Quote Originally Posted by Althugz
Quote Originally Posted by LEGION
CC for a ballsy post. I have been wanting to post something along these lines, but apparently my balls haven't dropped far enough yet and I don't like to start contention for no reason with people. Race will always be a part of all things, sad but true. I love fights and fighters, and still notice that though their are differences between races, natural or perceived, we all still bleed the same color. I am about as white as you get, with a touch of Amreican Indian blood, but I love all fighters who fight. You take a bunch of kids about 5 years old and put them alone in a sandbox together and they wouldn't care what color their playmates are; it's the parents that drive color issues into us. Be proud of who you are and treat a human as just that, everything else is b.s. If a fan of boxing hates Hatton cause' he's white or Whittaker cause' he's black or Chavez because he is Mexican, etc., then there is nothing I can do about that, to each their own. Tonight is the Pavlik/Taylor fight, which I dreamt about all night and am chomping at the bit to see. I am a big fan of both fighters, but I'll be hnest I want Kelly to win. Is it because he's white Yeah, I guess so, though I have always rooted for Taylor. Nothing wrong with rooting for your "people", most do, but there is no hate for Taylor. I still think JT will win and in the end I just think this will be a great fight. Race will always be an issue for alot of people, but it depends on how you treat people or think about people that matters. I judge by character, not color.
Thanks, CC back dude for your kool post as well. Some good points made!
It's funny, cause' I don't have but a few friends, none of them white. My handful of friends are Black and 2 Mexican-American. 3 of my Black friends are coming over tonight and it will be funny cause' I already know they're rooting for Taylor, and I'm going for Pavlik. It will be a funny night cause' it will all be in good nature who we are going for in the fight, teasing each other. The good thing is that it's my house so if{when}Taylor wins and they rub it in my face I can always kick them out of my house This will be fight of the year, these guys are going to go ballistic on each other.