Is it wrong to root for a fighter just because he is the same race or ethnicity?

I have yet to see valid reasons from Floyd fans why they hate Lomachenko.

i wonder where the root of this issue came from... I guess it is the disease of PC

I for one give absolutely no fu(ks about what Floyd does in his personal life. He had the defense of a god and a right hand guided by Zeus and that's all that should matter on a boxing website. There are many women issues forums you could go discuss this on if it interest you. ^^^^^these feminine posters trip me out.....what kind of sports fan discusses another grown mans personal life? hell nobodies perfect

I was joking about the purse snatching thing. I'm not a fan of Broner, but I enjoy his fights, at least most of them. Not sure about stealing old women's purses, but Hopkins and Tyson did similar things and I've rooted for Hopkins and I'm a huge Tyson fan. But I'm serious about the pedophile thing, I can never cheer for someone like that. I have to draw the line somewhere. Oh, yeah I don't think that needs to be said but I agree.

I still remember the first times my brother called me in to watch both Brook and Frampton... I remember the stupid smile on my face from watching the silky skills of these young prospects I didn't know, right then that second I was a fan and rooting for them no matter what. It would only be seconds or minutes later during the minute break between rounds that I found out Brook was English and Frampton was Irish and it wouldn't have mattered it it had been the opposite way or if they were both had been something completely different to me. Broner has apparently snatched an old woman's purse and I love him, Both as a personality and as a boxer. I'm not perfect and I don't try to be in my support of athletes. Would I be his friend ? No. Will I enjoy his boxing and stupid stuff he says? Hell Yeah I was joking about the purse snatching thing. I'm not a fan of Broner, but I enjoy his fights, at least most of them. Not sure about stealing old women's purses, but Hopkins and Tyson did similar things and I've rooted for Hopkins and I'm a huge Tyson fan. But I'm serious about the pedophile thing, I can never cheer for someone like that. I have to draw the line somewhere.

I really wouldn't root for any random fighter on my TV screen if I didn't know them. Even if he was the same race as me with a style I like, I don't want to risk cheering for a guy who might be a pedophile or a guy who snatches old women's purses. Anyways, you make a good point though. I have seen fans who do like both Loma and Floyd, but there aren't very many. You'll find way more Floyd fans who claim to support the sweet science and claim that power punching and brawling isn't real boxing, but they'll support guys like Wilder and Walters over Loma. That's clearly racial bias. I still remember the first times my brother called me in to watch both Brook and Frampton... I remember the stupid smile on my face from watching the silky skills of these young prospects I didn't know, right then that second I was a fan and rooting for them no matter what. It would only be seconds or minutes later during the minute break between rounds that I found out Brook was English and Frampton was Irish and it wouldn't have mattered it it had been the opposite way or if they were both had been something completely different to me. Broner has apparently snatched an old woman's purse and I love him, Both as a personality and as a boxer. I'm not perfect and I don't try to be in my support of athletes. Would I be his friend ? No. Will I enjoy his boxing and stupid stuff he says? Hell Yeah

I've always found the Irish to be fine people. You should be proud of who you are. Thank you Sir, and I am proud of my history, But I'm more proud to be Adam than I am to be Irish. P.s My name is Adam :)

I must be one of those white people. I don't support my country in international competitions or stuff of that sort, but I don't support any others either, I just have no reverence for the specific patch of dirt I happened to be born on, not that their success wouldn't make me happy it's just I don't actively pursue it. I'm more attracted to specific characters and style when it comes to sport. I'm a white guy from Dublin, Ireland but I love Broner's ***** talking the same way I love Conor Mcgregor's ***** talking(may be a bad example because I feel they even fight similar, or as similar as a boxer and mma fighter can whilst being opposite stance). I think GGG, Kovalev, Ward are all kinda boring tbh. I prefer guys like Linares, Guzman, Canelo, Chaves, Frampton, Broner who throw fast flashy but intelligent combos. When I was a kid, my favorite wrestlers? Jeff hardy and The Rock. I just never "got" that kinda pride feeling thing.... Maybe it's Irish insecurity or something lol No, you're just a young fan of the sport who appreciates all boxers it seems. :boxing:

So if you turn on a boxing match and see two fighters of different race that you don't know it's okay to support your race even if the other guy is fighting the way you would usually prefer? that's just racism man For example, Loma and Floyd fans should be the same group and Walters and GGG fans should be the same group but they aren't and it's the opposite because of racism. I really wouldn't root for any random fighter on my TV screen if I didn't know them. Even if he was the same race as me with a style I like, I don't want to risk cheering for a guy who might be a pedophile or a guy who snatches old women's purses. Anyways, you make a good point though. I have seen fans who do like both Loma and Floyd, but there aren't very many. You'll find way more Floyd fans who claim to support the sweet science and claim that power punching and brawling isn't real boxing, but they'll support guys like Wilder and Walters over Loma. That's clearly racial bias.

