No not mainstream but if you are a boxer your first few pro fights are small undercard items so protesting might get you some name recognition but it just detracts from your career. Boxing fans are made up of both sides of the aisle so pissing off one half when a promter is trying to get you undercard money is tough enough as it is with a gold medal...
Athletes who take a knee or raise a fist in protest at Tokyo Olympics will face punishment: IOC
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No not mainstream but if you are a boxer your first few pro fights are small undercard items so protesting might get you some name recognition but it just detracts from your career. Boxing fans are made up of both sides of the aisle so pissing off one half when a promter is trying to get you undercard money is tough enough as it is with a gold medal...
Being hated in boxing or MMA doesn't hurt a fighters career.A stripped Olympic boxer that has been all over the news wont have a problem getting on a undercard fight.
Muhammad Ali says hi from the grave
well, the argument is the athlete's career not his life story
and he was robbed of titles, boxing license and years of his prime for his activism. The original cancellers pulled a Kapernick on him basically, but Muhammad just happened to be much more successful in his field than potentially Kapernick ever could have been.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muhammad_Ali#Exile_and_comeback
https://www.si.com/boxing/2020/04/2...April 28, 1967, a,in prison and fined $10,000.
