Why doesn't anyone in boxing play the heel?

[Hustle]

Stop watching wrestling.

[Thuglife Nelo]

OP is asking hom0sexual desires. Probably a Lance Lugmire intern at the Loeffler office.


There is no playing the heel in boxing. That’s literally fictional role playing. Most elite professional boxers and whom are stars been boxing since before their teens, so they dedicated their whole life to it. It’s SERIOUS business and you can’t expect others to act the fool as if it were some theatre show like American continent commercial wrestling.

The last GENUINE guys whom played the part were Jorge Páez and perhaps Mayorga. I want to say Camacho to JCC or towards DLH. That all debatable because if you’re a true Champion esque then your reserve the right to speak your mind. Some might call it ego, but that’s the tradition. Some prefer to stay humbled and just be a fighter without acting the fool. For example the Spartan approach you could be a mean badass but don’t have to act the fool. Ali truly believed he was better than Liston and proved his way through the Olympics. Some even considered him a non-patriot but then again what the point of the Vietnam War? Ali imo was a protagonist.

Fury atm believes in his skills and is a softer version of Ali.

Floyd was a loud mouth, but he was a bonafide Champion before he fought Oscar. Ali was considered the People’s Champ. An antagonist can’t be the People’s Champ.

Now selling yourself to act the fool can be seen in various combat sports for unknown fighters trying to make a buck but these acts were reserved to showbiz foolery like commercial wrestling, FICTIONAL role playing which isn’t genuine character

[sicko]

Charlo Brothers seem accepting of being the fighters people love to HATE especially Jermell

Also think Teofimo Lopez can be that guy as well especially after beating Beloved Lomachenko. Also Teofimo Sr is a natural at generating more HATE upon them with his mouth

I don't think anybody wants to be the most "HATED" however when you try to be the good guy and yet you still get a ton of hate, I guess sometimes it is just better to just accept being the bad guy

[Thuglife Nelo]

I don't think anybody wants to be the most "HATED" however when you try to be the good guy and yet you still get a ton of hate, I guess sometimes it is just better to just accept being the bad guy

In theory aren’t PBC fighters “playing the heel” if they felt GBP didn’t treat them correct? Meaning, why would (and still) are PBC fighters contextualizing their “bad mgmt” at their previous outfit as if the chip on the shoulder means something? Aren’t they satisfied with PBC? Why would the Charlo’s act bad if they are satisfied?

If PBC fighters want to represent Haymon as the good guy then PBC fighters are all good guys, so what’s the point of “acting” a villain? I think the worst apples in boxing are guys like Broner or Kovalev because they are genuinely loose cannons. Playing the heel doesn’t even make sense. look at Mike Tyson and his **** conviction. His fame exonerated his charge. A charge that was highly consistent with character years prior. “Fornication...”

[QueensburyRules]

Ali did it, with great success professionally and financially.

Same for Floyd. Same for Conor in MMA. Covington doing it as well, though not on the level of those 3 financially.

The heel role sells. Why doesn't anyone in boxing realize that, and capitalize on it?

Broner was trying to do it, he just wasn't quite good enough to pull it off. That and Maidana, as he proved vs Floyd, was not exactly an easy matchup.

Who could/should start being the heel?

- -Thought U filled that big void nicely, but when U gonna git off U pot?

[Stuntman Mike]

Stop watching wrestling.

The guys right though ,i think the thread should be more titled "why doesnt any of these idiots have a brain cell/personality?"

Theyre not marketable theyre all boring as hell so they should be looking at being absolute ****s or shocking people if they want to make that mulah

Look at Del boy chisora nearly 10 losses but since he haz that shock factor he gets good names to fight him and people start to believe in him pre fight

Its not until after the fights youve realise youve had your money stolen

[Lance98]

Huh? If you want a heel that puts on a show for you to be entertained, go watch the wwe then you casuals.

[_Rexy_]

Nobody has the charisma to pull it off.

Keith Thurman probably could. He's quick witted and bright.

[Toffee]

Not sure why people are struggling with this concept.

Ask Chris Eubank Snr whether playing the 'heel' can be beneficial to your career. He made a fortune out of his countrymen watching to see if he'd get put flat on his back.

Fury could definitely do it. In fact I think he has done it, and gone through his transformation.

[The Big Dunn]

The "heel" only works if you have an opposite. Duran had SRL. Floyd had Manny. Tyson had Holyfield.

Ali was completely different. He wasn't playing the heel, he converted to Islam and refused to go to Vietnam, which made people hate him.

Rexy is right. You need charisma. You also need talent and confidence.