Is Sergio the next Great White hope even if hes latino??

Discussion in 'World Boxing Forum' started by chimba, Mar 17, 2011.


  1. Peppermint

    Peppermint Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Its funny because people thing that if you speak Spanish as a 1st language, you are not white, when it was actually the Spaniards and Portuguese that first came to America and were recognized as white men. The actual non white people in the Americas originally spoke their own languages and had never even learned Spanish till whites introduced it. Personally, I dont think anyone is "white" or "non-white" can be accurately defined. Its a tool peope use to point out each other differences and alienate each other. Its also getting worse in this country (US) and it sad.
     
  2. elchivito

    elchivito master betty Full Member

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    Danny lil red Lopez was real popular in the 70s and 80s to latinos and whites. He was a conservative classy guy. I think it also has something to do with the times or world events too. Like Khan for example is a British hope and represents his countrymen as well as his heritage and his personality reflects on his race because most people tend to generalize as there are tensions in the middle east. I dont think Sergio would be considered a GWH because then we would have to label many of the fighters coming in from eastern Europe GWHs too as would be the Klits. Its true there many latinos, europeans, etc maybe even fairer complexion that American whites, but they need to be from USA to begin with. If you had an Italian American like Joe Mesi or a really white Mexican American that looks like Canelo Id consider them a GWH
     
  3. gobblock

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    Umm, I think there are enough real white champs out there these days that 1) fringe nationalistic fighters like Bute need not be considered, and 2) a great white hope isn't needed because there's no shortage of good white fighters. Call him the great Romanian/Canadian hope if you must. I could go with that. Personally, I couldn't give two shits about his heredity.
     
  4. OPBF

    OPBF Well-Known Member Full Member

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    As far as I remember with my encounters with Argentinians, they consider themselves white. And you can't blame them, most of their demographics are based on immigration from Europe, so you could also say that Argentina is South America's Europe.
     
  5. dubace

    dubace Well-Known Member Full Member

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    yup. was calzghe b4 he retired and became a crackhead
     
  6. sonny73

    sonny73 Active Member Full Member

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    Americans have such a blinkered view of things seeing everything only with their own insular perspective,you judge everything and everyone as if its all from your own country.This Latin and White tagging and seperation is an American value and cultural trait.A latino is a north American word meaning an American citizen from a Latin country,poeple from Spanish speaking countries living elsewhere are not Latino.lol.
     
  7. the_what

    the_what Bolo Punch KO Full Member

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    Doesnt Martinez have a black wife? I could have sworn that he has a mulatto daughter.
     
  8. iceman71

    iceman71 WBC SILVER Champion Full Member

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    yeah...no doubt,,,,,,

    his next thread may read
    "will VHS top BETA in the battle of how you watch movies at home?"
     
  9. Leon

    Leon The Artful Dodger Full Member

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    Sexy Sergio has is married? He wife must get a ridiculously high amount of death threats from other women. I think women will commit suicide if they realize Sergio is taken.
     
  10. chimba

    chimba Off the Somali Coast Full Member

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    This is close to what I was thinking. Very witty.
     
  11. gobblock

    gobblock Boxing Addict banned

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    Did you just in effect call yourself witty? That's not very witty.
     
  12. chimba

    chimba Off the Somali Coast Full Member

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    :lol: dont know why wrote that but I meant to say that its a very good answer.
     
  13. LP_1985

    LP_1985 JMM beat Pac-Man 3 Times Full Member

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  14. gobblock

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  15. ramsgate-chap

    ramsgate-chap GURU Full Member

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    dont be so ****ing daft author.... my god....