Patriotism and Boxing

I wrote a great report once on American patriotism, and how it manifested itself in the sporting world.

When I finished, I pointed at at and shouted "You essay, you essay, you essay"

Not really. Stevenson and Jean Pascal are Canadian and I root for Kovalev over both those guys.

I think my country brings down the quality of life for other countries to raise quality of life for its own people so I definitely don't support it. And our people are ignorant to what is really happening. How much war we cause over greed, how much death, how much suffering and displacement. We're generally evil and that is why I am not in my country now, I am doing what I can to help those that my people don't even know are suffering because of us. So do I support a fighter because he is from my country, no.

I don't want to take this subject to a place it need not be but when a boxer gets hit with a devastating punch members of the nation backing him do not feel the punch. Some may feel sympathy and say, "Man that looks like it hurts." It never mattered to me when I started as a five-year old fan where a guy comes from, its his style and movement that counts. If he did his homework and boxed when he should have boxed or he picked himself up off the ground to win a decision or by a spectacular KO, he did what he was supposed to do, win and look good doing it. All that nationality stuff is just added pressure and sometimes undirected hate no one needs.

Doesn't matter that much to me, but I'm more familiar with the US fighters and find myself pulling for them until I'm convinced otherwise.
I would have to say that I expect more from Mexican fighters, as I grew up watching a steady parade of them come across the border to fight in Southern California and they hardly ever disappointed.
I usually find it hard to support any fighter who does too much trash talking, I don't care if it's about hyping the fight or not. I just don't like disrespectful fighters no matter where they come from, I can't help it.
The fact that great fighters are coming from all parts of the world on a steady basis is a good thing, in my opinion.