ikorolev wrote:I think it has a lot to do with what is coming out of Fury's mouth. Didn't he make anti-gay statements recently. He has full rights to express his opinions, but he can't expect support from TV companies and advertising contracts when he says politically incorrect things.
Personally, Joshua just seems a lot more likable.
Ali and Tyson said a lot of politically incorrect things ;O
Ali didn't get any advertising until the late 1970s I believe.
Mike Tyson was shunned for decades until relatively recently. When Tyson was real young like 20 he was doing commercials for I believe Kodak. That all dried up real quick after a few crashed cars and wife beating allegations.
montrealsuper wrote:The US networks are in a bidding war to sign Anthony Joshua but have shown barely any interest in televising Fury long term - the inference is quite obvious - black is preferred - If Tyson Fury was born in Brooklyn there is no doubt he would be a huge star already and he would be absolutely lionized by the US media - heck there would be a movie about his life story already being made --- http://spam.com/2016/04/20/does ... ght-champ/
Take your black vs white bull shit and shove it where the sun don't shine. Racist crap doesn't belong here, and if so, maybe I don't.
ikorolev wrote:I think it has a lot to do with what is coming out of Fury's mouth. Didn't he make anti-gay statements recently. He has full rights to express his opinions, but he can't expect support from TV companies and advertising contracts when he says politically incorrect things.
Personally, Joshua just seems a lot more likable.
Ali and Tyson said a lot of politically incorrect things ;O
Ali didn't get any advertising until the late 1970s I believe.
Mike Tyson was shunned for decades until relatively recently. When Tyson was real young like 20 he was doing commercials for I believe Kodak. That all dried up real quick after a few crashed cars and wife beating allegations.
Tyson had huge deals with Pepsi Nintendo etc - yes he blew it all eventually after he signed with King - Rooney said Tyson would be the first billionaire boxer - King screwed it all up -
montrealsuper wrote:The US networks are in a bidding war to sign Anthony Joshua but have shown barely any interest in televising Fury long term - the inference is quite obvious - black is preferred - If Tyson Fury was born in Brooklyn there is no doubt he would be a huge star already and he would be absolutely lionized by the US media - heck there would be a movie about his life story already being made --- http://spam.com/2016/04/20/does ... ght-champ/
Take your black vs white bull poo and shove it where the sun don't shine. Racist crap doesn't belong here, and if so, maybe I don't.
Truth is hate to those who hate the truth - the media clearly prefers black hwt champs now - Wilder and Joshua are getting far better treatment by the media than Fury is - I guarantee if Fury KOs Klitschko HBO and Showtime will not be having a "bidding war" to sign him long term -
SaadOffTheDeck wrote:Dear God, Joshua is a bigger draw.
Not in USA - Joshua is a non entity here -
Boxing is a nonentity here.
Really? We just had the biggest $ fight in history in may - if boxing puts the best vs the best and the rights are REAL (no corruption or Floyd haymon rig jobs) boxing will be huge again - but there's so much corruption and rigging now - so very few major fights look authentic with grudge and tension and all that good stuff -
Bullshit, Tyson Fury has a very slowly build carreer that looked very avarage, getting higher and higher over many years. Very boring, very slowly, taking many rounds and basically screaming for attention. AJ is a boxer who went from 0 to champion in 16 fights KOing all of his opponends convincingly and all except for one inside 4 rounds. That's amazing. Before the olympics nobody knew about him. The whole boxing world has never seen someone as much promising as Anthony Joshua. Even Mike Tyson and name them didn't look this convincing. Even Deontay Wilder looked worse fighting bums as AJ looks fighting world champions.
I'm sorry for Tyson Fury, but he simply wasn't as shocking/overwelming all expectations, as AJ is.
Fury is the legit heavyweight champion of the world, Joshua holds a bullshit title stripped from Fury, a title they wouldn't have stripped from Klitschko had he won.
If Tyson Fury had a more exciting style, and didn't behave so foolishly outside the ring (making stupid and offensive comments) then the thread starter would have a stronger argument.
Its not about race, its simply a matter of marketability, Joshua is much more marketable to the general public on both sides of the Atlantic.
If Fury gets by Wlad (which he should) he will also reap the benefits of any lucrative TV deal Joshua signs with either broadcaster when they meet in a unification.
asdfjkl wrote:Bullshit, Tyson Fury has a very slowly build carreer that looked very avarage, getting higher and higher over many years. Very boring, very slowly, taking many rounds and basically screaming for attention. AJ is a boxer who went from 0 to champion in 16 fights KOing all of his opponends convincingly and all except for one inside 4 rounds. That's amazing. Before the olympics nobody knew about him. The whole boxing world has never seen someone as much promising as Anthony Joshua. Even Mike Tyson and name them didn't look this convincing. Even Deontay Wilder looked worse fighting bums as AJ looks fighting world champions.
I'm sorry for Tyson Fury, but he simply wasn't as shocking/overwelming all expectations, as AJ is.
