Floyd Mayweather Sr: Shane hasn't fought any black fighters since Winky

I don't know what your problem is. Sr. correctly pointed out that Mosley has not fought a black fighter since Wright. That's a fact. What's your opinion on the U.S.A having 50 states?

 

The problem with you, and most people on this forum, is that you opperate too much off of assumptions. Being perfectly honest here, I hadn't even realized that Shane hadn't fought a black fighter in almost 6 years until Floyd Sr. pointed it out. That stood out to me. Blacks usually have done very well at around that weightclass. So for a top level fighter, especially a black one, to have not fought another black fighter over a 6 year period is rare. Now there are several things this could imply.

Maybe Mosley feels that the risk/reward factor of the top black fighters in his weigh class wasn't in his favor. Maybe there simply aren't many good black fighters around that weight class anymore, or maybe it's just simply a coincidence. I thought it was interesting and worth discussing.

Now I know people here don't react well to any issue here that are related to race. They get over defensive and start accusing people of being racist. My approach towards race is different though. I'm an objective and open minded person. To me it seems highly unlikely that a top level black fighter at that weight class not fighting another black fighter in six years is merely a coincidence. Now this doesn't mean that I feel a particular race is neccesarily better or suprerior to another. There are different monetary implications that can go along racial lines that have to be factored in. You also have to be open minded enough to realize that there are different athletic attributes that different ethnic groups/nationalities excel at more so than others. This of course can affect how a particular group of people, in general, approach the sport of boxing. Fighting styles are of course always a factor when choosing opposition.

 

I have a bit of a problem with this. I can't say blacks are bette technical boxers. That all has to do with training. There are plenty of technical boxers from all walks of life. As far as athleticism, there are so many different attributes that make up athleticism. It's impossible to pick one group as the most athletic. I would agree that blacks tend to be faster and slicker. As far as smarts, I dissagree there. No group really has an advantage, that's all about experience and coaching. Born to fight? I'm not sure what you mean by that.

This is pretty accurate. However, the money element needs to be addressed. Blacks generally aren't big ticket sellers. So if you're a good, black fighter you're going to be looked upon as carrying too much risk for too little reward.