should boxers be taking the knee before fights?

[Madison Boxing]

Then that just creates the whole disrespecting the anthem problem.

It’s just not worth it. The last thing we need in boxing is more politics.

when done correctly at the right moment, taking the knee is an incredibly powerful statement in the fight against racism.

[RJJ-94-02=GOAT]

when done correctly at the right moment, taking the knee is an incredibly powerful statement in the fight against racism.

It’s not in my opinion. I think it’s over the top bullsh** to be perfectly honest.

I have no issue if people want to do it but it shouldn’t be something athletes are implored to do.

[Smash]

when done correctly at the right moment, taking the knee is an incredibly powerful statement in the fight against racism.

I think they should double it, both knees, go big or go home

[YOU WILL LOSE]

when done correctly at the right moment, taking the knee is an incredibly powerful statement in the fight against racism.

"correctly" is the key word

because we know if someone took a knee to bring attention to the black on white murder rate, that wouldnt be an acceptable issue.

if you want to take a knee when a black adult executes a 5 year old at point blank range,major corporations and networks are not going to treat you in the same way as if youre doing it for good old george.

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[Boxing-1013]

It's such a dumb, forced, hollow gesture. We need much less of that in life, politics, and sports.

[BoxingIsGreat]

Your ilk takes enough knees as it is.


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Nice one. Cheers.

[BoxingIsGreat]

they could take the knee during the anthems

They should piss on the canvas during the anthem or cover their ears.

[RJJ-94-02=GOAT]

"correctly" is the key word

because we know if someone took a knee to bring attention to the black on white murder rate, that wouldnt be an acceptable issue.

if you want to take a knee when a black adult executes a 5 year old at point blank range,major corporations and networks are not going to treat you in the same way as if youre doing it for good old george.

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That’s my biggest issue with these incidents. The media always make it about race. It’s always the black guy shot the white kid or the white policeman killed the black man when in reality the race is irrelevant to the crime.

Take the Floyd incident for example, that should have been described as an incident between a police officer and a former convict. Yet instead it’s always referred to as an incident between a white man and a black man. Why should that even be relevant? Chauvin should get charged with murder regardless of his race and what race he killed.

[BoxingIsGreat]

That’s my biggest issue with these incidents. The media always make it about race. It’s always the black guy shot the white kid or the white policeman killed the black man when in reality the race is irrelevant to the crime.

Take the Floyd incident for example, that should have been described as an incident between a police officer and a former convict. Yet instead it’s always referred to as an incident between a white man and a black man. Why should that even be relevant? Chauvin should get charged with murder regardless of his race and what race he killed.

Racism is alive and well here. Nobody should be scared to mention race. There's no brotherhood or any love between blacks and whites in the US. No use pretending.

[RJJ-94-02=GOAT]

Racism is alive and well here. Nobody should be scared to mention race. There's no brotherhood or any love between blacks and whites in the US. No use pretending.

Complete bullsh**. The only blacks who don’t get on with whites are racists and vice versa. There’s no issues between whites and blacks aside from the ones the racists create. I’m f***ing sick of all this subliminal racism and triggery sh**. People need thicker skin. All races are granted equal constitutional freedom in the modern world, race is completely irrelevant nowadays, yet people seem desperate to make it relevant.

Half of these kids have never experienced real racism in their lives too. I grew up in Toxteth in the aftermath of the race riots were blacks and whites stood side by side in fighting inequality. I used to walk past pubs and social clubs that literally said No Blacks, No Irish, No Dogs on the doors. The world has moved far, far past that sort of segregational BS but it’s almost like some of you want those divisions to re-emerge.