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I think the UK crowd booing the United States national anthem was uncalled for. Yes, we refused to accept taxation without representation and then bastardized your national anthem to create our own, but does that make it right to boo us? I'd guess not!
Mayweather coming out to "Born In The USA" was fine, but they should have cut the song off before it got to the part where it speaks of being sent to a foriegn land and the "yellow man." :-[
Its funny that "Born in the USA" really isnt a patriotic song if you look at the lyrics...lol Ronald Reagan changed that tho...
Mate, most English people were embarrased by the booing. British boxing attracts the football fans and unfortunately, we boo the other countries anthem. Although most English fans would consider Germany, Scotland and Argentina fair game !!
Curious choice with Mayweathers entrance song, barring the chest pumping American themed chorus, its pretty much a critique of the American government and system isnt it!? I imagine most people arent listening past the chorus.
Do these lyrics make you proud?
Born down in a dead man's town
The first kick I took was when I hit the ground
You end up like a dog that's been beat too much
'Til you spend half your life just covering up
[chorus:]
Born in the U.S.A.
Born in the U.S.A.
Born in the U.S.A.
Born in the U.S.A.
I got in a little hometown jam
And so they put a rifle in my hands
Sent me off to Vietnam
To go and kill the yellow man
[chorus]
Come back home to the refinery
Hiring man says "Son if it was up to me"
I go down to see the V.A. man
He said "Son don't you understand"
[chorus]
I had a buddy at Khe Sahn
Fighting off the Viet Cong
They're still there, he's all gone
He had a little girl in Saigon
I got a picture of him in her arms
Down in the shadow of the penitentiary
Out by the gas fires of the refinery
I'm ten years down the road
Nowhere to run, ain't got nowhere to go
I'm a long gone Daddy in the U.S.A.
Born in the U.S.A.
I'm a cool rocking Daddy in the U.S.A.
Born in the U.S.A.
American vs Englishman
1. The fight is in America.
2. The ref is from America.
3. The three judges are from America.
You have to take into consideration the people booing the US national anthem are unbelievably thick.
People talk about fans booing to the American National Anthem which I find wrong. But didn't Hopkins also did his thing when he threw the Puerto Rico flag to the floor IN PUERTO RICO?
It's a shame people are that disrespectful, but you can't really blame them because it was Floyd Mayweather Jr who goaded them into booing him anyways.
The National Anthem should be respected, no one booed 'God Save The Queen'......but I also think having Tom Jones sing it was partially the cause no one booed....he's Tom fucking Jones.....Tyrese, I didn't even know he sang....he did a damned good job in spite of the boos.
The people that booed have no respect and I swear to ALMIGHTY GOD if I ever catch anyone booing The National Anthem or burning an American flag they are going to feel the wrath of Lyle........and that goes far beyond politically charged rants!
I won't ever burn any other nation's flags or boo their national anthem either so I only expect the same courtesy
Get real guys. who gives a fuck about the national anthem?! It is butchered every day at events by non singing motherf*ckers...... It's just a song written by F. Scott Fitzgeralds uncle.
Now I think it was cool last year when they had like 3 or 4 different national anthems and like a trio playing this shit at a big fight....that was neat.
And by the way..............The Boss rocks!! What would be wrong with a song questioning war fare? Much better than a bunch of rap shit (Spinks style).
The Hatton fans also booed the anthem at the Hatton-Castillo fight. This has absolutely nothing to do with Mayweather.Quote:
Originally Posted by Lyle
It was incredibly disrespectful and unfair to Ricky, Floyd, Americans and most English people. As an American I was disgusted at those fan but I know they dont represent the UK fans as a whole, it was pretty bad though and Im happy THOSE fans are headed back to England.
WRONG.. The National Anthem and Manfredo got booed when he fought Calzaghe, and he didn't talk any smack.. so it wasn't Mayweather's antics, just the Brits acting ridiculous.Quote:
Originally Posted by Lyle
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Originally Posted by RP33
Yes, it's true they booed the US anthem at the Manfredo fight but it is also abit strange that they never booed the Danish anthem at the Calzaghe vs Kessler fight.
My personal opinion is that booing another countries national anthem is wrong and just shows stupidity and ignorance on the part of the sad individual who is booing.
yes they did i was there i heard it! being british im always embarrased by it - but what are you gonna do?Quote:
but it is also abit strange that they never booed the Danish anthem at the Calzaghe vs Kessler fight.
I must say after hearing both anthems side by side. Our's (US) is a little drawn out, but like others have said it was disrespectful to have done that. I could never do that especially being in that country.
I am glad Ricky's fan booed the National Anthem, it made his loss easy. Going into last night I would have been heartbroken if I knew Ricky was gonna lose, after the booing I could only think "I don't care if I ever see him or his fans again." and that seemed to be the attitude of everybody in my gym today. As despicable as PBF is, people who would never cheer for him jumped to his side almost instantly after hearing that.
