Comments Thread For: Peterson: Black Fighters Get Little Support From Black Fans

[tredh]

because black isn't a nationality.

It's your own fault really.

Black people should've listened to Malcolm X and not MLK. You know how you're feeling gutted for not taking that career high pay day for fighting Amir. That's how old black people feel for not siding with Malcolm X.

True statement.

[elhijoprodigo]

Can black fighters just STFU with the black thing? Just fight.. you never heard **** like this from the fighters from the 80's and 90's why? Cause they didn't talk so much ****

[elhijoprodigo]

True statement.

yeah sure, because wazaa is soooo black and knows what would've benefitted you people. Please

[Kagami Taiga]

hes right of course...boxing just isnt that popular among the urban african american demographics anymore. not like it used to back it its heyday. there are many reasons for this, of course...

[shadeyfizzle]

Even ali didn't get support from black america on a national level. There hasn't been a personification of a truly great black role model in boxing since joe louis

[ThePrince]

A good question would be- how to get African Americans interested in the sport (and not just Black fighters) again?

[Kagami Taiga]

Can black fighters just STFU with the black thing? Just fight.. you never heard **** like this from the fighters from the 80's and 90's why? Cause they didn't talk so much ****

do the ricans and the mexicans shut up about ur nationalistic nonsense??? ok then...

[tredh]

yeah sure, because wazaa is soooo black and knows what would've benefitted you people. Please

No matter the color if the **** is true its true!!!

[Kagami Taiga]

Even ali didn't get support from black america on a national level. There hasn't been a personification of a truly great black role model in boxing since joe louis

this isnt true.

[jvsnypes]

This statement by Peterson is so so so very true.There are so many talented black fighters out right now, but they just don't get the support from their own people or the media attention. In order to do that, it seems like they have to act like *******s in the media to get any attention. Who cared about "Pretty Boy" Floyd when he was low key and somewhat humble. Now that he's "Money"Mayweather and ****y and flaunts his belongings, he's the talk of boxing. This is a man that only fights once a year,and may never fight again, but the media keeps his name alive. It was the same way with Mike Tyson. The crazier he act, the more we loved him and supported him. As a black fighter, you have to crossover to be successful,because you'll never achieve it waiting on the support of your own people.