He fought one world champion, and his belt was one of the least earned in history.
Oh God, how likely is it that Joshua signs with Haymon?
What would that mean for fights not being able to happen? I guess Haymon could still work out fights down the line with Fury, Parker, Haye, Povetkin, WIlder, but not Ortiz?
will whitehorn is trying to work up rank or into ametuer ranking but his trainer cant control him!!! Bad teacher! Bad trainer or both!!!
IfWill is given the oppertunity the world could witness the best light welterweight of all time. Super fit super strong Hells Bells Knock out punch,- the kind of which only commes round to the planet as often as a solar eclipse. allegedly should be very concearned and more than interested
Fury is borderline unmarketable because of his behaviour and fighting style, not his skin colour or religious beliefs.
Lots of media personalities are religious, not all of them are backwards to the point of being misogynistic, demonising homosexuals and abortion or actually taking their holy books seriously. Fury is just that thick that he spouts whatever comes into his head, with him being a moron that means he spews a lot of dumb crap which people don't like. Like it or not the world has moved on from the awful fire and brimstone morals of Christianity, maybe Fury should too.
He also looks like a stretched Homer Simpson and since his scares from Cunningham, Firtha and Pajkic he fights as a retreating counter-puncher. None of these endear him to the media, add that to his idiotic beliefs and cringeworthy sense of humour and you have someone who is best out of the limelight.
Riddick Blowe wrote:Oh God, how likely is it that Joshua signs with Haymon?
What would that mean for fights not being able to happen? I guess Haymon could still work out fights down the line with Fury, Parker, Haye, Povetkin, WIlder, but not Ortiz?
asdfjkl wrote:Bullshit, Tyson Fury has a very slowly build carreer that looked very avarage, getting higher and higher over many years. Very boring, very slowly, taking many rounds and basically screaming for attention. AJ is a boxer who went from 0 to champion in 16 fights KOing all of his opponends convincingly and all except for one inside 4 rounds. That's amazing. Before the olympics nobody knew about him. The whole boxing world has never seen someone as much promising as Anthony Joshua. Even Mike Tyson and name them didn't look this convincing. Even Deontay Wilder looked worse fighting bums as AJ looks fighting world champions.
I'm sorry for Tyson Fury, but he simply wasn't as shocking/overwelming all expectations, as AJ is.
He fought one world champion, and his belt was one of the least earned in history.
Joshua beat a potato can who threw the title away for $ - still unproven -
Impractical Poster wrote:Manny is Christian, and he's a global icon, despite his recent remarks.
Fury is simply a goofball. He acts like a goofball, looks like a goofball, and fights like a goofball.
Larry Bird looked like a goofball but he was the BEST and that's all that counts - BEING THE BEST - people want to see the BEST
But Larry didn't look so awful playing. It's a much different dynamic with Fury. I believe you are way off on why Fury is not being as accepted as you would like to see.
montrealsuper wrote:
Not in USA - Joshua is a non entity here -
Boxing is a nonentity here.
Really? We just had the biggest $ fight in history in may - if boxing puts the best vs the best and the rights are REAL (no corruption or Floyd haymon rig jobs) boxing will be huge again - but there's so much corruption and rigging now - so very few major fights look authentic with grudge and tension and all that good stuff -
Nobody cares. May/Pac was the most disappointing event in sports history. Nobody gives a shit here, and less care every day.
montrealsuper wrote:
Ali and Tyson said a lot of politically incorrect things ;O
Ali didn't get any advertising until the late 1970s I believe.
Mike Tyson was shunned for decades until relatively recently. When Tyson was real young like 20 he was doing commercials for I believe Kodak. That all dried up real quick after a few crashed cars and wife beating allegations.
Tyson had huge deals with Pepsi Nintendo etc - yes he blew it all eventually after he signed with King - Rooney said Tyson would be the first billionaire boxer - King screwed it all up -
When D'Amato and Jacobs died, so did Mike Tyson as a fighter. Firing Kevin Rooney iced the cake of Tyson's down bound train.
The general public and most casual boxing fans love to see knockouts and blood and thunder over skills. They wouldn't understand levels if you talk to them non stop for a month. Joshua is a media / hype mans dream, knocking over cans.
..it's strictly a business decision... the US networks might think among other things that "nice" black guy will bring them in the long run more profit than "bad" white guy..
Tyson Fury is antiestablishment. The boxing establishment likes a good work ethic - fighters who train consistently and talk about winning. TF recently said something like, "I don't care if I lose. I've already accomplished my goals." Not exactly Dale Carnegie stuff.
it's a good idea to shut up about Religion, Abortion, and the Gays, unless you make a very watered down kinda neutral statement. Even George Foreman didn't talk much about religion in his comeback and he is a preacher! When Ali talked about Vietnam and race relations in the 1960s, he was not only banned but his advertising revenue was Zero!
will whitehorn is trying to work up rank or into ametuer ranking but his trainer cant control him!!! Bad teacher! Bad trainer or both!!!