No giveaway here... It's my name, I live in Bucharest... :) If I never moved to California, I'd be living it up in Timisoara, so it's all good haha, you're the lucky one man.. I had a crazy time visiting this past July

Yeah, they just tossed him in jail for no reason lol! https://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/s--HxC4r5Nz--/c_scale,fl_progressive,q_80,w_800/1233331782654158993.png That kid is lying, imagine being a low life scumbag beating up your kids mother infront of him lol what a pathetic person but you're the same person who says fuq it though that's him outside of the ring I still want to fanboy over him :rofl: You'd think there was no other good fighters about I don't see many people defending Edwin Valero or still ranting and raving about how good he was he might have been a fun fighter to watch but scum is scum and I refuse to support pieces of shiet unlike you. I for one give absolutely no fu(ks about what Floyd does in his personal life. He had the defense of a god and a right hand guided by Zeus and that's all that should matter on a boxing website. There are many women issues forums you could go discuss this on if it interest you.

It's true that most of the Mayweather fans hate Loma, and most of the Walters fans hate GGG. It's also true that the Mayweather fans love Walters. But I don't let that bother me, I expect it. If they want to hate Loma because he's white or hate GGG because he's not black, that's their choice. I don't hate any fighter unless they are of bad character or are cheaters. I do root for my own race. Truth is, human beings usually root for their town, family, country, and race in sports. It's natural and instinctive to do so. Everybody does so except for a few priggish white people who feel they are special and morally superior. I must be one of those white people. I don't support my country in international competitions or stuff of that sort, but I don't support any others either, I just have no reverence for the specific patch of dirt I happened to be born on, not that their success wouldn't make me happy it's just I don't actively pursue it. I'm more attracted to specific characters and style when it comes to sport. I'm a white guy from Dublin, Ireland but I love Broner's ***** talking the same way I love Conor Mcgregor's ***** talking(may be a bad example because I feel they even fight similar, or as similar as a boxer and mma fighter can whilst being opposite stance). I think GGG, Kovalev, Ward are all kinda boring tbh. I prefer guys like Linares, Guzman, Canelo, Chaves, Frampton, Broner who throw fast flashy but intelligent combos. When I was a kid, my favorite wrestlers? Jeff hardy and The Rock. I just never "got" that kinda pride feeling thing.... Maybe it's Irish insecurity or something lol

He would've beat Ward tho :lol1: Btw, the "escu" is a dead giveaway, I would know No giveaway here... It's my name, I live in Bucharest... :)

No, of course not. Where do you get that idea? I've never posted that. Some like Mayweather are overrated, but I think Langford and Armstrong are 2 of the 3 best ever, and I've said so many times. I'm a fair man. You're completely full of sh1t STOP IT, don't make me do a thread search and pull up your BS and expose it all You're a Hypocrite and you want it both ways, you want to be able to sh1t on Black American Fighters but yet you want Black American Fans to like Eastern European fighters and hold them to high regards like you do and that will NEVER HAPPEN!

... I used to root for Bute, of course -- up to the moment when I realized how hugely protected he actually was... :) He would've beat Ward tho :lol1: Btw, the "escu" is a dead giveaway, I would know

If we did a background check on your favorite boxers, I'm sure that a lot of them would not turn out with a squeaky clean image. What you did right here was straight ***. You commented on a situation that you think that you know about, but you don't know anything about, and you don't even know what's going on today with his kids or baby momma. Boxers aren't above us, they are just like us. They have problems just like us. So don't ever put them on a pedestal, and speak from a self righteous point of view. You might be in jail right now posting on Non Stop Boxing as we speak. that's my point to bro...what is it with these posters on this site that nit pick and choose who they want to play judge with the same idiots who trashed mayweather and other fighters, looked the other way when fighters they liked commited crimes or did unsavory things.....i.e. manny pacquaio cheating on his wife, kids on the side, gambling problem, etc. I leave athletes personal life's where they belong.....at home in private with their family and lawyers no body is perfect and everyone on this site has done something or another they are not proud of.

