Why the fuk would a boxer want to be openly gay anyways? I mean, it's not like there are many openly straight boxers are there? Ninety Five percent of the fighters we have no idea about their sexuality, anyways.
Why the fuk would a boxer want to be openly gay anyways? I mean, it's not like there are many openly straight boxers are there? Ninety Five percent of the fighters we have no idea about their sexuality, anyways.
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What you say about it being easy for two guys to hook up is probably true, but irrelevant to the question, about being openly gay in boxing or any other sport. And I might well ask you "What assumption". Do you really think the majority of boxing fans make assumptions about, or even give a moment's thought to, the sexuality of their favorite boxer? Or who he's banging? I would respectfully suggest that a big name fighter needs to focus on what he does, which is boxing, and not make any kind of a public issue about his sexuality. Cause it really ain't anyone's business but his own.
I think its alot worse in football,there's alot more of that macho Marine attitude,in football. Boxing the fighter gets so deep in to their training,I dont think they think about anything other then hitting the other guy.
Half the time,they barely know anything about the guy theyre going to fight except what the gameplan in the ring is going to be.
And from the promoter/management point of view,I honestly could care less,Id book a guy if he's good,I dont care what his sex life is like,truthfully most of the time I just dont even want to know.All I want to know is that when I send you to wherever to where Im sending you,you wont get in trouble with a hooker,and I dont really care about the sex of the hooker,I just dont want there to be one for this trip.
Last edited by Trainer Monkey; 02-20-2009 at 05:04 PM.
From a comedy standpoint I think it could be a hilarious.
I can think of nothing funnier in the entire world than a raging homosexual, camp beyond measure but a world class boxer at the same time.
I'm picturing a muscular black gay like Lafayette from True Blood, coming to the ring with pink shorts, pink mouth guard, eyeliner and red lipstick and fighting with an extremely camp style that nobody has seen before but that is extremely effective.
How funny would it be to watch fighters you hate getting owned by a queer with his own uniquely camp fighting stance?
On a side not however no openly gay man should ever fight in MMA, that would turn my stomach![]()
No, I think the public at large assume the people they idolize is like them. Most people aren't gay and I think they assume as much in athletes. No, most boxers don't come out and say, "I'm straight and proud," but it's just like being white (at least in America). Most people are and more than likely the face you see when you turn on your TV will be too. I'm not saying whether or not any particular thing is bad or good. I'm just talking about what I believe people's assumptions are.
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OK I see your point about that. However, I still go back to my original point about why be open at all. Maybe your are right about what would happen if a big name fighter a public splash about being gay and proud. But I don't think the reaction would be as bad as you apparently assume. In any case I go back to my original point and say why bother? Like I said, the vast majority of boxers we don't know what their sexuality is, regardless of what our assumptions might be. Because they choose not to make a public issue of their sexuality. And no I don't buy into the argument that they need to be in your face about being gay because they are an oppressed minority.
Of course boxing fans could just grow up about it. Ignoring the amount of lesbians in womens boxing,if you just run the percentage numbers,theres a major gay male boxer out there somewhere. Id have no idea who,but the population percentages would dictate it.
I dont know why anybody cares about a boxers sexuality anyway,its not like youd ever want to see most of them doing it on tape. Valuev has a relatively hot wife,now picture him climbing on top of her and rutting away,now try and sleep tonight.
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