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(, Thu 22 Nov 2007, 10:20)
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It's probably just me...but does anybody else think it's a bit odd when, in boxing, a black guy is fighting a white guy, and they are described by the colour of their shorts? Like it's wrong to notice their skin colour or easier to spot the shorts then the colour of the whole of their bodies?
I mean...of course I can understand the logic when there are two white guys or two black guys boxing...
oh I don't know
*continues drinking*
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Pooflake braces for an onslaught..., Mon 26 Nov 2007, 16:24,
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Maybe it's tradition?Also I'd imagine making it about the shorts (and by extension the corner) gives acknowledgement to the support people.
*begins drinking*
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Cadmus has teh uplikn coeds at, Mon 26 Nov 2007, 17:04,
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SurelyUnless they were both wearing the same coloured shorts it would seem a bit weird to comment based on the colour of their skin? To have a different rule as to how you refer to a boxer depending on whether he's fighting someone of the same race or not would be illogical. Also, what about mixed race, hispanic, and asian boxers? Brown v White? Brown v Lighter Shade of Brown?
*doesn't drink, returns to law essay he's been avoiding*
(, Mon 26 Nov 2007, 17:10, closed)
Good Points ^^...It wouldn't really help matters having boxers lining up against a Dulux-style colour chart at the weigh in.
*has pint on belms behalf*
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Pooflake braces for an onslaught..., Mon 26 Nov 2007, 17:18,
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Dunno.I never watch boxing.
*belms on everyone else's behalf*
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The Resident Loon Not a demographic. Do not measure., Mon 26 Nov 2007, 17:22,
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Words of WisdomJust remember the words of Lt Frank Drebbin, Police Squad...
"Never bet on the white guy"
Self-deprecation is OK for anglos, remember.
(, Mon 26 Nov 2007, 17:56, closed)
I too have never willingly watched boxing.But it could just be for continuity reasons.
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OneSullenBrit *air sandwiches*, Mon 26 Nov 2007, 21:31,
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when was the last time...you saw a white guy boxing?
(, Tue 27 Nov 2007, 3:52, closed)
Joe Calzaghe.Ricky Hatton.
I'm sure there are more, but those two off the top of my head. And the best boxers at their weights in the world they are too.
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mr_wicksy is.... old., Tue 27 Nov 2007, 7:35,
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I don't seewhy we should start ignoring the colour of their shorts...that's may favourite bit.
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Ring Of Fire A petty, drooling belming butthurt retard., Tue 27 Nov 2007, 8:59,
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It's probably just me...but why do they discriminate between people's weight in boxing?? being lighter generally means you're not as good a boxer, but you don't see basketball being divided into height categories, or 100m sprints split into skin colour categories.
What we essentially end up with, is:
Strongest light guy
but not
Fastest white guy.
Go figure
(, Tue 27 Nov 2007, 18:11, closed)
What about...Lightest strong guy?
Whitest fast guy?
(, Wed 28 Nov 2007, 17:50, closed)
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