Originally Posted by
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?!
Originally Posted by
ykdadamaja
Originally Posted by
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).
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
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