B Hop explains racial slur:says he didn't mean it,was just to sell fights.

[Fenster]

Load of bollocks. He never knew he was being recorded when he said it.

Is he gonna repeat the "I would never lose to a white boy" thing at all the pre-fight press conferences then, seeing as it 'sells fights'?

Exactly.

It's a ridiculous excuse. NO-way a fight would be promoted that way in this day and age (not without extreme subtlety ).

What's happening now is Hopkins wanted to promote America-vs-Britain.. BUT.. he's already alienated a huge number of his audience because of his racist comments.

I do agree that it's a tasteless, and stupid thing that he said... But I think your dead wrong about him alienating anyone by doing so... Even those who are downright offended by the statement will now want to see him lose for saying it... Considering he's fighting a great white champion who has more than a great chance to beat him, that's certainly not going to turn anyone away from the fight imo..

I meant alienated his American fans that would've been supporting him in the fight.

Hopkins has stated numerous times he was representing America, he wanted an America-vs-Britain angle cause American's are the best, so thats why Calzaghe should come to him..but now, since his racist comments, there's guys on this site that have switched alliances to Calzgahe.

Whether MORE people BUY the fight because Hopkins exposed himself as believing he's superior to the whiteman and turned it into white-vs-black.. dunno? Guess there's plenty of MORONS out there.