Joel Diaz: "African-American fighters don't get the credit they deserve"

[New England]

goddamn sexual T-rex

i don't get it, but i don't really think there's anything to get.

[HWChampion]

This is without a doubt the dumbest thing I have ever heard. Bradley is recognised by most as a top 5 p4p by most fans. If African Americans were never given credit then not him or Floyd would be ranked to highly. Joel needs to shut his bogeyed face, because racial baiting is not a good thing.

[Rome-By-Ko]

This is without a doubt the dumbest thing I have ever heard. Bradley is recognised by most as a top 5 p4p by most fans. If African Americans were never given credit then not him or Floyd would be ranked to highly. Joel needs to shut his bogeyed face, because racial baiting is not a good thing.

Eli Manning is a 2 time superbowl MVP yet people don't wanna give the guy any credit..Mayweather is undefeated and without a doubt should be looked at as the best fighter of this generation..Yet at every turn I hear people taken shots at him or trying to discredit him..Just cause Bradley is ranked in the top 3 P4P does not mean people actually give Tim the respect he deserves..The same with Mayweather(who is undefeated and the cash cow of boxing and has fought every name tbh and beat them easy),the same with Eli Manning(who is the only quarterback to have to rings within the last 10 yrs)..Some guy's just never get the respect they are craving..

Not to mention it's a great motivational tool to always feel your behind the 8 ball..Your not getting what ya believe you should get..I believe this has been Bradley train of thought forever..I think he needs to feel like this..

[Weebler I]

Is he crazy?

How many accolades and big paydays does he think boring fighters like Bradley, Hopkins, Mayweather and Ward would get if they were white Russians. They wouldn't even get TV dates, they'd be left begging for opponents like Rigo.

They actually get huge credit compared to the entertainment they actually provide fans in the ring, which isn't much, it's always their opponents who make it worth watching (and even then a lot of the time it isn't).

These huggers and runners wouldn't even get airtime if they were foreigners let alone a fast-track up the PFP lists and million dollar paydays. Diaz needs his head read if he really believes what he's saying.

[.:: JSFD26 ::.]

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Originally Posted by HWChampion

This is without a doubt the dumbest thing I have ever heard. Bradley is recognised by most as a top 5 p4p by most fans. If African Americans were never given credit then not him or Floyd would be ranked to highly. Joel needs to shut his bogeyed face, because racial baiting is not a good thing.

Eli Manning is a 2 time superbowl MVP yet people don't wanna give the guy any credit..Mayweather is undefeated and without a doubt should be looked at as the best fighter of this generation..Yet at every turn I hear people taken shots at him or trying to discredit him..Just cause Bradley is ranked in the top 3 P4P does not mean people actually give Tim the respect he deserves..The same with Mayweather(who is undefeated and the cash cow of boxing and has fought every name tbh and beat them easy),the same with Eli Manning(who is the only quarterback to have to rings within the last 10 yrs)..Some guy's just never get the respect they are craving..

Not to mention it's a great motivational tool to always feel your behind the 8 ball..Your not getting what ya believe you should get..I believe this has been Bradley train of thought forever..I think he needs to feel like this..

You gonna have critics and haters anywhere you go so Wtf is your point? Does it mean they dont get credit?


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[Evol]

ohh phuck u!!! stop it with the race card.

[takingaim]

goddamn sexual T-rex

i don't get it, but i don't really think there's anything to get.

[Evol]

If his fighter wasn't black he wouldnt be saying this.


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more like if his fighter wasnt tim bradley he wouldnt be saying this. being black has nothing to do with people not giving bradley the credit he deserve.

[Mike D]

The most widely recognized #1 ATG in the history of the sport...Ali. Black. The most feared, baddest man on the planet in his prime...Tyson. Black. The top two current P4P fighters in the sport...black. The biggest money maker in the history of the sport...black.

Come on now, Joel.

[Rome-By-Ko]

You gonna have critics and haters anywhere you go so Wtf is your point? Does it mean they dont get credit?


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In the case of Bradley,I think it's fair to say he's never really gotten the credit he deserves..After his win over Marquez I believe it was something nobody could take from him..You had to give credit where it was deserved..

I also believe this helps Bradley,it's his mind set..Me against the world,nobody believes so I'm going to make them believe..It's a great mind set to be in..I think it's a lil true that people don't really wanna give Bradley his due,is it cause he's black or because he more of a boxer then a brawler etc etc..Who knows..What I do know it's nothing wrong with having this mentality..If I was you I would not read to much into it..It's a motivation tool..