Comments Thread For: Haney: I've Had Time To Reflect, I Sincerely Regret Using That Term

[KillaMane26]

Sure Kovalev has his supporters and his fanatics who turn a blind eye to his life outside the ring but every time I see an article about him, people are flipping out, calling him a racist, rapist, etc.
The fact of the matter is Kovalev has found himself in some serious legal trouble which is much worse than a flippant racial remark from Haney.

His legal trouble is from him beating up that chick not his racist remarks. And it wasn't his fans turning a blind eye. It was just dudes trying to downplay racist remarks towards non-whites which happens alot on here.

[damned1974]

That's not an apology. That's damage control.

100% damage control. Deep down a lot of people have this ideology and slip up eventually. He then makes a half hearted apology from a charged statement and want the public to turn the other cheek.

[MxcoFistology]

Devin, youre a great fighter but nowhere near lomachenko level, he would make you quit like a b , teofimo would tko you, ryan would outspeed you. You've been fighting bums all your career

[Boxing Goat]

Well I seen other fighters like Sergey Kov say worst things.... But like i have said b4. Everyone is so racially defensive this will never go away in certain people minds.

No he didn't
Stop lying
Had he said he would never lose to a black man, it would be the same.
He didn't say anything like that

[KillaMane26]

No he didn't
Stop lying
Had he said he would never lose to a black man, it would be the same.
He didn't say anything like that

Lmao.. And im not gonna even waste my time saying what he did How about you google it MF.

[damned1974]

Think it sooo funny how Sergey Kov. Racist comments don't get half the backlash.

Not too long ago when people brought up the things Sergey said its like alot of guys were defending it or asking the vintage "how was that racist" comment.

But oh well.... Im not the least bit surprised on this site.

Here's the problem with that statement-2 wrongs never make a right.

The post is about Devin Haney and it is current-it is NOT about Kovalev. Kovalev did however receive backlash-perhaps not as much as you would like, but he has long been critiqued of making racist statements.

In all of this, I am trying to understand if this is your way of giving Haney a "get out of jail free card" on the premise that someone else did something that resembles racism, or if you think this language is acceptable.

If it is the vocal standard to say "white boy"-then surely you think it is acceptable to start referencing people solely by race and nothing more.

[Mammoth]

No he didn't
Stop lying
Had he said he would never lose to a black man, it would be the same.
He didn't say anything like that

Didn't he call Ismayel Sillakh a n*gro or something? Basically everyone knows Kov is a racist. Compared Superman to a chimp I think. JDJ has basically said he's racist too.

I still watched all his fights.....

[damned1974]

I hear what you're saying but what would the W word be? White? That's not racist at all in itself. Obviously you can use it in a derogatory sense in a sentence but maybe whitey or even ******* would be more suitable. Still, neither have the negative historical significance of the N word.

Nobody is playing the game of "which word is worst", they are simply saying the intent and context in which it was used. Both words are bad, however we are not hearing anyone call Haney "the N word". We are hearing Haney adopt racial ideologies that have been accepted by a significant amount of people.Calling someone white boy in the context that he was-was racist, definitely-no excuse. We need to start calling racism out when it appears, not when it suits others.

[Cheerios36]

Since when is calling a grown man a "Boy" not offensive.

The fact is white guilt is so strong in the US that you can call a white person any kind of "racist" term and they will just take it.

You can't call any grown man much less an entire race a "Boy" and expect them to be ok with it, unless you are a guilt ridden white american.

And Killaman, you thinking that white people get it easier than black people when making racist comments is freaking hilarious.

It is a widely known fact that ********** do not get as harsh a reaction as if a white person would say something racist. Not even close. Which shouldn't happen, as everyone should get the same reaction.

He probably thinks white people suck at boxing, who knows, but the term and the statement was as very racist and his "apology" didn't acknowledge that unfortunately.

[Fists_of_Fury]

Look at all the afrocentric bigots taking up for him, deflecting blame onto others, and accepting his fake non apology... L O L.