andres ward opens up on various topics including racism in boxing,kovalev,GGG being🐓

[Eff Pandas]

What has always puzzled me about boxing fans is their flat out refusal to admit there is a lot of racism in the sport. This is a sport where we root for fighters based on race, nationality, ethnicity, ect... The fight today is being promoted as Mexico vs Puerto Rico. But for some reason boxing fans thinks it stops outside the ring....

Kovalev and Stevenson is the perfect example of racism and double standards. Kovalev has has numerous instances of racism, including but not limited to calling an opponent a "thoroughbred *******". Then he compared Stevenson to a chimp and people made excuses from "That's the way he was raised" to "He's not from here he didn't know that was offensive". I"m not from Russia and have never lived there but I have enough sense not to go around calling them drunk Ruskies. Comparing black people to monkey's is a no-no worldwide, not just in America. And even it it was only in America, he's been living here long enough to know it's wrong.

At 21 y/o Stevenson committed a horrible crime in which he was convicted, sentenced, and did his time. He's admitted what he did was wrong. He got out of prison and dedicated himself to boxing and hasn't been in trouble in 17 years. I'll give a 21 year old who has been in gangs since he was a teen more leeway than a 32 year old who is still being racist. Yet we still see people calling Stevenson a pimp, criminal and whatever else. He should be looked at as the American/Canadian dream. A man who made bad decisions as a teen and turned his life around. If people can't see the racism in the way the two are treated they're in denial.

Good post.

[jqSide]

Bunch of pro Ward reporters asking leading anti-GG questions. Ward confirmed his official offer to GG which was made as a last ditch effort to quell the criticism against him for his dilly dallying. And the offer was made when the Lemieux fight was already in the promotional stages, which is ******. You don't make offers like that because anything can happen in a fight.

The media should have asked him why it took him that long to call GG's bluff when he had all the time in the world to start the negotiations. Where was he before and after the Monroe fight happen?

[NEETzsche]

What has always puzzled me about boxing fans is their flat out refusal to admit there is a lot of racism in the sport. This is a sport where we root for fighters based on race, nationality, ethnicity, ect... The fight today is being promoted as Mexico vs Puerto Rico. But for some reason boxing fans thinks it stops outside the ring....

Kovalev and Stevenson is the perfect example of racism and double standards. Kovalev has has numerous instances of racism, including but not limited to calling an opponent a "thoroughbred *******". Then he compared Stevenson to a chimp and people made excuses from "That's the way he was raised" to "He's not from here he didn't know that was offensive". I"m not from Russia and have never lived there but I have enough sense not to go around calling them drunk Ruskies. Comparing black people to monkey's is a no-no worldwide, not just in America. And even it it was only in America, he's been living here long enough to know it's wrong.

At 21 y/o Stevenson committed a horrible crime in which he was convicted, sentenced, and did his time. He's admitted what he did was wrong. He got out of prison and dedicated himself to boxing and hasn't been in trouble in 17 years. I'll give a 21 year old who has been in gangs since he was a teen more leeway than a 32 year old who is still being racist. Yet we still see people calling Stevenson a pimp, criminal and whatever else. He should be looked at as the American/Canadian dream. A man who made bad decisions as a teen and turned his life around. If people can't see the racism in the way the two are treated they're in denial.

i would say that sexually exploiting vulnerable women is a much more serious offence than saying mean things on twitter, racist or not. it's not as if he's actually out there beating, raping and kidnapping black people

[stuff jones]

What has always puzzled me about boxing fans is their flat out refusal to admit there is a lot of racism in the sport. This is a sport where we root for fighters based on race, nationality, ethnicity, ect... The fight today is being promoted as Mexico vs Puerto Rico. But for some reason boxing fans thinks it stops outside the ring....

Kovalev and Stevenson is the perfect example of racism and double standards. Kovalev has has numerous instances of racism, including but not limited to calling an opponent a "thoroughbred *******". Then he compared Stevenson to a chimp and people made excuses from "That's the way he was raised" to "He's not from here he didn't know that was offensive". I"m not from Russia and have never lived there but I have enough sense not to go around calling them drunk Ruskies. Comparing black people to monkey's is a no-no worldwide, not just in America. And even it it was only in America, he's been living here long enough to know it's wrong.

At 21 y/o Stevenson committed a horrible crime in which he was convicted, sentenced, and did his time. He's admitted what he did was wrong. He got out of prison and dedicated himself to boxing and hasn't been in trouble in 17 years. I'll give a 21 year old who has been in gangs since he was a teen more leeway than a 32 year old who is still being racist. Yet we still see people calling Stevenson a pimp, criminal and whatever else. He should be looked at as the American/Canadian dream. A man who made bad decisions as a teen and turned his life around. If people can't see the racism in the way the two are treated they're in denial.

You're pretty ****ing dumb aren't you? Comparing words with raping minors. In fact dumb doesn't even come close to describing you.

[New England]

What has always puzzled me about boxing fans is their flat out refusal to admit there is a lot of racism in the sport. This is a sport where we root for fighters based on race, nationality, ethnicity, ect... The fight today is being promoted as Mexico vs Puerto Rico. But for some reason boxing fans thinks it stops outside the ring....

