Some people take race/nationality here WAY too seriously...

**psychopath** · 10-18-2006, 08:03 PM

Nah I don't. BuT I do take illogical and ****** posters seriously and make it a point to stuff back all their trashes and hatings back into their throat.

**psychopath** · 10-18-2006, 08:05 PM

. . . . that is irrgardless of nationality.

**{BrownBomber}** · 10-18-2006, 08:11 PM

Originally posted by Tha Greatest

Just wanted to point that out...

Can't we forget about race and just talk boxing?

your right, but if you dont defend your nationally in a rational way your nobody.
especially when you have people on here who dedicate most of their time trying to put it down.

**flipside** · 10-18-2006, 08:35 PM

i think its called patriotism

**borikua** · 10-18-2006, 08:45 PM

Being Puertorican is some serious ****...

**Red_Menace** · 10-18-2006, 09:00 PM

Nationalism is the biggest barrier between the people of the world. The fact that people can't seperate their nationality from something as trivial and unimportant as sports is the proof.

**Piggu** · 10-18-2006, 09:16 PM

Originally posted by borikua

Being Puertorican is some serious ****...

that's what i hear

**BuddyChacon** · 10-18-2006, 09:38 PM

Originally posted by Red_Menace

Nationalism is the biggest barrier between the people of the world. The fact that people can't seperate their nationality from something as trivial and unimportant as sports is the proof.

I totally agree with this.Good post.

**Njord777** · 10-18-2006, 10:13 PM

I agree, some people here jump onto a fighter and defend him with passion, anger, and illogical emotion based on nationality. They start fights in their boxer's name, pick on others- they take it too far.

To be devil's advocate, though, you can't take race and nationality out of boxing. Why? Because you can't take it out of life. If someone is living in New York but they grew up in a tiny village in Romania- a speck on the globe- and suddenly there's a bad ass fighter from their neck of the woods, well, they feel so much compassion, connection, and relation to that fighter they go nuts rooting for them. Rightfully, so, there is nothing wrong in having pride in where you came from.

The problem is not nationalist pride, or rooting for your countrymen. The problem- as is in all aspects of life- is the ignorant people who take it too far. Still, fans of all sports- football teams, etc. all have dumb people who just go overboard.

Summary: nationalistic pride in a fighter is fine- just don't be a moron about it. Don't be mad at someone rooting for a boxer solely because of their nationality- do be mad if they're an idiot about it.

Some people take race/nationality here WAY too seriously...