Wright Sides With Mayweather Jr. Against "Racial" HBO

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  • JAB5239
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    #121
    Originally posted by Bhopreign
    That deal was not a PPV deal. The deal was like to be Boxing After Dark and HBO Championship Boxing.

    Doesn't matter. The remark had more racial overtones than anything the HBO crew has said or done. People just don't forget **** like that. And once you show that side of yourself (the side I believe most hard working people take as insulting no matter what color they are) You're pretty much stuck with it.

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    • Sin City
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      #122
      Originally posted by sonofisis
      Your words not Winky's..
      That's pretty much what Winky said...



      btw I'm shocked your on the forum posting since Mayweather doesn't have a fight coming up.

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      • sonofisis
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        #123
        Originally posted by Sin City
        That's pretty much what Winky said...

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        Quote where he said it then. I'll be here..

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        • Bhopreign
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          #124
          Originally posted by JAB5239
          Doesn't matter. The remark had more racial overtones than anything the HBO crew has said or done. People just don't forget **** like that. And once you show that side of yourself (the side I believe most hard working people take as insulting no matter what color they are) You're pretty much stuck with it.
          I didnt take it that way, to me if he felt undervalued and underappreciated its a valid statement then. If say I was asked to build a two story house from scratch and I was offered say $5,000 to do it, I would say those are "slave wages". Very valid.
          Last edited by Bhopreign; 07-06-2008, 04:27 PM.

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          • Sin City
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            #125
            Originally posted by sonofisis
            Quote where he said it then. I'll be here..
            "Black fighters we have different styles" but they expect us to go out there and trade (entertaining fighters)...

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              #126
              Originally posted by Bhopreign
              I didnt take it that way, to me if he felt undervalued and appreciated its a valid statement then. If say I was asked to build a two story house from scratch and I was offered say $5,000 to do it, I would say those are "slave wages". Very valid.

              Im sure he felt undervalued. But $5,000 and 12 mil are a world apart to what most people can relate to. calling it "slave wages" is insulting, In myn opinion, made it sound as if he was being lowballed because he was black. That I didn't see at all.

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              • sonofisis
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                #127
                Originally posted by Sin City
                "Black fighters we have different styles" but they expect us to go out there and trade (entertaining fighters)...
                Still waiting on where he says what YOU said. Keep looking for that quote, I'll be here.

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                • Sin City
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                  #128
                  Originally posted by sonofisis
                  Still waiting on where he says what YOU said. Keep looking for that quote, I'll be here.
                  He said it in other words.. but that's what he said. Like it or not.. I'd be pissed @ Winky if I was you right now..

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                    #129
                    Originally posted by JAB5239
                    Its good he's made the money he has. But the "slave wages" comment was a slap in the face to every working man that speds their hard earned
                    money on any fighters PPV. And now he wonders why people dislike him and question him.
                    "slave wages" is just a figure of speech. all he meant was that he wasn't getting paid as much as other HBO fighters. he's not talking about every working man.

                    he doesn't care why people dislike him and question him, what he can't understand is why people (including HBO and HBO announcers) gush over lesser fighters who's craft is not up to par with mayweather's.

                    In almost every other sport and in real life situations the most skilled persons are paid the most money... only in boxing are the unskilled rewarded because they are "exciting" (ie. they are easy to hit or can't avoid getting hit).

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                    • sonofisis
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                      #130
                      Originally posted by Sin City
                      He said it in other words...
                      No he didn't, I read what he said. He didn't even mention the word "Warrior", or define to you what exactly a warrior is. By your implication, you seem to have a definition that doesn't coincide with the standardized definition.

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