Ward didn't bite much off for a come back

:think

 

I totally didn't get that :huh

When it comes to Wards negative attitude, I try to think of any other modern, world level boxer who compares, but it's not evident who it would be. Had David Haye not submitted to the Klitschko brothers slave contract, in order to walk the walk, I guess he'd be a candidate.

 

Isn't that true of every great fighter who is more disliked than liked?

 

Hopkins scores high points in that regard.

You could even say the same for Marquez technically...

 

He sure has, but the thing with Floyd is that he brings the boxing community one megafight after the other. I know people complain about his career moves, but he has consistently fought top level guys. Ward avoids the big fights AND complains about how he is treated unfairly. It's the combo that's hard to surpass.

 

But he doesn't. He always acknowledges "the haters" and his go-to phrase at press conferences that he makes a big deal of toward media and fans alike is; "love me or hate me, you all keep me relevant."

He's more than aware of that.

He has pulled the "I'm black, rich, and loud" card as to why he thinks people hate him, but Bernard Hopkins has been saying that his whole career. Jack Johnson did the same a century ago (although it's tough to ignore the cultural change that has happened since then; Johnson was 100% right).

 

Marquez complains about every decision he hasn't won, spare for Mayweather fight, and even wrote an autobiography titled "I Beat Pacquiao Three Times" (this was right before their fourth).

Does that not qualify? Or are we talking about fighters specifically questioning their lack of fan support? In that case, Marquez is a no.