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Our fighter rarely get the benefit of the doubt in any situation. We have arguably made boxing the sport it is today. Some of us have not only mastered the science but we've developed our own styles of hand to hand combat in which few will ever be able to mimic successfully.
My problem is because we've done so well in this sport our fighter are largely underrated and hated passionately by other countries and races of people. Most races had lost interest in boxing due to our dominance over the years and as soon as they get 1 good contender they act as if this contender is above all.
People fault black champions for being ****y or having ego's but rarely think about the dilemma a black champion faces when he can't do PPV #'s. When a black champion completely cleans out his division and moves up in weight where he continues to dominate nobody gives a **** but when a fighter of another race does the same they act like it's the reincarnation of Jesus.
Right now the boxing world has a lot of good fighters from all over the world stepping up to the world stage and they are doing great. I love the way Manny fights and while I enjoy Kessler's style more than Joe's nobody can deny what Joe has accomplished. Hatton was not a great boxer but he was a beast of a fighter, but it bothered me how nobody was in Vegas supporting Floyd when the Brits invaded.
Look at RJJ. As dominate as he was everytime his name was brought people would claim he was overratted...smh
Anyways enough talk what do you think ?
Floyd
Shane
Bernard
Roy
Pernell
Ray
Mike
Ronald
Muhammed
I could go on but I'll leave some for you !!!
BTW Everybody is welcome to this thread , this isn't about being better or worse, I just think we deserve some props from everybody !!!
My problem is because we've done so well in this sport our fighter are largely underrated and hated passionately by other countries and races of people. Most races had lost interest in boxing due to our dominance over the years and as soon as they get 1 good contender they act as if this contender is above all.
People fault black champions for being ****y or having ego's but rarely think about the dilemma a black champion faces when he can't do PPV #'s. When a black champion completely cleans out his division and moves up in weight where he continues to dominate nobody gives a **** but when a fighter of another race does the same they act like it's the reincarnation of Jesus.
Right now the boxing world has a lot of good fighters from all over the world stepping up to the world stage and they are doing great. I love the way Manny fights and while I enjoy Kessler's style more than Joe's nobody can deny what Joe has accomplished. Hatton was not a great boxer but he was a beast of a fighter, but it bothered me how nobody was in Vegas supporting Floyd when the Brits invaded.
Look at RJJ. As dominate as he was everytime his name was brought people would claim he was overratted...smh
Anyways enough talk what do you think ?
Floyd
Shane
Bernard
Roy
Pernell
Ray
Mike
Ronald
Muhammed
I could go on but I'll leave some for you !!!
BTW Everybody is welcome to this thread , this isn't about being better or worse, I just think we deserve some props from everybody !!!
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