Quote Originally Posted by Spicoli surfs 'Nawlins View Post
This is a pet peeve,I think its pretty chitty and uncalled for.Boxing is a wide international sport bringing fighters from every walk of life and many nations together.In some cases,the hopes and focus.....rightfully or wrongfully....of a country can be piled onto a fighters shoulders.....they enter under the flag and respect and common courtesy are not too much to ask for.No matter If its In England,Germany or the States....Or New York.Check out An introduction and anthem over in Japan,you can hear a pin drop!

Its just classless,if you represent and vocalize support for a favorite fighter....try cheering louder or at least reserving your negative vibes for the moment the fighter in introduced by the MC....not during the National Anthem.Save that silly shite and buy a ticket to attend a WWE wrestling match .


great post

When England play a game of football the social standings come into play and more often than not a french/german/australian anthem will get booed. However head to twickenham for a game of rugby and you wont hear a single jeer amongst the 80 odd thousand in attendance.

Its no defence for the morons that did boo the stars and stripes but it was like 10-11pm on a saturday night out in vegas and im pretty sure the majority of those that did do it did it to try and get a reaction out of mayweather which sadly didnt come.

But booing your hosts national anthem is pretty much the equivelant of wiping your arse on their flag and i sincerely hope the americans in attendance that night dont tarnish us all with the same brush.