Is Matthew Boling Overrated?

So you think it's racist for white Americans (the majority on this board) to be more interested in a super fast white American sprinter than a Japanese sprinter?

When you wake up each morning and see the sun rising do you rage at it for being racist at ending the dominance of the black night?

you certainly need to read more closely my original post. Partisan or intra-tribal preference is not equivalent to racism.

we certainly cannot blame one ethnic/cultural/racial group for favoring its own kind. I want to be absolutely clear on this.

My original post was about how this preference Partially explained his popularity. But the questions asked in that original post really have nothing to do with Race: I deliberately said "aside from this inflammatory racial issues", do you guys think he really does have a potential to become a phenomenal Sprinter, by which I mean someone who can run sub 9.90

do you really think this is an original thought (or post)?

No he doesn't deserve it because he's been going on tear against essentially no one. His main competition should be the 2019 NBIN 60m champion, but he's unfortunately dealing with a minor foot injury. If things look up, they'll meet at the US Junior champs in July.

All his other real competition reside in Jamaica and Indonesia, the latter of whom he likely won't race until next year.

But the bottom line:

He is basically a 10.2 sprinter who lucked out with wind assistance.

He's a 20.5 sprinter in a generation where we've had Noah Lyles and Michael Norman running 20.1 and 20.2s as HS juniors and seniors.

He's a 46 400m runner when Tyrese Cooper, ostensible regression notwithstanding, had multiple 45 second races under his belt as a 16 and 17 year old.

It's hard to say what his chances/trajectory is at this point. Seeing that he's going to Georgia, he's probably going to emerge as a viable long jumper who can sprint well a la Jarrion Lawson.

Idiot.

He's still in high school. At that age, as fast as he's run. A legal 10.13 by he way last week National Record. And a sub 45 relay leg. All legitimate.

Will he kick on? Who knows. But for now he is giving great attention to the sport.

So eff off you loser.

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I think he is underrated. He had to overcome extreme racism in the sprint community which makes fast white kids think they have to move to the 800 in order to be successful at a high level. We would all be equal in sprinting, basketball, math, or science if it weren't for the societal biases that we are exposed to. Boling will probably be the fastest sprinter of all time.

He is very good. But, he is one year behind in school. His level should be compared to college freshman, and not to normal age high school athletes.

Unfortunately, Texas makes it easy for parents to hold their kids back one year before they start school. That gives them an unfair physical advantage. It also explains why Texas always seems to have better sprinters--where physical advantage is a major plus--than other states.

Lol only if he eats a pharmacy.

The kid is good, but again he's run against no one of any consequence, hasn't won an American or world junior title, hasn't broken any junior records, and ran a time time (10.13) thatd put him a meter behind the best HS sprinters.

Yet this ingrate is sucking him off for a inconsequential HS comp only record and a relay split.

Foccacia b*tch!

Sydney McLaughlin's career still thwarts this Boling kid.

Dwarfs not thwarts

He gets more attention as a white sprinter for sure. But he isn't overrated.

Dwarfs not thwarts wrote:

Dwarfs not thwarts

The plural of dwarf is dwarves. Like Snow White.

I’m not sure why you’re talking about dwarves though.

Grammer and spelling wrote:

Dwarfs not thwarts wrote:

Dwarfs not thwarts

The plural of dwarf is dwarves. Like Snow White.

I’m not sure why you’re talking about dwarves though.

Its a 3rd person verb, as in: Syd the kid's HS career dwarfs anything Boling has ever done, which is why he's overrated.

Grammer and spelling wrote:

The plural of dwarf is dwarves. Like Snow White.

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Like snow white and sammy affoldser

“It is no wonder that Matthew Boling, with his lean muscular physique and curly blonde hair, largely fits into the mainstream American or in general the Western social imaginary and that partly explains his popularity. ”

That is a surface analysis at best. Usain Bolt was, and remains, one of the most popular, well known, and well paid athletes on earth. People generally adored him, all over the world.

No. Henry. No

Besides the wonderful phenomenon that a white sprinter can perform so spectacularly in 100m, I have this feeling that he is indeed a great sprinter and carries a lot of potential. But he is not as good as people want to make him be. I sense that some sinister PR campaign is behind his rise and there is an interest group who can profit from his fame and popularity. Otherwise we can't explain why top-notch high school sprinters like him before never occupied the national attention like he does.

Best of wishes to Boling for his future success and hope he does not get caught up with this new found fame and lose himself in the process like others.

I don't think he's overrated honestly. The track and field community is small enough to the point where any social media that lasts longer than one week will have fans commenting that the athlete is overrated. He'll do well in his future. If not, then he doesn't of course lol