It has a LOT with being a Black man with an involved father, which Tank doesn’t have, which is why if he cheated against Tank, people would MAYBE hate Ryan and refer to him as a Social Media fighter like they were. And because Tank is an exciting fighter, and people love his type no matter what. Devin is a “clean cut” soft spoken kid who doesn’t know how to sell a fight. Which is what Ryan WAS… until he realized that it didn’t get him nowhere, and decided to go full retard. The campaign to get his “0” back just compounded the hate he already garnered, because people’s only reason to hate Dev was, “because I can’t stand his father”. Really? They didn’t hate Dev, they hated his father and wanted him to lose because of that. Devin did EXACTLY what he was supposed to do when Ryan tested dirty. Protest. And if this happened with against a Black fighter, no one would really care except the boxing “purists”, and the blowback would be minuscule in comparison . So don’t say that it has nothing to do with being a Black man.
A lot of people just don’t want to ACCEPT that Devin is just that good, and did it with a loud father and a smile. And lots Devin is “corny”.
It’s not a cherry pick gone wrong, it’s a case of Devin not using his strengths and trying to walk down a KO fighter because he felt the need to appease fans. He lost due to a horrible fight plan, nothing else.
For it to, “not go there way”, isn’t about the fight itself. It’s about coming in overweight and cheating with PEDS and still carrying on a campaign of lies. Devin and Bill DID NOT sign up for THIS nonsense, stop blaming them for the circus AFTER the fight because Ryan popped dirty. That’s not what they signed up for.
If Devin lost fair and square, then we wouldn’t be here and he’d be fair game. But the ONLY reason we’re here is because Ryan cheated, no matter how you or others try to spin it. I just don’t agree with your assessment.