Why Is Demetrius Andrade Not Popular?

[famicommander]

So szremata deserves a shot at ggg? Yildrim deserves a shot at canelo ? Ggg fought vanes matirosyan like 5 years after andrade beat him in his prime, canelo clearly ducked andrade who was his mando in 13/14 at 154 but he moved up then when andrade vacated the wbo belt he went back down to fight fkng liam smith for it


Lol get outta here with that ****. Andrade has a belt, thats 'deserving' enough for a fight with either man.

Even Szeremeta has a former champ on his resume. And he's getting his shot by becoming the IBF mandatory challenger.

And the only reason GGG fought Vanes is because Canelo popped for PEDs and then future world champ Jaime Munguia wasn't approved. Vanes was a late replacement to a late replacement.

[Mammoth]

Probably more likely to see GGG vs Khabib on DAZN.

Yeah, I'm sure but I can still hope for some good match ups.

[Ochoa780]

He ducked both charlos a very long time ago. Well documented

[boogbx]

You are way to generous he is none of the things you mentioned and nothing like Mayweather who before hurting his hands was a monster.

Andrade has never delivered a performance like Floyd against NDou or Corrales.

Andrades the biggest paper champ bum in recent memory. Fucc boo boo.

['b']

He has never fought a good opponent.

Hes being ducked. Bjs ducked him twice. Canelo dont mention the guys name and neither does ggg. Charlo basically robbed korobov whose a bummier and stiffer version of andrade

Yes these are both true. It's a real shame as the guy definitely has the personality and talent to be a big star, but unfortunately life isn't always fair. He had the opportunity to gain more popularity by stealing the soul of an international fighter/foreigner with a large public profile in BJS but yet again the blight on the sport of boxing known as BJS pi$$ed it up the wall - that was looking to be a great fight for Andrade's career.

He is too high risk for little reward. This is why people like me are harsh on GGG - if GGG is so great then why not challenge guys like Andrade to strengthen your legacy/reputation amongst boxing fans instead of fighting no names you dragged off the street? Guys that can give Andrade the opportunity to become a star sadly won't fight him which sucks as he's probably the only guy at MW/SMW with an interesting personality.

[MPDKSAB]

I'm gonna go on a rant/ramble a bit.

My favorite fighter currently & #2 of all time. Boxing is a popularity contest unfortunately. Many people see exactly what you see OP. I think Paulie Malignaggi broke it down the best: this is what can happen when you sign with the wrong promoter, he's a product of this shiťty business.


Even Abel Sanchez (not saying it would matter even if he didn't) but with what he said about black fighters, said Andrade was a star. He's made some mistakes himself, his upbringing hurts him a little as well in this instance... He also doesn't self promote. Ain't on social media often. But he don't deserve this typa treatment. At all. But that's boxing for you. It's a hot/cold game.


If gets a big name(s) before the end of his career. He could probably reach a Ward level of popularity but the superstar days have passed him. He would have to not only win but SHOW OUT vs Canelo or get in a war & beat him to be an actual superstar. Just winning wouldn't be enough I don't think. So it's really too late because you have to build that over time. He would gain a bunch of fans tho if he beats these names, even though he was who he was the whole time & to me it's so obvious.


Floyd when he fought DLH is a completely different level from when he fought Pac. Speaking of, I always wonder & still do, if Floyd knows about him. & if he did why wouldn't he try to sign him! The things Floyd coulda did for him man listen.... Everybody in the world should know a boxer this good.


It's really one of the saddest stories I seen in boxing. I get why Hagler was fed up with boxing & never fought after the SRL fight. I never seen anything like it cause I never lived through it. I could write a book about this topic, but ima leave it there.

[RJJ-94-02=GOAT]

Yeah, if he had fought and beat him he’d be considered a lot more legitimate right now, especially considering how much more accomplished Jermell has become.

Yeah he should’ve taken that fight. Andrade/his team appear very selective as to who they fight.

[Mmann2e]

American promoters suck at their jobs, Arum and King are too old, Haymon's party knows the business but not the promotion, Dibella is really small time that most fighters leave despute him being media savvy and getting the public on his fighters sides and Duva and De LA Hoya don't know what they're doing although Duva took over her husband's business, Oscar is either coked out or dressing in drag to know. It why Eddie Hearn and Frank Warren look good because while Hearn might not know the business he knows promotion and Warren knows both sides. Only descent American promoter is Dana White and he gives contracts that impede his fighters and often rips them off.

[Pigeons]

Because he reps Cabo Verde.

[MPDKSAB]

fighting style he even tries to knockout his opponents recently risking his defence and chin etc.

I did want to respond to this specifically tho. I've had conversations about this outside of here. I remember a dude telling me he fights reckless. This was yearsss ago when he was at 154! He's ALWAYS taken chances in fights. That's why I don't really like when ppl compare him to Lara. Andrade's whole style is a risk.

If you remember when he fought Kautondokwa & had the double KD that wasn't called. Paulie said that takes guts to punch inbetween someone else punching. He's always done stuff like this tho. I see fighters with lesser KO% getting called power punchers, while Andrade just gets called "a boxer." & I be feeling like "wow it must only be 12 ppl who agree with me or something." Them other guys, it be all they have to offer or all they go for is the KO. Andrade does so many different things in the ring man.

There was people who didn't believe Floyd was who he was until he did exactly what he did to everybody else - to Pacquiao. & you have the ppl who still will never give him credit. But until they see Andrade literally have a fight go almost identical to what he does now they won't give him credit.

But to the point, he always took risks the opponent just can't capitalize. & he's not a good finisher. Kautondokwa in the 4th, Sulecki in the 1st, & Keeler in the 1st or 2nd. If he woulda got them outta there in them rounds he hurt them, he'd probably have 50k more followers or something right now lol. Knockouts create more believers than 12 round decisions.