Does the personal life of a fighter affect...

[Aztekkas]

Does the personal life of a fighter affect the way you view him as a professional athlete?

If so, why? If not, what do you think about those that do.

Personally I don't put too much into what goes outside of the ring when it comes to boxers. I love the sport, not a specific fighter.

Discuss

[SplitSecond]

after some interview or shenanigans, you've never gone "wow, now i hope he gets ko'd"?

[Larry the boss]

Only if it is Floyd Mayweather

[Aztekkas]

after some interview or shenanigans, you've never gone "wow, now i hope he gets ko'd"?

Not that I recall. Don't get me wrong I would like certain fighters to lose but not over them saying/acting in a manner that doesn't sit well with me. I tend to dislike fighters for other reasons that don't really involve their personal life. Except for AB

[D-MiZe]

David Haye is entertaining in the ring, at times, but an utter bore and **** outside of out.

Tyson Fury is entertaining outside of the ring but not so much inside it.

[lightsout15]

According to Kovalev , Adonis Stevenson is a piece of chit. That's good enough reason for me.

[Aztekkas]

Only if it is Floyd Mayweather

Well I think most Floyd/Pac fans are swayed by the public image of their respective fighter.

[Kuyukut]

nope... but i hate a ducker and scared cowards.

[VAGAB0ND]

Sort of. Like if there was a Mexican-American fighter that I supported con el nopal en la frente y todo, and he said some anti-Mexican national s**t then I wouldn't support them anymore.

Like I don't get how a lot of these Pro-Black posters love Mayweather and spout Malcolm X s**t when their idol is a damn coon that says "What has Africa done for me?".

How the f**k do you idolize both Malcolm X and Floyd Mayweather Jr.?

I guess a fighter's personal life doesn't matter to them.

For the most part I don't really care about a fighter's personal life/opinions unless it's something that I feel very, very strongly about.

[lefthook2daliva]

It's a matter of degrees. Mostly I don't care much, but if they are proved to be a murderer, a child rapist, etc, they lose my patronage.