Why is it so difficult for boxing fans to separate Floyd Mayweather, Jr.'s antics from his boxing ability?

its a normal human thing. The average guy thinks with his emotions, more than his reasoning. And hype engages his emotions more than appreciation of boxing itself.

Most 'boxing fans' aren't. In the true sense. They are actually are hype fans, where boxing is just the outlet.

There is nothing really wrong with this. Its the same with anything. In fact hype fans make up 90% of any audience or crowd for any sport or endeavour.

You will find in life people who can hold a technical opinion without letting their emotions control them are about less than 1% of the population.

Don;t let it bother you.Have debates with the 1% and ignore the common folk throwing popcorn at each other.

The key words are "boxing fans". Those of us that are fans of the sport.....meaning that this is our favorite sport......are un-affected.

For the majority of casual fans...it doesn't help to hear PBF talk about destroying potential opponents and then witness his performance against DLH.....not exactly a lesson in destruction. These people want to see him back up the talk.

Those of us that are "boxing fans" rationalized that what happened in the PBF / DLH was possible. Casual fans felt like they got duped by PBF and his trash talking. Most probably said "I can't believe I paid $50 for this s**t".

These people feel like the antics cost them $$, thus the negative reaction.

It's not difficult, and most knowledgable boxing fans do, I think percentage is much higer than 1%, but still a minority (no pun intended). Still the antics are unnecessary and tend to tarnish an otherwise stellar career.

Because a person's character is a helluva lot more important than whatever his ability is. I was shocked to see what that guy above me wrote! Ted Bundy was technically an excellent serial killer - should we admire his work?