To be fair, Rick was probably upset or embarassed about it as other people from the UK have said on here.Quote:
Originally Posted by bigbroker
Oh Im sure. everything I've seen from Ricky tells me he is a class act and that is why I liked him so much. It just made it difficult for me to root for him knowing people that ignorant would get pleasure from a victory.Quote:
Originally Posted by markb018
Now that I read the lyrics of "Born in the USA" i see that the song had no relevance whatsoever other then uses the word "USA"
I dont care about the UK fans booing our national anthem. They were all drunk and were there to have a good time and see some good competition. Most people in Vegas have more allegiance to the green "flag" over the red, white, and blue one anyway ;)
dude exactly, I was rooting for Hatton prior to before the fight started. When they started booing I switched sides and I was happy the guy was KTFOQuote:
Originally Posted by bigbroker
Did Americans find it wrong to see Hopkins doing what he did to the Puerto Rico flag?
And the English anthem was sung by a Welshman !!! ;DQuote:
Originally Posted by Fenster
Mayweather is American so it has everything to do with it, so they boo anything associated with it but you guys don't have pantomime.Quote:
Originally Posted by SweetPea
and to be fair that line you have about 'rockets and bombs in the air' won't win you many friends :-\
They did however play the wrong national anthem! (although, this was hardly the British fans' fault, and also Kessler himself seem to prefer the one they played.)Quote:
Originally Posted by WelshDevilRob
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Originally Posted by Mikkel_K
I didQuote:
Originally Posted by Chino
Im a Hopkins fan,and I could see how he was under duress,because of noone giving him a shot in that fight,but even Bernard apologized knowing it was too much
What was interesting is that one of the UK commentators said something like 'I hope the British fans do not boo the US national anthem' and then there was an awkward period when we hoped that they wouldn't but most of us knew that they would. It is embarrassing and is something that I absolutely detest.
In the UK typically when a visiting fighter comes to defend a title or challenge for one he has to suffer the indignity of being booed during the prefight introduction and playing of the national anthem. It pisses me off.
Still, the playing of the national anthems irritate me no end although even that has its humorous moments like watching, one of my favourite fighters of all time, J C Chavez try to remember and mumble the lyrics to the Mexican anthem.
Ill never look at Tom Jones the same again lol..........I spose use welshman wernt to bothered though as it was for Ricky.Quote:
Originally Posted by X
I know freak plastic surgery disaster!Quote:
Originally Posted by Tins06
Let's not forget ALL THE PEOPLE IN THE STADIUM WERE BRITISH....Quote:
Originally Posted by Tins06
:britain: :britain: :britain: :britain: :britain:
Proud to be british. :)
LOL Good one.Quote:
Originally Posted by Missy
It was rude and in poor poor taste but who really cares we've treated our own anthem really bad ourselves at times.
Just got back to U.K this morning from Vegas. Was well embarassed about this didn't know where to look when the booing was going on. Was sat next a Yank who I'd been talking to and the guy was sound, he genuinely was upset. All the Americans I spoke to with the exception of about 2% (Roger, Zab and Floyds sister) wanted Rick to win it was shit and disrepectful and it's the same old same old with Brits abroard, a few pissed up cunts who don't know how to behave ruin for every one else.
English Football fans... Well, primarily football fans, are generally VERY disrespectfull. Its shamefull.Quote:
Originally Posted by BoxingGorilla
When that song come on and i saw one particular guy with the stars n stripes i thought to myself ''no, you got your green card last week my freind, you was not born in the US'' ;D
Also on one fight someone sang the Mexican National Anthem and of course you had that singer go "Go Chavez!" after it. Then came a boy to sing the American National Anthem and when he was done he goes "!VIVA CHAVEZ!" hahahaha! Priceless ;D .Quote:
Originally Posted by Montezuma
I was at the last two Calzaghe fights in the Millenium Stadium and the crowd was NOT booing the anthem. They shouted abuse at Kessler during his ring walk but didn't boo the anthem - that is a fact.Quote:
Originally Posted by fugaziuk
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Originally Posted by Lyle
I feel the same bro. You must remember these were a handful of jerks and no real reflection on the lot . Most of them are cool and welcome back anytime.
Actually they cant come back soon enough for me. I like the story Larry told about the planes running out of beer on the way over. LOL
were have you been my commie princess, the ol M_D has missed ye...Quote:
Originally Posted by Missy
drinking beer and boo-americans 8) :-X
I was at the fight and it was wrong for the fans to boo the american anthem.It was probably the same silly people that booed the anthem of Castillos in his last fight.
Drinking beer, yes.....booing my country????? That's a bad mix honey.....I don't hit women but I would punch the closest British guy to you until my feelings of anger subsided.Quote:
Originally Posted by Missy
Cleveland:"All I know about the English is that fag means cigarette."
Peter: "Then could you tell this cigarette to get the hell away from me?"