Comments Thread For: Erislandy Lara Takes Nickname of "The American Dream"

[newcastleking]

Just keep up the hard work Lara. He'll get a huge fight this year.

[LA_2_Vegas]

Always with the cynicism....If the man feels like he's living a dream, and the US is helping to make that happen then go for it. that's what this place is about!

[Cubanborn87]

lol Bro, if you can't recognize that many, even most, of history's greatest boxers were/are black, then you're taking political correctness to a delusional extreme. You've been brainwashed to intentionally ignore the obvious in order to further an agenda. I'm a white Cuban, but I won't hesitate for a moment to acknowledge reality. I have no problem accepting that black human beings have great historical success in this sport. By the same token, I'd take issue with someone that wants to tout racial superiority, because that would indeed take on a racist tone.

Are you sure you are not an moor Cuban? A lot of Cubans ancestors come from morocco bro and I got that vibe from u

[damit305]

no kidding brother, but what I'm saying is who the hell cares what color they are? yes its obvious the goat himself sugar ray was a black man, but for me i dont really care or think it matters what color fighter is. maybe im dumb. nobody is denying what people done in this sport and you are making me look suspect here. look at my reply right before that





please never get me twisted with a racist, im not furthering any agenda. im unbiased and if i rubbed you the wrong way, my apologies.

Pointing out by appearance is not racist. "Hey, you see that White,Black, Asian dude" is not being racist.

Anyway don't be so hard on yourself.

[sugarsmosley]

Pointing out by appearance is not racist. "Hey, you see that White,Black, Asian dude" is not being racist.

Anyway don't be so hard on yourself.

i know. i was responding to a racist dude earlier, and i know what he said wasn't racist. i just was being dumb i guess. apologies. sometimes i get a little pissed when people bring up racial superiority or classism.... , and try to logically defend that way of thinking. it kills me inside more then anything that people really think garbage like that is the truth.

[CubanGuyNYC]

Are you sure you are not an moor Cuban? A lot of Cubans ancestors come from morocco bro and I got that vibe from u

Maybe. I've been mistaken for a variety of different backgrounds. It's tough to know what your ultimate background is, unless you have one of those DNA tests performed. As I said earlier, race is a lot more complicated than many think; and there's been so much inter-breading among Latin-Americans over the centuries. In my particular case, there's a Mediterranean background with perhaps some North-African influence, but I'm certainly classifiable as white. Not all white people are milky skinned with blond hair and blue eyes. lol

[CubanGuyNYC]

i know. i was responding to a racist dude earlier, and i know what he said wasn't racist. i just was being dumb i guess. apologies. sometimes i get a little pissed when people bring up racial superiority or classism.... , and try to logically defend that way of thinking. it kills me inside more then anything that people really think garbage like that is the truth.

It's all good. Just chill, otherwise you'll go crazy in this joint with all the real racism on these boards. lol

[Cubanborn87]

Maybe. I've been mistaken for a variety of different backgrounds. It's tough to know what your ultimate background is, unless you have one of those DNA tests performed. As I said earlier, race is a lot more complicated than many think; and there's been so much inter-breading among Latin-Americans over the centuries. In my particular case, there's a Mediterranean background with perhaps some North-African influence, but I'm certainly classifiable as white. Not all white people are milky skinned with blond hair and blue eyes. lol

I was playing, but yeah I have pointed out Cubans to my gf that she thought were Mediterranean

[110110110]

Easly the most ridicules nickname in the intire history of boxing

[110110110]

I was playing, but yeah I have pointed out Cubans to my gf that she thought were Mediterranean

Typical yanks