Is Calzaghe getting hated on because he is white and boxers ducked him?

[The Hammer]

Kelly Pavlik doesnt get hated on like Joe....

has nothing to do with color,.

Sure he does!

Were you here on boxingscene the night Pavlik defeated Taylor for the second time?

And I can't remember any more hate expressed toward a boxer as toward Wladimir on Feb 23, when he won a dominant decision and unified the heavyweight titles.

[Scott9945]

Sure he does!

Were you here on boxingscene the night Pavlik defeated Taylor for the second time?

And I can't remember any more hate expressed toward a boxer as toward Wladimir on Feb 23, when he won a dominant decision and unified the heavyweight titles.

IMO dislike of any fighter has a lot more to do with him being from outside the US rather than being white or black. Obviously there were some people here not liking Pavlik, but it is nowhere near the level of disdain for Calzaghe or especially Klitschko. Much of the American media is ridiculously unfair to Klitschko.

[Johnny Rebel]

White fighters are definitely judged by a different standard than colored ones. It's generally accepted that White's are inferior athletes to blacks. That's why when a White fighter/athlete is successful he is labeled a "White hope, or overachiever" and the now classic way to explain the lack of current top black fighters is the "best boxers are playing in the NBA and NFL or this is the weakest era ever..."

This is more true in America than in Europe. We don't have the black/white conflict that exists in the states.

[The Hammer]

IMO dislike of any fighter has a lot more to do with him being from outside the US rather than being white or black. Obviously there were some people here not liking Pavlik, but it is nowhere near the level of disdain for Calzaghe or especially Klitschko. Much of the American media is ridiculously unfair to Klitschko.

I had a dream a few nights ago, about one of those girls you had on your avatar. The current one is absolutely beautiful...