Quote Originally Posted by Mar View Post
Noting wrong with natonalism im my eyes, boxing is so full of talent from so many different walks of life that if you limit yourself to liking fighters on how they look than how they fight is not only stupid but you will be rooting for a loosing fighter half the time since race has nothing to do with ability in this sport. Properly trained, and with enough determination and all a that other crap we're taught to have when we're young a freakin multi-colored checkered guy could be champion. Race is usually only a real big factor online by myspacers and children of that sort, who really know very little about boxing in the first place and only contribute when a person of thier race wins to talk shit. And generally the only response they have to anything is based on thier race beating whatever other race.
Awesome post bro.
My favourite fighter when I was growing up was Chris Eubank but now that my favourite fighter is an american amongst others who are Mexican, Puerto Rican and other American's I get labelled a traitor by ignorant fucks who don't actually watch boxing for the boxing but watch it purely to get one up on another country. The wrong reasons to watch any sport in my opinion. Nothing wrong with having national pride but if that is the only reason you're watching the sport then you're a fool.

As somebody previously posted, if my countrymen are being protected (as most in the UK are i'm sorry to say) i'm not about to lie to myself and cheer them on anyway. I like to see the good fights being made and fighters chasing fights as soon as they are able to. Not just chase the big fights after they've racked up unimpressive 40+ undefeated streaks.

As long as the national pride doesn't get in the way of people's objectiveness then it's harmless.