Is sad the way they are marketing GGG as an Honorary Mexican

[El Campesino]

Puerto Ricans hold a fight like Miguel Cotto vs. Arturo Rodriguez to the same prestige as Mexicans with Julio Cesar Chavez vs. Hector Camacho, . They're pathetic. Mexicans on the other hand disregard fights like Abner Mares vs. Luis Malave. Mexicans aren't shameless enough to take pride in beating part time boxing journeymen like Puerto Ricans do.

[Philantro]

[glenn mcrory]

Puerto Ricans from PR start training more like pros instead of amateur. You dont know what you are talking about.

They seem to have a lot of amateur fights and a lot of them are olympians. If they don't need the amateur experience then why do they not go straight to pro? Training style is irrelevent, experience is experience.

@187 Proof
Exactly what I was trying to say.

[sparkman0811]

he is a come forward fighter - type of fighter mexican fans like the most exception being floyd . seems as though mexicans like floyd

Mexicans do not like Mayweather, Mexicans learned to like and respect Pacquiao through all the wars he had with the great Mexican legends: Barrera, Morales, Marquez, and Margarito.

[bigjavi973]

No one said there was anything wrong if he vacates. In fact most of us have been saying that through this entire thread but you Cotto fans refuse to understand it. WE DO NOT CARE IF COTTO FIGHTS GGG AS LONG AS HE CHOOSES TO VACATE THE TITLE. I would rather he vacate than fight GGG because it could end his career before he has the chance to complete his contract with RN.

If Cotto chooses to hold on to it and not defend it against a solid middleweight and then against his mandatory, GGG, then he is ducking and should be ashamed of tarnishing a fine career with such actions.

You are putting me in that "cotto fan" category why? I've posted many times that cotto should vacate the belt & go back down to 154 lbs.

"Solid middleweight"? Weere Rosado & Ishida "solid middleweights"?

[bigjavi973]

Puerto Ricans hold a fight like Miguel Cotto vs. Arturo Rodriguez to the same prestige as Mexicans with Julio Cesar Chavez vs. Hector Camacho, . They're pathetic. Mexicans on the other hand disregard fights like Abner Mares vs. Luis Malave. Mexicans aren't shameless enough to take pride in beating part time boxing journeymen like Puerto Ricans do.

LSC anyone?

[big_james10]

I don't care how they market GGG, he will never become a superstar and attract a large fanbase unless he fights and beats big name stars. Knocking out b-class fighters, journeymen and taxi drivers may make him popular on this site, but it won't attract large numbers.

Chavez and Alvarez became popular because of their heritage and their background. However, Mayweather fought for nine years and beat the best fighters at 130, 135 and 140 in spectacular form before he became a superstar in terms of fan base. Cotto also paid his dues at 140, 147 and 154 by taking on all comers and fighting his heart out to build his fan base. GGG seems content to fight b-class fighters while hoping that a superstar like Cotto, Alvarez, Chavez Jr. or Mayweather will agree to fight him and give him a large paycheck. It won't and shouldn't happen.

Even the Klithscko brothers had to build a fan base by fighting the best fighters available. If GGG wants to attract a large fanbase, he should move up to 168 and fight Froch, Ward and Kessler, even if he has to fight them in their hometowns. This is how he will attract a fan base and big purses, not by beating featherfisted FNF fighters.

[sparkman0811]

You are putting me in that "cotto fan" category why? I've posted many times that cotto should vacate the belt & go back down to 154 lbs.

"Solid middleweight"? Weere Rosado & Ishida "solid middleweights"?

Dude, Ishida is a heavyweight now.

[Bullrider]

What is sad is fans hating for no reason. You hate GG because he's not black?
What did the guy do? Did he beat women? You hate him because....
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You should be ashamed of yourselves.

[big_james10]

He's already a star. Easily one of the top 10 most popular boxers in the world.

And Cotto and his douchbag trainer act like they've never heard of him.
Fear does funny things to people, I suppose.

He is only one of the most popular boxers on this website and that means absolutely nothing because this message board only reflects the thoughts of 1/100th of 1 percent of boxing fans.


I read somewhere that GGG's last fight in Monte Carlo drew 900 fans. How the hell does that make him one of the most popular boxers in the world?