Comments Thread For: Wilder-Fury Promotion Begins With 'Confrontation' in Hotel Lobby

[Pennsauken1]

I will start worshiping Satan and drinking goats blood if Pianeta can KO Fury and send this whole thing down the drain

Definition of a HATER!!!!!

A shame!!!!!

[AL_Camino]

It's Keith Idec he's generally bias when it comes to fight's affiliated with certain promoters.

He puts the "WWE" reference in there knowing all too well that boxing "confrontations" at pressers have been staged for years. This is nothing new to the sport.

He's just trying to find a way to try and throw some hate on the buildup. I say let him (and others) hate. He'll have to kiss a*s in the end, like they always do.

We've seen this story/behavior play out too many times.

Wow that is pretty lame. Shame on the writer. Save that bias bs for your personal blog

[Clubber Pac]

There is significance within this farce.

Deontay Wilder is a global star, to say nobody knows who he is, or that he isn't a draw is complete BS, he just happens to fight at a time in America where boxing is not even a niche sport anymore.

Wilder is a flat out star, a win or Fury will expand his global base even more, and I think people are underestimating how many fans in the UK love Wilder.

The reaction of the fans combined with how Wilder interacted with everyone in the hotel is going to generate very positive PR returns.

To say Wilder is not worth 35% at this point is delusional, he is inching towards 45%.

[P4Pdunny]

this was a work but funny to watch none the less

[Level37scythe]

This is just my opinion but, I think people have generally always been like this however things have become MORE INTENSE over the last 10 years or so. I'm not too much older than you, but I think the Mayweather/Manny rivalry, coupled with the emergence of social media made things worse off. The echo-chamber is a real thing that effects thoughts and opinions. Once upon a time, writers wielded much more influence over whether a fighter would be pressured into a tough fight. The pressure has all but disappeared in this era. People have "their own" opinions now lol

Once the Mayweather v. Manny train got started up, people became much less interested in looking at the the context of a fight and just started to defend "their guy". I'll be honest, I didn't really encounter that stuff until I started going on the boxing videos on youtube. I grew up in Detroit, basically an all black city, and I recall Oscar being the favorite against Floyd in my community (mostly because most people are casuals ad they only knew of Oscar lol). It wasn't just about race with the older guys in my family/neighborhood. However, once I started visiting youtube and sites like this (although I consider this forum better than the others), I started encountering the blind fandom that has only gotten worse over the years. It used to just be reserved for the top guys, but now it seems like every fight buildup takes on a Mayweather/Manny like tone lol (Just pick your side and defend it to the death!) It's somewhat exhausting. Especially on a forum like this that has the more knowledgable fan posting.

To be fair, there are some very weird offensive racial and cultural comments around here, so I get people wanting to defend "their own" to an extent, but I feel like it should have limits. You can't just sellout and be a complete tool because you like a fighter.

Thanks for the explanation. Makes a lot of sense. I really do hate it, you can't have a decent discussion with anyone anymore without it turning toxic and you hit the nail on the head. It is exhausting. I was born in the wrong era. Hah