Would chad dawson be more popular in america if he were white?

[Spray_resistant]

I don't know but I think ppl just don't like technical boxers even if they are the best in the world when they don't make fools of themselves every time they are on camera without gloves on.

[Killa Killa]

he'd be the GOAT!

[geribeetus]

Let me just say that seeing a white guy fight that super slick with that much movement would be really weird.

I don't think I've ever seen a white guy half that slick. I do think Dawson is about as slick as they come though...

you ain't seen pep then dude

yeah, you might have to go back half a century to find a white guy that slick, but it is what it is. pep was amazing

[Jim Jeffries]

Is this a serious question?

Because out of the 10 most popular American fighters of the last 50 years

Tyson, Holyfield, DLH, SRL, Hagler, etc

I'm having a hard time thinking of a single white guy. Gatti, maybe? Though I doubt he's top 10.




For the above post, Yuri Foreman is slick, damnit.

I also thought Dawson got edged out by a 39 yo Johnson (hitting Glen's gloves all night) and waited far too long for the rematch.

[Shadows]

It's possible, but at the end of the day, dry wall has more personality than Dawson....and this is coming from someone who likes watching him fight.

[Dynamite Kid]

chad dawson is just stuck at a weight, where there are no big fights for him.

168, would be good, if he can fight comfortably there.

Id say this.......

Dawson has spent too much time fighting the old guard in fights he was expected to win instead of progressing, plus because those guys are old he has done just enough, what he had to do, to beat them, no frills = no excitement, now in a fight where a younger guys is going to push him and is perceived to have a 50/50 chance of beating him, could be a different scenario.

[geribeetus]

It's possible, but at the end of the day, dry wall has more personality than Dawson....and this is coming from someone who likes watching him fight.

well, i like him as a person. he's a humble dude, but it obviously doesn't cash checks. maybe if he fought like holyfield, he could get away with being soft spoken too.

[Dirk Diggler UK]

No, the race card is being played too easily in these situations. Dawson has no personality for starters. His style is beautiful to watch for boxing purists but the casuals wont fall in love with it. And he still doesnt have a defining win or performance.

All much bigger factors than the colour of his skin.

[Boxin']

Hell no.

If he were white, he'd be constantly bashed by the sports media for having his last four fights against two 40 year olds.

And he wouldn't be on any top ten p4p lists.

And he would be your favorite fighter.

[MONEYMAY-]

And he would be your favorite fighter.

I was just about to say that .