Would MAYWEATHER be more popular if he was HUMBLE?

[Dynamite Kid]

Short answer no. Why? Well no black fighter will ever be popular if they are this good in the ring. Ask MMA's p4p best fighter in the world, Anderson Silva. He goes up in weight to KTFO the former champion with a freaking jab while going back, some people still boo him and vmost people want to see him lose so badly they are trying to get him to heavyweight LOL. Anderson is as humble as one can be, he bows to a booing crowed 1000x times and if he happens to not KO someone he's compelled to say he's sorry and will try harder next time. GSP, a white canadian who happens to also be very good, has cleared his division and the logical step would be for him to step up in weight and challenge Silva like Silva and BJ Penn done before him. No, people (and when i say people i mean most of the media too, it's the freaking society) say GSP "should stay at his weight class and continue to kick ass". See double standards anyone? But as it's also so typical these people will never say what everyone already knows (it smells), they rather say something like "he's ****y" or some other BS like that. In boxing it's the same thing. If you are black, dominant and haven't lost to a white guy if at all, you will be hated on. Everyone knows this.

But that's why also why so many black fighters excel and become ATG fighters, they are always forced to keep proving themselves no matter the age and condition they are in. That's why we don't have any black Sven Otkes, Joe Calzaghes or Rocky Marcianos, too.

See double standards anyone?

The only double standards i see is a racist slag like yourself complaining about other racist slags, oh yeah, whilst not haing the balls to say it in your original account.

Coward!

[Maugrim]

no.beacause his fighting style is just not appealing to casual fans.they usually turn into a snoozefest.

[Allucard]

someone posted a video of Mayweather's post interviews after his fights. you could see in the beggining him respectfully asking for fights with anyone, thanking the fans, and just trying to be as humble as possible. As you move to his later fights you can see him becoming frustrated in the interviews almost angry with even his own promoter. His attitude is def not the real him. but in boxing having everyone want to see you get beat will sell more tickets than if everyone wanting to see you win. he knows his style isn't going to draw in the casual fan so he uses this persona to do it. He got tired of playing the side and took a risk and now its paying off.

See my take on it page 3 and you will know what happened. Mayweather learned from the feedback he got how to make the most money out of it.

[Allucard]

See double standards anyone?

The only double standards i see is a racist slag like yourself complaining about other racist slags, oh yeah, whilst not haing the balls to say it in your original account.

Coward!

I would hardly have the time for a double account. And red is my favorite color too. So i'm ok. BTW i'm no racist.

[Allucard]

See double standards anyone?

The only double standards i see is a racist slag like yourself complaining about other racist slags, oh yeah, whilst not haing the balls to say it in your original account.

Coward!

And most people know i don't have any other accounts. I don't belong to any groups here and have rejected all "friend" requests black yellow brown or white. Anyway your reply to my post comes to show what i was pointing out. Everyone knows it, no one talks about it.... Well up until recently.

[Dynamite Kid]

I would hardly have the time for a double account. And red is my favorite color too. So i'm ok. BTW i'm no racist.

Yeah right!!

[MindBat]

I don't doubt that Floyd would be appreciated more if he had the demeanor of 'good guys' like Oscar or Shane, but who else in boxing has his unique persona and can back it up with confidence in the ring?

Not too many.

Many just don't appreciate that he's been able to mix boxing with a flashy swagger and be successful at it.

But to be fair, he did bring the criticism on himself by the way he chose to be portrayed before his fight with Oscar and his reaction to certain questions by interviewers whom he feels are out to make him look bad or appear ignorant.

In the end he probably has accepted the burden he must carry for being
not so 'humble'.

[johnle43]

"Thread: Would MAYWEATHER be more popular if he was HUMBLE?"


no. he'd be more popular if he was more aggressive and fought better competition. it also might help if in his 'most anticipated' comeback, he fought jmm at 140 so that i wouldn't have to keep defending jmm's next fight.

[Hearnsz]

If you are black, dominant and haven't lost to a white guy if at all, you will be hated on. Everyone knows this.

Pretty much every (dominant) black fighter that didn't act like a douchebag was loved. Joe Louis for example.
Why don't you name me some dominant black fighters that acted nice and were hated...

I can also give you a fun counterexample btw. The Klitchko brothers act nice, are dominant, are white, and are strongly hated on NSB.

But that's why also why so many black fighters excel and become ATG fighters, they are always forced to keep proving themselves no matter the age and condition they are in. That's why we don't have any black Sven Otkes, Joe Calzaghes or Rocky Marcianos, too.

All the 3 fighters you mentioned are quite hated in NSB...

[Pecs]

he will be more popular if he fights better opponents and back up what he says he is