Barry Hearn smiles: When I was running boxing we were slave traders

[kafkod]

He's right though.

Besides, he isn't really talking about race as such, although there was elements of that with old time promoters and maybe modern ones too. But it's basically in reference to the fact promoters essentially owned fighters years ago and had them tied up in terrible contracts. He's being honest about what he did.

Using the term "slave traders" with a black guy sitting next to you probably isn't the best way to word it to get the point across. But in context of what he's talking about, it wasn't a bad way to describe it.

This exactly. And Barry is getting on in years. Maybe calling the black guy sitting next to him, "Mister Whyte" made the old fella forget about the potentially racist interpretation of what he was saying there.

[Mister Wolf]

Old white man is a bigot. Can't say I'm shocked.

[kafkod]

that scene was fckn hilarious . he was talkin all that rebellion sht and then jumped in his masters arms like a pet.

That gif very much reminded me of Wilder and Finkel.

[alexguiness]

The term SLAVE is neither limited to, or owned by African Americans.

Sorry to disappoint or trigger the resident SJW beta male posters here, but slavery had existed to oppress ALL races and genders since humans began to walk.

You can use the term slave without racial intent, even if you are white...

[DaNeutral.]

man you are pathetic lol

Im just sharing my opinion on a Boxing matter. You have not managed to convince me i am wrong in any of the things i said with your response.

[uppercut510]

Im just sharing my opinion on a Boxing matter. You have not managed to convince me i am wrong in any of the things i said with your response.

its all good, just very funny no hard feelings here

[2ndroundko]

who cares if it's racist or not. it's a sh---y thing to say anyway. no wonder so many fighters want to do it on their own. well, not so many. just the smart ones.

[sicko]

It doesn't help that the people who post the most racial stuff on this forum daily are the ones trying to justify and defend Barry's Comment...

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[Boksfan]

Haha Barry Hearn is a class act. Not like modern slave owning promoters like Al Gaymon

[Boksfan]

The term SLAVE is neither limited to, or owned by African Americans.

Sorry to disappoint or trigger the resident SJW beta male posters here, but slavery had existed to oppress ALL races and genders since humans began to walk.

You can use the term slave without racial intent, even if you are white...

Smart people know that.