Calzaghe v Hopkins

[J-dye]

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Hopkins sparked controversy when he taunted Calzaghe by telling him ahead of their April 19 showdown in Las Vegas that he has never lost to a "white boy".

I suspect that it would have been described as racist if Calzaghe had said something like "I've never lost to a black boy".

if calzaghe would have said " i never lost to a brotha". to me this would be very weak racialism. not even worth that much

[Proper Bo]

indeed.

You always do that disingenuous thing btw.

I've hardly got any tellies for my 50 inch box. Luckily I've got it all in another room.

The sky+ is on the 50 inch tellybox.

I've only got the basic virgin media one on my 55 inch tellybox

[Mr JP Fugley]

I suspect that it would have been described as racist if Calzaghe had said something like "I've never lost to a black boy".

if calzaghe would have said " i never lost to a brotha". to me this would be very weak racialism. not even worth that much

Fortunately he didn't say that. Tho' to be fair there was never any indication that he may do so.

Neither did he say "I've never lost to a black boy", however that's not surprising as he has never given any indication that he is a racist.

Hopkins on the other hand did say "I've never lost to a white boy". Which is clearly a racist comment.

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if calzaghe would have said " i never lost to a brotha". to me this would be very weak racialism. not even worth that much

Fortunately he didn't say that. Tho' to be fair there was never any indication that he may do so.

Neither did he say "I've never lost to a black boy", however that's not surprising as he has never given any indication that he is a racist.

Hopkins on the other hand did say "I've never lost to a white boy". Which is clearly a racist comment.

you are right, he did make the racial comment. now if hopkins had said whitey or cracka, that to me would indicate hatred and equal racist. white boy is slang just as brotha is slang.

[Proper Bo]

Saying he'd "never lost to a white boy" implied that he thinks a "white boy" isn't a challenge to him. It'd make no difference if he had said "whitey" or "cracka", the fact that he brought race into it at all is where the racism lies.

[Mr JP Fugley]

Saying he'd "never lost to a white boy" implied that he thinks a "white boy" isn't a challenge to him. It'd make no difference if he had said "whitey" or "cracka", the fact that he brought race into it at all is where the racism lies.

Agreed.

[Mr JP Fugley]

Calzaghe is ringside for Nathan Cleverly's fight.

He's another lad who Enzo trains.

How cool is that.

Cool as a cool thing in a cooler says I.

[Proper Bo]

Saying he'd "never lost to a white boy" implied that he thinks a "white boy" isn't a challenge to him. It'd make no difference if he had said "whitey" or "cracka", the fact that he brought race into it at all is where the racism lies.

Agreed.

I wish busy was here to argue and say I'm wrong. I liked it when he used to imply that it was impossible to be racist against white people.

[chalice]

If a black guy falls in the woods and there's no-one to hear him, does he make a sound?