Patriotism and Boxing

[VictorCharlie]

Not at all. Honestly since Evander stopped being worth a shit to watch I can't say I've had any attachment to any fighter. I want to see a good fight period.

[Althugz]

Couldn't give a shit..I'm a boxing fan first and foremost. In fact, most of the time I find myself not a fan of the Brit fighter. I love the slick style that not many coaches/fighters teach/have here.

I agree with Miles post, although I find myself not cheering for England for football either..Not sure why..I just always want an underdog country to win the Euro's or the World Cup.

Saying that, I have been drawn a lot closer to my Turkish roots as I've gotten older so if a decent Turkish boxer ever comes up (one that can throw straight punches - Fuck you Selcuk Aydin..) I can probably more accurately answer this question

[Andre]

Most countries (Australia maybe more so) are multicultural these days, patriotism is a sham.

Nice to see Billions of export dollars pour back into your country through sporting people though,also bands.

I want the underdog to win my eyes always fall to the one in trouble seeing if he has the answers or it in him to turn it around.

[Onix]

Im not even close to Patriotic...thankfully all the best fighters are always Mexican so it just works out

[outspoken]

im not even close to patriotic...thankfully all the best fighters are always mexican so it just works out

lmfao!

[generalbulldog]

No, in fact I would just prefer a good show.

[Mars_ax]

Im not even close to Patriotic...thankfully all the best fighters are always Mexican so it just works out

Let me guess, you hate Pacquiao, right?

[Onix]

Im not even close to Patriotic...thankfully all the best fighters are always Mexican so it just works out

Let me guess, you hate Pacquiao, right?

Haha of course not, Manny is exciting as hell to watch fight regardless of his Ethnicity, I also believe he did enough to win the last Marquez fight, but I know Floyd will destroy him. I wanted Margarito to win not because he's Mexican but rather because I wanted him to redeem himself but I also believe he was guilty of evertyhing he's been accused of, so I would say I am pretty down the middle.

[Andre]

This is their thread, wheres all the Filipinos?

[Beanz]

I think that being English means that I have often followed a fighters progression from a name on the undercard in a smaller bill thru winning a British Lonsdale belt, and sometimes defending that three times to win it outright, along with a Commonwealth and European fight. By the time the fighter is at Commonwealth or European level I may have seen him in several fights and so the fact that he is British almost guarantees I will have invested more time and emotional involvement in him as well as being proud that as a fighter he does to an extent represent the country in which I live and love. Then if that fighter fights at international level the stakes jump up again because now he is already defying the odds often just to have arrived at this chance, and the Patriotic element is more about pride that someone you have followed is now at another crossroads. It adds a sense of jeopardy in which, not only can the fighter you have followed be exposed as just falling short, but also your countries pride has a chance to be embellished or tarnished. These are all generalities and maybe explains why a lot of Brits are so vocal and passionate when following their fighters abroad. I think it helps sustain some fighters too and I love hearing Mexicans, Puerto Ricans, etc getting equally vocal behind their own. It is Entertainment as well as Sport and i think it adds colour to the spectacle. I like the flags, but could do without the Anthems. In Football the Anthem is crucial because the Fans and teams seem somehow more directly connected. That extra yard is often run with more urgency when 30 000 people are screaming their team on but in the ring I think the outcome is much more hard to influence. Pre and post fight though, a crowd of your compatriots must help in preparing your resolve and celebrating your victory.

[Mars_ax]

Couldn't give a shit..I'm a boxing fan first and foremost. In fact, most of the time I find myself not a fan of the Brit fighter. I love the slick style that not many coaches/fighters teach/have here.

I agree with Miles post, although I find myself not cheering for England for football either..Not sure why..I just always want an underdog country to win the Euro's or the World Cup.

Saying that, I have been drawn a lot closer to my Turkish roots as I've gotten older so if a decent Turkish boxer ever comes up (one that can throw straight punches - Fuck you Selcuk Aydin..) I can probably more accurately answer this question

I hope you've never had to go to a Turkish prison, if you ever do and drop the soap while taking a shower, don't bend over to pick it up.

[FinitoElDinamita]

I just care about styles and mentality. My top 3 favorite fighters are Marquez, Nonito, and Linares... A Mexican, Filipino, and a Venezuelan lol so Rant's assumption is a little off..

I may support certain Korean fighters just because they come in a few but I know their ceiling. I wouldnt go nuthuggin them and make outrageous claims..

Any fighter who's a well schooled Boxer-puncher with high ring IQ is cool with me..

[X]

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"

[Beanflicker]

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

[Ron Swanson]

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.