because they are the same race as you, come from the same region/city/state/country as you, have the same religion as you or because your friends or family do? Any you hate because of any of those reasons? I'll be honest and go first. I unnaturally hate Andre Ward because of his Son of God gimmick.
I like MTL fighters Bute, Pascal, Ngoudjo, Alcine, Pier-Olivier Côté, David Lemieux, Olivier Lontchi, even Diaconu (but not as much) If Boston or Toronto had good fighters I would probably dislike them. But they don't :deal
I tend to root for Chicagoans against non-Chicagoans. Poles of course are disproportionately represented in my list of favorite fighters.
hmmmm i naturally want english boxers to do well and succeed in the sport, well any sport to be fair. more than anything tho i follow the underdog in boxing
I must admit I have a definite affinity for all the half jew/half filipino buddhist fighters from DC out there.
I do not think you dislike Ward just because of his gimmick . . . i think it is a little deeper than that (or should I say superfacial) But i do dislike guys who brings up god in any sport. I also hate desert storm. Of course i am always going with any of the GREAT Canadian Fighters. I do tend to go for the highly skilled fighters over the brawlers. That being said if you are a brawler who can execute an exciting KO you are ok in my book. The exception to the skill rule is bhop (never really liked the guy) but i do respect his skill
I don't see how religion comes into it? People don't have religious pride like they have national pride do they? Hell there isn't even a name for my religion.