Quote Originally Posted by 9 mili brother
Roy Jones and Mayweather have one thing in common. It's like everyone knows they are the best but when both in their primes, they are the most targeted and criticized athletes in the sport. What's the deal?
In Oz they call it the tall poppy syndrome, both Jones and Mayweather have been less than humble with regards to their achievements and everyone wants to know who will be the one to knock them out of the tree. It made a star out of Tarver (for a while) Who will do it to PBF?
I bet my left knacker that the majority of boxing/sports fans were happy as a pig in shit when Smokin' Joe beat Ali in 1971.