i will say this much: mexicans and puerto ricans support their fighters. you go out there, you put everything on the line, hey, we love you. blacks, african-americans, give you nowhere near the same support. they expect, you can't deliver, it's either "forget that dude" or "i said he was going to lose".
many people i know don't even follow boxing anymore. roy jones jr. was the last person that was really that guy. when he got knocked out, that was it. people gave up on him.
when roy jones jr. is talking about that people counted him out, he's probably talking about his own community and social circles. that's how it is.
now, i'm not part of the mexican and puerto rican communities, so i'm just commenting on how it appears from the outside and talking to the people i know but i still have a "co-worker" that swears by cotto. anything puerto rican, every puerto rican i know is supporting it, at least, in spirit.
i had blacks telling me mayweather was about to lose to jmm so i understand what floyd is talking about when he says his own people don't support him.
in conclusion, i think paul williams would be more known and better supported if he was mexican or puerto rican. he'd have a bigger fanbase and more people behind him based on, if nothing else, nationality. he would be fighting for their country everytime he stepped in that ring.
many people i know don't even follow boxing anymore. roy jones jr. was the last person that was really that guy. when he got knocked out, that was it. people gave up on him.
when roy jones jr. is talking about that people counted him out, he's probably talking about his own community and social circles. that's how it is.
now, i'm not part of the mexican and puerto rican communities, so i'm just commenting on how it appears from the outside and talking to the people i know but i still have a "co-worker" that swears by cotto. anything puerto rican, every puerto rican i know is supporting it, at least, in spirit.
i had blacks telling me mayweather was about to lose to jmm so i understand what floyd is talking about when he says his own people don't support him.
in conclusion, i think paul williams would be more known and better supported if he was mexican or puerto rican. he'd have a bigger fanbase and more people behind him based on, if nothing else, nationality. he would be fighting for their country everytime he stepped in that ring.
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