Why do fans like humble fighters?

[McNulty]

I forget which prominent black actress said, "The Wayans brothers set the black community back 50 years."

I'm curious to know.

[Motofan]

I prefer humble people in general because it's my personality as well. I'd imagine brash people would be more likely to enjoy brash fighters. Nothing wrong with it. I think for me I prefer a boxer who seems genuine over actors. Obviously you never know the real person but it is what it is. Something bad as hell about a guy like young Cotto who never even changed his expression and just hunted people down.

[FinitoxDinamita]

being humble or not can be just fighters playing a character. for how many years did ppl say manny was humble then turns out this mofo was cheating on his wife, paying hookers hush money and rolling with crooked politicians. then floyd plays the villain role and gets hated but he paid for the funeral of a fallen boxer. that's some humble sht to do. and in the aftermath of his fight with manny he is giving his opponent nonstop love and respect while manny refuses to return the favor.

this whole humble/brash sht is an illusion. we don't know these mofos behind the cameras. theres people that know mcgregor personally that say hes not really the way he portrays. but the sht works for him.

floyd portrays the nightlife and party life but you've never seen him out of shape, in drug rehab and he never takes an opponent lightly. isn't that humble?

de la hoya was marketed as the humble pretty boy all his career. but look at the sht he was into that was later exposed. promoters need guys to create an image that they can push. some fighters are willing to play along while others say fck all that and just focus on winning fights.

after the pacquiao/hatton fight someone from pacquiaos corner motions him to get on his knees and pray for the viewers. showing his whole image was fabricated. im not saying hes a horrible person but boxing is theater at the end of the day.

Great post. Boxing is entertainment and just like actors and singers, fighters play a character..

Mosley is also known as a good guy in Boxing who touches gloves after each round, dude looked like he wanted to blow pacquaio but then he cheated on his ex wife numerous times and got taken to the cleaners etc.

That is why i dont pay attention to their characters. I only care about how good they fight.