Hopkins-Calzaghe: National Anthems Banned

[sparked_85]

I think alot of boxers would disagree with you.

maybe someone like Pacman.

But only because what other sports to the Phillipines compete at an international level.

Team sports are the patriotic sports. You have a gathering of fellow countrymen battling for the common cause. Not just one.

[ReadyUp]

maybe someone like Pacman.

But only because what other sports to the Phillipines compete at an international level.

Team sports are the patriotic sports. You have a gathering of fellow countrymen battling for the common cause. Not just one.

I don't know. I've only trained and sparred but I always felt when the time came (if I ever feel like dedicating myself completely) to have a professional fight that I would be fighting for just more than myself.
I feel like I would be representing my family, my heritage, and where I'm from.

Look at the number of fighters who carry flags into the ring. I'm pretty sure they feel as if they are fighting for their country.

[SMC]

The British national anthem may be ****ty but it sounds better than any other national anthem in the world when sung by 35,000 drunk men.

Agreed, No other countries even comes close in my opinion





And also, to the people who think it doesn't matter to a boxer to hear their national anthem? Bull****, it get's any person motivated and fired up.

[sparked_85]

I don't know. I've only trained and sparred but I always felt when the time came (if I ever feel like dedicating myself completely) to have a professional fight that I would be fighting for just more than myself.
I feel like I would be representing my family, my heritage, and where I'm from.

Look at the number of fighters who carry flags into the ring. I'm pretty sure they feel as if they are fighting for their country.

I guess so. But in team sports you feel much more a part of the action. You use the word 'we'

'We lost'.....even though you didn't do ****. You just watched it.

You can't do that in boxing. 'We lost to Floyd Mayweather'...lol. Ricky Hatton lost to Floyd Mayweather and Ricky Hatton alone.

That said most of the fighters I follow are Brits. So I'm chatting ****. But i'm not nearly as patriotic about boxing as I am about football, Rugby, Cricket.

We are doing **** at all those sports though. So it's times like this that our media gets patriotic about boxing.

[RichCCFC]

**** off, the English anthem is **** compared to ours..

[Mozza]

I would go a step further and ban the American national anthem period.

[MANGLER]

Good move. The pre fight stuff can stay classy now so let's hope the fight stays classy too.

[PoetryInMotion]

**** off, the English anthem is **** compared to ours..

If we were fans at the Hopkins/Calzagay fight I would kick ur ass for saying that..

[Dynamite Kid]

get over it

its a ****ing National anthem whos gives a **** , Americans are brainwashed with propaganda

i thought Brits were supposed to be the nationalistic ones

[xfiles]

Well I think it's the other way round, you Americans are ****ing pathetic.

It's just a football thing (soccer to you aliens)... loosen up.

In Britain, we actually take the piss out of ourselves (if you know what that term means?), it's a national thing to do. Brits don't understand how Yanks take their nation/anthem so seriously or whatever.

Who gives a **** what you slimy brits do? Your meaningless....