Boxing vs. Bloggers and Message Posters

By Boxing News - 12/13/2009 - Comments

By D. Thomason: I have given a lot of thought to the pending bout between pound 4 pound greats Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao and what stands out to me the most about the fight is how the biggest action might be taking place over message boards and blogs. It is no surprise that boxing is probably the most subjective of all sports as it pertains to deciding who the “best” is and this fight is no different.

Most casual boxing fans usually follow fighters for reasons other than their love for the actual sport and the fighter’s contribution to the sport. What I mean is a lot of these so called fans only watch their respective favorite fighter because they represent something to them beyond their skills in the ring which often times has to do with geography and what Country the fighter is from. A large number of Mayweather’s followers for the upcoming fight do so because he is the “American” and I contend the same can be said about many of Pacquia’s follows because he is their fellow countrymen. As I scroll the blogs and message boards it has occurred to me that people have made it their own personal fight to defend their respective favorite to win the fight which has created a whirlwind of action amongst the respective bloggers and message posters. I wonder how Floyd would be received by his Countrymen if he was from the Philippines and conversely I wonder how Pacquiao would be received if he was from the US.

Ultimately I think that the biggest statement that can be made once the fight is over and done with is not one fighter saying he is the best but the “I told you so” by the fans whose fighter goes on to win and to that I say, “To the victor goes the spoils.”



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