Reaction of the FACE OFF Video on Olé – Popular Argentinian Newspaper

[ksan]

Where you guys draw the line and when do national pride takes over in this specific cases in a boxing match?

Today I was just checking out this article where they have the preview of the video of the FACE OFF on Olé, one of the most popular newspapers in Argentina, I tought it will be cool to know the level of boxing knowledge down there and what they think about the fight.

Looking at the comments , and also the facebook comments of the article… It came to my mind all the mexicans that are supporting Martinez on NSB.
The comments didn’t anger me or anything… me being Mexican and all, I know most people act like this on the internet, so you just have to laugh at what they think or say.

Here are some of the comments






[IMG] EDIT... I erased this image because of the nature of the comments, you can search for them in the standard comments section of the article, not in the facebook comments[/IMG]




The article on Olé:

http://www.ole.com.ar/poli/boxeo_0_759524375.html


So my question to the mexicans that want Martinez to win… after reading a sample of the comments with the collage I pasted in 15 minutes and it could have been even more, because obviusly there were more comments like this.

Do you guys are still rooting for Martinez?

And with this I’m not saying Martinez Fans on NSB think or act this way, they are cool cats to debate with.

This thread is just meant to be informative and nothing more, because it will give the mexican fans on NSB that are still undecided on who to root for or want a Martinez victory, another perspective about the fight come September 15th.

Many of my favorite boxers are not mexican, but I still have a biased when a mexican fighter is on the ring, and boxing has been feeding with this sentiment for all of his history, national rivalries, etc. but all in good sport, not saying nonsense **** like the fans on this article.

I wonder if one of my favorite foreign boxers where to fight a mexican fighter, and I stumble with an article like this… I will want the mexican to win just to piss them off, and like I said at the beginning, where you guys draw the line and when do national pride takes over in this specific cases in a boxing match?

[Rip Chudd]

That's a lot to copy and paste into google translator, i'll pass.

[TX_BOXNG]

argentineans got a weird character we mexicans dont really like there atittude, but martinez is different he doesnt really act like them

[CubanGuyNYC]

It's fucked up how some people can get so ugly when there's even a hint of competition present. I love boxing, and I (obviously) don't think there's anything wrong with showing a little pride in your background, but some people are simply bigoted. They're not fans, just fools that think they're better than you because they're a particular color/culture/nationality/whatever. Competition merely inflames their weak little emotions.

[ksan]

argentineans got a weird character we mexicans dont really like there atittude, but martinez is different he doesnt really act like them

You are right, Martinez doesn't act like them, he has been acting out of character lately... but hey you have to hype a fight.

But can a fanbase make you change your pick on who to root for in a boxing match when national pride takes over?

[TX_BOXNG]

You are right, Martinez doesn't act like them, he has been acting out of character lately... but hey you have to hype a fight.

But can a fanbase make you change your pick on who to root for in a boxing match when national pride takes over?

im not born in mexico, but my blood is mexican n i was raised all mexican, n i belive my mexican pride wants jr to win it has taken over i want chavez to prove people wrong, ive always felt martinez destroys him, but my pride doesnt let me fully commit for martinez to win lol, agentineans always think there the best at everything, hopefully jr shocks them

[ksan]

It's fucked up how some people can get so ugly when there's even a hint of competition present. I love boxing, and I (obviously) don't think there's anything wrong with showing a little pride in your background, but some people are simply bigoted. They're not fans, just fools that think they're better than you because they're a particular color/culture/nationality/whatever. Competition merely inflames their weak little emotions.

It's really ****ed up how people can be when there's some competition, I mean there's nothing wrong with some friendly banter between both sides, but posting **** like this even with their facebook accounts, and instead of receiving negative comments about what they just posted, they receive support.

It just baffles me

[ksan]

im not born in mexico, but my blood is mexican n i was raised all mexican, n i belive my mexican pride wants jr to win it has taken over i want chavez to prove people wrong, ive always felt martinez destroys him, but my pride doesnt let me fully commit for martinez to win lol, agentineans always think there the best at everything, hopefully jr shocks them

Yeah that was part of my question, to make an introspective exercise about stuff like this.

And I understand you completetly, you are torn apart on who you want to win lol. But I guess sometimes National Pride is just to strong and takes over.

[Coyotefury]

It doesn't bother me, do you know why? Because all those people there a ****ing morons. Just go anywhere on the Internet, go to a Chavez highlight video and read all the crap Mexicans type. Go to a Martinez highlight video and read all the crap Argentinians type. It's utter ******ity from people that don't know ****.

Plain and simple if people are commenting on boxers or fights anywhere else that isn't a boxing forum, then thy are just plain ****** arrogant people that have no clue about the sport and probably couldn't name you any other boxer other than the one they are **** riding.

One of the thing I hated was this past world cup how people talked so much crap on the yahoo comments about mexicos team, I mean I wanted to take a baseball bat at my computer, out of how Americans were talking crap about Mexico, and that when I realized it was ****** of me to get so worked up about dumbass people that think so negative and write their dumbass comments on the Internet.

[AntonTheMeh]

chavez senior called martinez a "stinking Argentinian" you expect strangers online to treat this situation with kid gloves?