Kovalev and Stevenson is the perfect example of racism and double standards. Kovalev has has numerous instances of racism, including but not limited to calling an opponent a "thoroughbred *******". Then he compared Stevenson to a chimp and people made excuses from "That's the way he was raised" to "He's not from here he didn't know that was offensive". I"m not from Russia and have never lived there but I have enough sense not to go around calling them drunk Ruskies. Comparing black people to monkey's is a no-no worldwide, not just in America. And even it it was only in America, he's been living here long enough to know it's wrong.

At 21 y/o Stevenson committed a horrible crime in which he was convicted, sentenced, and did his time. He's admitted what he did was wrong. He got out of prison and dedicated himself to boxing and hasn't been in trouble in 17 years. I'll give a 21 year old who has been in gangs since he was a teen more leeway than a 32 year old who is still being racist. Yet we still see people calling Stevenson a pimp, criminal and whatever else. He should be looked at as the American/Canadian dream. A man who made bad decisions as a teen and turned his life around. If people can't see the racism in the way the two are treated they're in denial.

one dude is a racist.

the other pimped underage girls.


do you know what pimps do, particularly to younger / more vulnerable **********s? they beat the f#Cking piss out of those girls, **** them, get them addicted to drugs, lure them away from their families when they're in their teens.


kovalev seems like a downright mean guy by all accounts, and it does appear that he's racist, but it's awfully ahrd to compare somebody who says racist stuff to somebody who pimped teenage girls.

[LomaUsykKlichko]

oh man almost fell asleep watching those interviews

[firstborn]

What has always puzzled me about boxing fans is their flat out refusal to admit there is a lot of racism in the sport. This is a sport where we root for fighters based on race, nationality, ethnicity, ect... The fight today is being promoted as Mexico vs Puerto Rico. But for some reason boxing fans thinks it stops outside the ring....

Kovalev and Stevenson is the perfect example of racism and double standards. Kovalev has has numerous instances of racism, including but not limited to calling an opponent a "thoroughbred *******". Then he compared Stevenson to a chimp and people made excuses from "That's the way he was raised" to "He's not from here he didn't know that was offensive". I"m not from Russia and have never lived there but I have enough sense not to go around calling them drunk Ruskies. Comparing black people to monkey's is a no-no worldwide, not just in America. And even it it was only in America, he's been living here long enough to know it's wrong.

At 21 y/o Stevenson committed a horrible crime in which he was convicted, sentenced, and did his time. He's admitted what he did was wrong. He got out of prison and dedicated himself to boxing and hasn't been in trouble in 17 years. I'll give a 21 year old who has been in gangs since he was a teen more leeway than a 32 year old who is still being racist. Yet we still see people calling Stevenson a pimp, criminal and whatever else. He should be looked at as the American/Canadian dream. A man who made bad decisions as a teen and turned his life around. If people can't see the racism in the way the two are treated they're in denial.

I feel exactly where you're coming from in the bold. Not really sure about the Kovalev situation because I've never really looked into the accusations. What I do know is that he seems to be a serious, no non sense competitor which is fine in my book.

Racial crap aside Stevenson is still a horrible person! I don't care if he wen to prison, that doesn't erase his past or exempt him from criticism. Those women he helped to intimidate, assault and pimp will be emotionally ruined for life so he'll never get a pass from me.

[AllBoxingAD]

i would say that sexually exploiting vulnerable women is a much more serious offence than saying mean things on twitter, racist or not. it's not as if he's actually out there beating, raping and kidnapping black people

He isnt comparing them. He didnt say one is better or worst then the other. He is however bringing up two different points.

He is questioning why people hold Stevenson's past against him given the fact that he has turned his life around over 15 YEARS AGO.

He is also questioning why people are giving Kovalev a free pass with his 'racist' incidents. In 2015, certain things shouldnt be socially acceptable.

[STAX ON DECK]

one dude is a racist.

the other pimped underage girls.


do you know what pimps do, particularly to younger / more vulnerable **********s? they beat the f#Cking piss out of those girls, **** them, get them addicted to drugs, lure them away from their families when they're in their teens.


kovalev seems like a downright mean guy by all accounts, and it does appear that he's racist, but it's awfully ahrd to compare somebody who says racist stuff to somebody who pimped teenage girls.

racists in russia are alot different then the intenet age troll-based racists we have here in the US who hide behind there computers and post memes.

in russia those dudes assualt people for no reason because thye believe they are superior,who knows what kind of dirtt kovalve was involved in growing up as a racist in russia

[AllBoxingAD]

one dude is a racist.

the other pimped underage girls.


do you know what pimps do, particularly to younger / more vulnerable **********s? they beat the f#Cking piss out of those girls, **** them, get them addicted to drugs, lure them away from their families when they're in their teens.


kovalev seems like a downright mean guy by all accounts, and it does appear that he's racist, but it's awfully ahrd to compare somebody who says racist stuff to somebody who pimped teenage girls.

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