How RACIAL is Boxing? (2007)

[BrooklynBomber]

Yeah racism can be extreme on the continent, particularly in Italy and Spain. In Britain you would never get that sort of action nowadays. You did in the 70s though. The only team whose fans didn't throw bananas at black players in the 70s was Leeds United. That wasn't because they were not racist, it's because they are so ****** that they think that the bananas are an incentive...

LOL, countries like Estonia, Latvia and Luthvenia(sp?) can rival Italy in racism department.

[squealpiggy]

I've always argued that the best way to counter racism is integration and familiarity. These former Eastern Bloc counties have no black people, and people fear the unknown. It's very easy to hate, say, black people or Indian people. Much easier than hating Steve who is on your football team, Rajesh who works with you, Michael at your boxing club etc. Once you realise that colour is not important on a personal level you realise how ****** and bloody minded racism is.

[BrooklynBomber]

I've always argued that the best way to counter racism is integration and familiarity. These former Eastern Bloc counties have no black people, and people fear the unknown. It's very easy to hate, say, black people or Indian people. Much easier than hating Steve who is on your football team, Rajesh who works with you, Michael at your boxing club etc. Once you realise that colour is not important on a personal level you realise how ****** and bloody minded racism is.

The countries I mentioned are slowly but surely coming back to their **** ways, no wonder though, they always supported the 3rd Reich.

[EliteSoldier]

Racism is everywheres, if people can't stand racism they should just blow their heads off because Racism is here to stay sadly. And it's not just white people hating black people, it's vice-versa. Racism is on both sides of the party.

[Tha_Greatest]

Guys, you would be naive to think that boxing or most of the sports as a whole are not about race, they are as racey as it gets does not matter wether its America or Europe. And that is absolutely normal, not normal on the other hand, is to discriminate based on race or discriminate as a whole. People root for fighters and to root for someone, you need to associate with him and the first thing you look for(and actually see) in the fighter is his appearance, then their act and so forth. So, people rooting for a fighter based on his race, ethnicity, place of birth, etc.. is natural. And, well, I dont care who you root for nad what are the reasons, the only thing one should care is class and being able to judge unbiasedly.

Exactly, thats why I root for Mexican Fighters, Im American of Mexican descent so i root for Mexican fighters but im real as possible so id tell people of Mexican descent That my idol JC Chavez isnt the greatest Mexican fighter ever or great as we make him out to be. The Mexican public get mad when id state a solid argument of 2 current fighters that are better are Morales and Barrera.

[Feint]

Sports are the one place where race should not be a factor. In football, it does not matter what race, culture, religion, sexuality, or favorite food is of the guy next to you. If he doesn’t do his job then your team fails.

In boxing, when your tired, blood is blocking the air entering your nose, and your ribs hurt from that last left hook, the measure of a man (or woman) is how your press through your pain, keep your wits about you, and perform like champion. That should be the only measure of a boxer.

I’m not naïve, I know racism exists in this world. I also know I am not perfect and have a lot of faults. But the one thing I believe and promote in my life if that the measure of an athlete is the size of their heart and not the pigment of their skin.

[Tha_Greatest]

Sports are the one place where race should not be a factor. In football, it does not matter what race, culture, religion, sexuality, or favorite food is of the guy next to you. If he doesn’t do his job then your team fails.

In boxing, when your tired, blood is blocking the air entering your nose, and your ribs hurt from that last left hook, the measure of a man (or woman) is how your press through your pain, keep your wits about you, and perform like champion. That should be the only measure of a boxer.

I’m not naïve, I know racism exists in this world. I also know I am not perfect and have a lot of faults. But the one thing I believe and promote in my life if that the measure of an athlete is the size of their heart and not the pigment of their skin.

that was beautiful, but like i keep stating ,we will root for our nationality because someone will bring it up-the subject.in politics, most people supported this aweful war in in iraq only because it was like supposedly our only option and it was for America, our race, i didnt support it. All was for nothing and we,Americans who did support it were only supportive because of nationality. Now everyone claims to have been against the war.good people wound up wanting americans to go to war. nobody will ever fix this problem, its always gonna be their.