If he wasn't American, would Chad Dawson get more love?

That's not true ... u have ward, dawson, bradley, paul williams we can even take it to guys like shane or even mayweather .... all talented americans considered elite fighters ... but none could sell the house out anywhere In the US with the exception of mayweather ... but let's make one thing clear ... mayweather has always been a stand out ... mayweather isn't selling because his ability ... his success come from his role as the "villain of the sport" .... his mouth, his antics, his cockyness, his immaturity is what sells ... floyd had always been an elite fighter ... and a p4p fighter since 98 yet he became a world recognized fighter in 07 ...

 

Beg to differ. Look how long it took JMM to get the Mexicans recognition. He had to tweak his style and become easier to hit. He was alot more exciting than Dawson is right now and he still was not accepted.

He is really not that boring but he just shows no hunger. He doesnt try to KO opponents much. He is content with getting the UD.

 

His style is more accepted in Europe and some countries that don't produce many world class athletes would cherish him, but in America you have to exciting inside the ring or at least charismatic outside of it.

Mayweather gets away with a boring style because he knows how to sell himself. Same thing with Hopkins to some extent, although he certainly wasn't a draw for most of his career.

I'm a Dawson fan but don't blame others for not flocking to him. He doesn't have a big personality naturally so needs to be thrilling in his matches, and his combination of uneven performances and inactivity have stalled him out.

Not sure he'll regain the promise exhibited against Adamek, but I'll keep cheering for him.

 

It is but I wouldn't say that it wipes calz ... I think cal is a bit over rated but he has an undeafeated record with some nice wins on that record ... benn, lacy, kessler, and bhop ... tho lacys name doesn't look as good as it looked back then ... u HAVE to credit joe for that ... lacy was looked to be the next best thing ... and joe humiliated him and he has never ben the same ... I think joe was the turning point to lacys career and I consider it a big win for joe

Joe never lost ... never took a fight off ... gotta give him credit for that ...I can't say the same thing about chad no matter how much i dislike joe and like chad ...

 

no! If he werent american, he would've been ignored like Erdei.

America still has the most boxers and biggest boxing fanbase. He was considered top 5 before the Pascal fiasco

 

I actually think young African-American fighters are usually the most overhyped grouping in boxing. Becuase historically, the sports best fighters have consistently been from that same grouping. So it's easier for black Americans to be accepted as exceptional fighters, rather than others who don't fit the historical archetype (little Asian fellows, for example.) Guys like Lacy, Dawson, and Alexander, to a lesser extent; Ward and Bradley, are good examples of this practise. So to answer your question - No, he wouldn't.

 

But that's an exception because he had 2 other mexican rivals in the same division who had more of a "mexican style" ... so in that case anyone would choose the one they relate to more, imagine having 2 more that u can relate to.. with that said he still had support ... especially after the manny draw

 

Well that's a depressing question.

 

He wouldn't be even recognized .... is Erdei loved for an example?

 

That's not entirely true ...erdei has a following in germany ...

Fights are made in america because the media in the us is basicly global media .... a european fighter come to the us and both the us and europe are going to pay attention no matter where its being broadcast ... if an american fighter fights in europe .. americans won't follow the us fighter unless its on showtime, hbo or showtime

 

Good point. But Britain is a smaller talent pool, theoretically we should have fewer world class fighters, so we would be more likely to support the few that we do have. Dawson is competing with a lot of others guys for love and attention.