated Ali also, for the same reasons, he rubbed it in your face and looked so beautiful in his wins.
I think you are just assuming PBF's majority fanbase is a bunch of young people and that isnt true, majority of his fans are black period, young or not, black people love him, because we have always liked/related to fighters like PBF, the style/manner he carries himself in the ring is how the majority of the best black fighters have fought, weather its Jones Jr, Ali, or Whitaker. When everyone else was hating these guys, blacks rallied around them.
You are looking at this **** from a messageboard angle and thats it.
I think you are just assuming PBF's majority fanbase is a bunch of young people and that isnt true, majority of his fans are black period, young or not, black people love him, because we have always liked/related to fighters like PBF, the style/manner he carries himself in the ring is how the majority of the best black fighters have fought, weather its Jones Jr, Ali, or Whitaker. When everyone else was hating these guys, blacks rallied around them.
You are looking at this **** from a messageboard angle and thats it.
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