Is Mayweather the most hated boxer of all time?

[Madison Boxing]

people dont like him because hes dislikable. theres no conspiracy here.

[*TonyMontana*]

people dont like him because hes dislikable. theres no conspiracy here.

Yeah this
I'm one of Floyd's biggest fans but I wouldnt like to meet him

[Floyd is TBE]

Ali before his wife rehabbed his image and made it palatable for white people

[HarvardBlue]

I won't get into the ducking argument because eevry boxing fan knows who he ducked.

Let me answer the question posed by this thread "Why is Mayweather the most hated fighter ever?" I believe that question is false and based on a false assumption.

Do you realise how hated Liston was going into the first Patterson fight? The guy was a formal criminal who represented the "bad black man"...so much so that the US President, JFK, got involved and personally invoked Patterson to beat Lliston "for America". Now that's hate.

Do you realise how hated Ali was from Liston II all the way to the end of his exile? The man had death threats, physical threats to his family and friends, he lived in a segregated society where even black people hated a black man not wanting to be drafted ... it took years of campaigning for that ****** attitude to change. Now that's hate.

Mayweather isn't even close to that. What he is however, is the most ridiculed fighter in history .People laugh at everything from his dress sense to is lack of intellect to his inability to read or articulate speech. And rightfully so because he puts himself out there to be there bad guy.

What I want to know is, why does it hurt your feelings?

I was just about to post something similar. Mayweather is not the most hated boxer. Boxers like Jack Johnson had to deal with a whole lot more than him.

[soul_survivor]

I was just about to post something similar. Mayweather is not the most hated boxer. Boxers like Jack Johnson had to deal with a whole lot more than him.

Man, I didnt even get to mentioning Johnson.

Ali before his wife rehabbed his image and made it palatable for white people

ALi was a beloved global figure long before Lonny.

[anonymous2.0]

Bruh, Jack Johnson

[paulf]

Yes.

His story had no arc. Ali was 'humbled' (defeated) and had to rise again, which won some fans over and started him down the path of eventually becoming a beloved figure by fans. Same for Lewis, and any other bad boy/villain/heel persona in boxing. When someone wins nonstop in any sport, the fans react negatively because they feel that there must be some anti-competitive reason behind their constant winnings.

Floyd was never taken down a peg, and the fans are forever going to hate him for it.

[eco1]

his done more wrong to the sports of boxing than anyone alive or dead before him.
Big demands, wanted all the advantages he could get in order to "NOT loose" a fight.

Now he ends it all up with a Circus.

[McNulty]

Ali was very much hated as well. If you lived during that time you would know. Leonard was hated too, big time!

[Biolink]

Jack Johnson got more hate back in the day.