Does race or nationality stop you from liking or giving a boxer their credit?

[Rockin']

Does not matter where he is from, or what color his skin may be, either he can fight or he can't...?Rockin'

[Bunch Pag]

Lol. Don’t be a n00b. Every time I go to Paris-Charles I get cringe snobbery from personnel. Either they hate their life, not happy... then again when u see French to French it’s all dandy. French-Brit rivalry and snobbery is old school.

Give over..

French are meh, there's no rivalry. There hasn't been since they chickened out of the war..

Places like Paris and London which will be tourist areas is not anything like the countries, especially London...

[Richard]

Sure as an African American When Fury and Wilder fought I was rooting for Wilder. but Fury mopped the floor with him and I gave him all the credit in the world, I was not one of these clowns coming up with conspiracy theories WILDER SIMPLY GOT HIM BUTT WHOOPED....Boxing is 2 men in the ring fighting 1 on 1..Why is it so hard to give the winner credit when they come out on top?

Race or nationality does not make you superior, hard work and your dedication to your craft makes you superior..There is no race and nationality in a foxhole. it is just a human being trying to survive the best way they know how.I support talent and athletes who rise tot he top and overcome huge challenges. I can not respect athletes who do not work and make a mockery of their sports.. As a coach I preach hard work and focus, so I expect any top level athlete to have that ingrained in their bones.

Great post. As a kid I always rooted for the white fighter.I think it was subconsciously tribal eg there white so there the same as me black people are a differing tribe etc .Bit like football where you support the colour of your team.

As Ive got older and got into science/religion more its now not the case.I support the fighter with the biggest heart/best soul/best ability.Likewise recently I only listen to my own judgements and intuition now and not the opinion of others.Hence Iam still learning and evolving as Iam still relatively young.

Key is you cant trust noone fully and noone has all the answers eg doctors/scientists/teachers/judges/journalists .

Only person that has all the answers and you can trust fully is God.

[Thuglife Nelo]

Give over..

French are meh, there's no rivalry. There hasn't been since they chickened out of the war..

Places like Paris and London which will be tourist areas is not anything like the countries, especially London...

I’m just saying it’s expected. and even if there is, you roll with the punches. Also u know, the language war

[Willy Wanker]

I can't be nationalistic when it comes to boxing, there's way too many great fighters from other countries who I'm a fan of.

Duran, Chavez, Pacquiao, etc.

This is pro boxing, this isn't soccer or the Olympics or WWIII.

[GhostofDempsey]

Nope. I don't choose my favorite fighters or athletes by their race. I don't have a problem with someone who wants to cheer on their countrymen or even their race, it's normal, so long as you aren't hating a fighter for their race. There are a lot of white fighters who I never liked or who I thought were overrated. Fury, the Klitchkos, Froch, Hatton, Horn, Kovalev and several more throughout history. Most of my favorite fighters are of other races; black, Hispanic, Asian.

[Jedi Vader]

Nope. I don't choose my favorite fighters or athletes by their race. I don't have a problem with someone who wants to cheer on their countrymen or even their race, it's normal, so long as you aren't hating a fighter for their race. There are a lot of white fighters who I never liked or who I thought were overrated. Fury, the Klitchkos, Froch, Hatton, Horn, Kovalev and several more throughout history. Most of my favorite fighters are of other races; black, Hispanic, Asian.

Oh the irony.

[Tails]

I typically root for people that I have something in common with but nothing stops me from giving any fighter credit because I know it ain't easy to win at the top level.

I also don't try and claim and develop some sort of attachment to certain fighters that are hispanic like myself. The way I have always viewed it is that, if a hispanic boxer beats another fighter of a different race then I don't act as if that was some victory for me like some people who use that to try and claim some sort of superiority. And that goes for any person of any color. Anybody of any race or nationality is capable of whooping some ass.

However all things equal I usually root for the shorter guy to beat the taller guy. Likely because I am short.

[Richard]

I also don't try and claim and develop some sort of attachment to certain fighters that are hispanic like myself. The way I have always viewed it is that, if a hispanic boxer beats another fighter of a different race then I don't act as if that was some victory for me like some people who use that to try and claim some sort of superiority. And that goes for any person of any color. Anybody of any race or nationality is capable of whooping some ass.

Nice sentiments but I think environment does help breed toughness.I know the Mexicans for one have a reputation for being tough similar to certain fighters that come from certain areas eg Philldapheia eg somone put it as :

"I think it's the lifestyle," said Philadelphia-born publicist Michelle Rosado. "It's the way they come up and are developed that makes the Philly fighters the way they are. It's a blue-collar town, and a lot of the guys work at hard-labor jobs. They know about the grind and the grit. It creates a different mentality."

[R-C]

Not me. I don't care about race or nationality. I try to score all fights fairly even when I like one fighter a lot more than the other.

Yes, you do. I just don’t see how you support GGG with all C fighters he fights.

Anyone without an agenda can see how GGG is basic, but y’all crown him like ATG without beating someone elite