Question for African American boxing fans

[Tatabanya]

That's nothing compared to Bernard Hopkins throwing the Puerto Rico flag on the floor in the Felix Trinidad pre-fight.

[JohnCastellanos]

Some blacks might have been outraged if the sombrero were on the other cabeza but I think/hope they are a minority within a minority. There was not a think wrong with Tank donning the Mexican colors . Nobody was being mocked or disrespected, to the contrary.

Nobody was being mocked? Ok so if Leo wanted to do something similar, how far could he go before it’s considered disrespectful? Blackface? African tribal outfit? A fake Afro? Dishiki? What’s equivalent? What about walking in to some kind of African tribal dance behind him?

[JohnCastellanos]

That's nothing compared to Bernard Hopkins throwing the Puerto Rico flag on the floor in the Felix Trinidad pre-fight.

Considering the timeline it’s worse. Shet PR not really a country, so almost like mocking Alabama flag. Jk man I get it

[-Kev-]

what if a mexican or white fighter puts on an afro wig and wears a dashiki?

would you be ok with that? something tells me you would scream racist..

Wearing an afro wig is not equal to wearing a zombrero. I would say wearing a durag is more equal.

Wearing a dashiki is not the same as wearing the Mexican colors on your trunks. Wearing the US flag colors on your trunks would be equal.

[Tatabanya]

Considering the timeline it’s worse. Shet PR not really a country, so almost like mocking Alabama flag. Jk man I get it

I see, but that's direct action, whereas Tank didn't really reveal what his intentions were.

[Tatabanya]

What about Rod Salka's trunks with the anti-Mexican wall depicted on his trunks, then?

[Dakuwaqa]

what if a mexican or white fighter puts on an afro wig and wears a dashiki?

would you be ok with that? something tells me you would scream racist..

Compare like for like. If a white fighter fought a Nigerian and wore the colours of that flag and a Kufi.

No big deal

[Rick Taylor]

Compare like for like. If a white fighter fought a Nigerian and wore the colours of that flag and a Kufi.

No big deal

i dont think it would go ever well tbh

[Dakuwaqa]

i dont think it would go ever well tbh

Well I wouldnt find that offensive. The question is would you find it offensive if me a white Brit wore the Mexican colours and Sombrero?

[Rick Taylor]

Well I wouldnt find that offensive. The question is would you find it offensive if me a white Brit wore the Mexican colours and Sombrero?

i think you are missing the point.