Comments Thread For: Deontay Wilder: If I Wasn't Black - I'd Get More U.S. Media Respect

[ceylon mooney]

its not race. its cuz hes a boxer. if boxing mattered in the US, he would be the EASIEST guy to sell cuz hes exciting and mouthy but bot in a way that aint appealing. yea a lot of us are sick of him but hes an easy sell. somwbody is very
con****uously NOT promoting him. god this guy is an easy sell, especially if hed actually fight 4x a year as a champ like he promised to.

he is getting the shaft, but its not cuz hes black. other american fighters, many white, are much less visible. how long ago was kelly pavlik? christ that guys was exciting and toppled the top guy! and white americans arent very interested in boxing since tyson.

[BamaSlamma]

He's jealous of GGG and Loma's promotion. Here's the thing, both of those guys have a professional promotional team in K2 and Top Rank.

Wilder has all the makings of a star, but his PBC/Al Haymon team is letting him down.

[MisanthropicNY]

So I guess I was just dreaming when Trayvon, Sandra Bland and 12 year old Tamir Rice were all murdered by White cops. My bad!!!

I bet u can't name 3 White people off the top of your head who were murdered by cops ?

Nobody can name 3 White people killed by cops because the media doesn't report it - it doesn't fit the narrative.

Study: Cops 25X more likely to shoot unarmed white suspects than unarmed black suspects.

https://www.policeone.com/use-of-force/articles/7653755-Cops-hesitate-more-err-less-when-shooting-black-suspects-study-finds/

[GhostofDempsey]

This clown. Way to alienate an entire demographic of boxing fans. Turning out to be one of the most overrated HW champs ever...if anyone knew who he was.

[Pigeons]

[Corelone]

So I guess I was just dreaming when Trayvon, Sandra Bland and 12 year old Tamir Rice were all murdered by White cops. My bad!!!

I bet u can't name 3 White people off the top of your head who were murdered by cops ?

I can't name them, but it happens. One white guy shot begging for his life, another shot getting out of a wrecked car, another shot face down on the ground. It happens a lot, but white people just let it go. I don't understand it.

[wrecksracer]

Serious? I can read about black athletes in every newspaper and sports article on a daily basis. Football, Basketball, tennis, etc, etc. Try again crybaby. You career is a joke. I'd gladly be a fan if you ever fought anybody.

[boliodogs]

After years of being a cherry picking champ Wilder is finally fighting a top heavyweight in Ortiz. If he wins that fight he will get some respect. It's hard to get excited about him when his best win is Stiverne in his long time as WBC champion.The other guys he defended his title against were not worthy challengers. Why should the media or the fans respect him for being a cherry picking champion? A poor champion is a poor champion regardless if he is black or white.

[SugarRaRobinson]

Nobody can name 3 White people killed by cops because the media doesn't report it - it doesn't fit the narrative.

Study: Cops 25X more likely to shoot unarmed white suspects than unarmed black suspects.

https://www.policeone.com/use-of-for...s-study-finds/

Just because something's in print, doesn't make it credible.

I remember years ago McDonald's funded a group of food scientists to research their food, and what do u know, after the research was complete, their furnishings suggested that the food at McDonald's was healthy !

Would u swallow the findings in that "study" wholesale as well ?

In the age of Trump, alternative facts prevail I see.

[SugarRaRobinson]

I can't name them, but it happens. One white guy shot begging for his life, another shot getting out of a wrecked car, another shot face down on the ground. It happens a lot, but white people just let it go. I don't understand it.

Of course it happens, but not even close to the same frequency. Fact of the matter is, we live in a color-conscious society with strong racial biases.