Am I the only person who likes the booing?
Seriously boxing is about watching two people attempt to beat up the other guy and the vast majority of the paying fans at the event are there to support one of those guys against the other.
They paid their cash to be there, they have every right to support their fighter and boo the opposing fighter and his anthem if they want to it's all pantomime and part of what makes sport great.
Newsflash, the vast majority of sports fans don't pay their cash to watch something impartially without an opinion on all wins. And secondly its a natural reaction for all sporting fans to see a victory for our fighter, our team etc as a victory for us, it's what gives sport its meaning and value.
The vast majority of people who go to sporting events go with groups of friends, they get pissed, boo the other team, other guy, sing songs, chant etc. It's just harmless fun.
If fans wern't allowed to boo, chant, sing and be totally partisan they most likely wouldn't go the fights, matches etc.
Do you want everyone to have to wear a shirt and tie like Merchent and Lampley and then sit in silence like they do for tennis whilst eating strawberries and sipping pims?
Fuck that, boxing is a rough working man's game and its fans the rough working class man. If he's going to stump up his hard earned cash to go and watch a fight then he has every right to boo the shit out of the other fighter and his country if he wants to.
If you don't like booing of the anthems then stop playing them,
its not like any fan in the arena wants to sit through 15 mins of gay pre fight pagentry anyhow with wannabe American R&B stars competing amongst themselves to see who can bastardise their anthem the most by turning it into some hip hop dance track or showcase their vocal skills.
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Re: Boos for national anthems are disgraceful
Originally Posted by Bilbo
Am I the only person who likes the booing?
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