Quote Originally Posted by p4pking
Quote Originally Posted by 'Big' Dan McCarthy
I'm completely a Hatton fan, he symbolises the working class hero and everything that's good about being British, apart from the pasty white skin of course .

Mayweather as a person in the media is one of the nastiest characters I know of that isn't a rapist or murderer, he's just a disgusting person, with no redeeming features. Obviously I don't know him personally so I can't fully pass judgement but I don't know how anyone could be a fan of the man. Obviously his ring craft is amazing, I could understand people loving to watch him box, but the only type of people I could imagine being actual fans are wannabe thugs, or people that will never back a person or team that might actually lose.
Michael Jordan was supposedly quite a self serving asshole when he wasn't playing ball... Doesn't mean you can't be a fan of him based on his ability... Honestly your being a bit thick here... You don't have to like an athlete's character, or even know anything about it, to be a fan of them... To say you don't understand how anyone can be a fan of Floyd is stupid. He's a great technical boxer who's skills and dedication to his sport should be admired by any boxing fan. Why should I care what he's like out of the ring, that's not what Im interested in watching. Besides he's in a sport where the character he shows serves him well.. You have to believe your the best in boxing.. I could spin it right around and say I don't understand how Hatton is so popular just because he comes across as a regular working class guy, he has an ugly fighting style that I don't find appealing to watch most of the time.. I sure as hell don't think much of Mayweather from what I've seen of him as a person... And Im sure as hell not some wannabe thug or whatever you'd like to think. And I think his never having lost just makes him taking big fights all the more interesting, whether your a fan or not.. I wouldn't give 2 shits if he lost on a personal level, I simply admire his ability and enjoy watching him fight.
Thats it P4P spot on

I always get this like why do you support Mayweather ?? its because i love watching his fights and i think he is a damn fine fighter i don't see why people have to keep saying how can you be a fan of his for what he does outside the ring ?? well i couldn't careless what he does outside the ring this isn't popularity contest this is boxing and i don't see why i can't just be a fan of what he does inside the ring to me if boxer was nicest person on this earth but i didn't like his fighting style would i be a fan of his ?? no i wouldn't because like i said this is boxing not popularity contest i totally agree with what you said P4P i get this all the time.