Users You Suspect Are Siding Along Racial Lines

[Scott9945]

All bull **** aside, I think boxing, being such a global sport, it's more of a NATIONAL thing, then a racial thing these days.

I totally agree with that, although there are some obvious racists here too.

[The Hammer]

Racism is much more then just hating someone of a different race. Imagine if you took that same line of thought over into the job market. Can you not see how it would be racist to only seek and hire white employees because that's who your comfortable with? That doesn't mean you hate black people, for example, it could simply mean you just don't think about them.

Discrimination in the workplace is not the same as rooting for a person in boxing because of his race or nationality.

Honestly, how I read your post is that your aware of that racism traditionally flows from white down and your simply trying to level things by convincing people that blacks can be racist too. You have to take into consideration the past and present history of racism to realize that we don't currently live an equal society.

Other races have suffered too, but we don't hear about it.

- 20,000,000 people in the Soviet Union were killed, and many others enslaved and displaced, and all the churches were destroyed in the 1920s and 1930s.

-All the 20,000 white people in Haiti were killed by the blacks in 1804.

-1.5 million Christian Armenians were killed by the Turks in the 1917 genocide.

[tyson]

I'm so racist it's not even funny.

[The Hammer]

I'm so racist it's not even funny.

Your new avatar is better than the one of James Toney you had before. I like Cheetahs.

[tyson]

Your new avatar is better than the one of James Toney you had before. I like Cheetahs.

I look nothing like Toney

[tyson]

Your new avatar is better than the one of James Toney you had before. I like Cheetahs.

Oh, by the way, you are implying that Toney is a monkey.

With all the racist talk going on, you are doing all-right for yourself

[Knicksman20]

Anybody who roots only for their own race is not a racist. I noticed at the fights I've been to, that black people almost always root for black fighters - but that doesn't make them racist. There are at least 20 members here who always root for the black guy, but I don't consider them racist for that.

Racism to me is hatred of people because of their race. The people who hate and constantly attack boxers because of their race, are clearly racist. Some people here show a jealousy of successful white fighters. There are some here who frequently ridicule Wlad and Calzaghe and others because they are white - the more successful a white fighter is, the more ridicule he receives! This is because they deeply believe white boxers are inferior, and when a white guy wins, it shakes that belief.

Strangely, there are also some self-hating white people who love black fighters and hate white boxers.

I can name names, but we all know who the racists are..

I root for fighters of all nationalities and races. The ones I don't like are loud-mouthed braggarts and poor sports, and those of weak character. I detest runners, and although I appreciate a good defensive fighter, I prefer a courageous come-forward fighter like Calzaghe.

I like fighters with courage and heart in the ring, who walk down their opponents. Although I'm not Mexican, all the Mexican fighters I've seen have those qualities, so I tend to almost always root for them.

It seems in almost all of his posts, Canada Joe is able to slip in a comment about Wlad or Cal lol.

[βetamax]

Discrimination in the workplace is not the same as rooting for a person in boxing because of his race or nationality.


Other races have suffered too, but we don't hear about it.

- 20,000,000 people in the Soviet Union were killed, and many others enslaved and displaced, and all the churches were destroyed in the 1920s and 1930s.

-All the 20,000 white people in Haiti were killed by the blacks in 1804.

-1.5 million Christian Armenians were killed by the Turks in the 1917 genocide.

It's not that different. If your willing to purchase a PPV, purchase merchandise, attend a fight, or even watch the fight on cable your putting money in this person's pocket based on skin color. This also means you may be denying someone success based on their skin color.

As far as the examples you've given, they're horrible occurrences but they are not relevant to present day US. The effects of slavery are still very present.

[The Hammer]

It's not that different. If your willing to purchase a PPV, purchase merchandise, attend a fight, or even watch the fight on cable your putting money in this person's pocket based on skin color. This also means you may be denying someone success based on their skin color.

So your saying if a black person prefers to watch Mayweather instead of a more exciting fighter like Pavlik or Margarito, and buys Floyd's PPV, then he's a racist? I don't agree.

I think consumers' preferences can be what ever they want.

[βetamax]

So your saying if a black person prefers to watch Mayweather instead of a more exciting fighter like Pavlik or Margarito, and buys Floyd's PPV, then he's a racist? I don't agree.

I think consumers' preferences can be what ever they want.

Look, whites are the power wielding group in the US, can we agree on that? So to support someone simply because they are white helps maintain this instead of striving for equality.

It's your right to support whoever you wish but that doesn't mean there aren't consequences.