Would MAYWEATHER be more popular if he was HUMBLE?

[jazluvr]

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

I was going to say almost the exact same thing. It's too late to play the "i'm humble now" card. He has to earn back the respect of his fans with action. It's not that he's not popular, ve's very popular, that's not the problem.

The poster I quoted said it all. Then he will be more liked and respected, if he can refarian from bragging. An ALi, he ain't. And anyway a lot of people didn't even like Ali's mouthing off, though he was so witty at it.

[sycomantz]

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 most 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.

great post man....when i find out how to give that green power props ****...i will

[sycomantz]

no i dont think so! he has great skills, but hes just not that good to watch IMO. i personally rather watch a good brawl of a fight like pac v marquez 2 style than watch 1 shot at a time and constantly on your bike.

then you dont understand boxing...its the art of hitting and not being hit

[sycomantz]

Yes but it seems to be in the nature of his family to be incautiously noisy so that may be understandable.

no such thing as bad press

[MANGLER]

No. He didn't become a superstar til he created his bad guy persona.

[sycomantz]

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!

thats the point of his post fool...hes saying b/c there are too many double standards in boxing.

hell..look at FLoyd fighting a bigger, better, healthy version of DLH and taking DLH's belt but Pac fiights a weight drained DLH

Floyd fought a better, unbeaten, confident hatton and KO's hatton first but Pac fights him how much later and after a less than good performance against Malin. but look at how they view pac.

its all about double standards

[Dynamite Kid]

thats the point of his post fool...hes saying b/c there are too many double standards in boxing.

hell..look at FLoyd fighting a bigger, better, healthy version of DLH and taking DLH's belt but Pac fiights a weight drained DLH

Floyd fought a better, unbeaten, confident hatton and KO's hatton first but Pac fights him how much later and after a less than good performance against Malin. but look at how they view pac.

its all about double standards

Yadda Yadda Yadda

Floyd is not popular for obvious reasons............abrasive, and here is the important part......abrasive/****y whilst not fighting the best available, defensive style.

You would rather believe he is being wronged because he is black because it somehow excuses the fact that the criticism of him has validity.

Idiot!!

[sycomantz]

Yadda Yadda Yadda

Floyd is not popular for obvious reasons............abrasive, and here is the important part......abrasive/****y whilst not fighting the best available, defensive style.

You would rather believe he is being wronged because he is black because it somehow excuses the fact that the criticism of him has validity.

Idiot!!

floyd isnt popular? thats plain dumb

and i can careless about race...it still doesnt change the fact that race does play a factor...thats something you cant take out fo the equation

[Hearnsz]

Something I've been wondering:
Most people say PBF needs his bad guy persona to attract casual fans.
But do casual fans even follow all the action outside the ring?

[RapidFire_Royce]

i think it does attracted other fans. Just like with going on the whole WWE and dancing with the stars programs. He is doing whatever he needs to do to get his name out there. He doesn't have a promoter cause he does such a good job of promoting himself. He is a boxer/business man and people just hate it. they rather have the boxer at the end of the fight say. "ill fight anyone but its up to my promoter who is next." it's funny cause no matter how he spends his money he is one self promoted fight away from being good again. As far as im concerned i LOVE what mayweather does. There are too many people who have their hand in the pot who don't even get in the damn ring. he has cut all those people out AND even keeps the trainer money in the family. whether you like him as a person or as a fighter you have GOT to respect his hustle.