How about a one round deduction for booing national anthems?

[squealpiggy]

I have a better idea: Ban douchebags from singing the US national anthem. The phrase "Oh say can you see" has five syllables, not thirty five.

[BmoreBrawler]

lol I thought the same thing

[The Surgeon]

**** the anthems i dont think theres a place in boxing for them! Certainly not at a fight like Witter vs Bradley

[Mr. Philadel]

Better Idea:

Remove National Anthems from almost all sporting events. It loses its meaning and power by being overplayed so often. It should be reserved for the Olympics and things that actually deal w/ nations; not a sporting event.

good one man! hold some green!

[Welter_Skelter]

I am ashamed of the behaviour of some English fans (I'm English and I have to hold my hand up and say that we are worse than the Celts at this sort of thing) booing the US National anthem; the booing was absent in the Calzaghe fight, but back here in the UK the Witter fight showed us up. As English, we are used to trading chants over the terraces, but the US anthem is generally held with more affection by its people than God Save the Queen is by the Brits, especially the celts, who have their own (much better imo) anthems; we should respect that.

So my plan...If you are the away fighter and your anthem gets booed, not just an odd cat call, but properly booed, the referee should be given the discretion to deduct a point.

Yes I know there are flaws in this, like what level of booing is needed, but maybe just the threat of sanctions may be enough??

Oh yes .. The boxer should be punished for someone else's actions.. That's Just Brilliant..

Are you ****ing ******ed??? What Pile of Leftist communist tripe..

[BetterCallSaul]

Nationalism has no place in boxing unless its in an olympic competition.

But to be fair, when your national anthems are sang by Tyrese and Ray J, they kinda deserve booing. That applies to Tom Jones singing the British national anthem too.

OhhhhOHHHoHHHooohh shayashsysaaaayyyy ccccaAAAaaaannNNAAAaannnn YyyyyooooYyyooouUUU ssseessseeeeeeeeeeessseeeeeee

[kayjay]

The fighter is not responsible for the behavior of his fans

[kayjay]

**** the anthems i dont think theres a place in boxing for them! Certainly not at a fight like Witter vs Bradley

This is a good point. It's not the Olympics, the men don't represent anything other than themselves

[The Surgeon]

This is a good point. It's not the Olympics, the men don't represent anything other than themselves

EXACTLY man! It aint country vs country its man vs man plain and simple!

[SLASHEh]

national anthems have no place anyway in a Boxing ring that isnt representing the country, like in the Olympics.

also taking a point off for something that has nothing to do with the fighter is just ridiculous.