Irish Boxing

It's offensive to the nationalists who were there. That's say if paddy Barnes or Michael Conlan turns pro and their supporters start waving Irish tri colours, would you be offended or made to feel welcome by such a display???

 

I don't get offended by flags, if I know they are not intended to offend. But I know many do so I agree with how they're not allowed at the odyssey. I just think last night was a bit different as it was NI invading England. The Ulster banner is the only flag we currently have that distinguishes us from the rest of the UK (our official flag being the union flag).

 

not my fleg m8 and I'm from county Down... tell me this have you ever supported any other boxer other than Frampton ... why wasn't NI invading England when McCloskey fought Khan.... is it because framptons a prod and mcCloskey isnt :deal.... this was a boxing match not a soccer match so there is no justification for the flegs ... and by the way your "wee country" isnt a country... its a statelet ... Frampton is slowing losing the support of the nationalists in the north and its down to people like you... :good

 

What has Carl's religion got to do with it? He's from Northern Ireland and that's why I support him. Same as I do Ryan Burnett, who I understand is a Catholic. If you would seriously reconsider your support for Frampton because of some fans who chose to support a fellow Ulsterman by waving an Ulster flag then it says more about you.

 

What is it with this place and flegs? Best bit is the North doesn't even have a flag but the flag you's are referring to was that of the Northern Ireland government used between 1953 and 1973 but for over 40 years there has been no proper flag.

Anyway the situation in this country is boxing is very much a working class sport and the fighters are coming from working class areas. While Carl Frampton might not want to associated with any particular flag or banner he comes from Tigers Bay and people will support him from that area and their mindset might be different to his. It wouldn't be my cup of tea but I'll still support a guy who comes from 30 miles down the road whether he goes to a different church on a Sunday or his fans wave a different flag.

 

No it doesnt actually...the loyalist fleg waving tells people hes ours not yours...So the fact that he is protesant from the loyalist tigers bay did influence your decision to wave the loyalist ulster fleg which is a b@st@rdisation of the proper red hand of ulster flag. Will you be going to the next big fight involving a Catholic boxer from the north and will you be waving your fleg in support of him.

 

Frampton used to post on this thread so I felt that i knew his personality to a degree... and he always seemed very likable and up for a bit of banter.. I've followed his career since he turned pro and went to watch him in the first show he headlined in belfast ulster hall when only a few hundred turned up...now all these NI supporters are jumping on the band wagon and are ruining what was once a good thing for all irish sports fans

 

I didn't have a flag. I've never brought a flag to a fight. But people who did were not making some political point. They were simply showing support for someone from Northern Ireland fighting in the backyard of an Englishman. In the same way thousands will bring flags to France this summer to show support for their team in the Euros.

 

mate they had red hand of ulster flags with the words unionists writtten across it in red, it was a unionist flag it even said so

 

is it had nationalist writter across the flag it would be offensive

 

they were making some kind of statement mate, it was a red hand of ulster flag with the words unionist written across the bottom

 

sure it's alright it wasn't political

 

fra a red hand of ulster flag would have been grand wouldnt have cared at all id have agreed with the other bloke, and if guys had tri colours at a barnes conlon fight i wouldnt care either

but them lads had red hand flags with unionists written across them, that was just stupid and slightly disgusting

 

I have never seen a flag with the word "unionists" written on it. I could imagine "loyalists" as part of a slogan. And if you did witness that then I agree there is no place for flags of a political nature. But truthfully I only saw people with the Ulster banner and Green and White Army flags. Both I think are fine. As are tricolours. The reason I'm glad they are banned in Belfast is it could lead to problems with people on the drink. I did see a rangers flag at the weigh-in which, even as a Rangers fan, I think was inappropriate.

 

it was either unionist or loyalist written across it mate and it was putting everyone completely off. i met lots of catholics from the north and south who witnessed it and they both said they would be joining in with these guys in there frampton chants and having the craic with them if they all werent wearing flags with the red hand on it and unionist/loyalist written across it. it was pretty bad

and id feel just as bad if i saw lads at a barnes,conlon burnett fight with tri colours with nationalist written across it