Why Do Americans Play Their Anthem When There's No American Fighter?

[Robbie Barrett]

they they play anthems yesterday? If they did I must of missed it cause I didnt hear them I even remeber thinking odd they arent playing any anthems.

Which broadcast did you watch? Boxnation doesn't show anthems most of the time.

[.!WAR MIKEY!.]

Which broadcast did you watch? Boxnation doesn't show anthems most of the time.

I was watching HBO, I must of missed it while I grabbed a beer or something strange cause I didnt think i was gone that much to miss some anthems

[TheCell8]

If there's one thing that annoys me about boxing it's playing the national anthem before fights. This isn't the Olympics. This isn't amateur competition where nationality matters. This is the professional ranks, where individuals matter.

Now, if you're going to play the national anthem then it should be the anthem of the country you're in. There are so many instances where you'll have two Mexican American fighters, born in the US and they play the Mexican national anthem. That is just pandering and it's pathetic.

[VatoMulatto]

Correct me if I'm wrong but I think they do the same thing in Germany.

[Lester Tutor]

. There are so many instances where you'll have two Mexican American fighters, born in the US and they play the Mexican national anthem. That is just pandering and it's pathetic.

Such as which fights?

[MasterPlan]

If there's one thing that annoys me about boxing it's playing the national anthem before fights. This isn't the Olympics. This isn't amateur competition where nationality matters. This is the professional ranks, where individuals matter.

Now, if you're going to play the national anthem then it should be the anthem of the country you're in. There are so many instances where you'll have two Mexican American fighters, born in the US and they play the Mexican national anthem. That is just pandering and it's pathetic.

They only do it for big fights not every fight.

[Randall Cunning]

Missing a trick not trying to get into Golovkins head by playing the Borat version of the Kazakhstan national anthem, like they did this girl https://********/B39cenrIQW0

[Baltimore]

Because the fight was in America...

I was at the fights and was surprised when they sung the anthem before the Choclatito fight (not waiting til main event), but then didn't sing the Nicaraguan anthem and more importantly didn't sing the Kazakhstan anthem because I've seen them sung for other fights on HBO.

[VatoMulatto]

Missing a trick not trying to get into Golovkins head by playing the Borat version of the Kazakhstan national anthem, like they did this girl https://********/B39cenrIQW0

Best lyrics ever...

"Kazakhstan greatest country in the world all other countrys are run by little girls.

Kazakhstan number one exporter of potassium! Other countries have inferior potassium, Kazakhstan home of the tinshein swimming pool it's length thirty metre ans width six metre.

Filtration system a marvel to behold it removes 80 percent of human solid waste. Kazakhstan,Kazakhstan, you very nice place, from plains of tarashenk to northern fence of ***town.

Kazakhstan, friend of all except Uzbekistan, they very nosey people withe bone in theire brain. Kazakhstan, industry best in the world, we invented toffee and the trouser belt.

Kazakhstan, **********s cleanest in the region, except of course for Turkmenistan's. Kazakhstan,Kazakhstan, you very nice place, from plains of tarashenk to northern fence of ***town. Come grasp the mighty phenis of our leader, from juction with testes to tip of its face"

[Graz]

It's out of respect for the flag and America. It's a tradition and remembrance of those that came before and afforded us our freedoms in this country. Respect and tradition is something we can all use a little more of these days.