By May there will be only 1 American in top 10 P4P

Yeah thats why hes called the american flash, comes to the ring covered in the stars and stripes and refers to himself as an american

The guy is a philipino, if you cant see that you got a problem

Hes making a good living for himself in the states but is OBVIOUSLY a proud pinoy DUH

 

He was born in the phillipines what the hell is this debate about??

Sounds like Americans are starting to get worried of their standing in the p4p list. They are starting to make drafts. haha

 

who cares?

 

You are arguing semantics. Nationality can either refer to citizenship or ethnicity. In the US, nationality is determined by citizenship. In some parts of the world, nationality is determined by ethnicity.

What is clear is that Donaire is American and Fiilipino by citizenship, but his ethnicity is just Filipino as his parents are both Filipinos. Does that make him an American national? Yes and no, depending on how you define nationality.

 

Exactly and Berto was born in Florida, but parents from Haiti.

 

So....does that make Margarito american and not mexican?

 

its possible but who cares.

 

atsch

in order to be eligible for US Citizenship....YES....the number of years you live in the United States DOES in fact play into whether or not you're eligible:

"If you are at least 18 years old and have been a Permanent Resident for the past 5 years without leaving the United States for trips of 6 months or longer.

If you are at least 18 years old and are currently married to and living with a U.S. citizen; and have been married to and living with that same U.S. citizen for the past 3 years without leaving the United States for trips of 6 months or longer, and your spouse has been a U.S. citizen for the past 3 years."

If it says "US" on his passport, then he's American. if he has dual-citizenship, from the US and Philipines....then he's filipino-AMERICAN...but still american. end of debate.

this shouldn't be too hard to understand... :huh

 

So affliate Margarito as American and not Mexican then?

 

Any 1st generation american will represent America AND his ethicity. Just like Oscar De La Hoya, Vargas, and the list goes on and on and on and on.

If your 1 generation removed from your ethicity you still cling on to your roots. You 10th generation american's or whatever the hell you are need to understand this. My parents born in Puerto Rico, I was born in the USA. If I represented in any sport I'd represent both. If I was force to represent only 1 country, I'd choose to represent Puerto Rico.

its as simple as that. Blood is thicker than water. What runs in my bloods separates me quite a bit from typical American lifestyle, regardless of me living in this society or not.

Get that through your thick brains. Donaire represents the Filipines. Thats why there will be MILLIONS of Filipinos behind his back when he keeps on boxing. If he becomes a star, his numbers are due to his Filipino fan base and not much else.

 

You'd have to look at what his passport says, but he grew up in Tijuana and has lived there most of his life.

now as far as culture is concerned....can he even speak english? barely.

can donaire speak english? yes.....and from what i keep reading, more better than he can speak tagalog.

Donaire is much more american than margarito

 

The US does not "ignore" boxing...it happens to be the country where most boxers want to fight in, because that's where the big $$ is. Now...does the US televise golf, football, and baseball a lot more than boxing? yes...but it does not ignore boxing

 

deal:deal

 

Well somebody better tell donaire thats hes an american then :hey

Now were getting into the argument, well this guy is "more" american than that guy as he has lived here longer or speaks the right way, at the end of the day its clear as day which country nonito represents, thats the philippines

The dude doesnt even carry the american flag into the ring with him!! Maybe he should be forced to do that if he lives there and pays taxes, hhhhmmm

Maybe the klits are germans, sergio martinez is actually spanish.......hell maybe even the klits are american LOL

 

I guess "Irish" Mickey Ward wasnt american.

The Latin Snake must not be american either.atsch