If Joe Calzaghe was American and black, would he be better respected?

[Pullcounter]

Joe Calzaghe's nearest competitor for most hated fighter is an undefeated african american

Colour and race have no effect

Floyd and Joe are completely opposite and yet they both get slaughtered on here

floyd gets 10x the ****t than joe does tho

[Spray_resistant]

Would Joe be better respected by some people if he was American and black?

Would Joe still get his two or three hate threads per day on boxingscene?

Would all his haters like Flawless (Sugar May Floyd), danc1984, bsrizpac, DiegoFuego, chiyoko, El Dominicano etc feel the same way about him?

Good God! Can’t we just judge a man for the content of his character and in this case the talent he has in the ring? Why does this always have to be an issue? Who cares what color his skin is, this is such a ****** ****ing thread……it’s people like you always bringing up a racial issue that keep racism alive and well….good job.

[slicksouthpaw16]

Actually the thread starter may have a point, not about being black but about being American. Since Joe would have already been American, America is where the high profile fights are at so he wouldn't have gotten criticized because those fights would have happened. Joe being protected against no names in the U.K is what hurt him but that couldn't have happen out here.

[andrewcuff]

Netherlands, Luxembourg, Germany and Italy.
BTW, I don't blame the Eastern Europeans feeling that way because they're genetically stronger than blacks. Just take a look at the weight lifting competitions, the blacks always fall short, in the same way whites fall short in running. It's all genetics.

Maybe more to do with the fact that there is great push on those events in the Eastern European countries than just genetics/race.

[P4P GOAT]

American media are biased. Thats why Joe probably doesn't get his props i dont think the American people are though.

[P4P GOAT]

Not true at all. I've been to different European countries and black athletes are considered weak and unreliable in many areas.
Take soccer for example (most popular sport), in Europe (not sure about UK) they always joke about them because they're the ones that fold in critical matches.

Bold part is a lie.

[Spray_resistant]

Actually the thread starter may have a point, not about being black but about being American. Since Joe would have already been American, America is where the high profile fights are at so he wouldn't have gotten criticized because those fights would have happened. Joe being protected against no names in the U.K is what hurt him but that couldn't have happen out here.

But then we get into an infinite amount of hypothetical issues.....forgetting the whole "if he was black" issue, if he was American he may never emerged as a star to begin with because there were plenty of good American fighters who could have potentially beat him. I mean a prime RJJ, Toney, and I think Nunn was still around for a while there. I'm saying a couple early loses in his career could have made him a "never was"

[andrewcuff]

Bold part is a lie.

Yeah I'm sure Pele always folded in big matches. That post was so rascist!

[P4P GOAT]

Yeah I'm sure Pele always folded in big matches. That post was so rascist!

Yeah i have never heard that from anyone about Black players.

[J Mac]

Yes he would because people only appreciate American athletes and they they get extra points for being black. Is that what you wanted to hear you ****** ****?

now that is a thread ending insult!