Tired of the black and white and etc thing

[Dixie Normis]

It's the USA, what do you expect? When the media force feeds racism stories to the citizens on a constant basis, its normal that race will always be on someone's mind. I remember when they asked Morgan Freeman what he thought the best solution was to stop racism and he said "Stop talking about it", which couldnt be more true. I looked online the next day and saw like seven different articles bashing him and saying he was insensitive. ******** are some of the most horrible, insufferable people in the US and they are the ones that are constantly race baiting. Get rid of the ******* mainstream media or reform it to the point where news is being reported by credible journalists, and the problem will likely go away, or at least wont be so big as it is today.

[FinitoxDinamita]

Not soccer/futbol?

Soccer you play to score but Boxing is different. Punches are thrown and life is on the line so as a fan, you passionately want your countryman to win the war.

[King_]

This guy doesn't like Eastern Europeans.

You will be hearing that one a lot.

I bet most of the posters saying that on here aren't even from Eastern Europe or have any ties

[GhostofDempsey]

World Cup Soccer is a healthy example of ethnic pride and cheering on your countrymen. Boxing, to a lesser degree also delivers that spirit of national or ethnic pride, but with that comes an ugly side. Sometimes it is the fighters themselves who perpetuate it, like Floyd, Broner, Hopkins, who use race as a way to rally fans around them. Other times, it is fans who default to a fighter simply because of his race. Mayweather fans get to live vicariously through him and the image he portrays. Some of them love that Hopkins refused to be beat by a white boy, or will cheer or a black fighter at any cost.

There are whites who would rather cheer for Russian white fighters than black American fighters only because of their race. Mexicans will get behind their fighters and are loyal to a fault. British fans seem to be more inclined to get behind their countrymen regardless of race. They will back Hatton just as whole heartedly as they will Khan, Brook or Joshua.

In the end, I find that I cannot communicate with a so-called boxing fan whose only qualification as a fan is based upon race or ethnicity. They cannot talk boxing and they have a very antagonistic and confrontational approach to boxing discussions. It has come to the point where I see these fans who demonstrate loyalty to promoters and coaches now based upon race. They'd rather argue PPV numbers than discuss the skill of a fighter or intrigue of certain match ups based upon styles. Sad state of affairs we are in.