Hatton fans booing national anthems?

[SweetPea]

From Dan Rafael of ESPN today:

Few fans are as passionate as the Brits are when they get behind a fighter like they have Hatton. But as great as it was to see all those thousands who traveled to see Hatton-Castillo (and to hear their inventive songs about him), many of those same fans displayed disgusting and disrespectful behavior. You didn't see it on HBO's broadcast because it happened just before the telecast began, but they booed throughout the American and Mexican national anthems. That's like school on Saturday: No class.

I'm not overly-patriotic, so normally stuff like this doesn't bother me... but it still shows a lack of class.

[DAVIDTUA]

wowsers! i didnt hear any booing? none that i could remember atleast?

[Nium]

Who says Hatton's fans have class? His fans are working class 'soccer hooligans' :P

And I'd boo the American national anthem, too. I can't stand those Yanks.

[Wacko3205]

Who says Hatton's fans have class? His fans are working class 'soccer hooligans'

And I'd boo the American national anthem, too. I can't stand those Yanks.

Then your'e just a nationalistic idiot blinded by either stupidity or hate.

No room for that in boxing or on this forum.

Prior to Mayweather entering the ring at the Oscar fight I heard more racist slurs from the Mexican crowd than I have ever heard from any race, creed, breed, or color in my life...that was before Floyd came in wearing the colors & the cap.

It's always amazed me that the boxers show more respect for one another than some of their fans.

[El Kabong]

....Let me see someone boo the American National Anthem.....it'll be the last song they ever hear!




You don't have to sing along or anything but show some respect....I damn sure respect other countries....it's what everyone is taught as an American now, "Americans have to be nice to everyone".....well I draw the line at people who don't respect us back.

Lots of stuff wrong with today's world...lack of class, lack of backbone, lack of people really standing up for themselves.... and lack of dirty hippies getting beat down by cops!

[Wacko3205]

You don't have to sing along or anything but show some respect....I damn sure respect other countries....it's what everyone is taught as an American now, "Americans have to be nice to everyone".....well I draw the line at people who don't respect us back.

Leave it to the "King of America" to hit the nail on the head.

[:::PSL:::]

Hatton fans booing national anthems? I don't know about that, but one thing for sure...

what I've noticed was Castillo fans were chanting "Mexico! Mexico!" and Hattons fans were booing.

[Wacko3205]

Hatton fans booing national anthems? I don't know about that, but one thing for sure...

what I've noticed was Castillo fans were chanting "Mexico! Mexico!" and Hattons fans were booing.

Nothing wrong there...nationalistic rivalries are fine...but not to the point of booing during the anthems.

All bets are off with shit like that.

I'm a huge Hopkins fan...but him trashing the Puerto flag & stomping it...that pissed me the fwock off...selling the show or not...that was wrong.

[:::PSL:::]

Hatton fans booing national anthems? I don't know about that, but one thing for sure...

what I've noticed was Castillo fans were chanting "Mexico! Mexico!" and Hattons fans were booing.

Nothing wrong there...nationalistic rivalries are fine...but not to the point of booing during the anthems.

All bets are off with S*** like that.

I'm a huge Hopkins fan...but him trashing the Puerto flag & stomping it...that pissed me the fwock off...selling the show or not...that was wrong.

Well as long as there would be no riot, I guess it's all good.

[drgonzo]

For a while I've tried to figure out why people feel the need to bring their national pride into boxing, whether it be the fighter himself or the fans but always I have come to no conclusion. It serves absolutely no purpose whatsoever, aside showing the kind of ignorant mentality that's bred into us from the cradle.

If you think 'Mexico, Mexico!', you're probably a Mexican't :P

[El Kabong]

For a while I've tried to figure out why people feel the need to bring their national pride into boxing, whether it be the fighter himself or the fans but always I have come to no conclusion. It serves absolutely no purpose whatsoever, aside showing the kind of ignorant mentality that's bred into us from the cradle.

Maybe you're right.....






.....and then maybe you're a pinko tree hugging hippy commie bastard.

[drgonzo]

Let me guess, ultimately proud to be American? Support the war of terror war in Iraq?

Atleast you can admit that I may be right though

[SweetPea]

Boxing has always been a sport where people rooted for fighters of the same nationality or ethnicity. And that's fine. Look at the phenomenal support that Mexican fans have given their fighters over the years. Same goes for Puerto Rican fans, and Filipino fans with Pacquiao. Same goes for British fans, or all the Irish fans that came out to see Duddy in New York.

That type of support is great, but it's over the line when a fanbase actively boos another country's national anthem, be it Mexico's anthem, the US's... whatever. That's just stupid and ignorant.

And like I said before, I'm American, but I'm not that patriotic, normally I could care less about stuff like this. But it's just a dumb thing to do in general.

[El Kabong]

Let me guess, ultimately proud to be American? Support the war of terror war in Iraq?

Atleast you can admit that I may be right though

.....hey brother I don't have to agree with ANYTHING any politicians do but I respect those who have served for my country and what they built here.....it's better than anyone else has






SUCK IT!

[Wacko3205]

Boxing has always been a sport where people rooted for fighters of the same nationality or ethnicity. And that's fine. Look at the phenomenal support that Mexican fans have given their fighters over the years. Same goes for Puerto Rican fans, and Filipino fans with Pacquiao. Same goes for British fans, or all the Irish fans that came out to see Duddy in New York.

That type of support is great, but it's over the line when a fanbase actively boos another country's national anthem, be it Mexico's anthem, the US's... whatever. That's just stupid and ignorant.

And like I said before, I'm American, but I'm not that patriotic, normally I could care less about stuff like this. But it's just a dumb thing to do in general.

.....hey brother I don't have to agree with ANYTHING any politicians do but I respect those who have served for my country and what they built here.....it's better than anyone else has