Yeah, they just tossed him in jail for no reason lol! https://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/s--HxC4r5Nz--/c_scale,fl_progressive,q_80,w_800/1233331782654158993.png That kid is lying, imagine being a low life scumbag beating up your kids mother infront of him lol what a pathetic person but you're the same person who says fuq it though that's him outside of the ring I still want to fanboy over him :rofl: You'd think there was no other good fighters about I don't see many people defending Edwin Valero or still ranting and raving about how good he was he might have been a fun fighter to watch but scum is scum and I refuse to support pieces of shiet unlike you. If we did a background check on your favorite boxers, I'm sure that a lot of them would not turn out with a squeaky clean image. What you did right here was straight ***. You commented on a situation that you think that you know about, but you don't know anything about, and you don't even know what's going on today with his kids or baby momma. Boxers aren't above us, they are just like us. They have problems just like us. So don't ever put them on a pedestal, and speak from a self righteous point of view. You might be in jail right now posting on Non Stop Boxing as we speak.

None. Read my post more carefully! I don't mind black fight fans rooting for black boxers. I've never said it's unfair. I've always praised The Big Dunn for loving and supporting his own people. I don't like self-righteous jackasses saying white people can't root for their own as well. That's what's unfair and a double standard. :lol1: You of all people on this forum... Especially you focus a lot of your attention on what OTHERS think and it always seems to be about Black Americans and who they're rooting for and what they think it is a bit of a weird fetish to be honest So basically you want Black Americans to like Eastern European Fighters just as much as you do right? :dunno: not sure what you and others are trying to do here exactly You post stuff like "EASTERN EUROPEANS ARE TAKING OVER AND BLACK BOXING LEGENDS ARE OVERRATED" so how dare you of all people on this forum try to tell others how they should react or what they should think about others People like YOU start threads and celebrate when someone beat a Black American fighter but when Crawford whipped Postol ass I did not see "Black American Beat Overrated Eastern European Fighter" Threads like the stuff you and others do

It's true that most of the Mayweather fans hate Loma, and most of the Walters fans hate GGG. It's also true that the Mayweather fans love Walters. But I don't let that bother me, I expect it. If they want to hate Loma because he's white or hate GGG because he's not black, that's their choice. I don't hate any fighter unless they are of bad character or are cheaters. I do root for my own race. Truth is, human beings usually root for their town, family, country, and race in sports. It's natural and instinctive to do so. Everybody does so except for a few priggish white people who feel they are special and morally superior. No, it's not true. I don't like GG, but I don't hate him....but I love Loma. And you don't speak for anyone other than yourself. Loma and GG fans don't like Floyd's fans or Walters fans. Is that a true statement? You probably think it is. Fact is there will be some white and black fans who don't like the opposite of their color, race or ethnicity. Boxing fans of any color like guys who can fight period. Your preference is your preference. But don't stain us with your logic. There is a grain of truth to what you said, but it ain't the truth.

Yeah, they just tossed him in jail for no reason lol! https://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/s--HxC4r5Nz--/c_scale,fl_progressive,q_80,w_800/1233331782654158993.png That kid is lying, imagine being a low life scumbag beating up your kids mother infront of him lol what a pathetic person but you're the same person who says fuq it though that's him outside of the ring I still want to fanboy over him :rofl: You'd think there was no other good fighters about I don't see many people defending Edwin Valero or still ranting and raving about how good he was he might have been a fun fighter to watch but scum is scum and I refuse to support pieces of shiet unlike you. bro...I don't speak on people I don't know, personal life's. this is a boxing site....take the moral righteous crap somewhere else do you really think their aren't any woman beaters, rapist, killers, racist bigots, thiefs, dudes cheating on their spouses, dead beat etc on this site? Many of the people who trash fighters because of their personal mishaps, have darker sides and bigger skeletons in their own closets. Its easy to pass judgement when your mistakes aren't thrown in the public to see I don't care about these dudes personal lifes nor do I judge their talent in the ring based off of who they are outside of it I know what Valero did, I was never high on him as a fighter, he was overrated as all hell.