Originally posted by 493dart
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However, they have not so much as scratched the surface of Tyson Fury's popularity stateside in general and among white people and boxing fans in particular in the past 20 years or so.
Not even Deontay Wilder when he had a 40-0 record with over 40 knockouts. Had Deontay been white he would have been a huge television network and media sensation throughout America. He would have helped brought boxing back into the mainstream here again.
I am not saying being white is the only reason why Fury is popular here but one would have to be a fool or a simple-minded idiot with an IQ of 15; To believe that race does not play some role in his popularity and fame in White racist America.
If Fury was Black, then he would just be one of the guys in America; Both shunned and ignored by the white mainstream networks and media alike.
Tyson Fury is unique because in the past 60 years or so there haven't been many white heavyweights fighting in the U.S. who were good and were champions.
Tyson Fury is a good thing for boxing in the U.S. Because he is at least breathing life back into a sport that was once considered extinct among the mainstream, crossover fan.
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