So what compels a black fighter?

What compels a black fighter like Devin Haney or Bernard Hopkins to make a statement like they will never be beaten by a white fighter? It does come across as a bit racist really but I'm trying to figure out if it serves a purpose. Is it to gain favour and build an Afro American fan base? If so would that not maybe cost them some white fans? Or is there some other marketing purpose? Or do they just really mean it? I accept I'm British so I don't have my finger on the pulse of American race relations, is it just seen as a thing that its more embarrassing to lose to a white fighter than it is a black one? I remember Hopkins said it and then Calzaghe beat him and Smith punched him out of the ring. It certainly didn't hurt my feelings that he said but he must of felt a bit stupid for saying it then losing to white guys. My point being it just seems like a real dumb thing to say, even if it is to serve a purpose, even dumber if it doesnt. A bit racist??? Yeah it's racist no doubt.

I personally think Haney was just talking ****. He doesn’t give off that racist vibe to me.

Insecurity

That's because you suffer from having a Western "Civilized" mind. It comes from years of schooling and conditioning to think in certain terms and reject anything which challenges the false preconceived notions which were planted inside your head. Open up a *real* history book and undress the lie. You sound like a communist. I will never listen to what you have to say with a grain of seriousness.

You see that's just racist. Lmfao...... He had it coming.

What compels a black fighter like Devin Haney or Bernard Hopkins to make a statement like they will never be beaten by a white fighter? It does come across as a bit racist really but I'm trying to figure out if it serves a purpose. Is it to gain favour and build an Afro American fan base? If so would that not maybe cost them some white fans? Or is there some other marketing purpose? Or do they just really mean it? I accept I'm British so I don't have my finger on the pulse of American race relations, is it just seen as a thing that its more embarrassing to lose to a white fighter than it is a black one? I remember Hopkins said it and then Calzaghe beat him and Smith punched him out of the ring. It certainly didn't hurt my feelings that he said but he must of felt a bit stupid for saying it then losing to white guys. My point being it just seems like a real dumb thing to say, even if it is to serve a purpose, even dumber if it doesnt. Tbh...... It depends on where he said and to who. Cuz cameras off, mic off. This just vintage trash talk. And yes its a double standard to racial insults. Certain things a white guy cant say when blacks pretty much can say anything lmfao. Shyt will never be the same... Or 100% equal.

a white guy must have run off with his woman

They way white folks use the bathroom, pick in tbeir noses, and dig in their asses and not wash they hands I would be terrified of that white fist too. You see that's just racist.

"Dumb statement"? Lol. The only thing which qualifies as "dumb" is the western "civilized" mind - which is exactly why Haney and Hopkins made such statements. I hate to break the bad news to you but Western "Civilization" represents the tail end of human development. It is akin to something similar to what the Neanderthals had. Lol.. This is so wrong in so many ways. I can't even begin to address how stupid this is.

Because they have to compensate cause they're mental midgets and feel inferior to the white fist The way white folks use the bathroom, pick in tbeir noses, and dig in their asses and not wash they hands I would be terrified of that white fist too.

Inferiority complex. If you think the only advantage you have in a society is sports, then of course you don't want to lose that.

i presume he got good odds at the bookies on it and just wanted to share with the world

What compels Black fighters like Hopkins and Haney to make those types of statements? That's an easy question to answer. The complete ass-backwardness of Western "Civilization"... I was hoping there was more to it than that, more of a sales technique or something. Rather than just a dumb statement.