Ryan: Another case of hype preceding reality

[TitoFan]

Seems like a growing M.O. in boxing lately.

1. Young, handsome kid who the media takes a liking to. If he speaks English, so much the better.

2. Anoint him as the next coming of (fill in the blank with some ATG).

3. Give him crowns... call him King... and encourage his wanting to fight exhibitions after 10 pro fights against veteran, aging ATGs.

4. Excuse his avoiding tough, dangerous competition... lest he suffer an early KO loss and derail the plans. Remember... it's all about that "0". No matter how bloated or artificial it is.

5. Begin p4p talk. Never mind the hundreds of other boxers who are coming up the hard way and have earned whatever ranking they have. They're not anointed.

6. Put him under GBP. DLH may have given up fishnet stockings... but he's had ample practice creating divas from the get-go.

7. Get him WBC protection. Go see the Godfather (Sulaiman).

8. Make him Instagram king. Gotta appeal to all the casuals who wouldn't know how to spell Joe Louis and instead call him Joe Lewis.

9. Begin talking Hollywood. (Hey... it's never too early).

In boxing so easy to fall for the hype guy. Unlike other sports where they have to face all in their division.
If I may digress- I remember one standout in the NFL- Daunte Cullpepper -OG every commentator on how calm & smart he is. yet this big ass dude gets sacked by lone defenders 1/2 his size!
Back to topic, didn't see much on Ryan to question your position, so it appears another one exposed?!

Seems like a growing M.O. in boxing lately.

1. Young, handsome kid who the media takes a liking to. If he speaks English, so much the better.

2. Anoint him as the next coming of (fill in the blank with some ATG).

3. Give him crowns... call him King... and encourage his wanting to fight exhibitions after 10 pro fights against veteran, aging ATGs.

4. Excuse his avoiding tough, dangerous competition... lest he suffer an early KO loss and derail the plans. Remember... it's all about that "0". No matter how bloated or artificial it is.

5. Begin p4p talk. Never mind the hundreds of other boxers who are coming up the hard way and have earned whatever ranking they have. They're not anointed.

6. Put him under GBP. DLH may have given up fishnet stockings... but he's had ample practice creating divas from the get-go.

7. Get him WBC protection. Go see the Godfather (Sulaiman).

8. Make him Instagram king. Gotta appeal to all the casuals who wouldn't know how to spell Joe Louis and instead call him Joe Lewis.

9. Begin talking Hollywood. (Hey... it's never too early).

Was waiting for someone to post this. Ryan Garcia is a brutal KO waiting to happen. He is worse than Lucian Bute in my mind. Untested and a bit too much sizzle with no fry.

Yikes! I guess I fell for the Bute hype...for a moment at least. I liked his body punching, but he either got exposed or provided a massive blueprint on defeating him.


One example comes to mind for me that I felt was a HYPE job from day one was a kid named jason litzau. American kid. I think..It was ESPN.
All they did was claim he was the coming of Rocky Marciano, Rocky Balboa all rollled into one!
At 5'10...I felt he was -as we call it now a weight bully and when he finally gets to fight a foe with power- or forced to move up. he would be exposed.

Had Jason won a title, I think a movie would have been in the works- via Tom Cruise

You make a good point about other sports, Slim. I can't think of another sport where a young-un is already wearing crowns and wanting to bypass years of coming up through the ranks to face ATG's in exhibitions. In other sports you have to EARN that kind of shat. I don't blame the fighters, as much as I blame everyone around them. Media... handlers... promoters... even the fans. Eager to anoint someone before their time because of a) their looks, b) their skills in the gym, c) their personality, d) their connections, or e) all of the above.

In the NFL (since you brought it up)... a #1 draft pick QB has one good game against a regular season opponent... nobody rushes to put crowns on the dude or compare him with the Bradys and Montanas of the world. Dude still has to EARN his accolades. Hype may precede reality to a point... but it quickly comes crashing down once the season begins.

I think it's generational. Many today can't be bothered with "process", "earning", or "growth." It all has to be NOW. Instant gratification. Takes a gargantuan amount of patience to put up with some of this shat.