Rooting for a fighter based on skin color is racist

[boxingfan4life]

True, oh so true. It shouldn't be that way but people allow it to be. I wanted Jermain to win the fight to end the criticism but I wasn't pissed that Pavlik won, I know he is good for boxing. Most fans back a fighter because of race and others just because they are countrymen. However, not all fans are that way and they have a diverse list of fighters that they back and support, color should not make a fighter one of your favorites, skill will and how you percieve him to be as a person should shape your allegiance.

Thats true. I'm black but one of my favorite fighters klitscho. i just dont look at a fighters skin color. i look at what they bring to the table and go from there. in the lacy vs. calzaghe fight i was rooting for lacy, not because he was black but because i was more familiar with him. i didnt even know who calzaghe was until that fight. when joe won i didnt get pissed. i was actually impressed with his performance and have favored calzaghe ever since. it just bothers me that racism is still such a big problem in this day and age. i mean come on its time for people to put that type of ignorance to rest.

[mako]

it's racist because you are basing your decision/ favor on color (i say color because race isnt even a real thing). i believe that would be pretty close to the definition of racism. a fighter should be admired for his skills in the ring, not a completely arbitrary thing like skin color. it's not like anyone worked their ass off to be white or black, they were only born that way. it's neither a pro or a con, it just is.

Well there's nothing personal about it.
Let's say if you're watching boxing with your friend and he's like, "Who do you want to win." and you say "The black guy."
It's not that you hate the hispanic guy he's fighting, but you just want to see the guy who's the same race as you win.

It's basically just liking to see the people of your race advance.

[sonofisis]

Isn't that the reason girls liked Oscars. Are you hiding something from me my friend?

LOL!! My thoughts exactly...

[mrrupo]

I think the having pride in your race or cultural backround is healthy, but where people go wrong, is hating someone from another. Or thinking that yours is superior in anyway. I have a Whelsh backround so I've got a special spot for Joe C. but that doesnt stop me from enjoying the sport of boxing and one of the greatest things about boxing is the many cultures of the world that it brings together. And then watching them beat the **** out of each other

i think pride in cultural background is healthy.

pride in color is another thing, and is very often a bad thing. (the black pride movement was something else. that was more about making a statement that being black is not something to be ashamed of than it was about saying black skin color is better than others. black america had been shown through their exclusion from american society in media and other forms that they should be embarrassed for being black, and they were saying F-that, not being racist)

[mrrupo]

Am I the only one that thinks this thread is directed towards WLAD?

and that idiot Viva Mexico.

[SkillspayBills]

Well there's nothing personal about it.
Let's say if you're watching boxing with your friend and he's like, "Who do you want to win." and you say "The black guy."
It's not that you hate the hispanic guy he's fighting, but you just want to see the guy who's the same race as you win.

It's basically just liking to see the people of your race advance.

Advance? It's a sport, just a contest of skills.

[mrrupo]

It's not necessarily a terrible thing, but if race is all someone sees I think it's pretty shallow. There are more things about a man than his color. I like Wlad for being smart, Oscar for being so damn good-looking, and Hopkins for reppin North Philly.

reppin n philly? sittin in Temples library right now ****in around on the boards. you goin to any of the fights comin up at the blue horizon?

[mako]

Advance? It's a sport, just a contest of skills.

Same with the Olympics, but each athlete goes out there representing their country, do they not?

Well. When a fighter goes out there and fights. Like it or not, he's representing his hometown, his team, and his race.

[Sinisterevo]

It does suck that people root for fighters by the color of their skin and not by the content of their character - or how they preceive themselves. But just know that even though the majority of people out there do that, you dont have to be that way.

[kayjay]

Isn't that the reason girls liked Oscars. Are you hiding something from me my friend?

Nah no **** here. I was kidding, but I could put a serious spin on it: it is normal to give preferences to better looking people regardless of sexuality.