Anyone else think it's a shame the most famous and best fighter in the world . . .

Who knows, who cares? Either way it has no bearing. That's my point.

 

Yeah but those guys dont get paid like Floyd. People are just dumb and have only themselves to blame.

 

They liked him because of his personality? Or because he was British? Why don't they support Wladimir Klitschko then? He's a nice guy.

 

Shaunster if you haven't already watched this, you should give this doco a go when you have the time:

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More people? You mean British people? Sure. Worldwide? NO.

 

Your point is flawed, to say the least. Floyd participates in a Niche sport which thrives off PPV sales and Premium cable subscribers. No one understands that model better than himself. As such, he plays the heel and generates massive exposure, massive casual public interest, and as a result the sport continues to be extremely profitable. What the f*ck are you talking about when you say it makes no difference to the sport how he is perceived? Of course it does!! If none of the guys in the top P4P rankings were able to draw in casual viewers through either a perception of their excitement, personality, nationality, etc, the sport would be much less profitable and the exposure would that much more limited.

Are you going to tell me Tiger Woods didn't singlehandedly affect the sport of golf? Oh don't take me word on it, read this article. I guess the guy who wrote it and the facts he presented make him a f*cking idiot, too?

http://golf-newz.com/tiger-effect

 

I didn't know Tiger Woods affected golf because he was nice. I thought it was because he was f*cking incredible and also of mixed race which was highly unusual. Calm down cuz you're the one who sounds like a f*cking idiot

 

This notion that you must play the villain to become the face of the sport, is nonsense. It helps, but it isn't the only way. Oscar and Pacquiao are recent examples of this.

 

No, you need to make f*cking sense. LOL @ Hatton having an impact because of his personality. Yeah, maybe among his kinsmen.

You guys are f*cking peabrains. You think Mayweather had this persona his whole career? He was marketed as the Black Ray Leonard for his first 20/25 fights or so and was as popular as an undertaker. And you wanna be wistful about how he behaves might or might not attract people? So dumb. Take your b*tch ass idealogy to church, where how you smile woos unsuspecting old ladies.

 

As for the question of: what impact would a well-mannered sportsman (in Floyd's shoes) have?

In the UK, for one, he'd become a household name. Brits have a way of giving foreign superstars special treatment, and if an Andre Ward, for example, turned up to fight one of our fighters whilst being the face of boxing, the people here would adore him and he'd create a buzz around the sport like Hatton did.