Racial pride in Boxing good or bad?

[Dynamite Kid]

No, its not "bad". Saying its bad is a politically correct way of thinking and goes against nature.

Everyone wants their own race to win deep down. If anyone tells you otherwise, they are lying that asses off.

No they dont. Why would they? people are individuals and, if someone is dumb enough to think their race is better at something than another race and that, that somehow means they must be superior, because they have that complexion they are thick as two short planks.

Im an individual im not the same as anyone else white or black.

[FLY TY]

You and I are on the same page man... I'm just saying, Barak is not black... at best he's milk chocolate LOL... but he is a good man. It would have been just as meaningful... if not MORE meaningful, if a woman would have been elected. I was only saying that if Barak ***** was ALL white... and still stood for everything that he does at this moment, it wouldn't have been any less of a victory. If we were as black as a moonless night on the ocean floor... it wouldn't be any more of a victory. I'm a white guy, with a Mexican girlfriend, and I hope we have a black baby someday (though I don't know how we'll work that out)... because I've just met so many people of every different color that I admire. It's to the point where I eventually had to quit noticing color all together because there are no stereotypes... there are no molds, so why even pay attention to color.

exactly. i live in south florida which is a melting pot for ppl of all races, ethnicites, and backgrounds.....i don't know how the hell racists survive down here. LOL

p.s. i'm black w/ a white girlfriend from new hampshire by-way-of ukraine. best girl i've ever gotten to kno......before that i had a puerto rican, and before that were two peruvians. i stopped giving a **** about race when i was like 8 mos. old!

[BMWM3P]

I think there's nothing wrong with it, except when is taken to extremes. When you only support fighters because of their race and nationality, that's when it goes wrong. Race or nationality to me are not important at all, skill and style are hat matters to me. Miguel Cotto could be black and from Somalia, I would still be his fan because I like his boxing style, the fact that he's puertorican is just a plus.

[THe TRiNiTY]

so you cant be proud when your son scores 3 TDs in a game because YOU weren't the one that accomplished it?

To an extent, you can be. If you were out there, teaching him the game, it bonded you two and you both shared moments. Yes. That has a lot to do with potentially you developing the child and teaching him things.

If he just joined the team and happened to be good? No. You can be happy, and happy you were alive to see it, but not proud in any other sense.

[THe TRiNiTY]

most sensible post......



disagree. that's like saying black people shouldn't be proud of barack *****.

i don't see anything wrong w/ identifying w/ someone and rooting for them based on their race. like dude said, it gets sketchy when you "don't root for someone" or put someone else down based on theirs.

IMO it makes some boxing matches more interesting, it's good for the sport.

They shouldn't be proud in Barack ***** because he's black. They should be proud with themselves for picking the best candidate.

DEFINITION: pleasure or satisfaction taken in something done by or belonging to oneself or believed to reflect credit upon oneself.

Now, if you notice within the definition, it says something done by or belonging to oneself.... I happen to not believe that people belong to a certain race. I happen to believe it's apart of you, be it culturally or nationally, but you should NOT be defined by your race or nationality.

[assasinjoe]

It's fine. Just some people outhere' bring it to different level. Extreme as one poster here say's.

[Porter's Dad]

I think there's nothing wrong with it, except when is taken to extremes. When you only support fighters because of their race and nationality, that's when it goes wrong. Race or nationality to me are not important at all, skill and style are hat matters to me. Miguel Cotto could be black and from Somalia, I would still be his fan because I like his boxing style, the fact that he's puertorican is just a plus.

Come on now, who are you trying to kid?

[nathan_nall]

racial pride is fine. but its the kind of people on this forum who are overly biased towards there race, that annoy the $h!t outa me

Absolutely... I fail to see the need for ever including race into the equation... but those who are biased TOWARDS their race are far more annoying than any of those biased against other races.

[BMWM3P]

Come on now, who are you trying to kid?

Idiot before there was Tito or Cotto, my favorite fighters were Mike Tyson and Roy Jones Jr. I am a fan of all types of fighters Kessler, Kirkland, Linares, Areola, Dawson and many more. I'm a fan of boxing, not of skin color or a country.

[alza1988]

I think it's ok , as long as it iisn't racist towards other cultures .