That Bum. I think his name is Duddy

[El Kabong]

I know the topic is done pretty much but would Duddy sell if he was Mexican? Who was the last Mexican middleweight to accomplish anything? I'm not sure actually on where to even start.

....who was the last Irish middleweight to do anything

[No Contest]

To Kirkland Laing and the Boxer, you say would he be as famous if he was Mexican? I say yes his name would be JCC jr. theres a overhyped kid that has a huge fanbase has fought more fights than Duddy and lesser oppositon. He fights on freaking PPV every fight for Christ's sake, so your telling me that his fans are justified and Duddy's are not? Your the one that brought up his race dont try to turn it around on me because I called you out my brother you brought it up.

[Kirkland Laing]

To Kirkland Laing and the Boxer, you say would he be as famous if he was Mexican? I say yes his name would be JCC jr. theres a overhyped kid that has a huge fanbase has fought more fights than Duddy and lesser oppositon. He fights on freaking PPV every fight for Christ's sake, so your telling me that his fans are justified and Duddy's are not? Your the one that brought up his race dont try to turn it around on me because I called you out my brother you brought it up.

No, what I'm saying is that both are limited boxers taking advantage of non-boxing-related attributes they have (Irish in NY, famous dad etc.) to do infinitely better with their boxing careers than they would have done had they been , let's say, Canadian-Tunisian. The Canadian-Tunisian guy Duddy was fighting was far more exciting to watch than Duddy was, landed far more pwer punches and battered the man, but Bob Arum wouldn't ever invest a dollar promoting him because he's got no potential fanbase. Duddy is a good-looking charismatic Irishman who can box well enough to beat opponent-type fighters so he's a potential gold mine in Irish-friendly NY. That's why Duddy is where he is now and the guy that actually won the fight on Saturday is one of dozens of guys who have to go their whole career and maybe not get a chance like a Duddy fight. (And even if they win they get robbed.)